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Leasing and Property Management: A Forgotten Option
June 1, 2020
Chris Sanchez 101 Realty & Management 2019 Residential Real Estate Property Manager of the Year When you think of leasing and property management, what are a few words that come to mind? I know for most in the real estate industry, a few would be tenant complaints, late night maintenance calls, late rent payments,… Read more
Three Leasing Trends To Look For
June 1, 2020
Sarah Richardson Founder and CEO, Tru Realty In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the experts are on-edge trying to figure out what the housing industry will look like when the dust settles. Government officials had to make difficult decisions to keep everyone safe, and although it can feel like these are dark times… Read more
June 2020 – Letter From the School VP
June 1, 2020
Greg Muir Executive Vice President, Arizona Journal of Real Estate & Business Dear Friends, At Arizona School of Real Estate and Business, we’re doing everything we can to get back to “normal” dealing with the impacts of COVID-19. As always, our number one goal remains to ensure student safety while delivering the quality education… Read more
Time Management is Old School. It’s All About Energy!
June 1, 2020
Eden Sunshine Vice President, Realty Executives I was physically exhausted, drained, and unable to focus. I would lose my train of thought and could hardly keep my eyes opened. Within an hour of waking up in the morning, I was ready for a nap. I was wiped out, yet had to keep-up with work,… Read more
Misperceptions of Down Payment Assistance Programs (DPA’s)
May 4, 2020
Dirk Swift Program Director, Home Plus In the 80’s, my wife and I would likely have been profiled as typical homebuyers. In the area now known as Westgate, we purchased our first home in 1985 for $80,000. It was a brand new, 1450 square foot house, with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. At the time,… Read more
LAYING DOWN THE LAW – FORCE MAJEURE, COVID-19, AND REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS
April 26, 2020
Christopher J. Charles Attorney, Provident Law Why are real estate contracts so long? The initial REALTOR® Residential Resale Real Estate Purchase Contact was about one page; today, it is ten pages, not including the various addenda and disclosure forms. Excellent contract drafting aims to memorialize the parties’ agreement, including their rights and responsibilities, and tries… Read more
Commercial Leases and Force Majeure
April 26, 2020
David Allen Partner, Jaburg | Wilk Attorneys at Law Until recently, many commercial landlords and tenants had never heard of the term “force majeure,” and even if they had, few really understood what it meant. Amongst the countless changes in our lives since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, is the realization by commercial… Read more
The Magic Pill During a Crisis
April 26, 2020
Eden Sunshine Vice President, Realty Executives As I am sitting here writing this article, Covid-19 is literally capturing every headline in the media right now. Know that there are about three weeks between the time I am writing this and the day it is getting published. In my deepest thoughts and prayers, I am… Read more
Market Update: March Residential Results and Early April Results Real Estate Transactions During the Coronavirus Storm
April 26, 2020
Fletcher Wilcox V.P. Business Development & Real Estate Analyst, Grand Canyon Title Agency COVID-19 Real Estate Related Questions May Real Estate Agents List and Show Properties During COVID-19? Yes. According to the March 23 State of Arizona Executive Order 2020-12 Prohibiting the Closure of Essential Services, the following are listed as essential services: real… Read more
Building Relationships Getting New Leads/Listings
April 5, 2020
Suzanne Fuqua eXp Building relationships is about developing your SOI, or your “sphere of influence.” You will want to start by creating a database from your cell phone. Those leads are people that you know well enough to recognize and say hello to in the grocery store. You may also extend your database with… Read more