Archive for June, 2008
Tucson MLS Residential Closed Transaction June 2008 Snapshot
There are two more days for Closed Transactions to be entered into the system before stats will be pulled or a fine incurred for late entry. I know many of you following the Tucson Real Estate Market are wondering what June is going to be like considering the continued lose of consumer confidence in the economy and the cost of crude oil now topping over $143 a barrel, at least that is what I heard this morning.
Are You A Measuring Buyer
To Measure or not to Measure that is the question. Since we work with lots of clients, many of them buyers, we find there are two types of buyers when it comes to buying a home. Those that measure everything and those that measure nothing. There are a few that measure a little, but not enough of them to call them a group.
Did You See any Lions
It was more than thirty years ago I spent six months in Japan. It was an amazing experience. I learned a lot about Japan and still remember a few words and phrases.
Tucson Home Buyers If It Doesn’t Feel Right
There are some homes you know the second the front door opens it isn’t the house you want to make your home. You have a lot of properties to look at during the course of your search. You should not indulge in the luxury of “What would I do with this house to make it a home” if it isn’t going to make the final cut.
Tucson Home Sellers It Is Summer Leave The AC ON
When you are looking at properties on line one thing you can’t see is the temperature in the house. It doesn’t matter how attractive a house might be online if it is too hot to stay inside more than a minute it is too hot.
The Ick Factor And Tucson Real Estate
What do you see when you look at a piece of bread with a little mold on the edge?
What do you do when you find a piece of cheese with a little mold on the edge?
My First Gift After Moving to Tucson
I just reached into my pocket, yes the pocket with the watch pocket inside and pulled out my chap stick. And when I put the cap back on I remembered something that happened when I moved to Tucson back in 1999.
Why Is There A Watch Pocket in My Shorts
I go to the counter to pay and all my change is in the watch pocket. How long has it been since guys carried around pocket watches? There is no chain attached to change so I can easily pull it out like I could a pocket watch if I had one that is.
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Enema of the State LOL
I’m reading the “Arizona Daily Star” this morning when I come across a photo of a monument being unveiled at a spa in Russia for Colon Cleansing. Now I know it is hot in Tucson and weird things seem to be happening everyday . . .
Tucson is Hot Are You Thinking About A Pool
We are in the midst of a long string of triple digit days and it is making everyone just a little cranky. Some people are heading to the movie theaters other are heading to the community pool.
Hummer Hip A Status Symbol Turned Pariah
Here in Tucson I think we have more than our share of Hummers and I’m not talking about the kind which fly around the yard fueling up on nectar from flowers. I still see them around town, quite a few of them actually. It looks like the one above is headed out of town.
Tucson Lost Home Equity
Once again Kenneth Harney has cut through the retoric to the heart of a matter. He has been a weekly read of mine for some time. It is a column I look forward to reading every Saturday in the Arizona Daily Star business section. Yesterday’s column tackled and Lost Home Equity that has been in the media reported in the billions of dollars of lost equity value.
