Mortgage Applications Drop 11 Percent Mortgage applications decreased 11.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 22, 2016. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 11.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one… Read More
Video: The Top Six Most Useful Kitchen Additions There are enough fantastic kitchen doodads out there to make most existing kitchens as user-friendly as brand new! Here are a few really useful additions. For your convenience we’ve provided a printed transcript just below the video. Transcript: The Top Six Most Useful Kitchen Additions Welcome to… Read More
Luxury Wall Panels Take Home Decor to a Whole New Level Paneling is back, but it’s not the paneling of old that we remember from our childhood. These are creations as varied and intriguing as your imagination can envision. Look around… what makes your home uniquely you? These can be installed in any room, utilizing… Read More
The inventory of homes for sale in the Greater Phoenix Valley is paralleling a similarly reduced demand, resulting in a static resale market. Not really surprising considering the beginning of the new school year. If history is a predictor, the real estate market will pick up briefly before the holidays and resume ‘normal’ activity sometime… Read More
Mortgage Rates Hover over Historic Lows Average fixed mortgage rates ticked up slightly across the board but remain near historic lows, according to the recently released Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey®(PMMS®). “Post-Brexit volatility tapered off over the last few weeks, allowing interest rates to bounce back a bit from their record and near-record lows,”… Read More
It’s been quite a while since back to school was a crazy time around our house. Now our back-to-school thoughts run more along the lines of “How can I avoid streets with school zones?” and “What hour of the day is the best time to not get stuck behind a bus?” But for a lot… Read More
Due to tight real estate inventory and low interest rates, Arizona resale homes are selling fast and residential New Construction is booming. We have discount programs to help with closing costs, and a highly experienced staff to help you make you make the smartest real estate investment.
Great tips in this video, but let me just add one piece of advice for Arizona residents or anyone living in an area with hard water. One of the smartest ways to save money is to install a water softener. The damage from hard water to pipes, faucets, your washing machine and dishwasher are all… Read More
Home Purchase Sentiment Rockets to New High. First time buyers are not quite squeezed out of the market yet, but they are beginning to see more limited options. The real estate market in Arizona is healthy, with only a slightly lower inventory than would indicate “balanced”. We are still hovering in Seller’s Market territory, however… Read More
Individual electronic home devices, many of which you’ll find in new construction homes, have been available for several years. The trick is to interconnect all of the separate technology and make it work in unison… the smart home. Both Google and Apple developed systems to do this. I’m not sure this would actually be a… Read More
