Peoria Arizona Real Estate Blog

Our office has a meeting of the minds once a month and the first topic was about the activity level the office has been experiencing.  When asked, "How many of you have noticed more activity the past couple weeks?" everyone in the room raised their hand.It is too early to translate that into home...

Unfortunately this is where the market is right now. March 15th and 16th there are 375 foreclosed homes being auctioned off in Arizona. These are homes that the banks own and have typically been on the market for at least 100 days. The homes are statewide and some of the homes have a starting bid...

When thinking about relocating to a new state it is difficult to narrow down which properties are worth coming to see. Even if you are searching the MLS you will only see six photos at most and the listing agent is going to post the most flattering photos possible. What about the neighborhood? Do...

With most people using free email accounts from gmail, yahoo, hotmail, etc. it can be difficult for an out of state client to receive and view pictures.Take today for instance, an out of state client asks me to look at a rental property for her.  I take 18 photos for her of the condo, the complex...

There were are 113 homes for sale, 8 homes that are pending sale, and 2 homes successfully closed and changed ownership.  There are 1,920 residential properties in the Dove Valley Ranch subdivision.This means that 5.88% of the homes in the subdivision are for sale.The least expensive home for sal...

I admit this has nothing to do with Peoria Arizona real estate, but I love the show.  I record it on our DVR and the show ran a minute or two over so I missed the last person that was picked for the final 24.  AH!The train wreck portion of the show is over so it should turn into a lot of really g...

I know we should consult a tax professional, but I was thinking this may be a question others have had.As you may know some RE/MAX agents elect for a portion of the closing commission to be donated to the Chidren's Miracle Network.  The donation is made in the name of the client, and the client r...

For those of you living in north Peoria, keep an eye out for the lane restrictions on 67th Avenue north of Happy Valley road.  The city of Peoria is beginning construction to connect Happy Valley from 67th Avenue (where it currently ends traveling west bound) through 91st avenue.  This will help ...

I am taking classes all week to knock out my continuing education requirements.  It reminds me of that saying that went something like, "Those that can, do.  Those that can't, teach."  Don't take that as a blanket statements pertaining to all teachers, but can we at least get a little personality...

As Realtors, our livelihood is hurt with the market slow down.  Compound that with tighter lending standards and even our buyer clients have a tough time buying homes.My husband and I purchased a home in the spring of 2005.  We knew the price was high, but we had made a lot of profit on the home ...