I’ve been working with a young couple purchasing their first home. Like so many buyers today, they started their search on the Internet, and found me through “some social networking site, can’t remember which one”. Bright, educated, and articulate, they know what they want in a home. Pre-approved for a loan. Lease up in two months. [...]
March 2008
Navajo Elementary School is located in the 85251 zip code of Scottsdale. It’s a great school. I know. My son attended 5th and 6th grades there. I served on the PTO board, and was the school web master. The school population is diverse, and the parents are involved. It’s truly a neighborhood school. Today, the East Valley [...]
Here is a free event for the Valley’s special needs children and their families. Special Day for Special Kids March 29th, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. McCormick Stillman Railroad Park Special education children and their families can join us for FREE train rides, carnival activities, carousel rides, balloons, activity booths, clowns, face painting, petting [...]
The Phoenix Business Journal just published an article in their March 28th issue, “Phoenix among least stressful metro areas, according to study“. The Phoenix metro area ranks #3, right behind Virginia Beach/Norfolk and Salt Lake City. The study looked at weather, crime stats, and economic conditions. And then I find that, in Arizona, Scottsdale is top-ranked for launching a [...]
Yesterday, Omadelle Nelson from Channel 5 news came out to my office to talk about real estate blogging. One of my clients who decided on using me because of my web site and blog, was also interviewed. Here’s the newscast, Real Estate Agent Blogs For Business. It’s chance for you to get to know me just a little bit better, and [...]
I received an email from a potential home buyer this week, telling me that it is not a good time to buy a home. I didn’t necessarily agree, so I shared some of the following information with her. I asked if she’d be following the interest rate forecasts, and let her know that inventories (homes for sale) [...]
From the City of Scottsdale e-mail update: SCOTTSDALE CONTINUES TO BE SAFE COMMUNITY. The 2007 Uniform Crime Reports indicate that Part One crimes (homicide, burglary, robbery, rape, vehicle theft, aggravated assault and larceny) are down by three percent from last year, with a four percent reduction in the crime rate per 1,000 persons. With the [...]
