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Will A Team Work In Appraisal?
April 1, 2019
Beth Sigg Northwest Real Estate Services The typical appraisal model in business is the lone wolf working in a home office. Or an appraisal company employee working in a busy office but turning out appraisal reports alone. Will the team model work in the appraisal world? Below are a few reasons why teams in… Read more
Career Consideration: Mortgage Loan Officer
April 1, 2019
Dean Wegner Guardian Mortgage There are many career opportunities that exist within the real estate industry outside of a typical real estate agent role. Each job plays a key part in the home buying or selling process and provides valuable support to clients along the way. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment… Read more
Where We’re Going…We Don’t Need Parking Lots
April 1, 2019
John Tomblin Sofvue.com, OfficeAtlas.com, AirwestDrones.com Remember the famous line from the 1980’s blockbuster film “Back to the Future” when Dr. Emmett Brown, the mad scientist says “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” Now fast forward to 2019. An amazing transformation is taking shape across the nation. Major urban areas are consumed with… Read more
LAYING DOWN THE LAW – WHY MEDIATION TRUMPS LITIGATION
April 1, 2019
Christopher J. Charles, Esq. Provident Law “Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.” Proverbs 14:4. Put another way, if you don’t do any work, you might have a clean stable, but you won’t have any crops. Applying this principal to business,… Read more
Classroom or Online Real Estate Courses: What’s the Best Fit for You?
March 29, 2019
Deb Prevost, Director of Education, ASREB You want to get your real estate license, but don’t know the best way to prepare. You can choose between classroom or online real estate pre-licensing courses – both offer the same material, so which is best? It comes down to what type of learner you are and your… Read more
Old Housing Stock Creates Opportunities for Remodels, Fix & Flips; Results for January Sales, New Listings and Median Purchase Price
February 26, 2019
Fletcher Wilcox Grand Canyon Title Agency The Maricopa County median purchase price for a previously owned single-family home in January 2019 was $290,000. This was $16,250 or six percent higher than January 2018. In the previous five years, the month of January has always been the month with the lowest median purchase price of… Read more
LAYING DOWN THE LAW – COURT RULES THAT JUDGMENTS DO NOT ATTACH AS LIENS TO HOMESTEAD PROPERTIES
February 26, 2019
Christopher J. Charles, Esq. Provident Law Bryan Eastin, Esq. Provident Law Most civil cases never reach the trial stage. Instead, they are settled before trial. However, in the smaller percentage of cases that proceed all the way to trial, the Court will award to the prevailing party a judgment. These judgments are typically recorded… Read more
House Flipping – What To Look For
February 26, 2019
Suzanne Fuqua eXp Fixing and flipping homes seems like a simple way to make a large profit. However, it isn’t as easy as it looks, and it can still be a gamble to earn those high profits. The key is having great partnerships with contractors and suppliers that you trust and do great work… Read more
What is Knowledge?
February 26, 2019
David Allen Partner, Jaburg|Wilk Attorneys at Law If you ask somebody whether they “know” something, they will readily tell you either “yes” or “no.” There is no doubt while watching Jeopardy – either you know or you do not know the answer (or actually, the question). A person is said to have actual “knowledge”… Read more
Protecting Your Flipping Fortune
February 26, 2019
Kristin E. Rosan Partner, Madison & Rosan, LLP Attorneys at Law Once you’ve made your fortune flipping, make sure you keep it. One of the greatest areas of liability for flippers are undisclosed defects with a property you’ve repaired and flipped. Although disclosure requirements vary from state to state, laws routinely protect buyers that… Read more