Phoenix Real Estate Blog

  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 pay for a home where you owe more than it’s worth...

  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.  There are 5 factors that are used to determine your FICO sc...

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 based on public records Average listing price, homes...

  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: Reason #1: The First-time Home Buyer’s Tax Credit ...

  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 . . .  Yes Last September, when the global credit markets went to hell in a hand basket, everyone ...

  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):   9/11 Memorial Events What: Observances around Phoenix to honor the victims and heroes of the terrori...

  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 home for sale.  (REALTOR.com periodically posts “Ho...