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The numbers are in and here are the findings regarding real estate in Maricopa County.   Sellers: It is still a great time to list your home. Our supply is still low so many buyers would be competing for your home allowing you to sale your home for a good price and in a shorter […]

BASIS, a Scottsdale school, located at 11440 N. 136th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, first opened its doors in 2003 and offers a rigorous curriculum catering to 5th through 12th graders. BASIS is the top performing school in all of Arizona. BASIS students ranked highest in their Stanford 10 national test scores in both math and reading […]

When you think of the Phoenix Metropolitan area you think of desert landscape, sunbathing at the swimming pools, golfing, spas, and shopping.  What you may not realize is how many wonderful lakes that Phoenix has to offer including Lake Pleasant, Saguaro Lake, Canyon Lake, Apache Lake and Roosevelt Lake.  With nearly 300 days of sunshine […]

The previous post with the numbers from the Cromford Report provides a good indicator that many home buyers will be competing for the same home and that the bidding wars will continue for the time being. The current inventory for the Phoenix area is up from last year, but it is down from last month […]

The April numbers are in from the Cromford Report @ www.cromfordreport.com March was a somewhat stronger month for sales volumes but most trends continued in the same direction as they have for many months. Here are the basic ARMLS numbers for April 1, 2013 relative to April 1, 2012 for all areas & types: Active […]

A small percentage of the home buyers in the current marketplace are looking for their retirement homes. With the market still low in some areas it makes sense to purchase early for your retirement and maybe even rent it out for the time being to help cover your payments. Of course, you would want to […]

What makes America successful even in the face of hardship? I say it is the people, people like Tom Roeser of Carpentersville, Illinois. CNN Money released an article about this man’s efforts to help the town’s struggling people have safe, adequate places to live. Roeser has purchased almost 200 of the town’s 9,000 homes. And […]

According to a CNBC- All- America Economic survey, 79% of Americans feel that owning their own home is part of the American Dream. The number of Americans who say it is better to own than rent has also increased. Diana Olick of CNBC reported that “The housing numbers are all heading in the right direction…Home […]

On Sunday, March 24, 2013, Dateline NBC aired a story that questioned the effectiveness of many common household smoke alarms. Their investigation indicated that many of the most common types of ionization smoke alarms, though effective at detecting some types of fire are NOT effective in detecting slow burning smoky fires. (such as those from […]

Even with a rise in the average home cost of 7% in the last year, it is still cheaper to purchase than rent. Just how much cheaper? If you were to stay in a residence for 7 years, the cost to own it is on average 44% cheaper than it would be to rent the […]