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Tag Archive: bank owned properties
Losing Buyers to the Banks? Time to Work On Your Bolo Punch.
You've been punched. You've been cajoled. You've been dismissed out of hand as a serious contender. Your corner wants to throw in the towel, but it's time to look deep inside yourself for that fighting spirit. This is your Rocky moment, and I'm your Mick. Tempting as it may be to utter "No mas," in the ...
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First-Time Home Buyer Credit & Short Sales Do Not Mix!
By now, even the most procrastinating of first time home buyers understands that the end is nigh. The end of the $8000 first-time homebuyer tax credit, that is. While rumors abound about a possible extension past the current deadline, rumors also persist that man did not actually walk on the moon in 1969 (if you ...
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I Had a Choice … And I Made It.
Picture a bowl of primordial soup. No, really picture it. What does it look like? I see a gelatinous, gray gumbo of sorts. The contents within completely impervious to the light of the sun underneath an opaque, spoon-devouring outer layer. I don't need to make out the individual invertebrates that I sense roiling about the ...
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Selling Homes and Nailing Things to Trees
My wife has an affinity for collecting quotes. Whether humorous or inspirational, on fridge magnets or flowery stationary, she likes having the visible reminders nearby as a lifeline to help pull her out of whatever malaise she may happen to find herself mired in at a given moment. Truth be told, prone as I am ...
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New Scottsdale Arrivals! Daily MLS Updates
Congratulations, it’s a … house! Click here for daily updates to new Scottsdale MLS listings, or to launch your own custom search.
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Falling Equities … Are Realtors to Blame?
Credit crisis. Foot dragging financial institutions. Risky Loans. All are usual suspects in the housing market debacle of 2007-present. What responsibility do we agents bear for tumbling home equities?
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Has Housing Found It’s Legs? The Summer (And the Chicken) Will Tell.
Is the local housing market in the greater Phoenix and Scottsdale area poised for a recovery? The tic-tac-toe playing donkey says, “sorta.”
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Short Sales, Foreclosures, Resales … Huh?
Times were you looked at a few houses, found one you liked and made an offer to the current owner. After a bit of haggling, you settled on a price that both parties could live with and away you went. Easy as pie. In the current landscape, however, buying a home is not always that simple. ...
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New Construction Vs Bank Owned Homes – A Brewing Battle?
It is an inevitable starting point for many buyers right now. Before I can finish saying hello, I am bombarded with requests to see bank-owned and short sale housing. Frankly, were we to change places, I would most likely do the very same. I am ...
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