The Town of Fountain Hills is a master planned community established in 1970 by McCulloch Properties (now MCO Properties, Inc.). Prior to 1970 the area was a cattle ranch and was part of one of the largest land and cattle holdings in Arizona. Fountain Hills AZ lies just to the east of Scottsdale. Fountain Hills [...] Read more
News From CoreLogic Released 09/13/2011
CoreLogic is widely recognized as a leader in providing financial and property information to consumers. They are highly regarded and often quoted as being a source for accurate industry data. Yesterday, they revealed a report stating that 22.5% of all residential mortgages are UPSIDE DOWN. Well, that sounds scary enough…but looking at the Arizona market they quote [...] Read more
The Ins and Outs of Auction.com
Auction.com is one of the lead companies in the United States selling properties both commercial and residential for lenders, builders and developers. My main focus today is explaining foreclosure auctions for residential homes. I though this important to write about because twice now in the last six months, my clients have fallen in love with a home that [...] Read more
Realty One Acquired John Hall and Associates
In a recent announcement Realty One made public it’s acquisition of John Hall & Associates. One of the driving forces behind this merger comes with the desire to offer more advanced technology to it’s agents, thereby attracting more agents into the Brokerage. (See “Why are we doing this”) http://johnhall.com/2011/08/08/realty-one-group-acquires-john-hall-associates/ So who is it that has more technological Read more
Is It Just Me Or Is the Metropolitan Phoenix Real Estate Market Is Changing
Is it me or is the metropolitan Phoenix Real Estate market is changing for the better. Lately we’ve been getting a lot of buyers trying to find a good deal on a home in the Metropolitan Phoenix area. There are still some deals out there but they are going fast. I tell people that it is [...] Read more
Home Staging Tips
Curb appeal is the first impression with buyers and very crucial too. You don’t have spend thousands on the landscape but you can pressure wash your the exterior, clean the landscape, and plant some flowers which cost very little and go a long way. Wash your windows inside and outside would add more to the curb [...] Read more
