This video is about wire fraud- what it is & how it can affect you.

QUICK NOTE: As I prepared to do this vlog, I received an email from an escrow officer in Las Vegas whose email signature had been swiped and slightly altered so the phone number was off ...

"Mortgage rates are going up!"

Yeah........ I hear that a lot. But what does that mean and how does it affect you? Is the sky falling?? The short answer is "a little". The Federal Reserve lowered it's interest rate ("Fed Funds Rate") or the money banks pay to borrow money ...

Here’s a quick video about wire fraud- what it is & how it can affect you.

QUICK NOTE: As I prepared to do this vlog, I received an email from an escrow officer in Las Vegas whose email signature had been swiped and slightly altered so the phone number was ...

There are 2 sides to this story- one for Sellers & one for Buyers. There are pros and a whole lot of cons. Let's take a look...

Sellers:

Frequently, frustrated sellers with homes to sell find themselves with a willing tenant throwing the "lease-option" or "lease-to-own" plan into their ...

On 1/1/2017, buyers get a bump to their purchase power when they finance a home loan. The conventional (AKA "conforming") loan limit increases to $424,100 (from $417K; min 3% down required) and the FHA loan limit increases to $275,665 (from $271,050; min 3.5% down required ...

Looking for a cheap house to buy in Metro Phoenix? Better get one while you can...

10/1/16- Active Listings by Price Range In Metro Phoenix

 

There are thousands of homes to buy, but the days of $50K, $60K, or $75K homes are all but gone. In ...

Most buyers have an “inspection period” or the right to perform “due diligence” prior to completing a home purchase. If you are spending a lot of money, shouldn't you know what you’re getting?

In Arizona, something doesn’t have to be physically wrong or in disrepair for a buyer to ...

You’ve decided you want to buy a house. It’s one of the largest purchases you’ll probably make. You know you have expenses but you don’t completely know what they are other then you have a down payment and the balance that’s due when you close. Many buyers have no clue ...

Change has been in the air for the last few months within our market. Here's what our local economists have to say:

• Listings Under Contract Up Nearly 9% from Last Year
• Monthly Median Sales Price Up 6% from Last Year
• 50% of Monthly Sales Over $211,900

FOR BUYERS ...

I've been going non-stop since my last recap of September when I reported that our nation implemented TRID ("Know Before You Owe"), affecting all loans, including mortgages) and the market cooled as buyer demand seemed to retreat & the supply of homes picked substantially.

Here's my recap of ...