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Neighborhood Need-to-Knows for 21st Century Home Buyers 15 Sep 2012 | 01:38 am
The 21st century is in full effect. And that means a couple of things for savvy home buyers who are in the process of vetting prospective neighborhoods. Investigating neighborhood basics like school d...
Mortgage closing costs fell 7% for homebuyers 24 Aug 2012 | 10:46 pm
Federal regulations are helping to significantly reduce the amount new homebuyers are paying come closing time. The average cost of closing on a mortgage has fallen by 7.4% over the past year, accordi...
5 Ways to Spot a Home with Hidden Potential 24 Aug 2012 | 02:54 am
Remember metal detectors? When I was a kid, they were all the rage, holding the emotional rush of a game with the a potential real-life treasure chest at the end. Fast forward a couple of decades, and...
Want a mortgage? Better mow your lawn 23 Aug 2012 | 01:30 am
Did you forget to mow your lawn? Believe it or not, it could harm your ability to get a mortgage. Just when you thought you knew all the ins and outs of how your credit score is calculated, it all c...
improving, but slowl 22 Aug 2012 | 04:00 am
Several positive signs show Arizona’s economy is improving, although slowly. Besides the jobless rate, one of the indicators that matters most to consumers is the median home price, which fell 65 perc...
Phoenix, Mesa have nearly the lowest property taxes in the US 16 Aug 2012 | 04:47 am
Metro Phoenix may have weathered the worst of the housing crash, but regardless of the market’s erratic behavior, homeowners in two local cities have among the smallest property tax obligations in the...
Market Watch: New home prices up 15 Aug 2012 | 01:06 am
New data from Belfiore Real Estate Consulting shows the average price of a new home has climbed 5 percent so far this year and the price increase could reach 12 percent by the end of 2012. Jim Belfior...
Timing the Market: 5 Signs It’s the Right Time to Buy or Sell 14 Aug 2012 | 05:37 am
I’ve long marveled at how the prospect of buying or selling a home can transform the most patient poetry professor or the sweetest Sunday school teacher into a fast-talking, number-crunching, negotiat...
5 To Do’s When You and Your Mate Want Different Things in a Home 9 Aug 2012 | 01:49 am
Early on in my real estate career, I noticed a recurring anthropological event among house hunting couples. They would come into my office and sit down to tell me about what they were looking for in t...
6 Ways Your Home Can Help You Retire 8 Aug 2012 | 06:13 am
Once upon a time (i.e., 2006) in a magical place called the Bay Area, the real estate market got so heated that it became commonplace to hear coffee shop patrons trading stories about their little old...
