Archives for June 2012

For those of you who are wondering what the facts are on the valley’s real estate market values, this will be a quick primer. Despite national news or even the local news stories (shadow inventory, prices dropping, foreclosure wave coming, etc.) the fact of the matter is prices have been marching upwards at a record pace the last 3 months. The price per square foot since February 16thhas Continue Reading

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Housing prices rose in most of the country in April, as record low mortgage rates and some of the cheapest housing prices in decades spurred some long-desired home sales, while consumer confidence dropped in June for the fourth straight month as fewer consumers predicted the economy will pick up later this year.The S&P/Case-Shiller composite index of U.S. home prices rose 1.3% for the month. Continue Reading

In the USA more ice cream is consumed per head than any other country in the world. Since 1984, when President Reagan proclaimed that National Ice Cream Month be celebrated annually, every July has been a focus for greater attention to ice cream in the United States with the 3rd Sunday of that month each year being National Ice Cream Day.  Check Out These Top 10 Flavors. What’s Continue Reading

Get Independent this Summer with these Do-It-Yourself Home Improvement Tips  • Check all exterior walls for peeling or cracked paint. If you decide to repaint your house yourself, you can cut this job down to size by painting just one or two walls per year. Typically, paint on south and west-facing walls deteriorates faster and requires more frequent recoating than paint on north or Continue Reading

The Market-at-a-Glance section contains an overall summary of the trends. A recap of the current market indicators are as follows:1. Resale Listings – 20,162a. The May listing count decreased by 897 (-4.3%) from the April count.2. Resale Sales – 8,445a. Resale sales volume is down from this month in 2011 by -1,366 (-13.9%). b. Resale sales volume is down from Continue Reading

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The booming Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport has unveiled a $1.4 billion plan for a new passenger terminal that could open as soon as 5 years from now and eventually expand to 60 gates. The airport is anticipating that rapid growth will continue with its focus on low-cost air travel, and that its continuously-expanding temporary terminal will soon reach capacity. Gateway served almost 1 million Continue Reading

Here is a graph showing the listings by transaction type. This is measured weekly in Mesa & Gilbert since February 2011.Give us a call today to buy or sell a home! Values are rising quickly due to low inventory but interest rates are still VERY low!480-240-9724 ext. 1 Continue Reading

In 2007, the Mortgage Debt Relief Act was passed in an attempt to help the millions of homeowners who, due to the housing crisis and economic crash, suddenly found themselves in danger of losing their home to foreclosure.   The act has helped many distressed homeowners find solutions to avoid foreclosure and opened up options to them that were previously unavailable. However, Continue Reading