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Sellers

I’ve been building a video library that will soon create my on-line listing presentation.  When I go to a listing a appointment, I want to focus on the seller and their house, not me selling my services.  This video shares a bit about how I work. Connection and trust are critical components of any relationship.  [...]

How much is your Scottsdale home worth?

by Dru Bloomfield on August 14, 2011

What’s a CMA? A BPO? Here’s a quick overview of how I estimate a home’s market value for Scottsdale home sellers. The same process is used for buyers, too. More info on the current Scottsdale real estate market: Scottsdale Real Estate Market Reports from AtHomeInScottsdale.com

As typical home sales in Scottsdale are on the rise, home inspections are once again becoming a more significant part of the real estate transaction.  Most all bank owned sales and short sales are sold “AS-IS”, so that the buyer is making a “Buy, Don’t Buy” decision, as a result of the home inspection. In [...]

Listing Your Home for Sale in Scottsdale

by Dru Bloomfield on June 24, 2011

One question that I commonly get when a Scottdale home owner is ready to list his or her home for sale is “How will you market my home?” The answer is straightforward. On-line. That’s where the buyers are. Current stats show that 85-90% of today’s buyers are looking online. From my personal experience, today’s buyers very much [...]

Scottsdale Real Estate Update: Median Home Listing Price

by Dru Bloomfield on January 27, 2011

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 [...]

How long does it REALLY take to sell a house in Scottsdale?

by Dru Bloomfield on November 14, 2010

One of the ways Realtors evaluate the local real estate market is by evaluating “how long does it take to sell a property?”.  The metric commonly used is called “Days on Market”, and is the number of days from the time a house is listed until there’s an accepted contract.  In MLS lingo, this “under [...]

Five Ways for Using QR Codes to Sell Real Estate

by Dru Bloomfield on November 2, 2010

The Arizona Association of Realtors just published their monthly magazine, and in addition to the cover story, there’s a sidebar example of how I’m starting to incorporate QR codes into my real estate marketing here in Scottsdale. I do enjoy looking into the future and seeing what kind of tools and advertising are going to [...]