One question that comes up from our clients is, “Will you be marketing our home on the internet?”. Of course we do! I am a firm believer that EXPOSURE sells homes! We proudly syndicate all of our listings to 70+ real estate related websites, including “the big three” (Zillow, Trulia, and Realtor.com). Last week, I…
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Phoenix Real Estate Trends Report-January 2012-Buyers or Sellers Market?
When looking at total sales, January sales of 6,455 represented a 17.7% drop from December. This is the 2nd largest drop we have seen in the past 12 months, surpassed only by a 24.4% drop in July/2011. The good news is that this drop is not due to a lack of buyers in the marketplace,…
Mortgage Debt Relief Act of 2007 Expiration: How it Affects Phoenix Homeowners
The Mortgage Debt Relief Act of 2007 will expire on December 31, 2012. If you currently owe more on your home than it’s worth, you’re facing the possibility of losing your home to foreclosure or you’re thinking about a short sale as a possible solution to your personal Phoenix housing crisis, it’s crucial that you…
HARP 2.0 Refinance aka Obama Refinance Plan Requirements Explained
HARP 2.0 Refinance requirements, when they’re officially announced, will detail the specifics of the revamped HARP home refinancing program. This program, also know as the Obama Refinance Program, is due to roll out in March/2012. Rather than being seen as a negative, the changes to this critical housing program could provide certain desperate homeowners with…
Does Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Arm’s Length Affidavit Help Homeowners – Or Someone Else?
As a Phoenix short sale agent, I keep my ear to the ground, listening carefully for the sound of common sense solutions that will actually help the housing recovery take place. Unfortunately, common sense is in short supply, drowned out by the noise of “do something – anything” solutions that wind up doing more harm…
Phoenix Real Estate Trends Monthly Report-December 2011-Buyer’s or Seller’s Market?
When looking at total sales, December sales of 7,840 bucked the downward trend we have been seeing since June, when total sales came in at 11,125. Overall, December represented a 9.7% increase over November sales. There were several other promising statistics that came in for December/2011. What a great way to end the year! ARMLS…
Phoenix Real Estate Trends-September 2011-Buyers or Sellers Market?
When looking at total sales,September ended up being somewhat of a dissapointment, with sales taking a 9.4% dip, ending up at 7,892. This is almost 10% off the 2011 average of 8,765. That being said, there were several areas that improved in the past 30 days, as you will see from this report. ARMLS recently…
Phoenix Real Estate Trends-August 2011-Buyers or Sellers Market?
Phoenix Real Estate Trends-August 2011-Buyers or Sellers Market? After setting all sorts of records in June, and a better-than-average July, August came in with mixed results. ARMLS recently released the numbers for August/2011 in their monthly STAT Report, and they are very eye-opening. Here is a breakdown of what happened in August/2011 in the Metro Phoenix…
A Simple Plan To Force Fannie & Freddie To Work With Homeowners!
I’ve Got It! A Simple Plan To Force Fannie & Freddie To Work With Homeowners! By now, most of you have heard of the 17 banks that are going to be sued by FHA, Fannie/Freddie, etc. Some screamed with glee (finally the banks are getting theirs!), while others critcized the plan, saying it would only…
Phoenix Shadow Foreclosure Inventory-Does It Really Exist?
Phoenix Shadow Foreclosure Inventory-Does It Really Exist? Ok, I’ve finally been asked enough questions about the “Phoenix Shadow Foreclosure Inventory” from both Phoenix short sale sellers, and the buyer clients we represent. Several buyers that we represent are now saying that their friends/neighbors/relatives are warning them not to buy, as there is this HUGE pent-up…
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