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Knowledge is power. In that spirit, the MyPhoenixMLS Phoenix Real Estate Blog covers everything that's Phoenix-area real estate, with the goal of helping buyers and sellers navigate the market.

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2009 

July 4th has long been one of America’s favorite holidays. And why shouldn’t it be, what with all the parades, fireworks and backyard barbecues! It was on July 4th, 1776 that the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, the first step on the 13 colonies’ path to freed...
06/29/2009
  I’ve blogged before about how important the Internet is as a tool for home sellers.  Why?  Simply put, because a huge percentage of buyers look to the Internet first when they’re starting their home search.  ABC News the other day did a story about how “A Good Web Listing Can Help to Sell Your ...
06/26/2009
  Two years ago, most of the rules related to real estate were lax.  Or, at least, regulators looked the other way.  Today, the pendulum has swung completely to the other side – now everything from the mortgage to the appraisal is scrutinized carefully.  Where appraisers were encouraged to apprai...
06/22/2009
  The online magazine Knowledge@W. P. Carey, produced out of ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Business, recently reviewed Steve Bergsman’s “After the Fall: Opportunities and Strategies for Real Estate Investing in the Coming Decade.”  I haven’t read the book yet myself, but I will -- Knowledge@ certai...
06/18/2009
  Read on for a snapshot of what went on in the Phoenix area real estate market in May.  Enjoy! What specifically happened last month/quarter in this market? A total of 9,980 resale homes sold in Maricopa County in May, up 9.7% from April and 38.4% higher than in May 2008.  Of the homes sold, 30%...
06/12/2009
  An article yesterday in the Arizona Republic talked about a number of steps home sellers can take to get their home sold.  One was: “Ask your listing agent to burn up the phone lines with calls about your home.  During the heady seller's market a few years back, well-priced properties in popula...
06/11/2009
  I read an article online the other day (it’s from the Columbus Dispatch) about a real estate agency in Ohio that will pay clients’ mortgages if they get laid off during the first year of buying their new home.  The deal, of course, is to take some of the risk away from buying a new home in thes...
06/04/2009
  Every week -- or a couple of times a week -- the REALTOR.com® Blogging Team asks for submissions on certain topics as a way to feature interesting content on the Let's Talk blog on Realtor.com.  This week, they asked: “What do you enjoy blogging about and why do you do it?” If you read the MyPh...
06/03/2009
  Even as the mercury rises -- it’s hot, hot, hot -- there are a ton of cool things to do in the Phoenix area this June.  You’ll find events and activities to pique every interest, every age -- from family activities to romantic couple activities to things to do for the hardest-to-please teenager...
06/01/2009
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Knowledge is power. In that spirit, the MyPhoenixMLS Phoenix Real Estate Blog covers everything that's Phoenix-area real estate, with the goal of helping buyers and sellers navigate the market.