Blog Posts

Missed the 8K tax credit. Forget it.

In case you have missed reading the newspaper, or you don’t follow the financial news, you might not be aware that 30 year mortgage rates are at historic lows. So is now the time to buy a new home? It was not very many months ago that we had absolutely wonderful rates around 5.5%. Hold [...]

Flying in to Shop for a Home – Allegiant Air and Phoenix Mesa Gateway Experience

I am sitting in seat 16A on a morning flight out of Mesa to Cedar Rapids. It is my first time taking Allegiant Air and I thought I would capture some of my thoughts about the experience for other travelers.
The trip began weeks ago when booking the flights for myself and 3 others. Two of [...]

Market Affordability – Holy Cow Batman – The Time Is NOW

A quick update on the market and its affordability.
I don’t know about you, but I love numbers. In the real estate business all kinds of numbers are critical. $ per sq ft, tax rates, HOA fees, lot sizes, travel distance to work, room dimensions, etc. But without question the most important number to just about [...]

Gilbert / Chandler Homes and BBQ – My Favorite Rub

About 5 years ago I built a lovely BBQ in my back yard. It features a 42” gas grill, a side burner that can cook a turkey, a small fridge, room for my trusty Weber, and seating for seven including the cook. Of course that meant that we needed to do some new things when [...]

East Valley Trade Up Market Continues to Improve

Let’s take a look back to April 1 2008. At that time we had 621 homes for sale in the East Valley  listed between $600,000 and $1,000,000. That represented a 33.4 month supply of homes.  As of April 30, 2010 that number is now just 148 homes and represents only a 6.9 month supply of [...]