Home Renovation – What makes sense?
Short term only new paint and a thorough cleaning are likely to boost value more than the cost, but joy and satisfaction have value, too.
Home Purchase Inspections – Vital – Tricky
If inspection reveals serious problems and you cancel the deal, you don’t get the inspection cost back. That would likely be the best $500 or so you ever spent.
Buyer or Seller – Who is representing You?
Home Buyer or Seller … Who is your Guardian Angel? Some questions regarding your home sale/purchase transaction: who, if anyone, is obligated to protect your interests? who is actually legally restricted from giving you advice and guidance? what should your expectations for a broker/agent be? With the Arizona Real Estate Agency Disclosure and Election
Same Property – Same Tax
Lower Property Values = Higher Assessment Rates Below is a chart from a report by the Maricopa County Treasurer that illustrates the average “Assessed Tax” per $100,000 of Full-Cash-Value (FCV) for the various cities in the metro-Phoenix area. Generally, the higher assessed tax exists in communities where the individual property values are lower, and vice-versa.
Arizona “Sooners”
Arizona has also seen “Sooners”, somewhat similar to those of Oklahoma, except the Arizona version are after land with houses on them.
High-rise Condos Are Back
… and inner-City Living is seeing a lot more interest This is the surest possible sign that the metro-Phoenix housing market is back. High-rise condos are the type of dwelling that is the “last to rise” with an improving “market tide”, and the “first to fall” when that tide goes out. In downtown Phoenix, numerous
Home Staging
The article below is about taking “staging” to the extremes. To very likely have impact on both price and days-on-market, extreme staging is NOT needed. However, except in severe seller’s market, to do no staging is very likely to mean a significantly lower price and longer time to sell. What is “staging”? 80% of the
Buying
Closing Costs for Home Buyers
Closing costs is a term many buyers find confusing. Even though you knew you’d need a substantial down payment and moving expenses, you may never have imagined you’d be paying out-of-pocket thousands more dollars in service fees and expenditures known as closing costs. Following is an explanation of such costs. 💲 What Are Closing Costs?
Buying
6 Steps to Buying a Home
Buying a home is an exciting adventure. First-timers and tenth-timers alike get consumed by thoughts, daydreams, and ideas about what life will be like in that next home. To keep that adventure on-track and fun, you really need to be systematic. Here are six steps at the core of buying a house. 💲 Money Matters
