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APS is now charging for power line extensions
2007-10-24 19:35:00 Until July 1, if your property was within 1000 feet of an existing transmission line, APS would extend that line to your property at no cost to you. Land owners in rural locations have counted on this free service for years, as a means to build a more affordable home, due to the low cost of ... More About: Power , Real Estate , Arizona , Extensions , Line
Losing Blogger Series Part 2 is published
2007-10-24 09:23:00 In my continuing effort to attone for my allegiance to the DBacks, my second installment in my blogging wager is up over on Steve Scheer?s Denver real estate blog. Per the bet, I was obligated to discuss how great the city of Denver is. I’ll state here and now that I doubt I will ever live in ... More About: Blogger , Phoenix , Series , Blogging , Published
Southern California is Ablaze
2007-10-23 18:16:00 Being away on vacation definitely got me out of touch with the “real world” for a few days. Monday, my first day back in the office, a colleague asked, “How about those fires in San Diego?” I had no idea what he was talking about. Do I feel out of touch now, or what? Already, hundreds ... More About: California , Southern , Southern California , Calif , Hern
Decorating to Sell Your Phoenix Home (Staging): Part 2
2007-10-23 00:52:00 So you’ve listened to my advice from yesterday and your home is depersonalized and de-cluttered. Is it really decorated to sell? Probably not. Here’s where we may need to spend a couple of dollars. The first thing that we need to address is smell. If a buyer walks in and thinks the home has a ... More About: Real Estate , Phoenix , Home , Part , Sell
Decorating to Sell Your Phoenix Home (Staging): Part 1
2007-10-21 21:45:00 If there’s one thing that the folks at Disney are doing extremely well, it’s decorating to sell. Somehow, they’ve made even waiting in line something you can almost look forward to. For most of the rides in Disneyland, as you meander hither and tither, there’s something to see, something to hear, something that captivates you as ... More About: Real Estate , Phoenix , Home , Part , Sell
Just Good Food: Flo?s
2007-10-21 00:34:00 Being in Disney for 4 days sometimes leaves you in awe with how well the parks are run. In the next couple of days I plan to highlight a couple of the things they are doing very well, and how we can learn from that, but today, I wanted to talk about one thing they ... More About: Food , Phoenix , Scottsdale , Good
The Rockies win and I lose
2007-10-18 06:21:00 Being at Disney doesn’t get me off the hook from my wager regarding the DBacks and the Rockies . My first installment is up over on Steve Scheer’s blog. And for those not familiar, Dinger is the name of the Rockies mascott. Rockies fans know this, of course, which I was prior to 1998, and why ... More About: Blogging
Who is Dinger?
2007-10-16 17:59:00 Teaser for what’s to come now that the DBacks have lost, and I owe Denver Steve 3 blogging entries. Copyright &2007 Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog by Steve Belt. This feed is intended for personal, non-commercial use only. More About: Blogging , Dinger
I?m going to Dizz-KNEE-land
2007-10-15 09:16:00 Dada released the song Dizz-KNEE-land in 1992 on their album Puzzle (I had to look that up in iTunes.). It was the only song people can usually remember from Dada…a true one hit wonder band. I’ve got the whole album, but Dizz-KNEE-land gets 2x the play that the entire album does. I’m going to Disneyland for ... More About: Real Estate , Phoenix , Land , Going , Goin
Phoenix is a BIG city
2007-10-15 04:39:00 Phoenix ranks as the 5th largest city in the nation by population with over 1.5 million people The greater Phoenix area, including Mesa and Scottsdale accounts for over 4 million people, which ranks 13th among major metropolitans. Phoenix covers over 515 sq miles of land, making it also 5th largest in the nation by land ... More About: Real Estate , Phoenix , City
Down but not out: Arizona vs Colorado
2007-10-14 03:12:00 If you’ve been reading, you know about my little wager with Steve Scheer from Denver. If the Colorado Rockies defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS, I’m on the hook to blog for Denver Steve for 3 posts. And after last night’s second defeat, it’s not looking good for the home team. The game ended ... More About: Blogging , Izon , Rado
Sign law allows for sale signs in all HOA?s
2007-10-12 19:16:00 Way back on September 19, 2007 (nearly a month ago now) SB 1062 went into effect. This act changes the limitations HOA’s may hold on homeowners and the placement of real estate for sale signs on their properties. SB 1062 now allows the placement of one for sale sign on your property, even if the HOA ... More About: For Sale , Sale , Signs , Sign , Allo
The new Westworld tent is nearly reskinned
2007-10-12 00:59:00 I’ve been watching the reskinning of the Westworld tent in North Scottsdale closely, and the new skin seems to be completely installed now. Here’s the after photo I shot yesterday: I would have preferred to see it a bit darker color. The neighboring buildings in the Westworld area are almost all darker than the tent, and ... More About: Earl , Tent
Phoenix vs. Denver: A Real Estate Blogging Wager
2007-10-10 23:02:00 Thursday, the National League Championship Series begins between the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks. I’m a reasonably big DBacks fan, and I wanted to demonstrate my loyalty with a simple, but meaningful wager over the outcome of the series. Normally, a lunch bet would suffice, but in this case I wanted the wager to ... More About: A Real Estate , Estate , Real Estate , Phoenix , Blogging
Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog gets a minor facelift
2007-10-10 09:54:00 In preparation for some new contributors to the Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog , I’ve made a couple of minor changes to the look of the site. First, you’ll notice that the author of the post is now noted just below the post headline. I’m not quite ready to announce any of the new contributors just yet, ... More About: Real Estate , Blogging
Price Reduction: 13001 S 37th Place in Ahwatukee
2007-10-10 04:58:00 We’ve pulled all the stops and gone a little crazy with this one. This Ahwatukee home sits on a large pie shaped lot, backs to a natural wash, has a big diving pool, 4 bedrooms, and a 3 car garage. And now it’s only $399,000. If you’re ready to come take advantage of us, we’re ... More About: Real Estate , Phoenix , Price , Place , Reduction
Google launches Street View in Scottsdale and Phoenix
2007-10-09 18:55:00 Today, Google rolled out its controversial Street View to Scottsdale and Phoenix . Street View allows Google Map users the ability to see select city streets right down on the street level. It’s amazing to see/use as seen here: To enable street view, you go to Google Maps, and then select the Street View choice (circled in ... More About: Internet
New blog helps FBS gather input for ARMLS Subscribers
2007-10-08 22:42:00 You have to hand it to Greg Swann over at Bloodhound Realty. Within hours of finding out that FBS Data Systems had won the contract to replace Tempo with it’s own flexmls for use by ARMLS subscribers, he had created a new blog focused on that topic. The blog is titled Phoenix Real Estate Technology Exchange. Many ... More About: Internet , Blog , Gather
Get out and explore Arizona
2007-10-08 21:29:00 This past weekend I rode in the Tour of the White Mountains. This is an endurance mountain bike event, with the option of riding anywhere between 10 and 66 miles in the beautiful Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest outside Pinetop and Show Low. This year, Show Low Bluff agreed to a 3 year deal with Epic Rides to ... More About: Real Estate , Arizona , Explore , Izon
Looking for a Denver Area Real Estate Blogger
2007-10-07 22:06:00 The Diamondbacks and Rockies each won their divisional series. With that result, I’m going to be on the lookout for a Denver Area Real Estate Blogger that wants to partake in a friendly wager over the result of the National League Championship Series, which starts on Thursday. I have yet to start my search, but I ... More About: Blogroll , Real Estate
ARMLS to use FBS Data Systems flexMLS
2007-10-05 21:48:00 Thanks to Jay Thompson, I found out that: Arizona Regional MLS has entered into a three-year contract with FBS for our flexmls® Web MLS system to replace the current system. Can you say wow? Well, if you’re a subscriber to ARMLS you probably should. The only negative I can find is we have to wait until July ... More About: Internet , Real Estate , Data , Systems , Stem
Should I sell my Phoenix Area Property today?
2007-10-05 21:18:00 On Trulia Voices today, someone asked if they should sell their condo in Scottsdale. The property owner felt prices had fallen by 10% since January 2007, and if this trend was to continue, shouldn’t he sell today, and then buy again after prices finish falling. I answered as follows: With real estate, like any investment, you must ... More About: Real Estate , Phoenix , Property , Today , Sell
Could this be the DBacks year?.again?
2007-10-04 07:44:00 The Arizona Diamondbacks won the first game of the opening 5 game series in the National League Division Series over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night. Watching the game was a true pleasure, as the DBacks pitched a heck of a game. Memories of the great run in 2001 came flooding back. As the game neared its ... More About: Phoenix , Year
Telemarketing to Cell Phones email is a hoax
2007-10-04 01:35:00 I received an email today from a mortgage broker colleague trying to “help” that said that tomorrow every cell phone number would be released to telemarketers. The email went on to say, if you want your cell phone on the National Do Not Call Registry, here’s the phone number to call (from your cell phone). Thinking ... More About: Email , Cell Phones , Real Estate , Phones , Cell
REALTOR Protection and Fun Combined
2007-10-03 20:54:00 Today, Michael Cook over at the Bloodhound Blog wrote an excellent article about the similarities between his weight loss and the current real estate market. It’s truly a must read. I don’t possess Michael’s writing talent, but I certainly recognize it when I see it. Like Michael, and most of us in the US, given that we ... More About: Realtor , Scottsdale , Comb
Phoenix among 10 best big cities
2007-10-02 20:28:00 CNNMoney.com has a poll asking its readers to rank the 10 best big cities in America. I found the poll after reading Money Magazines best 100 places to live, where I noticed that there wasn’t a single Arizona city on the list. Noted as criteria for the list: …we focused on smaller places that offered the best ... More About: Internet , Real Estate , Phoenix , Cities
New Header Image for the Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog
2007-10-02 00:14:00 When I rolled out the Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog I didn’t have a Phoenix or Scottsdale photo that made sense for the header image, so I used a photo I had taken of the Grand Canyon as a placeholder. Two months later, the placeholder was still in place, and Friday night I decided this ... More About: Real Estate
Mountain Biking in Phoenix: My Passion
2007-09-29 00:12:00 Today, Valorie Bradley was talking about the Ramblings of a Tucson Runner, noting how nice it is to live in Tucson if you are into running. Certainly Phoenix and Tucson share this in common. But where Phoenix has a bit of a leg up on Tuscon is in the quality and number of the mountain biking ... More About: Real Estate , Passion , Scottsdale , Mountain biking
Today?s Real Estate Blog finds
2007-09-28 00:38:00 I found a new blog today. Actually, I found a bunch, but I found a couple of stand outs that were new to me. St. Paul Real Estate is authored by Teresa Boardman. As an example of the great content she provides, her article on Buying Houses for a Dollar was a useful bit of info for any buyer in the ... More About: Real Estate , Blogging , Blog , Today
How important are photographs in an MLS listing?
More articles from this author:2007-09-26 19:07:00 I would contend that the #1 most important thing to have as perfect as possible with any MLS listing is the photographs. It’s commonly agreed that today, 85% of all home buyers are starting their search on the internet. If that’s the case, think about what that buyer is looking at on the internet: The ... More About: Real Estate , Phoenix , Photographs , Listing , Scottsdale 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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