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Thank you for helping me win the iPhone
2008-06-05 01:40:00
It was announced earlier today on The Qube Exchange that I did win PropertyQube’s iPhone contest. I want to thank everyone that showed me support by joining my network and thus enabling me to win. Apple has suspended iPhone shipments recently, so it is expected that the new iPhone is coming out within ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Thank you for helping me win the iPhone", url: "http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/06 /04/thank-you-for-helping-me-win-the-ipho ne/" });
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Industry Alert About ING Direct and Their Short Sale Processing
2008-06-04 04:03:00
We currently have 4 short sale listings in escrow. Actually, that might be an exaggeration. We have offers on 4 short sales listings, but the banks have yet to approve them. In some cases, we have escrow paperwork started with title companies, but in other cases we don’t. I tend to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Industry Alert About ING Direct and Their Short Sale Processing", url: "http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/06 /03/industry-alert-about-ing-direct-and-t heir-short-sale-processing/" });
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Quick Weekend Trip to San Diego
2008-06-04 02:07:00
This last weekend my family and I went to San Diego for the annual Sally Ride Toy Challenge. My oldest daughter is a 6th grade student at Copper Ridge Middle School in Scottsdale. She, along with 2 other 6th grade girls, submitted their toy idea earlier this year. Their idea had enough merit to be ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Quick Weekend Trip to San Diego", url: "http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/06 /03/quick-weekend-trip-to-san-diego/" });

Phoenix Real Estate Market Update - #5
2008-06-02 05:25:00
There are currently 37,378 single family homes for sale, down by 888 from last week. There are 5143 sales currently pending, down by 368 from last week. And 4150 homes closed escrow in the last 30 days, down by 4 from last week. Broader Maricopa County is now at 9 months of inventory, based on ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Phoenix Real Estate Market Update - #5", url: "http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/06 /01/phoenix-real-estate-market-update-5/" });
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Is Open House an Effective Way to Sell Your Phoenix Home?
2008-05-23 02:19:00
Recently, I’ve found a number of real estate agents across the country talking about the effectiveness of using open house to market a property for sale. General consensus among both the authors and folks responding to the articles is that most real estate agents today are NOT sitting houses open, particularly those agents that focus on internet marketing. There are a number of reasons why other agents aren’t doing them, and since I am generally in that camp, I’ll thought I’d talk a little about why. Open House s rarely sell the house that is being sat open. This is the #1 reason I rarely sit my listings open. In 2005, sitting a house open would yield very favorable result. Just 3 years later, open house rarely leads to a sale, or as was the case in 2005, multiple offers to choose from. I wrote about the dramatic change in the effectiveness of open house in different market conditions last December, and if anything, the ineffectiveness of the typical open...
More About: Phoenix , Home , Sell

Water Softener Fails in Scottsdale Rental Home
2008-05-20 01:09:00
Last week a tenant called saying he had no water in the home. The city of Scottsdale had come out and verified there was water being delivered to the home and that there were no current delivery problems. The hose bib where city service enters the home was flowing water as usual, but ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Water Softener Fails in Scottsdale Rental Home ", url: "http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/05 /19/water-softener-fails-in-scottsdale-re ntal-home/" });
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Phoenix Real Estate Market Update
2008-05-18 08:04:00
There are currently 38,298 single family homes for sale, down by 134 from last week. There are 5339 sales currently pending, up by 46 from last week. And 4051 homes closed escrow in the last 30 days, up by 206 from last week. Broader Maricopa County is now below 9.5 months of inventory, based on ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Phoenix Real Estate Market Update", url: "http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/05 /18/phoenix-real-estate-market-update-4/" });
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Help Steve Belt win an iPhone
2008-05-02 05:03:00
That’s right, I’m going straight to the point.Â This is real estate transparency at it’s clearest.Â I want to win an iPhone, and I need your help to do it.Â In January I wrote that I needed a smart phone, and I’ve held off the purchase for various unknown reasons, so the need still exists.Â Today, the reason revealed itself (the universe works in mysterious ways). Here’s all you need to do to help me win.Â Click on the new Property Qube link there below my ugly mug on the left sidebar.Â If you are reading this in a feed reader, here’s the button and link I’m referring to: After you click that, I’m asking you to join Property Qube and connect to my network.Â It’s free.Â It won’t hurt.Â No one is going to come and bother you in the future.Â The person (agent or otherwise) that can get the most connections in the month of May will win an iPhone.Â I want to be that person. Ok, you may be thinking to yourself, I like...
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Using craigslist to Advertise Homes for Rent in Phoenix
2008-04-29 21:07:00
It wasn’t very long ago, when the best way to find a tenant for a rental home was to place a sign in the yard, and an ad in the newspaper. It wasn’t a great way to find a tenant, it was simply the best way. Using MLS has always been marginally effective, primarily because ...
More About: For Rent , Real Estate , Phoenix , Homes , Rentals

Gathering Feedback After a Showing
2008-04-27 02:39:00
One promise I make my clients who list their home for sale with me, is that I will gather feedback and share it with them. As a recipient of all types of feedback requests, I know what I like, and what I don’t like. For example, I’ve yet to meet an email feedback request ...
More About: Real Estate , Feedback , Gathering

Earth day re-visited
2008-04-25 06:31:00
Earth day was a few days back. It came and went with little fanfare at my household. That was unfortunate. It came and went with absolutely no fanfare here on the blog. That was a mistake. Acknowledging this error, I’ll simply draw your attention to a few of the greener posts from ...
More About: Real Estate , Earth , Earth Day

New field needed in ARMLS: Nasty Smell
2008-04-20 02:06:00
My client selected a home in Queen Creek after looking at more than 20 homes in person, and over 150 homes via her Client Gateway that I set up in ARMLS. Actually, looking at 20 homes wasn’t too challenging. Every one of them was vacant, so they were typically easy to view, if I didn’t ...
More About: Real Estate , Arizona , Smell , Field , Nasty

Gabbing at the SAAR Technology Symposium
2008-04-20 00:47:00
I don’t post often on Saturdays, but this seems like a good time to acknowledge that Dru Bloomfield roped me into being a panelist at the upcoming Scottsdale Area Association of Realtors Technology Symposium . Jay Thompson, Dru, and myself will be hosted by Kevin Garner, Managing Director of the NAR’s Center for Realtor Technology, answering ...
More About: Arizona , Blogging

Going through angry divorce: Should I overprice my home?
2008-04-19 07:34:00
I read a very interesting question today, from a woman going through a divorce. She asked whether it was ok to list and price her home above a recent appraisal. She noted she wanted to stay in the home longer.I sensed the woman might need an aggressive contrarian viewpoint, and didn’t hold back ...
More About: Divorce , Real Estate , Home , Angry

New Features at Trulia: One Major Blunder
2008-04-09 19:43:00
Today I received an email from Trulia announcing a number of (potentially) welcome changes to the way a member’s profile is set up: Include testimonials and experience Claim up to 20 areas of expertise Add a headline to your profile e.g., ?The best realtor around? Add up to two links to help your Website SEO I added the bold to ...
More About: Internet , Real Estate , Features , Major , Blunder

Another Blogging Wager - Another Loss
2008-04-08 05:41:00
If there’s a bigger sucker in the RE.Net world, I have yet to meet them. I am now 0 for 3 in blogging wagers with my fellow real estate bloggers. The first loss had me posting on another blogger’s blog. The second loss resulted in a less than flattering video on You Tube. And now ...
More About: Blogging , Loss , Wager

Let?s Play Ball
2008-04-08 05:02:00
Author’s note: This post was primarily composed at 9am…but due to a hectic day, it’s finally being published after 8pm. Hopefully the D-Backs held on the to the win. The Arizona Diamondback’s home opener is today, with first pitch around 6:40pm against the LA Dodgers. Opening day is always a thrilling day for a baseball fan. ...
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A welcome addition to the Blogroll
2008-04-04 07:56:00
This is LOOONG overdo, but I just noticed a significant blog that is missing from my blogroll, and thus with a bit of fanfare, I must announce that the Greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area Real Estate blog is now, no longer absent. Christoph Schweiger holds the distinction of living in the oldest home in Scottsdale, ...
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The benefits of living in Scottsdale are underrated
2008-04-02 22:47:00
Recently, local Phoenix real estate blogger Jonathon Dalton wrote an article that described some reasons why Scottsdale might be considered overrated. I’m not going to pick apart his points. You can read them yourself and decide which, if any, you feel have merit. I will, however, highlight a few details Jonathon failed to discuss about ...
More About: Living , Real Estate , Underrated , Benefits

KTAR runs a great April Fools joke
2008-04-02 08:21:00
I spent a significant chunk of my day today in the car listening to sports talk radio on KTAR, AM 620. The morning started with a meeting at Starbucks in North Scottsdale, then lunch at Desert Ridge in Phoenix , then 2 showings in Laveen, followed by a quick jaunt through Glendale to get a ...
More About: Joke , April , Great , Runs

Don?t let your Phoenix home foreclosure without a fight
2008-04-02 07:48:00
I started my real estate career focused on, and marketing to, real estate investors. It began with apartment homes, but later turned to single family homes. Five years later, I’m still working with investors, and renting more and more homes for folks as my property management business continues to steadily grow. This week, however, as ...
More About: Real Estate , Phoenix , Home , Fight , Foreclosure

Don?t let your Phoenix home foreclose without a fight
2008-04-02 07:48:00
I started my real estate career focused on, and marketing to, real estate investors. It began with apartment homes, but later turned to single family homes. Five years later, I’m still working with investors, and renting more and more homes for folks as my property management business continues to steadily grow. This week, however, as ...
More About: Real Estate , Phoenix , Home , Fight

Possibly Buying a Home in Scottsdale
2008-04-01 08:32:00
On Friday I showed one of my short sale listings to an unrepresented buyer that had called after searching MLS online. This buyer informed me that he has been watching prices in the area and could tell this home was at a very good price. After looking over the home, he asked the inevitable ...
More About: Buying , Real Estate , Home , Scottsdale

ASU Basketball: Congratulations for a great season
2008-03-26 23:15:00
The Arizona State Sun Devil men’s basketball team lost to Florida last night in the 3rd round of the NIT to the Florida Gators and thus ends their season. I want to congratulate the players and coaches for an excellent season. The success the team had this year far exceeded almost everyone’s expectations, and regardless ...
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Using a seller carry-back to sell your Phoenix home
2008-03-25 18:37:00
I’ve mentioned seller carry-backs now and again, but it’s time to dedicate an entire post to the topic. First, the basics, what is a seller carry-back? A seller carry-back is when the seller agrees to act like a bank, and provide a loan to the buyer for some, most, or even all of the purchase ...
More About: Real Estate , Phoenix , Home , Seller , Back

It?s an amazing wildflower season in Phoenix
2008-03-22 04:27:00
Over the last couple of months, I’ve been watching the desert turn greener and greener, as the grasses came out of the ground and the sages each sprang to life. Now, the wildflowers are in full bloom. This morning, with the kids out of school, I had a few extra minutes before coming into the ...
More About: Phoenix , Season , Amazing

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