"Valley of the Sun Real Estate"

Finally, the media is taking notice of the real opportunities available to qualified home buyers who plan to live in their homes for several years. I think they might be reading our blogs here on Active Rain. How long have we been saying that this is a great time to buy a home? And it is also a e...

In the greater Phoenix, AZ metro area there are hundreds, and thousands of homes that are lender owned. These homes are usually being offered below neighborhood comparable properties. I have seen hundreds of homes for sale under $100,000. However these homes are already being snatched up by the s...

Well it does seem to work, Moe Bedard has started a blog for people who are having trouble paying their mortgages and/or people who will be having trouble. The site www.loansafe.org offers free help and advice from others on what to do or what help is available to them. I have barley started look...

Of course Phoenix is included in this list of markets where home prices have declined. In Phoenix home prices have declined around 9.5%. Thats a large amount of depreciation. However Ziprealty mentions the fact that the end of the decline may be near. I agree with them, and I also agree with them...

Wouldn't you know that Phoenix makes the list of the top 10 places to find a bargain. I would certainly have to agree. Not only because I am a REALTOR® in Phoenix, but because price have come down low enough to be considered a bargain by smart consumers and investors.I can already hear my critics...

Here is a video from Inman TV. It is about the AAR (Arizona Association of REALTORS®) and their decision to begin using SURECLOSE. SURECLOSE is a paperless Transaction Management system that allows REALTORS® in Arizona and their clients across the globe to follow the progress of their transaction...

Today I watched a video interview of Barry Ritholtz, CEO and Director of Equity Research from Fusion IQ give his take on the market. To him the market has more years left of recovery. He must have looked into his crystal ball and read the future. I have no reason to believe it will take years.We ...

Owner occupied fraud is said to make up 20% of mortgage fraud as a whole. I think thats an amazing percentage. Investors may may be primarily to blame for this 20%. Also to blame can be those who own a vacation property or a second home may want to have the advantages of claiming the home as thei...