Nick Bastian's Blog

Tempe is a great community to live in. Tons of housing choices, good schools, good transportation system and some great people make up this awesome community. While budget cuts are a reality everywhere you look, Tempe has done a pretty good job in not having to severely hinder our way of life. He...

Every once in a while, we like to point out different Tempe neighborhoods so that people can get a feel for the wide variety of homes for sale in Tempe. This time, the neighborhood is University Ranch: University Ranch is Located between University Drive and Apache Boulevard on the West side of P...

I happen to think Google maps are a lot of fun and can be a great tool. Cheryl obviously knows a thing, or two about google maps and has posted some great tips in the Google maps group. Take a look!As you add locations to create a map in Google Maps - My Maps, the locations will appear in a list ...

The 2010 Insight Bowl will feature the Missouri Tigers ( 10-2 ) against the Iowa Hawkeyes ( 7-5 ) on December 28th at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. The Insight Bowl will be the first time these two teams have met since 1910. Hawkeye fans and Tiger fans alike might want to check out the famed Mill A...

The Phoenix Tequila Festival is this weekend at US Airways Center. Yep, a tequila festival. You’ve got to love living in Arizona. How much fun is a Phoenix Tequila Festival? I’m really not sure because I’ve never been to one, yet. One of the bonuses of this weekends festival is the fact that loca...

I recently attended a SEO session at PodCampAZ where I shot a quick video of SEO Chuck Reynolds talking about video SEO. While not many agents add a ton of video into their blogging routines, there are some doing a lot of cool things with vlogging. Long gone are the days when we think video can’t...

Recently, my friend Jason Berman mentioned a very interesting article titled “The Next Real Estate Boom”. Knowing Jason as a super smart guy, and knowing my interest in the real estate business, I decided to take a close look at the article. The article speaks about many interesting topics - all ...

So, you live in Tempe or in the surrounding area and you are a Sun Devil fan, right? You love to go to the games, right? What is your least favorite part of the game? Oh, parking… Maybe you could let someone else drive and join up with other friends or stop by a local place for some fun before an...

I got on the Google maps kick a while back and began playing with some subdivision maps, neighborhoods and for specific listings along with some random geek stuff. I guess I just thought they were kind of a cool way to let people know what is in and around a specific area. My “main” blog, ( the o...

It’s time for our 8th annual turkey drive! This year we will be delivering turkeys to the Salvation Army as part of the 3TV Big Guy Turkey Drive on November 18th. Yes, I said November 18th and no, that isn’t much time to raise money so PLEASE contact me SOON if you are able to help. We chose to w...