Archive for November, 2006

Why Selling in a Buyers Market Might not Be as Bad as You Think

It is easy to see how selling your home in a seller’s market is a plus for sellers.  You might be surprised to find out how selling in a buyer’s market could be even better in the long run.
Most Home Sellers become Home Buyers.
There are some exceptions:

The investor
The second home owner downsizing
The winter visitor becoming [...]


Just Leave it in the Mailbox

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So the Client calls and says “Just leave it in the mailbox.”  Ok, I can do that. . .
 
 

 


Gladden Farms A Landscape Oasis in the Desert

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Gladden Farms is one of the latest Masterplanned communities in the Tucson area.  It is located in Marana, Arizona just off I-10 and about 1 hour from Phoenix.  It is just 6 miles from shopping, with a Fry’s Marketplace shopping center coming to the community some time next year.
 

 
Gladden Farms has it own website at [...]


Tucson Home Sellers Pricing for Maximum Exposure.

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I just read a post Nickle and Diming Sellers at The Real Estate Guide.  It is right on the money when it comes to pricing your home.  There should be a lot of consideration that goes into pricing your home to go on the market.  Unfortunately, quite often, the only consideration is how much the seller [...]


Campus Walk Condominiums Update (with photos)

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We made a visit to the Campus Walk Condominiums last week and took some photos of the models.  We also got the latest figures from them on units sold and what is still available.  We found out a couple of things that should be taken into consideration if you are thinking about purchasing a Campus Walk Condo.
You [...]


Golbetatselaer Contest, Arizona

Contest, Arizona is a  great place to live. It is a special community designed by and for dyslexics and others who think the world is just plain backwards.  You can imagine what it is like being a normal person living in this community.  Well, it is like being a dyslexic living in any one of a thousand communities around the [...]


Tucson Housing Bust

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Sorry, if this breaks anyone’s Housing Bubble, but there isn’t any housing bust in Tucson.  Quite the opposite.  The Average Sale Price for resale in October 2006 in Tucson was $266,854 which is an increase of $13,074 over September and the New Construction Average Sale Price was up $34,162 from September to $311,658.
The Tucson Residential Real Estate Market continues [...]


Catalina Vista Condos | Tucson, Arizona

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Catalina Vista Condominiums
2801 N Columbus
Tucson, AZ 85712
Location
Catalina Vista Condominiums is conveniently located in the central area of Tucson at 2801 N. Columbus Boulevard, on the northwest corner of Glenn Street and Columbus Boulevard.
 

 
Pricing
Prices range from $124,000 to $146,000.
HOA Fees
The monthly HOA fee is $160 with a seller buy down to $100 a month for 3 [...]


Tucson MLS Statistics for October 2006 (Now Available)

The Tucson MLS usually has the previous months statistics available on the 15th of the following month.  They have been getting a large number of requests from agents and the public to get those numbers out quicker.  The MLS reponded by having those number available to us yesterday November 7, 2006.  They came out so [...]


Tucson MLS Splits Out Townhomes and Condos

November 8 Update
All Exisiting Townhomes in the Tucson MLS now come up as Condos.  All townhome listings will have to be updated to Townhome.  If you are searching on Townhomes, it is going to look like there are very few townhomes available in Tucson.  It will probably take a couple of weeks for all the [...]


Future Consideration When Selling Your Tucson Home

I’m afraid too many home seller’s are spending time looking back and not looking forward to the future.  I’ll try and keep this short and to the point. 
If you are a Tucson Home Seller, or selling a home pretty much anywhere in the country you should consider the following things:

The longer your home is on [...]


Is it a Game of Chicken or a Mexican Standoff?

Right now in Tucson our Real Estate Market is A Buyer’s Market.  It has been A Buyer’s Market for about 6 months.  The public hears over and over it is a buyer’s market.  The high inventories of homes on the market all over this country indicate it is a buyer’s market.  I expect to see it [...]