Phil Sexton at John Hall and Associates, keeps the company’s agents updated on current real estate tools in this world of rapidly changing technology. Recently, he posted about an alpha product, Qwiki. Qwiki quickly blends public information (like you would find on wikipedia) with a robotic voice to create an interactive, multimedia presentation of information. [...]
January 2011
From John Packham, Government Affairs Director, at the Scottsdale Association of Realtors: Misleading emails and other communications about the 3.8% Medicare tax in the health care reform law continue to circulate. You might have received one or more of these emails. The messages usually say that the 3.8% tax is imposed on unearned income that [...]
Scottsdale is known for a lot of things: golf, shopping, car shows, horse shows, great weather, beautiful desert location, and more…. It’s has low crime rates, high ranking schools, a ton of outdoor activities, and access to the arts. Sunset magazine has just named Scottsdale as the “Best City to Raise Your Kids”. It’s definitely [...]
Tired of freezing temperature and tons of snow? I have this cozy, fully furnished winter rental available February 1st. It’s located in the heart of McCormick Ranch within walking distance to the McCormick Ranch Golf Club, 10 minutes from downtown Scottsdale to the south, and just as close to some of the unique shopping experiences [...]
I don’t know about you, but I’m sure ready to hear some good news about home values. I must confess that I signed up for the monthly updates from Zillow, and for the last two months, there have been negligible, but POSITIVE increases in my home value. I realize that Zillow is providing me generalized [...]
Here’s a quick look at the past two years in Scottsdale. The median list price for single family homes has dropped steadily, with a couple of plateaus along the way. It looks like there’s a possibility that we may have a reprieve this spring. That would certainly be good news for local home sellers. Buyers [...]
I’m working with a client who would really like to buy a house in Phoenix. However, it’s been a bit more challenging than expected. Short sales. Lender owned. Multiple offers. Backup offers. Many buyers coming here from out of state are shocked by how active our real estate market is. And when you look at [...]
