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My Picks for the Blue Jar writing project
2007-09-25 20:28:00 On September 4th, the GnomeyNewt over at Blue Jar.com started a little contest for How To writing. Always on the look out for anything to write about, I grappled with the idea of a good How To article that would appeal to my readers, as well as the readers likely to read my entry. Alas I decided ... More About: Internet , Writing , Blogging , Project
Dynamite Mountain Ranch Market Update - September 2007
2007-09-24 21:07:00 There are currently 65 active properties for sale in the Phoenix community of Dynamite Mountain Ranch, down from 76 properties one month ago. The average asking price per square foot over all 65 properties is $161/sq foot, which is also down from $163/sq foot one month ago. Size Range Price/Square Foot Number of Homes under 2000 sq ft $174/sq ft 28 2000-2500 ... More About: Real Estate , Market , Update
Westworld Flags coming down in North Scottsdale
2007-09-21 20:05:00 The tacky flags covering the big tent in Westworld are actively coming down. I snapped this photo of the progress today. Looking at the photo, you’ll notice a section that’s missing near the top of the second section from the right. That section has been missing for months. The original covering simply didn’t measure up ... More About: Real Estate , North , Scottsdale , Dale
The Desert Ridge area has 10,000 ?multifamily? housing units planned
2007-09-21 00:10:00 Michael Clancy at The Arizona Repbulic reports that “Phoenix planners have seen the future, and it looks a lot like Desert Ridge ,” in this article. Around the Valley, areas with high density housing are unusual, particularly those with a true mixed-purpose lifestyle. But to think that as many as 10,000 dense housing units (apartments and condos) ... More About: Real Estate , Housing , Scottsdale
A Trip to the Car Wash
2007-09-20 21:39:00 I apologize for this bit of rant, but today, for some reason, I’m feeling a bit grumpy. As a REALTOR, we get our cars washed somewhat frequently. For me it’s every 7-10 days, depending on the weather and my appointment schedule. At one time, I had a great car wash I really liked. The line manager was ... More About: Trip , Scottsdale , Wash , Car Wash , The Car
Trouble with Scorpions
2007-09-19 23:46:00 I recently helped a gentleman, going through a divorce, move into a rental home. He had looked at a number of homes in the area (an area he has personally lived in for a number of years), and what he generally found on the rental market was in rather rough shape. I showed him a rental home ... More About: Real Estate , Scorpions , Pions
Scottsdale Horizon Market Update - September 2007
2007-09-18 20:39:00 There are currently 10 active properties for sale in Scottsdale Horizon. Per ARMLS, the average asking price per square foot for the 10 homes is: $243/sq ft. The active property at 9789 E Pine Valley Rd is bank owned, with an asking price of just $183/sq ft. Excluding this home, the average asking price would be $252/sq ft. Asking ... More About: Real Estate , Market , Update , September
Perfect REALTOR?s Car? Lexus LS 600h L
2007-09-16 05:29:00 Recently, on the National Geographic channel (I think…might have been on Discovery), there was a program about hybrid and electric vehicles. One of the vehicles featured was the Lexus LS 600h L. It’s a hybrid, which has a V8 engine along with batteries and an electric motor. The Lexus rep was talking about it’s Super Ultra-Low Emissions, ... More About: Real Estate , Realtor , Perfect
Phoenix Real Estate Blog?s Updated Blogroll
2007-09-14 21:13:00 Today I updated the blogroll. A few left (unfortunately) and many have joined. New to the list (in no particular order): Phoenix AZ Real Estate by Jonathon Dalton AZ Real Estate Notebook by John Wake reRevealed by Lani Anglin Sellsius Real Estate Blog by Joseph G. Ferrara and Rudolph D. Bachraty III RE Agent in CT by Athol Kay They join my ... More About: Blogroll
The Lock box: What is it Good For? Part 2 (Feedback)
2007-09-13 20:07:00 Yesterday we talked about the security a lock box provides. Today we’ll talk about the other big reason why a modern lock box is so useful: Feedback . Whenever an agent accesses a lock box, the key they use stores the lock box ID they’ve just accessed. Each night, when they re-sync their key, ... More About: Real Estate , Part , Good , Lock
Google Honors Roald Dahl?s Birthday
2007-09-13 19:30:00 Today, September 13, Googl e has chose to honor Roald Dahl ’s birthday. Roald Dahl died in 1990, but would have been 91 today. Dahl was the author of such books as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and Matilda. To honor Roald, Google have changed their infamous logo on the main screen. I asked ... More About: Internet , Birthday
The Lock box: What is it Good For? Part 1 (Security)
2007-09-12 22:13:00 The Lock box is easily overlooked and taken for granted in the real estate transaction by people selling their home. They see the lock box on the side of the house and know that’s how showing agents let buyers into the home. But is that all it does? Not hardly. A lock box provides a tremendous ... More About: Security , Real Estate , Part , Good
How-To Guide: Increasing Your Sphere of Influence
2007-09-11 22:49:00 Today I’d like to share my How-To Guid e for Realtors looking to get their name spread like wild-fire in their local community. If you follow this step-by-step Guide, I can almost assure you that the entire community will be talking about you with zest and vigor. Step 1: Show up late for your appointments. But be ... More About: Real Estate , Sphere , Influence
Local Artist: Sergio Ladron de Guevara
2007-09-10 20:22:00 I met Sergio a few years ago at the Arizona Fine Art Expo in Scottsdale . My wife and I were looking to kick up our living room a notch, in anticipation of an upcoming party, and we breezed through the Expo, hoping for a find. Much of the art on display was western themed, and almost giving ... More About: Artist , Local , Guevara , Artis
ADOT Announces Plans for HOV Lanes on Loop 101
2007-09-08 19:07:00 Thanks to Prop 400, ADOT has announced plans to add HOV lanes on the Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) between the Pima/Princess Exit and the Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) interchange. The project is slated to commence immediately, and projected to complete in the winter of 2008. ADOT will do their best to minimize total freeway closures, but ... More About: Plans , Scottsdale , Anno
ADOT Announces Plans for HOV Lanes on Loop 101
2007-09-08 19:07:00 Thanks to Prop 400, ADOT has announced plans to add HOV lanes on the Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) between the Pima/Princess Exit and the Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) interchange. The project is slated to commence immediately, and projected to complete in the winter of 2008. ADOT will do their best to minimize total freeway closures, but ... More About: Plans , Scottsdale , Anno
Top 10 Do?s and Don?ts When Applying for a Mortgage
2007-09-07 18:27:00 I’ve kept track of my favorite Do’s and Don’ts over the years of things you should and shouldn’t do, between the time you apply for a mortgage and the time you close on that mortgage in your new house: Don’t apply for new credit. Every time you have your credit pulled by a potential creditor you can ... More About: Mortgage , Mort
Top 10 Do?s and Don?ts When Applying for a Mortgage
2007-09-07 18:27:00 I’ve kept track of my favorite Do’s and Don’ts over the years of things you should and shouldn’t do, between the time you apply for a mortgage and the time you close on that mortgage in your new house: Don’t apply for new credit. Every time you have your credit pulled by a potential creditor you can ... More About: Mortgage , Mort
Just Listed: 10684 East Verbina Lane
2007-09-07 02:50:00 We have just listed the property at 10684 East Verbina Lane in Florence. This home was built by HomeLife in 2006 and has never been lived in. Offered at the amazing low price of $215,000 for 2730 square feet, it’s a superb bargain that won’t last long. More About: Real Estate , Listed
Just Listed: 10684 East Verbina Lane
2007-09-07 02:50:00 We have just listed the property at 10684 East Verbina Lane in Florence. This home was built by HomeLife in 2006 and has never been lived in. Offered at the amazing low price of $215,000 for 2730 square feet, it’s a superb bargain that won’t last long. More About: Real Estate , Listed
Snap Shots Plugin Added to the Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog
2007-09-05 20:36:00 After checking out Heather’s blog, yesterday, I found a feature that I felt was pretty cool: Snap Shots. I’ve seen it all over the net, but hadn’t realized it was easy to add to my Wordpress blog. A quick look around, and sure enough there’s a Wordpress plugin, and 15 minutes later I had Snap ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Phoenix , Blogging , Blog
Snap Shots Plugin Added to the Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog
2007-09-05 20:36:00 After checking out Heather’s blog, yesterday, I found a feature that I felt was pretty cool: Snap Shots. I’ve seen it all over the net, but hadn’t realized it was easy to add to my Wordpress blog. A quick look around, and sure enough there’s a Wordpress plugin, and 15 minutes later I had Snap ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Phoenix , Blogging , Blog
Welcome to the Blogoverse
2007-09-05 09:38:00 I’m pleased to have “met” Heather Barr, a North Phoenix REALTOR, and her new blog: North Phoenix Agent Blog. Welcome to the blogoverse Heather. I hope we are working together soon (maybe you could sell this listing for my clients?) One thing I like about her blog is the SnapShots plug-in. I’ll be adding that to ... More About: Real Estate
Welcome to the Blogoverse
2007-09-05 09:38:00 I’m pleased to have “met” Heather Barr, a North Phoenix REALTOR, and her new blog: North Phoenix Agent Blog. Welcome to the blogoverse Heather. I hope we are working together soon (maybe you could sell this listing for my clients?) One thing I like about her blog is the SnapShots plug-in. I’ll be adding that to ... More About: Real Estate
Phoenix Walk for PKD
2007-09-04 23:32:00 My friend and colleage Joanne Bradley, a REALTOR with Realty Executives, reminded me that the annual Walk for PKD is Sunday, September 16 at Market Street at DC Ranch in Scottsdale. There is no cure for Polycystic Kydney Disease (PKD), which is estimated to affect 12.5 Million people worldwide, but walks are done every year to ... More About: Real Estate , Phoenix
What is a Fair Starting Point for an Offer?
2007-09-03 19:19:00 Over on Trulia Voices it was recently asked by a buyer seeking a home in Mesa if his past failed offers seemed reasonable. His scenario involved attempting to purchase homes in the $800K range for 10-13% below the current asking price. He hadn’t had any success to this point, and so he asked the community ... More About: Real Estate , Fair , Point , Offer
Paint: The Classic Home Improvement Project
2007-09-01 21:31:00 I don’t have any numbers to substantiate this, but I would suspect that the #1 home improvement project this holiday weekend is painting your house. Most home owners feel this is a project they can tackle, and the cost is certainly right. A quality gallon of paint can handle a normal 12 by 15 room, ... More About: Real Estate , Home , Project , Classic , Improvement
Glendale Property Leased in 2 Days
2007-09-01 21:10:00 Response was exceptional to our rental property at 7048 W Blackhawk Dr, in Glendale , and we have already approved a tenant applicant. More About: Real Estate , Property , Days , Lend
Free Falling Parody Reflects Current Market
2007-08-31 18:35:00 In a testament to just how small the world really is, I recently “met” Maureen Francis, a REALTOR in Michigan, who found this latest video from our own AZ Republic columnist Catherine Reagor, and noted it one her Michigan Real Estate Blog. Check out the video below. The “artist” won’t be making any appearances on ... More About: Parody , Market , Current , Free
Price Reduction on 4658 East Kings Ave
More articles from this author:2007-08-31 02:30:00 We’ve lowered the price on 4658 E Kings to $499,000 for this large North Phoenix family home. This brings the price per square foot on this property to $167, which is one of the lowest priced homes in the area. But you aren’t just getting a great price for the size. This home includes a large ... More About: Real Estate , East , Price , Reduction 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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