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September 2009

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

Sep. 28, 2009

Tagged with: agent, arizona, foreclosure, mortgage, phoenix, real estate, real estate agent, realtor, short sale, strategic default

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

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

Sep. 24, 2009

Tagged with: agent, arizona, credit score, economy, fico, housing market, phoenix, real estate, real estate agent, realtor

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

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Phoenix Real Estate Blog: September Phoenix and Scottsdale Real Estate Market Update

Sep. 16, 2009

Tagged with: agent, arizona, housing market, phoenix, phoenix real estate market, real estate, real estate agent, realtor, scottsdale housing market, scottsdale real estate market

I decided again this month to look to Trulia to help me give you a more a detailed analysis of what’s going on in the Phoenix and Scottsdale real estate markets. A couple of notes: • Median sales price, recently sold, and foreclosures numbers are

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Phoenix Real Estate Blog: Now May Be the Time to Buy – Here’s Why

Sep. 11, 2009

Tagged with: agent, arizona, buying a home, first time homebuyer, home buyer, homebuyer, phoenix, real estate, real estate agent, realtor

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: now may be a great time to buy a house in Phoenix. Have home prices stopped falling, for good? Will they rise again soon? I can’t answer those questions, but I can offer two great reasons to buy now:

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Phoenix Real Estate Blog: Will Credit Flow More Easily Again? Yes, But. . .

Sep. 9, 2009

Tagged with: agent, arizona, borrowing, credit, economy, market, phoenix, real estate, real estate agent, realtor

When I can, I like to respond to the Realtor.com “Hot Topic” which they typically refresh every week or so. This week’s is “Will credit flow more easily again?” My answer, in two words: Yes, but . . .

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

Sep. 9, 2009

Tagged with: agent, arizona, family activities, fun things to do in phoenix, phoenix, phoenix activities, real estate, real estate agent, realtor, things to do in september

Need to get out of the house? There are plenty of fun activities to do in the Phoenix area during the month of September. Check them out (and thanks, as always, to About.com for the listings):

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Phoenix Real Estate Blog: Step 1: Market your home. Step 2: Market your home. Step 3: Market your home.

Sep. 2, 2009

Tagged with: agent, arizona, home selling, marketing a home, marketing real estate, phoenix, real estate, real estate agent, realtor, selling a home

No, my “paste” function didn’t get stuck on repeat. The fact is that marketing your home is the most critical factor that will determine whether, when, and for how much you sell your home. It should be steps 1, 2, and 3 when you’re listing a hom

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