The Luxury market is indeed an entirely different animal. Timing, pricing, expectations, marketing and exposure, even showings must be customized. Luxury home buyers have the ‘luxury’ so to speak, of polar opposite alternatives… being super selective or offhandedly dismissive. Allow me to explain. You might conclude that all Luxury Home Buyers can afford, and so… Read More
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Effective Staging Presents an Inviting Face to Prospective Buyers
Staging comes in many different flavors, and it need not be expensive. You can hire a stager for their opinion only, using your existing furniture and fixtures. Stagers can bring in accent pieces or an entire house full of furniture if that’s what you’re looking for. Empty homes can be staged completely or enhanced with… Read More
Ready for Solar Power? Should You Lease or Buy?
Ready for Solar Power? Should You Lease or Buy? Whether or not a home buyer is willing to pay for your solar panels is still up in the air. Everybody talks a good game about conserving energy and cutting costs, but when it comes right down to a choice of properties, homes with solar panels… Read More
Video: Renew Your Home’s Aura with Color and Texture
Video: Renew Your Home’s Aura with Color and Texture For your convenience there is a transcript directly below the video. Video Transcript: Renew Your Home’s Aura with Color and Texture Welcome to Today’s Home Update, I’m Brandon. When decorating a room remember that color and texture help bring new emotion to a living space. Here… Read More
Late Summer Tips to Ready Your Home for Fall
Late Summer Tips to Ready Your Home for Fall The suggestions below apply to most of the country, in Arizona we have a whole other ‘prep for Fall’ routine. Still, the same advice applies, there are home projects that need attending to. We’ve been hibernating all Summer so we’re excited to get out there and… Read More
Wondering what’s going on in our unpredictable Real Estate Market?
Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa Arizona Real Estate Market Statistics. Days-on-Market for homes for sale in the East Valley, have been slowly increasing for the past few weeks. Chandler and Mesa find themselves at nearly 3 months for median days-on-market at 84 and 89 respectively, while Gilbert comes in at 78. Median List Prices are stagnant even… Read More
Great News for Home Buyers… The Market is Cooling.
… market activity in general has been moderate. Great news for home buyers? I would say so. Ridiculously low interest rates coupled with lateral or even downward migration of home prices, factor in less competition, and the result is ‘The Perfect Storm’ for Home Buyers!
Video: Roof Evaluation, a Good Idea Whether Buying, Selling or Staying
this is tricky-weather season; hurricanes, intense heat, tornadoes, monsoon, not to mention winter is coming. Have you checked out your roof lately? By the time you know you have a problem it’s often too late and then the hits just keep on coming. The video below has some great advice…
Low Inventory Dictates Direction of Real Estate Market in the Phoenix Valley
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
Video: Save Smart by Increasing Your Home’s Value
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