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January 2009
Jan. 28, 2009
If you’re selling your home and you can’t decide whether or not to stage it, consider this: According to StagedHomes.com, non-staged homes across the U.S. spent an average of 175 days on the market. Staged homes sold in 35 days, on average -- that’
Jan. 27, 2009
Welcome to the eleventh edition of the MyPhoenixMLS area-specific market conditions update. Today, I’ll describe what’s gone on in the Scottsdale, Paradise Valley and Phoenix area real estate markets this past month.
Jan. 26, 2009
Welcome to the 11th edition of the MyPhoenixMLS area-specific market conditions update. Today, I’ll post market conditions reports for the East Valley, including Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe, and Mesa; in my next post I’ll describe market conditions in t
Jan. 23, 2009
A short sale is what I like to call a “less bad” alternative to foreclosure. It works like this: the homeowner sells the home for a market price that is less than -- short of -- the amount the homeowner owes on the mortgage. The owner then pays the
Jan. 21, 2009
Read on for a snapshot of what went on in the Phoenix area real estate market in December.
Enjoy!
Jan. 19, 2009
With an economy in crisis, many homebuyers are looking to save money on their next home purchase by downsizing -- despite significantly lower prices for all types of homes across the Valley. There are a number of ways homebuyers are looking to downsize:
Jan. 16, 2009
As we all know, Arizona and Florida are two of the states most heavily affected by the real estate downturn. That’s why Fannie Mae has chosen Phoenix and Orlando to launch a pilot program aimed at helping homeowners avoid foreclosure. It wouldn’t
Jan. 14, 2009
So the Housing Market Isn’t Great -- Here’s What You Can Do About It
Last Thursday I posted about how Phoenix has the dubious distinction of being ranked on Forbes’ “25 Weakest Housing Markets” list. But, even if you’re a seller in this
Jan. 9, 2009
Forbes loves to make lists. And Arizona, it seems, loves to be on them. This week, we received the dubious distinction of being one of the nation’s “25 Weakest Housing Markets.”
Jan. 8, 2009
On Monday, January 19 the nation will celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Baptist minister, activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner, advocate of non-violent civil disobedience and prominent leader in the American civil rights movement.
Jan. 6, 2009
The holidays are wrapping to a close, but there is no shortage of great activities in the Phoenix area to keep you and your family entertained this month. Thanks, as always, to About.com for the listing information.
There is a wide variety of activiti
Jan. 6, 2009
A January 1 article on Bankrate.com began: “The year began with low mortgage rates and ended with even lower rates, and a bunch of crazy stuff happened in between.” To say the least.
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