22nd March 2011
A prospective buyer’s willingness to buy more quickly – and at a higher price – is often driven by emotion. A home that shows exceptionally well helps arouse the prospective buyer’s emotional desires for that home. First impressions count. That’s why you’...
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22nd March 2011
Presently, prices of Phoenix homes for sale are at historic lows, interest rates are at historic lows, and house inventory is at historic highs. One would think that the market would never get better for today’s home buyer. Some buyers still have one chal...
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14th February 2011
The last few years of economic turmoil have presented many homeowners with financial hardships and left them unsure of what to do. While some find solutions to their problems, others do not and evidence of the hardships is generally all too obvious. Many ...
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14th February 2011
When I was a little boy, my father read me the story of The Tortoise and the Hare. At the time it seemed like just a fun story, but actually my father was setting me up to teach me advice about investing. He would say, “A good investment is not a get-rich...
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03rd December 2010
A home that shows exceptionally well helps arouse the prospective buyer’s emotional desire to buy more quickly at a higher price. First impressions count. That’s why neat, clean homes get snatched up and others just sit on the market. Builders of homes...
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03rd December 2010
With all the extremes in the Phoenix Real Estate market today – low, low interest rates; large numbers of Phoenix Arizona Homes to choose from; high measures of home affordability – a frequently-heard message is that “it’s a great time to buy!" Indeed, w...
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14th October 2010
Buying a home is not like buying a TV, a couch, or a car. There generally are no returns, no money-back guarantees and no extended warranties. In most situations, you won’t be able to change your mind and sell your new home and break even – even after fiv...
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14th October 2010
Has your home been on the market so long that the For Sale sign out front has begun to rust? At some point you probably began to ask yourself if your home may be overpriced for the market. Here are a few things to consider in order to make that determinat...
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19th August 2010
Well-planned short sales of Phoenix Arizona Homes may have significant advantages over foreclosures. Indeed, a close look at the Phoenix MLS shows a relatively high percentage of short sales among all Phoenix Homes for Sale. There are many questions to as...
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19th August 2010
Many potential buyers of Phoenix Homes for Sale are often unaware that many of their actions in other parts of their lives can have a significant impact on the home buying and financing process. As a prospective buyer looking for a home in the Phoenix Rea...
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31st May 2010
In today's market, with home prices substantially lower than during the housing "boom", you may find yourself in the position of having to sell your home, yet owing more to your lender than you can get for the house on the open market. One way of solving ...
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31st May 2010
Does the "perfect home" exist? I guess if you have an unlimited budget, then probably so. For the rest of us - those who aren't rock stars or professional athletes -- the perfect home for us may exist, but finding it requires a little preparation. Here ar...
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07th May 2010
In today's economy, it's a common strategy to try and keep expenses down, reduce costs, and "just hang on" while things rebound. And, with economic pressures pushing rents down, it can seem attractive to just rent for a while and "save some money."
In...
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