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Here Is the Southwestern Desert - In the Larsen Gallery Old Town Scottsdale 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Anne Coe was signing copies of the book she illustrated, Here is the SouthwesternDesert
by Madeleine Dunphy. Limited edition prints of the illustrations from the book and her original paintings were offered for purchase to benefit Liberty Wildlife today at the Larsen Gallery
in Old Town Scottsdale.
For all of ...
FSBOs and REALTORS® and Reality 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Is it unethical for homeowners to ask a Realtor for a comparative market analysis (CMA) if they intend to sell the house themselves? That was the question raised on the Future of Real Estate Marketing blog recently. For Sale By Owner (FSBO) listings are always a hot topic, and there ...
Enchanting Encanto – Encanto Palmcroft Historic Homes Tour 0000-00-00 00:00:00
You may remember from earlier posts that I am a fan of historic homes. This Sunday there's an event made for people who love historic neighborhoods and enjoy seeing how other people live.
The Encanto Palmcroft Historic Homes
Tour and Street Fair is an annual event during which several homes are ... Read more:Enchanting
The Wondering Real Estate Weblogger 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Greg Swann threw down the very gentlemanly gauntlet; create a weblog post that comes within shouting distance of perfection in under an hour, and take as its subject the challenges faced by a new real estate weblogger. No mean feat is that. Examples of near-perfection, and many more of not-even-close, ... Read more:Estate
, Real Estate
Real Estate Photography - Finally, I made the plunge 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I have always been fascinated with photography and I decided that it was time to expand my “photographic horizon” beyond the digital pocket camera. Last year I added a Sony Alpha 100 to my camera-equipment arsenal in addition to several “point and shoot” cameras that I already owned.
No, there is ... Read more:Estate
, Real Estate
, Finally
, plunge
I am late - I am late 0000-00-00 00:00:00 This past week I have felt a bit like the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, always running late, always trying to catch up, and never quite making it. You could call it a "perfect real estate storm" where all the wrong elements came together. One very complex transaction plus several ...
No Freefalling in Metropolitan Phoenix 0000-00-00 00:00:00 All the home sellers who have been biting their nails and holding their breath can relax. A couple of articles recently came to the same conclusion – the Phoenix
area has escaped much of the fallout from what many called the real estate bubble. Around here, it was more ... Read more:Metropolitan
It’s Déjà vu All Over Again in Market News 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Pick up the morning paper and there they are – the headlines declaring doom and gloom in the real estate market. Log onto the Internet and there's CNN beating the same drum: new home sales plummeted in January all around the country. And you can't have missed the little ... Read more:Again
, Market
Mesa Mortgage Company ordered to shut down 0000-00-00 00:00:00
This morning I came across a story on azcentral.com while I was sipping on my cup of coffee. Reading the headline Mortgage
company shut down
Mesa-based firm caught in state's fraud crackdown immediately grabbed my attention since I just got over an unbelievably bad experience with a Loan Officer. ...
How To Become Obsolete – A Lesson from Print Advertising 0000-00-00 00:00:00 There have been several articles lately about print advertising and whether it's becoming an obsolete form of real estate advertising. Chuck's post made some good points, and many of the commenters agreed that it just doesn't pay to run print ads, at least in their markets.
I recently had an experience ... Read more:Become
, Print
, Advertising
Zillow-verload! 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The last couple of days have seen a feeding frenzy by real estate bloggers, taking on the company many love – or love to hate – Zillow
. Real estate bloggers and their readers/commenters have expressed every opinion in the full range from "Greatest thing ever in the world," to ...
Seller’s Remorse – It’s Not What You Think 0000-00-00 00:00:00 If you ask most homeowners what they think "Seller
's Remorse" is, they would probably say something like, "Well, it's that feeling that maybe you could have gotten more money for your house if you had waited a little longer."
Actually, Seller's Remorse happens long before a buyer makes an offer and ...
Buyer Win With a Knockout or Just a TKO? Mike Tyson sells Paradise Valley Home 0000-00-00 00:00:00 There are enough celebrities and captains of industry who call the Phoenix Metropolitan Area home that we barely notice when a high-end home sells. But when there's a famous (infamous?) name attached – in this case, Mike Tyson – you can be sure the transaction will get some media attention and ... Read more:Buyer
, Paradise
, Valley
Random Interruption - Titus House, is it a museum? 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Since I haven't posted in a while I thought I would share the interlude I had this afternoon:
So, I am working on my laptop at the dining room table preparing listing-documents when I heard my front door open and some people having a conversation. At first I thought I had ... Read more:Random
, Interruption
, House
Say Goodbye to the Old REALTOR.com® 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Sometime between today 6:00 PM PST and Tuesday REALTOR.com® will completely switch over to their new site which is currently available as REALTOR.com® Beta.
The long need enhancements to keep up with Web 2.0 sites like www.trulia.com and www.zillow.com, just to name a few, are now becoming permanent.
A couple of highlights ... Read more:Goodbye
, Say Goodbye
Random Interruption - Titus House, is it a museum? 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Since I haven't posted in a while I thought I would share the interlude I had this afternoon:
So, I am working on my laptop at the dining room table preparing listing-documents when I heard my front door open and some people having a conversation. At first I thought I had ... Read more:Random
, Interruption
, House
Buyer Win With a Knockout or Just a TKO? Mike Tyson sells Paradise Valley Home 0000-00-00 00:00:00 There are enough celebrities and captains of industry who call the Phoenix Metropolitan Area home that we barely notice when a high-end home sells. But when there's a famous (infamous?) name attached – in this case, Mike Tyson – you can be sure the transaction will get some media attention ... Read more:Buyer
, Paradise
, Valley
Seller’s Remorse – It’s Not What You Think 0000-00-00 00:00:00 If you ask most homeowners what they think "Seller
's Remorse" is, they would probably say something like, "Well, it's that feeling that maybe you could have gotten more money for your house if you had waited a little longer."
Actually, Seller's Remorse happens long before a buyer makes an offer and ...
Zillow-verload! 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The last couple of days have seen a feeding frenzy by real estate bloggers, taking on the company many love – or love to hate – Zillow
. Real estate bloggers and their readers/commenters have expressed every opinion in the full range from "Greatest thing ever in the world," to ...
How To Become Obsolete – A Lesson from Print Advertising 0000-00-00 00:00:00 There have been several articles lately about print advertising and whether it's becoming an obsolete form of real estate advertising. Chuck's post made some good points, and many of the commenters agreed that it just doesn't pay to run print ads, at least in their markets.
I recently had an experience ... Read more:Become
, Print
, Advertising
Here Is the Southwestern Desert - In the Larsen Gallery Old Town Scottsdale 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Anne Coe was signing copies of the book she illustrated, Here is the SouthwesternDesert
by Madeleine Dunphy. Limited edition prints of the illustrations from the book and her original paintings were offered for purchase to benefit Liberty Wildlife today at the Larsen Gallery
in Old Town Scottsdale.
For all of ...
Can we be ready? Scottsdale Historical Society Homes Tour 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The other day I received a call from Mignon Trace of the Scottsdale HistoricalSociety
, who extended an invitation for us to participate in the Scottsdale Historical Society Homes
Tour in October.
Many of you may know that my wife, son, and I live in the Titus House, the only ... Read more:ready
Breaking The Cycle Fundraiser - Art for Health! 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Help Yourself to Art, and Help Break the Cycle
What could be better than finding art you love by established artists as well as tomorrow's stars, and knowing that you're helping others at the same time? That's what awaits you on Friday, May 4 during the annual Breaking
the Cycle fundraiser, ... Read more:Fundraiser
, Health
Art for Health Success in downtown Phoenix! 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I realized that it has been 3 days since my last blog entry and wanted to take this opportunity to post a follow-up entry about the Breaking the Cycle Fundraiser.
There were some out there who found the opportunity to help by purchasing a fabulous piece of art as being an ... Read more:Health
, Success
, Phoenix