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Buy A Historic Home in Downtown Phoenix

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Historic homes offer something special and many home buyers entertain the idea of buying a historic home, fixing it up and enjoying live there. Phoenix, AZ has identified 35 historic districts and there are dozens of other subdivisions with older interesting homes built in the 1950’s and before.

We have a few ideas we wanted [...]

Market Info for Phoenix Home Buyers April 2010

We are begining a new feature for people thinking about buying a home in the Phoenix area. It is an in depth real estate market analysis. the information is put together by our friend Mike Orr of the Cromford report. He is a math and statistics genius who spends every day pulling real estate data [...]

Buy A Home In Downtown Phoenix Arizona

As you begin your quest to buy a home in Phoenix, AZ you may find the downtown region is right for you. Downtown Phoenix offers some wonderful features and benefits including:

Lots of Job Opportunities
ASU Downtown Campus
UofA/ASU Medical School
Metro Light Rail
Close to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport
Historic Neighborhoods
Urban Living Opportunities
Easy Access to Freeways
Sports Complexes, Museums, and [...]

Fannie Mae Now Allows Home Buyers to Choose Title Company

In our guides to buying a home in Phoenix we talk about the home buyer getting to choose their title and escrow company. However, when buying bank and Fannie Mae owned homes this has not been the case. Traditionally, Fannie Mae used nearly the same addendum for REO sales as banks. The addendum stated [...]

Buying A Short Sale Home in Phoenix Arizona Area.

These days many people thinking about buying a home in greater Phoenix are finding themselves considering a short sale property. The simple truth is that many of the homes on the market are short sales. On this beautiful March day I found 32% of the Phoenix homes for sale on ARMLS were short sales.

Since [...]

What is a Home Warranty and Do I Need One

Greater Phoenix home buyers often have questions about home warranty policies, especially since the Residential Purchase Contract has a section devoted to home warranties. Let’s talk about what a home warranty is, the pros and cons of home warranty insurance and a few of our personal thoughts.

A home warranty is simply an insurance policy [...]

How to Find Crime Statistics In Phoenix

We are often asked how a home buyer can find the crime stats for different neighborhoods in Phoenix, Arizona.  Fortunately, the Phoenix Police Department has a nifty web site that will give you lots of information. Below is a summary of how to use this site. We STRONGLY suggest you visit this [...]