Welcome to the New RealTown! Submit Feedback
Member Login | Join RealTown
The Real Estate Network

Tags and Keywords

Tags are special keywords that help to categorize blog entries on RealTown.

The Top Tags are organized alphabetically below with the more popular tags appearing in larger text.

The Phoenix Real Estate Weekly 11/20/09

November 20th, 2009 1:41 pm
Inventory in the Phoenix market is still varying dramatically in different areas of the Valley. It is very much a seller’s market in the West and East Valley (between 3 to 4 months of supply in those areas), and very much a buyer’s market elsewhere, a

Phoenix Real Estate Blog: Fun Activities in the Phoenix Area in November

November 6th, 2009 11:30 am
Looking for something to do? Gear up; the month of November is ready for you! Packed with fun filled events to keep everyone and anyone busy all month long. Check them out (and thanks, as always, to About.com for the listings):

Phoenix Real Estate Blog: Breaking News – Obama to Extend Homebuyer Tax Credit

November 6th, 2009 11:20 am
Earlier today the House signed a bill that will extend (and expand) the first-time homebuyer’s tax credit and introduce a similar credit for people who already own their home but need to move. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law on Fr

The Phoenix Real Estate Weekly 11/06/09

November 6th, 2009 8:35 am
According to the Cromford Report, demand is still rising faster than supply, and fewer Notices of Trustee sale were filed in October than the previous month.

Phoenix Real Estate Blog: A Housing “Mini-boom”

October 30th, 2009 12:16 pm
On Tuesday I blogged about the fact that home prices rose in Phoenix for the third straight month since August 2006. But there’s more good news: the number of home sales was up, too -- across the nation, actually -- leading one real estate expert to dub

Phoenix Real Estate Blog: Phoenix Home Prices Rise for Third Straight Month

October 28th, 2009 12:33 pm
Home prices rose in the Phoenix area for the third straight month in August ¬ – a sign that the real estate market may well have hit bottom and caught the recovery wind.

The Phoenix Real Estate Weekly 10/23/09

October 23rd, 2009 7:30 am
Forecast for the Phoenix market looking very optimistic, according to R.L. Brown. Whitney Tilson indicates that the nation is watching Arizona to lead the way out of the real estate slump.

The Phoenix Real Estate Weekly 10/16/09

October 16th, 2009 10:47 am
The Northwest and Southeast Valley markets are still seeing the heaviest activity with Scottsdale, Fountain Hills and Paradise Valley lagging behind

Phoenix Real Estate Blog: Are Buyers Buying?

October 7th, 2009 3:14 pm
In a word: Yes! The anecdotal evidence I’m listing a house for a friend in Queen Creek, one of Phoenix’s “bedroom” communities – hit particularly hard by the real estate crash. She’s short-selling her house because it’s worth about $1

Phoenix Real Estate Blog: Fun Activities in the Phoenix Area in October

October 7th, 2009 12:33 pm
From Oktoberfest to Halloween, October in the Valley has events to please folks of every persuasion. Check them out (and thanks, as always, to About.com for the listings):

Phoenix Real Estate Blog: Think You Don’t Need an Inspection on a New Home? Think Again

October 2nd, 2009 1:32 pm
Imagine lying awake at night listening to your brand new, $357,000, golf course home cracking. Or needing to replace the roof on your new home even before you replace its light bulbs. Or being forced to move out – just months after you moved in – be

Phoenix Real Estate Blog: Should You Continue to Pay for a Home When You Owe More than it’s Worth?

September 28th, 2009 12:12 pm
I know I just wrote a response to a Realtor.com “Hot Topic” – about what goes in to your credit score and how it affects you as a home buyer. But their most recent hot topic was too interesting to pass up. The question: “Should you continue to p

100,000 Homes in Shadow Inventory

September 28th, 2009 10:42 am
Categorized in: Real Estate Trends
Fannie and Freddie have over 100,000 homes in their shadow inventory, and this number is rising.

The Phoenix Real Estate Weekly 9/25/09

September 24th, 2009 6:22 pm
The vast majority of the sales are currently taking place in the West Valley where Glendale has a 2.7 months supply Peoria has a 3.6 months supply of inventory; versus Scottsdale at 9.2 months, and Fountain Hills at 14.4 months.

Phoenix Real Estate Blog: What Affects a Homeowner’s Credit Rating?

September 24th, 2009 12:30 pm
Last week Realtor.com asked “Do you know what affects a homeowner’s credit rating?” It’s a good question – and an important topic – so I thought I’d blog about it today. The most commonly used credit scoring method is the FICO score. Th