Recently, I have had the opportunity to become familiar with Casas del Oso, a custom luxury home builder in Scottsdale, Arizona. They build the most beautiful homes based upon the romantic architecture of Spain, Italy & Mexico. Most of their homes are located predominantly in golf communities in the greater Phoenix area.
I had the chance [...]

It has been a while since I last provided an interest rate chart on this blog. Plus I was curious to see what the graph would look like. I knew rates were lower than earlier this year, but it’s always nice to see it plotted out.
As you can see in the chart below, after peaking [...]

With so many REO’s  (bank owned properties) there is no telling what state some of these homes might be in. You may fall in love with the neighbourhood, the location or some other attribute of the home and even properties in distress.  You don’t have to give up on the property just because you may [...]

AMG Note: We don’t normally do a lot of guest posts on this blog. However, when Kat Sanders contacted me and asked I felt it was worth a try. So, here is one of her first posts.
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FHA loans are some of the most sought-after loans when people are planning to buy a home, more so [...]

We had a fun time yesterday evening at Bling Night. It was a social event organized by Joe and Jenn Maggiorie on one of Joe’s property listings up in Scottsdale. I had never been to an event like that before and had in fact no idea what a “bling night” was. It wasn’t hard to [...]

There is a great article over at The East Valley Tribune website on how you may be affected by the stimulus plan. There is so much in that bill that it’s worth getting familiar with some of the practical elements. The article has information on the different tax credit provisions (relevant if you’re seeking a [...]

This is somewhat old news (from last Friday), but Fannie and Freddie have extended their foreclosure freeze.  From the AP via Newsday:
MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — Government-controlled mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said Friday they have immediately suspended all foreclosure sales involving occupied single-family and 2-4 unit properties through March 6, to give [...]

The Real Estate Blog Carnival rolled into Arizona this weekend and boy did we have a lot of fun. In fact with Valentines day coming up love is in the air.  It is no surprise that this weeks’ blog carnival is heavily influenced by cupid. With over thirty submissions this week my weekend was certainly [...]

The stimulus bill has not passed Congress yet, but there is a lot of excitement in the housing industry about the $15,000 tax credit contained in the bill. The President is eager to get the bill passed through Congress and signed into law. Regardless of the wisdom of the bill (and I know there are [...]

Last week Jesse Herman, Awareness Coordinator at the Mesothelioma Cancer Center contacted me to see if I would post a public service announcement regarding asbestos.  After reviewing the information I feel it is something our readers could benefit from. Hence, I am posting the information he sent below as is – with only few edits [...]