To further provide better service to all my long time clients as well as new clients, I have just been certified as an REO Specialist. What is an REO Specialist? REO stands for Real Estate Owned properties - owned by lending insititutions. My certifcation ...
[Read More] Today all you see is Bank Owned Listings and For Sale Signs all over the place. Yes it is a buyers market and a great one at that. Have you seen some of the homes available and the amazing low prices the banks have placed on the home? Arizona Bank Owned ...
[Read More] Happy New Year…and nothing like a new year to make some new changes and that’s what’s been happening with us. We wanted to let you know that we have changed brokerages from Re/Max Excalibur (a brokerage of 225 agents) to HomeSmart International ...
[Read More] Well, as if life is not complicated enough, a new Arizona law goes into effect today regarding your license plate, and if it’s not displayed correctly, it will definitely not be the start of a Happy New Year! And what is so pressing regarding one’s ...
[Read More] It’s hard to believe that we’re finally at the end of 2008, so that means it’s time to look at the numbers from November. ( Note: This data has been pulled from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service and is deemed reliable, but ...
[Read More] HUD has announced their new permanent loan limits for each MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) for 2009. As of January 1, 2009, the MAXIMUM FHA loan limit for single family residences in Arizona (with the exception of Coconino County), will be $271,050 ...
[Read More] We wrote a couple of months ago about the fact that Seller Assisted Down Payments were going away effective October 1, 2008 with the passage of the new housing stimulus bill . Well, one of our lenders found some creative private investors who were willing ...
[Read More] Winter is upon us, so it’s time to take a look at the numbers for October 2008. ( Note: This data has been pulled from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service and is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. These numbers encompass the entire ARMLS ...
[Read More] We’re on the mailing list for CityNorth in Phoenix, AZ (and for those who do not know about CityNorth, here’s a bit more information ). CityNorth will be opening on November 13, 2008 and is holding their Job Fair on Tuesday, October 14 from ...
[Read More] Phoenix/Scottsdale Monthly Real Estate Sales October is here and while last month we were thinking fall had finally come it’s proven to be a bit on the warmer side for the first couple weeks of the month. As we write, temperatures are bordering 100 ...
[Read More] Dogs, cats are being left behind by owners to fend for themselves in a vacant home or yard, in a neighborhood or on the street if the house which was their home has been foreclosed or the owners evicted. Unfortunately, some owners have believed that someone ...
[Read More] Well, as if we didn't have enough changes taking place at lightening speed, now one more change from Fannie Mae came down effective August 1, 2008. This time the issue swirls around new rules that will affect converting your principal residence to ...
[Read More] We recently wrote a pretty long piece about all the Home Financing Changes over the past year and what it will mean to you. Within that article, we also discussed the fact that Seller Assisted Down payments through programs like AmeriDream and Nehemiah ...
[Read More] We're always into finding nifty little widgets to add to our website and recently found this one. Since we know the cost of commuting in the Phoenix/Scottsdale metropolitan area can be huge, we wanted to add this feature to help you in your decision ...
[Read More] For those of you, like us, who are numbers people, we wanted to pass along some more interesting facts (another hat tip to one of our lending partners, Rob Kanyur at Nova Home Loans in Scottsdale , AZ - www.robk@novahomeloans.com or www.robkanyurcandomortgages.com ...
[Read More] BY THE NUMBER$. (Hat tip to one of our lending partners, Rob Kanyur at Nova Home Loans in Scottsdale, AZ - RobK@NovaHomeLoans.com or www.RobKanyurCanDoMortgages.com Hope you find it as interesting as we did!!! 1. MOST RECENTLY - 7 of the last 9 months ...
[Read More] We don't normally like to turn our blog posts into long diatribes, but at the same time, there have been so many changes this past year in lender financing, as well as multiple changes at Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac and most recently with FHA, we felt it ...
[Read More] Well, the year is just zipping by and we’re finally into fall. Although it’s a bit different from the Midwest where we see changing leaves on the trees, our signal in Arizona is that we’re departing monsoon season and the temperature ...
[Read More] The media bombard us daily with the numbers of homes which are in mortgage difficulties. Perhaps, you have wondered if you should get involved in purchasing such a property. The first thing you should realize is that the answer to that question depends ...
[Read More] It's hard to believe that we are into our last month of the summer...though living in Arizona, this heat will stay with us well into late September. Since another month has passed, we'll take a look at the numbers for July 2008. ( Note: This data ...
[Read More] It's great to see that finally the lawmakers in Arizona decided that 10,000 loan originators and front line employees of mortgage companies, brokers and lenders should be subject to screening, processing, licensing and accountability. The law will ...
[Read More] Well summer is in full swing and it's pushing over 110 on a regular basis now ...so that must mean we're well into July and it's time to take a look at the numbers for June 2008. ( Note: This data has been pulled from the Arizona Regional Multiple ...
[Read More] North Scottsdale has parks for family and individual recreation. It is a pleasure to live in a community which has been willing to spend the time and effort to preserve some land for resident enjoyment. Personally, I use the facilities at the Scottsdale ...
[Read More] 6/5/08: Buyer Transaction Saved $162,000 Through Strong Networking, I negotiated a sale of a Brand new home for a buyer in Gilbert Arizona. The Pricing at the Model Home was $374,000. After talking with the builder on several occasions, we were able to ...
[Read More] Regardless of whether you are planning to sell your home now or sometime in the future, you can start making improvements now. Too often, people wait until they want to sell to do the improvements which they have always considered. Then as a realtor, I ...
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