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Bank of America to buy Countrywide
2008-01-11 16:51:00 It was reported on CNBC today that Bank of America is looking to buy Countrywide for $4 Billion. Countrywide has already laid off 11,000 workers and there are certainly more to come. The markets seem to be responding positively to this and mortgage pricing has improved slightly across the board. Prognosticators that believe the US has ... More About: Bank of America
The inspection period demystified
2008-01-07 23:47:00 When buying a resale home, real estate agents often think of the purchase transaction as going through two different negotiation phases. It’s like buying the home twice. The first time, is when all parties agree on the purchase price, close of escrow date, and earnest money, along with other details, like who pays ... More About: Real Estate , Phoenix , Arizona , Period
Happy New Year
2008-01-01 01:16:00 Here’s wishing you and yours a Happy New Year . If you are planning on heading out to any parties tonight or tomorrow, please drive responsibly. We’d much rather see your avatar on MyBlogLog or in the comments section, than over on Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas’ Stop DUI AZ website. Copyright ©2007 Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog ... More About: Blogging , Happy New Year
BCS Blogging Wager
2007-12-31 20:34:00 I took up Lani Anglin’s BCS Blogging wager, and bet on ASU to defeat UT in the Holiday Bowl. The outcome didn’t quite turn out the way I had hoped, and so I’m on the hook for a video, uploaded to YouTube, that has I heart UT on my forehead. I know I’m a little ... More About: Wager
Where did I leave that comment?
2007-12-28 19:39:00 If you are like me, you may find yourself clicking around, through, over, and under the blogoverse, just going whereever the next link takes you, and then 20 degrees removed from where you started, you stumble upon something that you fell compelled to comment on. So you comment. Every author loves comments. We should all commit ... More About: Blogging , Leave , Comment
The sacrifices you make for clients
2007-12-27 23:43:00 Today, wanting to get a 2nd offer for the rental property I have listed on Silver Sage, I scheduled a showing for 6:00 pm tonight. Yes, that would be the kick-off time for the Holiday Bowl, featuring Arizona State University versus University of Texas. The same game that I’ve pledged to write “I heart UT” ... More About: Real Estate , Clients , Make
Some old-school networking at the Quarterly Event
2007-12-20 19:56:00 Yesterday, my broker held its most recent Quarterly Event at the Westin Kierland Resort in Phoenix (the Westin has a Scottsdale address, but it’s really in Phoenix). A Realty Executives Quarterly Event is quite the event. Approximately 1000 agents (most from Realty Executives, but many invited guests also attend) get together for a ... More About: Real Estate , Networking , School , Old School
Landmark water pact agreed by Colorado River States
2007-12-14 20:30:00 It saddens me that this story, which is perhaps the most significant news story for Arizona this year, was nearly pushed off the front page of the Arizona Republic by the story regarding the Mitchell Report and steroids usage in baseball. Yes, steroids are bad. Yes, we should work to get them out ... More About: Colorado , River , Water , States
Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog was down unexpectedly
2007-12-13 23:02:00 Very early this morning (Thursday, December 13) , we had a break-in of our offices. As far as we can tell, the only damage was to the DMARK location, which is where the phones and T1 lines come into the building. A sort of closet that has a door on the exterior. The guilty party ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Phoenix , Blogging , Blog
North Phoenix home for rent
2007-11-21 19:53:00 We’ve just listed for rent in the North Phoenix community of Dynamite Mountain Ranch, the home at 2453 W Silver Sage for only $1275/month. This is a great family friendly home near I-17 and Happy Valley Rd. And keeping with my movie theatre theme today, it’s also close to a Harkins Theatre that’s scheduled to open ... More About: For Rent , Home , Rentals
The Cine Capri: a brief history
2007-11-21 18:33:00 If you haven’t lived in the Phoenix area longer than 10 years, you probably don’t know much about the history of the Cine Capri movie theatre. The original Cine Capri movie theatre was architected by Ralph Haver, a particularly famous Phoenix area architect known for the Haver Houses near 16th Street and Bethony Home Road. He ... More About: History , Real Estate , Brief
From Trulia Voices: Is central Phoenix an African American area of town?
2007-11-20 23:44:00 I’m still waiting for Trulia’s changes to Voices, but this question that was asked today was perfect for what I had planned to write about anyway: Is central Phoenix an African American area of town? Already in Trulia Voices, the question has a few answers, many of them asking for the question to be removed. Honestly, I ... More About: Real Estate , Arizona , African American
Heading to Tucson to ride in the El Tour de Tucson
2007-11-16 21:45:00 In a few minutes I’ll be driving down to Tucson in preparation for the El Tour de Tucson bicycle ride/race on Saturday, November 17. I’ll be riding in the 109 mile event, which goes off at 7am near the Tucson convention center. This is the 25th annual El Tour and the organizers are expecting 10,000-11,000 ... More About: Arizona , Ride , Heading
Should you rent or sell your Phoenix area property today?
2007-11-15 20:22:00 In the last week, Kelley Kohler and Steve Berg each wrote well thought out articles regarding the merits (or lack thereof) of renting a home instead of selling a home, given the current real estate market conditions. Kelley writes from a Tucsonian perspective, while Steve writes from a San Diegoan perspective, and each singing roughly the ... More About: Real Estate , Phoenix , Property , Today , Sell
Majerle?s Sports Grill Opens at Chandler Fashion Center
2007-11-14 22:41:00 This morning, Dan Majerle was being interviewed by the guys on 620 KTAR about last night’s Suns game as I was making my morning drive, checking up on listings. The normal banter was going around about the Suns, their win over the Knicks, fan reactions, etc., when Dan gives a shout out that he’s opening ... More About: Sports , Fashion , Center , Handle , Chandler
Scottsdale Horizon Market Update - November 2007
2007-11-13 19:08:00 There are currently 11 active properties for sale in Scottsdale Horizon. Per ARMLS, the average asking price per square foot for the 11 homes is: $231/sq ft. The bank owned property at 9789 E Pine Valley Rd is back on the market, after having previously been under contract, with an asking price of just ... More About: Market , Update , November , November 2007
Not going to the NAR convention in Las Vegas this week
2007-11-12 20:55:00 Earlier in the year I attended the Realty Executives International convention in Las Vegas . The best session I attended was one by Google. I’ve been using Google Base ever since as an additional marketing tool for homes for sale. The National Association of REALTORs convention had some sessions that intrigued me, but I just can’t justify ... More About: Real Estate , Week , Convention
Interesting search terms used to find the Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog on
2007-11-09 21:13:00 Due to the URL change I did last week, I’ve been focusing closer than normal on how that change has affected this blog’s ranking within the search engines, especially Google. Historically, I’ve done very little to overtly go after search engine optimization, but when it makes sense, I’d rather not shoot myself in the foot. That’s ... More About: Interesting , Estate , Real Estate , Phoenix , Search
Property Management for Phoenix Area Properties
2007-11-08 20:17:00 Call me crazy, but I actually enjoy managing rental properties. Actually, truth be told, I enjoy meeting new people and helping them find a home they want to live in. If that home happens to be a rental property, that’s fine with me. They may not be buyers today, but 5 years from now they very ... More About: Phoenix , Management , Property , Rentals , Area
Phoenix sunsets are spectacular lately
2007-11-08 17:44:00 For over a week, most evenings, mother nature has really been putting on a show with the sunsets. Each evening I’m pausing a moment to just take them in. Some evenings more than a moment. Phoenix ’s far off horizon, coupled with the high thin clouds makes for the perfect mix to enable sunsets like these. I actually ... More About: Sunsets , Spectacular
Get out and vote
2007-11-06 20:58:00 There’s still plenty of time today to get out and vote, as polls are open until 7pm tonight. In Scottsdale , there’s a major school bond up for consideration. I think it worth noting that the vast majority of people that will vote for the school bonds in Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree, and Fountain Hills do not have ... More About: Vote
More misinformation from Phoenix radio ads: Mortgages
2007-11-06 19:56:00 I may have to start a weekly misinformation heard in a radio ad segment. Actually, let?s hope not. Today?s misinformation comes from a mortgage guy that shouts, ?The fed cut rates last week for the 2nd time in 4 years, causing mortgage rates to plummet?. It?s true that the fed cut rates last week. It?s also true that the ... More About: Radio , Real Estate , Phoenix , Mortgages , Adio
Nominated for an Odysseus Medal
2007-11-06 04:47:00 My post, Opting out of Trulia Voices, was nominated by a kind soul for an Odysseus Medal yesterday. It didn’t win, but to whomever nominated me, I thank you tremendously. It’s the first time anything I’ve written has ever been nominated. The winner of the people’s choice award, written by Geno Petro was indeed my ... More About: Real Estate , Blogging , Mina , Nominated
A couple of Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog improvements
2007-11-03 22:19:00 I noticed recently that some visitors were coming back repeatedly to the blog multiple times per day. Then it dawned on me why that must be: following the comment threads. To make following comments easier, I’ve installed a subscribe to comments plug-in. I hope this makes it easier for people to follow the comment discussions easier ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Phoenix , Blogging , Blog
APS encourages Phoenix home owners to go greener
2007-11-03 00:20:00 I stopped in at Home Depot earlier this week to get some air fresheners for a listing I have. The carpets had been shampooed, and as the house was vacant, the dampness in the air was just a bit musty. While I was there, I noticed that compact flourescent light bulbs (CFL bulbs) were much cheaper ... More About: Real Estate , Phoenix , Owners , Rages
Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog changes URLs
2007-11-02 02:12:00 The 3 month anniversary of the Phoenix Area Real Estate blog is just a few days away, and to celebrate, I’ve given the blog a new URL: http://www.RealPhoenixLiving.com. If you are reading this and thought you had clicked on http://blog.101bell.com, then you’ve arrived at the right place, it’s just some magic that’s automatically redirected you here. ... More About: Real Estate , Blogging , Blog
The folks from Trulia are listening
2007-11-01 21:48:00 The response from yesterday’s post regarding my decision to go on strike against Trulia Voices has been amazing to say the least. Within hours, both Jonathan Dalton and Jay Thompson had joined the picket lines. At that point, I decided Trulia deserved fair notice, so I sent an email to the PR department at Trulia, advising them ... More About: Internet , Real Estate , Listening
Opting out of Trulia Voices
2007-10-31 19:48:00 On Monday I wrote about a radio ad that offered bad advice for people that live in Phoenix. The ad was most likely created as part of a national advertising campaign, which was sold to affiliates across the US. Apparently no one bothered to check whether the ad was truly appropriate to the entire national ... More About: Internet , Real Estate
Just Listed for Rent in Laveen
2007-10-30 23:56:00 We?ve just listed a large 4 bedroom/3 bath home that includes a loft for rent at only $1275/month in Laveen. Located near Baseline & 51st Ave, it?s a very convenient location for many people. Check out all of the details at: 5226 West Maldonado Drive. Copyright ©2007 Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog by Steve Belt. This ... More About: For Rent , Rent , Listed
Mountain Standard Time: Year-round in Arizona
More articles from this author:2007-10-29 23:51:00 Today, I had a bit of driving to do and was busy listening to sports talk radio in the car, as is my typical custom when driving alone. A Radio Shack commercial came on, and reminded every listener on November 4th to move their clocks back by an hour, as daylight saving time is coming to ... More About: Real Estate , Arizona , Time , Standard , Scottsdale 1, 2, 3 |
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