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In this weeks episode of the Phoenix Real Estate Advisor podcast we cover questions received regarding mortgages. I was glad that Ron Coats from Olympic Mortgage was willing to come back and clear some of this up.People wanted to know the difference between Brokers and Banks, Is this really a bai...
11/25/2008
Some of the hot economic news we talked about last week has hit and ... its interesting.  •-          Housing starts were down 4.5% and building permits were down 12% •-          CPI (measure of inflation) posted the largest decline in the 51 year history of the BLS •-          Average weekly ear...
11/19/2008
In this episode of The Phoenix Real Estate Advisor we interview one of our preferred loan officers. Shelley Martin from Suburban Mortgage discusses the facts about the FHA 203k Loan that allows the borrower to add repair costs into the first loan.If you've considered buying a home that requires s...
11/18/2008
Here's a collection of the questions I most often receive from people about Sun CIty Festival. If you have others please don't hesitate to call me at 623.362.3060. Ask me about how you can stay at the villas for FREE! Q: How many Inventory homes do they have? A: Approximatley 93 finished homes. Q...
11/17/2008
In this episode of the Phoenix Real Estate Advisor we talk to Renee from Staged by Renee. After her last interview we received several calls about staging a home and she agreed to come back.You'll hear about using your own furnishings or hers, living her a staged home while it's for sale, are sta...
11/11/2008
In this weeks episode of the Phoenix Real Estate Advisor I review the market conditions for the month of October vs. September. Tis includes home sales, days on market, average sales price and more. I use MLS statistics to inform you on two fronts-one for the Phoenix metro area and the other for ...
11/04/2008
Today I interview the guys from PrimeLending Group from Scottsdale, Arizona about the mortgage industry. Mike and Jeremy spent a little time today following up on the lending industry.In this episode we cover topics such as How to get started with a mortgage, What are some of the cost to obtainin...
10/29/2008
OK, I know you might be getting tired of hearin gabout proposal 100 but I need to write abou tit one more time. This proposal is really important to all of us. If this proposal doesn't pass you could find yourself as a homeseller or buyer paying a new tax. This new tax will hurt home sales in Ari...
10/27/2008
In this episode of the Phoenix Real Estate Advisor I interview a home inspector from Pillar to Post. Bill Rosser was kind enough to come back and answer a few more questions that listeners had about home inspections.Today we talk about the license requirements for inspectors, why a seller should ...
10/21/2008
I have clients ask if there's any zero down mortgages left and the answer is "not many". There's a few local program like the "home in 5″ program but that runs out of money very quickly making it very difficult. One of my preferred lenders, Jeremy House, sent this over last night. It offers a gre...
10/21/2008
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A blog that serves the metro Phoenix, Arizona area. Topics include short sales, mortgage interest rates, credit scores, real estate, foreclosures and most anything related to buying or selling a home.