Scottsdale Police are reporting an increase in vacant home burglaries this past year and suggest that home owners take an active role in making their property look occupied. Here are their suggestions for protecting a vacant home: Maintain exterior and yard so it looks occupied Close blinds so no one can see rooms are empty [...]
From the monthly archives:
December 2007
Kari Monk, over at Wells Fargo, just sent me her quarterly newsletter and there’s an article in it by David Bach, entitled “Buying a Home in Today’s Market: Why Homeownership is Still a Smart Decision“. David is the author of seven books including “The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner™ “, “Start Late, Finish Rich®“, as well as [...]
Winter gets a bit crazy in Scottsdale with its continual stream of special events, and the City of Scottsdale keeps a events page on their web site for visitors and residents to keep track of what’s going on. Scottsdale’s special events season is about to blossom. From Super Bowl events to classic car auctions and the FBR Open [...]
From this week’s City of Scottsdale newsletter: City brush removal crews will pick up Christmas trees the week of Dec. 31. Simply place them where your trash is picked up by 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 31. Collection will take place later in the week. In addition, two tree drop-off sites will be open from 7 [...]
Changes, so many changes. This past Saturday, I took a class entitled, “Contract Writing for Today’s Financing” from David Rider. It was a fast-paced class with lots of info for today’s market. New Fees Beginning March 8th, 2008, new “delivery” fees will be attached to conventional loans. Fees are based on the buyer’s FICO score [...]
OK, I admit that it’s quite unusual for a real estate agent to sit in class the week before Christmas, when she’s already finished her requirements for her license and it’s been extended until 2011…. but I thought it was just a wee bit out of line for the instructor to have me stand up [...]
I took a class on Short Sales from Patrick Ritchie early last week and wrote about the seller aspects of a short sale. Since Arizona Association of REALTORS® does have a Short Sale Addendum that can be included writing a contract for a short sale, many of the points Patrick suggested are covered in the standard contract language. [...]
