When buying a home is Arizona, the home seller completes a six page document called the “Residential Seller’s Property Disclosure Statement (SPDS), and delivers it to the buyer, typically within five days of contract acceptance. You may have heard real estate agents calling this helpful disclosure document the “spuds”. One of the disclosures that must be [...]
From the monthly archives:
January 2008
From the Scottsdale Unified School District’s weekly e-newsletter – Community Connections: Scottsdale Named as One of the Best Communities for Young People For the third consecutive year, the City of Scottsdale is being honored for helping young people succeed, and the Scottsdale Unified School District is proud to be part of that recognition. The City [...]
Yesterday, I got a panic call from a Scottsdale agent whose clients had visited at one of my listings twice and really liked the house, but decided to delay making an offer. The seller I represented had accepted an offer the day before, and this buyer agent’s clients were mad at her because the house was no [...]
From the Scottsdale Tribune today, “Lack of affordable housing studied by Scottsdale“. Val Iverson, former President of the Scottsdale Parent Council and key organizer of the successful “Yes to Children” initiative, was commissioned to study Scottsdale housing issues. Her report, “The Scottsdale Housing Ladder: A Reality Check on the State of Workforce Options” gives insight into [...]
Earlier this week, I got an email from clients I leased a condo to last year. At the time, they were saving up to buy a house, but weren’t quite ready, so opted to lease for a year. “We’re dreading another move so soon and have been dragging our feet with leaving this cozy little apartment but [...]
Last night, I got a phone call from a friend telling me I need to check out the news, that Scottsdale’s drinking water was not safe. As I drove into my neighborhood, the guard told me that our community’s water was not safe to drink, and that he’d heard it on the news. Knowing that [...]
I love it when I come across something new (to me) that will save home buyers money! While financing for buyers with large down payments still seems to be sliding through the mortgage machine, first-time home buyers and other with less that 20% down are having to be even more diligent in their financing search. [...]
