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Interesting Statistic of the Day
2008-06-07 02:19:00 Considering it is widely regarded that we are in a buyer’s market (a point I completely agree with), I find one statistic to be one of the more compelling statistics that can be gleaned from the MLS: The ratio of the asking price to the selling price. In a buyer’s market, you might expect that ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Interesting Statistic of the Day", url: "http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/06 /06/interesting-statistic-of-the-day/" }); More About: Real Estate , Phoenix
is_human() now being used to combat spam
2008-06-06 06:44:00 Today I installed a new plugin for the blog. It’s called is_human() and is the effort of Nick Berlette. The plugin asks you to respond to a simple question, before you can submit a comment. The question is formed via one of 3 methods: enter in a Captcha image, answer a simple math question, or ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "is_human() now being used to combat spam", url: "http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/06 /05/is_human-now-being-used-to-combat-spa m/" }); More About: Spam , Blogging , Combat
Looking Inside a Real Estate blogger?s 3rd Life
2008-06-06 02:45:00 These days I consider that I have 3 lives. My first life is with my wife and kids, as well as my brother and sister’s family. Life with family is a good thing, and it definitely comes first for me. At least, it should be my first life. I occasionally get ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Looking Inside a Real Estate blogger’s 3rd Life", url: "http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/06 /05/looking-inside-a-real-estate-bloggers -3rd-life/" }); More About: Blogger , A Real Estate , Real Estate
Final iPhone Contest Support Request
2008-05-28 21:15:00 Yesterday, I met new clients from Flower Mound, TX here in my office. They are looking for a new place to live in North Phoenix or possibly North Scottsdale. As we were chatting in my office Jeff asked me, “Steve, did you win that iPhone yet?” I was blown away. I found out that ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Final iPhone Contest Support Request", url: "http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/05 /28/final-iphone-contest-support-request/ " }); More About: Internet , Real Estate , Iphone
Two meme requests, one response
2008-05-28 20:39:00 Dru Bloomfield and Craig Frooninckx both hit me up with a meme request. I was meme’d back in January, but this time the format is a bit different, so I’ll indulge Dru and Craig. 1. Who is your favorite musical artist? (post a youtube video) I’m going to go with U2 as my favorite band right ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Two meme requests, one response", url: "http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/05 /28/two-meme-requests-one-response/" }); More About: Meme , Real Estate , Blogging , Requests , Response
What?s your hook for selling your Phoenix Home
2008-05-28 04:52:00 For a musician or band to have a popular song on the radio, they say it has to have a hook. This would be some catchy portion of the song that hooks you in and keeps you wanting for more. A lyric that you can’t get out of your head. A ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "What’s your hook for selling your Phoenix Home ", url: "http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/05 /27/whats-your-hook-for-selling-your-phoe nix-home/" }); More About: Selling , Real Estate , Hook
Happy Memorial Day
2008-05-26 09:15:00 Today we honor those that have served our country, who have died so that we can be free. In my family, I don’t have a single direct relative that has died fighting for my freedom. I have never felt the sorrow of someone I knew personally being killed in action. But my ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Happy Memorial Day ", url: "http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/05 /26/happy-memorial-day/" });
Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog Gaining National Presence
2008-05-26 06:25:00 When I started this blog, I had as motives some very humble, and to be honest, ill-conceived goals. I had read that most bloggers were in their 20’s. As I was approaching 40, I wanted to show what this “old guy” could do. As well, I wanted to provide an additional web ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog Gaining National Presence", url: "http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/05 /25/phoenix-area-real-estate-blog-gaining -national-presence/" }); More About: Real Estate , Blogging
Phoenix Real Estate Market Update - #4
2008-05-26 04:21:00 There are currently 38,266 single family homes for sale, down by 32 from last week. There are 5511 sales currently pending, up by 172 from last week. And 4154 homes closed escrow in the last 30 days, up by 103 from last week. Broader Maricopa County is now at 9.2 months of inventory, based on ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Phoenix Real Estate Market Update - #4", url: "http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/05 /25/phoenix-real-estate-market-update-4-2 /" }); More About: Real Estate , Real Estate Market
Whether to Sell or Rent Your Phoenix Home
2008-05-22 01:20:00 The above Dilbert Cartoon has been amusing me constantly since I saw it over a week ago. It also seems like a great lead-in to the question, “Should you rent or sell your Phoenix home today?’ To talk about that question, I’m going to have to make up some numbers. These numbers ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Whether to Sell or Rent Your Phoenix Home ", url: "http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/05 /21/whether-to-sell-or-rent-your-phoenix- home/" });
Phoenix Real Estate Market Update
2008-05-12 05:45:00 This week’s update occurs on Mother’s Day. We certainly hope every mom had a great Mother’s Day. Judging by the numbers, there are probably a few happy moms in Maricopa County right now, as all of the numbers show the current trend toward a generally positive direction. There are 38,432 single family homes for sale, down ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Phoenix Real Estate Market Update", url: "http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/05 /11/phoenix-real-estate-market-update-3/" }); More About: Real Estate , Real Estate Market
Phoenix Real Estate Market Update
2008-05-05 05:49:00 In Maricopa County, there are 38,519 single family homes for sale, down by 780 from last week. There are 5024 sales currently pending, down by 170 from last week. And 3654 homes closed escrow in the last 30 days, up by 66 from last week. The following are the 10 city-by-city breakdowns I am following. Editor’s Note: Clearly something is wrong ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Phoenix , Real Estate Market , Market
Phoenix Real Estate Market Update
2008-04-28 05:09:00 Starting today, Sunday, April 27, 2008 I will be doing a Maricopa County market update each Sunday for the indefinite future. I will be doing these updates for the 10 cities in Maricopa County that I do the vast majority of my business. (You’ll notice a predominantly NE Phoenix area focus). For this first week, ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Real Estate Market , Market
Phoenix Homes with Post Tension Slabs
2008-04-23 00:33:00 The tenant for my rental listing at 28820 N Nobel Rd in Dynamite Mountain Ranch was moving in yesterday, when I spotted this stamp in the concrete in front of the garage. The homes in Dynamite Mountain Ranch were built by DR Horton, in an area of Phoenix that has been identified as having ... More About: Real Estate , Post , Tension , Homes
Where to search MLS for homes in Phoenix?
2008-04-15 10:23:00 It’s ridiculously late Monday night, and I have a long day scheduled tomorrow, but I can’t let the day end without making a quick comment regarding a conversation on Trulia Voices. A recent poster asked about searching the MLS for homes without needing to sign up at the site they were searching on. ... More About: Real Estate , Phoenix , Arizona , Search , Homes
Queen Creek Foreclosures: Quick Update
2008-04-14 22:35:00 To say that I was very concerned about the condition of the bank owned homes that I would find in Queen Creek during my initial tour Sunday is an understatement. I was honestly scared to heck that property condition would be so bad that my newest client would get soured on the prospect of ... More About: Real Estate , Foreclosures , Arizona , Update , Quick
Queen Creek Market Update
2008-04-11 21:40:00 Yesterday my newest client met me in my office to discuss her desire to purchase her very first home. She’s a brand new school teacher, and will be working near San Tan Heights in Queen Creek as an 8th grade science teacher next fall. She’d like to move in during the month of ... More About: Real Estate , Market , Arizona , Update
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. ... More About: Play , Ball
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, ... More About: Blogroll , Blogging
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
What happened?
2008-02-19 19:19:00 In case either of my 2 readers is wondering where I went, I haven’t actually gone anywhere. I didn’t fall into a sewer lift pump while walking a new home construction lot, and I didn’t get fatally stung by a scorpion. I also didn’t crash my mountain bike and become paralyzed or even drown in ... More About: Blogging
The new teambelt.com is almost ready
2008-02-06 06:52:00 I made a committment to get teambelt.com re-built and launched as soon as possible. To that end, I hired a site builder to help me get it done, hopefully creating a site with a WordPress underpinning, the likes of which is rarely seen. It’s now close. Very close, and an unveiling is coming soon. For ... More About: Blogging , Ready
Top 10 things to do while visiting Phoenix for Super Bowl Week
2008-01-25 20:06:00 It’s Friday. Teresa Boardman in St. Paul writes Fridays are for fun, and I’m finally listening. At least this week. And probably next week, but after that, I can’t make any promises. By this point, if you are planning to come to Phoenix for the Super Bowl , you’ve probably at least got travel plans. Some place ... More About: Real Estate , Arizona
Meme?d on my birthday
2008-01-23 20:53:00 The North Phoenix Agent, Heather Barr, tagged me on my birthday. I’m not sure if that’s a present or not, but I’m game to play along. Accordingly, here are the rules: (1) list 7 things about yourself, (2) tag 7 people to do the meme on themselves including a link to their site. In ... More About: Meme , Blogging , Birthday
Gone skiing
2008-01-22 13:50:00 That’s right. I’m going skiing today. It just so happens, that I turned 40 today. To celebrate, I’m going alone to Snow Bowl in Flagstaff to enjoy the 36-62 inches of snow they have up there, during the middle of the week, when lift lines are hopefully short. The weather should be spectacular. I’m even planning ... More About: Arizona , Skiing
The Super Bowl comes to Phoenix (actually Glendale)
2008-01-21 18:32:00 Like a huge percentage of you, last night I watched the Patriots defeat the Charges, and then the Packers lose to the Giants. The first was expected. The second was a surprise (to me). In a way, I feel cheated that the Packers aren’t going to the Super Bowl . The game itself is rarely that good, ... More About: Phoenix , Rentals , Glendale
Real Estate related Social Networking
2008-01-17 20:51:00 In the last week+, I’ve crossed my own picket line at Trulia Voices a couple of times for reasons I can’t even put a finger on myself. I suppose you could say it was to see if there really has been any change since I went public with the strike back in October. Others would probably ... More About: Social , Social Networking , Estate , Real Estate , Networking
Barrett-Jackson is in full swing
More articles from this author:2008-01-16 00:29:00 This post is a bit late in arriving. I took the above photo last Wednesday, and it’s been sitting in my memory card begging to come out and be seen by the world. Well, probably not, but it has been waiting patiently for nearly a week. The Barrett-Jackson auction, however, doesn’t care that I’ve been a ... More About: Real Estate , Full , Swing , Full Swing 1, 2, 3 |
