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Making a Living in Real Estate

Making a Living in Real Estate

The current statewide real estate agent numbers are in. And based on the swelling ranks of folks getting…

Realtors Amass in Number and Decrease in Age

Realtors Amass in Number and Decrease in Age

Is this Good or Bad for the Consumer?When I arrived on the real estate scene in 1976 in…

Phoenix Metro Real Estate Check-Up

Phoenix Metro Real Estate Check-Up

The health of a residential real estate market can be written about in many ways, often depicting(or spinning) the author's own viewpoint or…

Reverse Mortgages. A Risk? A Strategy? Or a …

Reverse Mortgages. A Risk? A Strategy? Or a …

Well, now that I've turned 62, more senior financial options are presenting themselves to me even besides being…

Buyer Desire for More "Move-in Ready" Homes

Buyer Desire for More "Move-in Ready" Homes

When my family relocated to the Valley in 1994, it was a hot new-home sales market. North Scottsdale…

Will Larger Expensive Homes Go Away?

Will Larger Expensive Homes Go Away?

As we've been reporting fairly regularly, price matters. The more expensive a home is, the fewer the buyers…

1st Quarter 2016 Real Estate Report

1st Quarter 2016 Real Estate Report

Though Jonathan and I like to provide market updates each week, the most accurate data comparisons are quarter…

The March Toward a Sellers' Market

The March Toward a Sellers' Market

Over the last few weeks, some positive trends have given sellers' encouragement.  If you follow our market index…

Rental Prices Keep Moving Up... What's a Renter …

Rental Prices Keep Moving Up... What's a Renter …

Rental demand continues to skyrocket and with it rental prices have risen dramatically. The average lease price for…

The Zillow Zestimate... Can it Be Trusted?

The Zillow Zestimate... Can it Be Trusted?

Zillow has become probably the most widely used home searching tool in the United States. If you, like…