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Greater Phoenix Residential Market
July 31, 2022
Fletcher R. Wilcox Sales Associate Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty 602.648.1230 Fletcher.Wilcox@RussLyon.com Market Shift = More Opportunities for Buyers Inventory Increases as Mortgage Rates Increase Overall Purchase Price Dips Employment Report from the Greater Phoenix Economic Council June Results: Both Purchase Price and Rents Dip The following results are for single-family resale homes in… Read more
How To Evaluate a Flip Like a Professional Home Inspector
July 1, 2022
Sean Garvey CEO / Home Inspector Simply put, a flipped home can be a work of art or a complete disaster. A flipper (or redeveloper, as some like to be called) can take something that is dilapidated, worn, and old, and add new modern design features, new electrical and plumbing, new appliances, etc. They… Read more
PICKLEBALL WARS
July 1, 2022
David Allen Partner Jaburg | Wilk Attorneys at Law If we have to pick one word to describe the difference between living under the laws of our country as opposed to many other countries, that word might be “freedom.” Who at some point in their life hasn’t responded to somebody’s criticism of something that… Read more
Why Are Open Houses Beneficial For Investor Fix and Flips?
July 1, 2022
Shannon Quagliata Open Houses Direct With all the changes going on in Real Estate in Arizona from new MLS regulations to interest rates and inventory on the rise, Open Houses are selling houses more than ever. Open Houses are the one marketing tool that has been around for over 100 years and has withstood… Read more
Laying Down the Law – Tenants in Common
July 1, 2022
Written by Columnist: Christopher J. Charles, Esq. There are several ways to hold title to real property in Arizona: tenancy in common; joint tenancy with right of survivorship; community property with right of survivorship; and as community property. This article focuses on real property held at tenancy in common. In a tenancy in common… Read more
Full Disclosure: How to vet transactions for disclosure violations
July 1, 2022
Written by Columnist: Samuel Doncaster Arizona’s disclosure requirement is broad enough that most real estate transactions include some form of non-disclosure liability. Sometimes sellers give into the temptation to lie. Other times they fill the form out in a hurry and don’t adequately disclose everything they know. Either way, the seller is failing to… Read more
No Flops for this Flipper
July 1, 2022
Laura Kelly Mance, CRB President, Long Realty lmance@longrealty.com Seeing him for the first time, you wouldn’t think this impeccably dressed man knew much about soffits and lintels or anything that involved plumbing. You would be wrong. Tyler Lopez and his wife Tana lead a very successful real estate team in and around Tucson, and… Read more
Arizona Cities Make Top the List for Job Recovery
July 1, 2022
Fletcher R. Wilcox Sales Associate Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty 602.648.1230 Fletcher.Wilcox@RussLyon.com Arizona Cities Make Top the List for Job Recovery Both Purchase Price & Rent Reach New Pinnacles Inventory Increases as Buyers Wait & See Arizona: More Than 100,000 People Employed Year-Over-Year This past April, 111,300 more people were employed in Arizona… Read more
Serving Sellers to Lock in Your Buyers
June 3, 2022
Laura Kelly Mance President, Long Realty lmance@longrealty.com As a girl who grew up in NJ where it rains 117 days a year, I can’t imagine not having enough water. But as I look out my window at a single tree with feathery “leaves” growing out of the dirt and surrounded by more dirt I’m… Read more
Full Disclosure: The right and wrong way to discuss SPDS disputes
June 3, 2022
Written by Columnist: Samuel Doncaster One of the most common errors people make when handling disclosure disputes is getting the initial notice wrong. The Arizona Association of Realtors Residential Resale Real Estate Purchase Contract requires a specific procedure for providing notice of disputes relating to the transaction and mediating or litigating them. These procedures… Read more