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How to Ensure You Achieve Your Goals in 2020
February 3, 2020
Eden Sunshine Vice President, Realty Executives “Robert,” I emphatically pleaded, “Just because you have goals and clarified your vision and direction for your business doesn’t guarantee you will achieve them. You must proactively work every day on the activities necessary to achieve those goals. If you aren’t going to do that, then don’t waste… Read more
LAYING DOWN THE LAW – DID THE OVERALL INCREASE IN HOME INVENTORY REALLY MEAN MORE NEW LISTINGS?
January 2, 2020
Christopher J. Charles Attorney, Provident Law Between September 2018 and February 2019, we saw a moderate gain in home inventory prior to home shopping season, following a solid 44 months of consecutive inventory decreases. Some speculated that this perhaps meant that the number of people choosing to list their homes had at last begun… Read more
A Listing Agent’s Right to Get Paid
January 2, 2020
David Allen Partner, Jaburg | Wilk Attorneys at Law One of the great things about being a real estate agent is that when a transaction closes, the agent gets paid his or her commission regardless of how much time and effort expended by the agent in connection with the transaction. Commission is usually computed… Read more
The Basics of Tax Lien Season
January 2, 2020
Sarah Richardson Founder and CEO, Tru Realty Have you ever wondered if tax liens could be a good investment for you? The process of investing in tax liens can be financially beneficial but just as challenging for those who are new to the arena. In this article, we’ll break down the basics of tax… Read more
Market Update: Freddie Mac Predictions for Mortgage Rates in 2020 New Record for Number of People Employed November Sales Results
January 2, 2020
Fletcher Wilcox V.P. Business Development & Real Estate Analyst, Grand Canyon Title Agency November Sales Results for Maricopa County (Greater Phoenix) November 2019 sales of single-family resales were 4,979 which was eight percent higher than the 4,615 sales in November 2018. While overall sales were up year-over-year, there were 343 less sales under $200,000… Read more
Tax Liens & Tax Lien Foreclosures
January 2, 2020
Jim Hogan Hogan School of Real Estate In Arizona, if property taxes are not paid, the County Treasurer will sell the delinquent lien at public auction. People buy tax liens for two reasons: first, to obtain ownership of a property through foreclosing the lien; or second, to obtain a high rate of interest on… Read more
The Hard Truth About Succeeding in the Real Estate Business
January 2, 2020
Eden Sunshine Vice President, Realty Executives As I wrapped up a recent business planning event for a group of real estate agents, I asked an important question. “By a show of hands” I queried, “having completed your 2020 Business Plan, who discovered the necessary activities to growing your business are new concepts and approaches… Read more
Leasing Rental Housing in Today’s Market
December 2, 2019
Debra Hill-Fox AskDebFox.com Let’s face it – Arizona is in a HOT rental market no matter what kind of property we manage. The past several years have been very good to owners, investors and property managers. Strong rental increases, aggressive rental rates and high occupancies. However, we need to be realistic and expect changes… Read more
Short-Term Rentals in Arizona
December 2, 2019
David Allen Partner, Jaburg | Wilk Attorneys at Law The growing popularity of homeowners renting out all or a part of their homes as “short-term rentals,” as an alternative to conventional hotels, cannot be denied. Several companies, including Airbnb and VRBO, exist to offer these types of “sharing economy” services to both the homeowner,… Read more
5 Things You Need To Know About Lease Management
December 2, 2019
Sarah Richardson Founder and CEO, Tru Realty It sounds simple enough. Place an ad, find a tenant to sign the lease and let the money come rolling in. Unfortunately, there’s quite a bit more to managing a lease than that. The easy part is getting tenants to sign a lease, the hard part comes… Read more