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Darlene Brooks

Halloween family fun in Metro Phoenix Arizona

With halloween approaching, many families are not sure where to take their families to have fun and pick out their pumpkin.  Desert Botanical Garden at Papago Park, Phoenix offers pumpkin patch, maze,petting for animals,  and Pony rides.  I researched some great places to take your families out and have fun. See photos of the Desert [...] Read more

Darlene Brooks

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

Stephen Brooks

Have You Heard About The 1% Down-Payment Program From The Lending Company!!

The Lending Company is offering a  program where you can buy a home with as little as 1% down on an FHA or VA loan. Now is a great time to buy with homes in metro Phoenix selling for half the previous price. Here is a breakdown of how the 1% program works:   About [...] Read more

Elizabeth Hickey

Short Sale Questions, Phoenix Scottsdale

There are several areas of concern homeowners have in considering a short sale.  If you’re contemplating a short sale or ‘walking away’, you need answers to these questions to make an informed decision.  Please contact me for assistance in getting these answers from reliable sources: The anti-deficiency statutes– what happens if “walk away” from my home?Deficiency [...] Read more

Elizabeth Hickey

Luxury Real Estate-is it time to upgrade?

With historically low interest rates and market prices at a generational low, it appears to be a good time to determine if its the ideal time to take a step up, whether its getting into that neighborhood you adore, adding another 1,000 square feet of living space, or a larger yard with a pool and [...] Read more

Elizabeth Hickey

Where are foreclosures highest?

One of my favorite sources for solid information on the Arizona real estate market, The Cromford Report, had an interesting article on where foreclosures are most prominent.    These numbers can have impacts on values (obviously), but also on the neighborhoods in which they occur (including the HOA; if you’re buying or selling, we need to [...] Read more

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