Jim Little's (jlittle) Blog

SOLD   Open House today, national open house day, This fine Sun City Vacation Apartment. Offered for only $85,000! Open April 10, 2010 from 10PM until 2PM   This home is 2 bedroom, 1 Bath. With upgraded kitchen cabinets and appliances, carpet and paint new in 2010.

Unlike most of my short sale experiences this is a good one. It was on a 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath property with a pool in Surprise AZ.The keys to this success were as follows: The buyer client was mellow. The property was unique, (why would I show an ss when I could work 5 others just like it?) The p...

The NextGen club of Sun City got off to a great start! I wrote about the first meeting of this club dedicated to the baby boomer generation now moving into Sun City HERE. Attendance was fantastic, with over 100 people attending. All were enthusiastic, the club will be off to a good start. The nex...

In the year of its 50th Anniversary, Sun City welcomes the newest of many clubs for residents. A new club is being organized for "Baby Boomers". The club is to be tenatively called the Next Gen club and will welcome the boomers with activities relevant to them, and meeting times convenient, now s...

Today 2/10/10, the Arizona Republic anounced that foreclosure filings were down significantly in metropolitan Phoenix. this is the first time since Novembeer 2008 this has occurred. What caused the drop is not certain, perhaps loan modifications are finally working, or more likely, since pre-fore...

DISCLOSURE: The material discussed here applies in the State of Arizona. Other states have other rules. The Arizona Association of REALTORS® and the Arizona Department of Real Estate have compiled a booklet of advise for sellers who may be considering a short sale in the state of Arizona. The boo...

My esteemed associate, Lenn Harley, recently posted this article. I couldn't say it better, so here is your chance to read it in her words. I will only add that in the heyday of 2005, I only had one buyer use the toxic loans at the time, and he was very successful and sophisticated. He also had r...

Just a couple of nice items in today's news. Fourth quarter GDP up 5.7%, highest improvement in six years. Let us hope it continues. Meritage and Lennar have both announced grand openings on NEW developments in the Phoenix area for tomorrow. 1/30/2010. This is HUGE to me. New home building means ...

I just posted a list of 180 items that a real estate agent does for clients. By no means is this an exclusive list, but it will give buyers and sellers of homes an idea just how complex real estate is. If you are considering buying or selling a home in today's market, give this a read. If you are...

Search the MLS almost like an agent! Do you, like many people, want to do your own home search? I am introducing a new website, Suncityhomes.listingbook.com. I will allow access, respect your privacy (no email spam from me), remove you from any and all mailings immediately upon your request with ...