Barbara Romeo's (barbromeo) Blog

I am working from my home office and cannot help thinking about PURPLE MOUNTAINS MAJESTY the line in the song America The Beautiful.  We certainly have it all here in Fountain Hills.  What a terrific place to live and work. Not only do we have the beauty of the PURPLE MOUNTAINS, but we have The F...

However, there are few things you can do to maximize your chances and to make sure that you don't let that interested buyer to slip away. Here are some suggestions: 1) Price your Home Right - in many areas surrounding Phoenix the supply of homes on the market for sale is so abundant that if you a...

the Commerce Department reported Monday. New home sales post unexpected increase as prices fall to lowest level in 4 years Sales of new homes unexpectedly rose last month, as many homebuyers seized on builder discounts and rushed to take advantage of expiring down payment assistance programs and ...

A seizure of WaMu has been widely anticipated for some time because of the company's heavy mortgage-related losses. It has seen its stock price plummet 95 percent from a 52-week high of $36.47 to its close of $1.69 Thursday, JPMorgan Chase, which acquired Bear Stearns Cos. last March, also said i...

Wall Street extended a huge rally Friday as investors stormed back into the market, relieved that the government plans to rescue banks from billions of dollars in bad debt. The Dow Jones industrials rose more than 375 points, giving them a massive gain of more than 785 points over two days, and T...

on the tax records, anybody, could go to the public records and type in the last name of a friend, family member, business associate. The search would return records of not only every home or every Real Estate purchase ever purchased in Maricopa County under that name, but also the purchase price...

Builder Incentives include everything from cars, pools, plasma TV's, vacations, upgraded interior fixtures like granite and stainless steel appliances, Green cost saving efforts like solar paneling and financial incentives like no money out of pocket closing costs. Shea Homes offered BMW converti...

Foreclosed Home Auctions are everywhere. The are the leading adveritsers in the local Newspapers. Likely, nationally. There are many sites you can look. I am not making a recommnedation at all. However, you can check National Foreclosure Auctions to learn more. These can be an important but necss...

myths and pitfalls of which to be aware... Foreclosure Homes are not always under market value - Often, you do not have access to preview the homes thus potentially buying homes in disrepair Cash is often required to purchase with no promise of Re-Finance , thus tying up a large amount of cash if...

5 tips to price and sell your home. Don't price your home based upon the highest quote from a Realtor you interviewed- too often they are just trying to get a listing price based on comps that are within 90 days old - anything older is no longer a valid comparable Don't price your home based upon...