Dust in Your Ears

  Shady Lane Estates in Tempe, AZ - Pool, Spa, Guest House!            Built 1998, 3784 sf main+1056 sf guest, 0.6 acre lot, 6 Bedrooms 5 baths  - $774,900 ~ SOLD! Experience privacy and luxury in this 3784 sf Tempe Ranch home in a small, one-street gated community.  Main features are an attached...

= Preview Property of the Week = STONE.  It's all the rage now.  Granite counter tops.  Stone fireplace surrounds.  Flagstone walkways, pool and patio decks.  Stone is everywhere but inside my shoe!  Ah, but wait...let me preview some properties, and I'm sure that no stone will be left - UNUSED!!...

  Blue Star Memorial - 4700 E Warner Road, Phoenix, AZ 85044 My team has a listing in Ahwatukee, a pocket community of Phoenix.  When I check on the property, I keep an eye out for something special, as I do for any listing.  I learn by vision primarily, so I'm always on the lookout for anything ...

It was one of those days.  GPS, Printed Maps, Road Signs, Painted Curbs - somehow I was going to the wrong house on every street of my preview list!!!  In this hot market it's important to get out and take a look at properties before they disappear!  My printout was a week old ( I like to take n...

= Preview Property of the Week = I've been previewing houses in the Scottsdale greenbelt area south of McDonald Road.  Many of these homes are over 40 or 50 years old.  In the past two years, investors have purchased many distressed homes, stripped and rebuilt them from the inside out.  With new ...

This week I paid a visit to three (3) vacant homes and was treated to three (3) unique surprises. House #1 was listed for two months and a small appliance had vanished sometime between cleaning the house and accepting a purchase contract - a period of over six weeks.  I went to the home and the "...

It's been a hot summer.  Not the mundane 115 degree heat and sweaty humidity of monsoon season here in AZ, but the RE market is ablaze with home shoppers who are tired of hearing "No." and getting a little steamed under the collar. During June-July this year I was putting out fires every day with...

Trying to wrap my head around this whole hyper-local thingy.  Last week I'm driving back from a listing, down the same streets I've done a dozen times, the same corners, landmarks, and - ? WHAT IS THAT ? Like a Monty Python foot coming from the sky, this captures my attention!  It's HYPER-LOCAL!!...

A year ago today I joined my real estate office and the state listed me as ACTIVE.  I took a seat in the corner of a very, very, very big house. Every month has been a completely different experience.  It took me a few months to learn there's no such thing as NORMAL.  Each client, each home, each...

This article from AZCentral.com showcases a special edition of MONOPOLY using local neighborhoods of the Phoenix Valley of the Sun!!! http://www.azcentral.com/business/realestate/articles/2012/07/18/20120718home-listing-group-game-some-fun.html The Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service has a ...