by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 15, 2016 | Real Estate Facts & Figures, The Attorney-Broker Advantage
Buying or selling a home is highest dollar transaction most people engage in. To protect the public, what does the state of Arizona require of real estate agents?1. A four year University degree (Bachelor of Science or Arts), three years post-graduate and a Master’s...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 8, 2016 | Arizona and Its Amenities
More first-time home buyers are expected to enter the market in 2016, but which areas of the country will they likely be most attracted to? Money Source, a nationwide correspondent lender, reviewed more than 70,000 loan applications, city-specific median home prices,...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 3, 2016 | Global Buyers + Foreign Investment, Real Estate Facts & Figures
How significant are foreign buyers of U.S. homes? Housing America released a study called Immigrant Contributions to Housing Demand which provides state by state statistics from 2000 to 2010, and estimates of immigrant purchases for the current decade. For Arizona,...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jan 29, 2016 | Arizona and Its Amenities
WalletHub recently found the best cities for veterans in the 100 largest metro areas in the U.S. WalletHub tracked 18 key metrics, which included veteran unemployment rates, income growth, housing affordability, veteran population, educational opportunities, number of...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jan 26, 2016 | Global Buyers + Foreign Investment, Home Buying
In my Ho-Hum, not Ho, Ho, Ho blog, I reported on the low demand in the $400,000 plus – and the over $1,000,000, price ranges. The lack of buyers is a particular problem above $2 million. Mike Orr of ASU says demand is anemic, and buyers “can take the time to be very...
