Suzanne's Phoenix Arizona Real Estate Blog

We head out tomorrow to Atlanta to take the class for the CLHMS designation.  One thing we have experienced each time we leave town is a surge of business activity.  "Murphy" apparently likes to make things as tricky as ossible for us.  We've decided that regardless of the nefarious activities of...

OK - a small "rant" about VisualTours.  The demo looked great at the trade show - quick, easy to integrate "poor" photos, and simple to use.  Well, it hasn't quite worked out that way.  Three of the team each tried taking photos and creating the tours.  Hours of frustration later we scheduled a t...

About the Anthem, Cave Creek, Carefree, Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Real Estate Market Phoenix is a great place to raise a family. Neighborhoods are quiet, with tree-lined streets. The many parks are kept to a very high standard, and the housing costs are some of the lowest of all the major ci...

Get the Straight Facts About What Can Make or Break the Sale of Your Home. Selling your home is one of the most important decisions you will make in your life. How much is it REALLY worth? How long will it take to sell? How do you handle buyers making undesirable offers? As top Anthem, Cave Creek...

I keep hearing statistics about the percentage of FSBOs that eventually list their home with a Realtor in order to get it sold.  Depending on the source of the information, it ranges from 60 to 80 percent!  That means on average that of every 10 FSBO signs you see, 6 or more of them are really Re...

I've been reading some of the blogs on this topic and thought I would throw in my 35 cents....We have had good experiences with both Relocation companies we have dealt with.  I don't know if the laws in AZ make the process more straightforward than elsewhere, but we always hear from the Relocatio...

One of the repairs on the list mentioned in the previous Blog is "East Side Porch Light not working".  The builder's response was "must be a light bulb".  Since there are two lights (East and West) on the same circuit, we switched the bulbs.  Result - East Side Porch Light not working.Reported th...

One of our listings is closing in about 10 days, and the Builder is not scheduled to complete the repairs until three days prior to close of escrow - same day that repairs must be completed by per contract and same day the buyer is supposed to sign docs so we can close on schedule.Not that I have...

We have contemplated exploring the benefits of marketing real estate on EBay, but have yet to take the plunge.  Our perception is that it would be one more billboard out there in cyberspace, but the viewers would not necessarily be our target audience.  As with most marketing efforts - it only ta...

For those of you wondering whether paying the additional amount to be searchable in additional cities on the CRS website - I think my husband is very happy he did this year.  For a mere $1,250 to add many more cities, he now has a referral for one of the additions that will have an ROI of more th...