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April 2008
Apr. 25, 2008
A recent article in the Arizona Republic about “jingle mail” – when homeowners simply mail the lender back the keys to the home and walk away rather than struggle to pay the mortgage – got me thinking: are there any situations in which walking awa
Apr. 25, 2008
According to a recent U.S. News and World blog post, Arizona ranks fourth among the top 10 states in terms of foreclosures per household in March.
Apr. 23, 2008
A recent survey by Zillow.com found that U.S. adults spend about 40 hours shopping for a home, 15 for major home improvements, 10 for a car, 8 for a mortgage or home loan, 7 for a vacation, five for a computer, and about four for a television.
What’s
Apr. 23, 2008
Phoenix made national headlines last week as a homebuyer takes his new home’s seller to court over a really obnoxious next-door neighbor.
Apr. 23, 2008
They say that art imitates life. It’s certainly true of newspaper cartoonists – not the kind you see in the “Funnies” section, but the kind you see on the editorial page. They take often serious topics and bring out the humor – however dark – in them. Sometimes, it’s just what we need.
Apr. 8, 2008
Let’s see what’s gone on in the Scottsdale and Phoenix area real estate market this past month.
Apr. 8, 2008
Welcome to the second monthly edition of the MyPhoenixMLS area-specific market conditions update (okay, that was a mouthful). Today, I’ll post market conditions reports for some of the East Valley cities; next we’ll look to the Scottsdale and Phoenix
Apr. 8, 2008
Many have been reporting that the age of the no-down-payment loan is dead.
It’s not.
A loan from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) can get homebuyers 97% of the way there (the maximum FHA loan limit is 97% of the value of the home). And a
Apr. 8, 2008
Yesterday I offered 8 steps to help you build good credit. But I left out a few steps (on purpose, of course). One part of maintaining a good credit history is making sure that mistakes don’t appear on your reports.
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