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Latest NewsN. Mark Kramoltz, JD, GRI, CIPS writes blog articles on the metro Phoenix, Arizona, national and global real estate markets. Written from his perspective as a designated broker and real estate attorney, his articles avoid the inaccuracies and vacuous industry propaganda common to most real estate writings. Due to his love of animals and military history, he also frequently writes about dogs, cats and horses that have played a role in military conflicts. Subscribe to his blog now!
A Yorkie in WWII.
My latest entry about pets in wartime is about Smoky, a 4 pound female Yorkshire Terrier. She became a war hero and has six memorials honoring her nationally. Smoky was found in the South Pacific in February 1944, sitting in an abandoned Japanese foxhole in the New...
What is Staging? Part 3.
Will a staged home sell for more money? A staged home in this context is the use of furniture and decorative items supplied by the stager - usually on a multi-room basis (and the removal of existing furniture and decorative items if necessary). Time and money has been...
Is Your Home Grandfathered?
About 69,000 Arizona Public Service solar customers are grandfathered in a favorable net metering rate plan (as more money is paid for the electricity that is sold back to the utility) that lasts 20 years from installation. This status is transferrable to new owners...
Don’t Forget New Homes.
RL Brown Housing Reports has calculated the average new home closing price in January at $407,736. That means new home prices in the Phoenix metro area have rose only by an average of $5,000 over the last 12 months - while resale homes have increased around $30,000...
There’s More than the Contract, Part 3.
As well as competent preparation of the contract and supervision of the escrow, buyers and sellers need guidance. What is essential is knowledge of all of the options, so clients can make informed, reasonable business decisions. In other words, the client has many...
What is Staging? Part 2.
Staging professionals say that sometimes the word "staging" is misused and what is actually done is misnamed. For example, when the activities are really organizing, decluttering, and rearranging or eliminating the existing furniture. These things can be very...