Is it just me or when you think of the year 2010 , it feels more like 3 years ago, not TEN whole years. A lot has happened in the world in that 10 year span. The decade started knee deep in a financial crisis. In January, the world watched in

If you could only choose one, which would you rather have?   A home with a gorgeous chef’s kitchen with a plain dirt backyard, or a home with a 15 year old kitchen and a resort style backyard with a nice pool, waterfalls, and lush landscaping?  Would you prefer a small

116%.  That’s the amount of increases in refinances compared with 1 year ago. Yes, mortgage rates have softened quite a bit this year.  But will it continue?  What about housing prices, will they climb or sink?  Home pricing predictions for Quarter 4 and Quarter 1 of 2020 are in, and

The year is 1989.  You’re ready to buy a home.  You jump in your Chevy Caprice station wagon and hit the streets, looking for “For Sale” signs. Without much luck, you pull out the yellow pages at home, pick up your landline and dial up the neighborhood real estate office.  It’s

It’s hard to believe but 2019 is really halfway over.  Before we start thinking about what the year 2020 will bring, it’s time to look back at what the real estate market has done in the first half of the year.  Where are we now? Where will we go from

How is it possible that a city of nearly 5 million people in the middle of the desert, with only 8 inches of rain per year, is able to not only survive, but thrive? The reality is over the last several years Arizona main water source, the Colorado River and

With exactly 18,144 properties for sale in the greater Phoenix area at this moment, there’s a perfect home for just about everybody. However, with that many homes available, you better believe there will be some pretty unique properties to hit the market every once in a while. Take a look

Selling a home is stressful enough. But if you could do just a few things to make it just a little easier, wouldn’t you? One way some people try to combat the stress of selling is by waiting until moving out before listing their house for sale.  But is this

If you want to add instant value to your home, making home improvements is the most obvious answer.  But is it possible that some improvements can actually LOWER the value of your home? Yes, it’s absolutely true, there are a handful of renovations that will hurt the  resale value of

“The best time to buy a home is always five years ago.”  –Ray Brown.
If I could go back 5 years and buy more property would I? Absolutely, wouldn’t you? Unfortunately we can’t time travel (yet), so the next best option is to take action today. Does that mean right now