One of the mortgage blogs I read (or listen to) regularly is Tyler Osby’s Mortgage with Wealth. Even though he’s located in Iowa, he shares information that can be helpful for home buyers, regardless of where they live. He recently emailed me this video, where he explains how mortgage lenders get paid. It’s just 5 [...]
From the monthly archives:
July 2010
Mike Orr, founder of the Cromford Report, does a fabulous job of looking at the details of the Phoenix real estate market. So thorough that , with his permission, I’m sharing his full report for July 2010. I’ve taken the liberty of underlining what I see as the highlights of his very detailed information and [...]
Always on the lookout for signs of improvement in the Scottsdale real estate market, I found one today. For the first time in almost three years, positive (greater than zero!) appreciation was noted. In fact, you will see that Scottsdale real estate appreciation has been improving fairly steadily over the past year, and more significantly [...]
Josh Kenzer over at the Scottsdale Visitor and Convention Bureau posted a great video from Rideguide.ca, who visited Scottsdale to get out on the local mountain bike trails. Josh’s original post: Spectacular Video of Mountain Biking in Scottsdale Local City and Mountain Bike Maps: Scottsdale Bike Map Phoenix Mountain Preserve Trail 100 Maricopa Regional Bike Map [...]
One of the most important things that I talk with home sellers about when listing their home is the importance of photographs in marketing their home. With most all buyers search for homes on the Internet, most are making their decisions based on the photographs of the house. I have gotten calls from buyers saying [...]
Here’s a quick update on the Phoenix Metro housing inventory situation. Not much has changed in the past several months, and based on past volatility, that’s a good thing. It’s still a seller’s market at $275K and under, and a buyer’s market at $600K and above. There’s definitely some softening at the upper end, compared [...]
New information from Green Building Department at the City of Scottsdale: Citizens owning a residence or small business south of Indian Bend Road in Scottsdale will have an opportunity to get a free energy audit. Thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, $230,000 has been allocated to Scottsdale for the Community Energy Audit program. [...]
