by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 26, 2015 | Home Buying
The buying process should be easy, right? A seller should be desperate to unload their devalued property in this market, so buyers should get what they want quickly. In some parts of the metropolitan Phoenix and Scottsdale market, this can be true. But in those areas...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 26, 2015 | Home Buying, Mortgages + Lending
As of July 1, select home buyers in Maricopa County can take advantage of the Your Way Home AZ program. An offshoot of the HUD for Home Purchase Assistance project, the state version provides eligible buyers with up to 22% of a home’s purchase price. The statewide...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 24, 2015 | Home Buying, Taxes
The loss of the new home buyer down payment assistance/gift program in mid-2008 couldn’t have come at a worse time. With the real estate market already slowing dramatically, the disappearance of the most valuable incentive to purchase a new home hit builders hard in...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 24, 2015 | Foreclosures + Short Sales, Home Buying
Buyers have discovered that it is not necessary to purchase a distressed property to obtain a great deal these days. According to its November 2008 survey, Harris Interactive reported that the number of buyers willing to consider the purchase of a bank owned property...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 23, 2015 | Home Buying
Joel Naroff, a Philadelphia economist, was honored by Arizona State University in New York City on Thursday. An economist, he was honored for being one of the most accurate forecasters in the country. He gave his view on the housing market, its foreclosures and...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 10, 2015 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home
No home is perfect, so there may be items or components of a property that need repairs. That is why when buying a home, you should get an inspection and make any other investigations recommended by your agent. Use the information you have gained, request that...
