Anne Coe was signing copies of the book she illustrated, Here is the Southwestern Desert by Madeleine Dunphy. Limited edition prints of the illustrations from the book and her original paintings were offered for purchase to benefit Liberty Wildlife today at the Larsen Gallery in Old Town Scottsdale.
For all of you who have read my […]

Metropolitan Phoenix has a wealth of historic districts, each with its own unique features, and residents who care about preserving and sharing their historic homes. Since this is also an interest of mine, I’ve decided to start a series of articles so others can learn about and enjoy these fascinating neighborhoods.

The first neighborhood on […]

Is it unethical for homeowners to ask a Realtor for a comparative market analysis (CMA) if they intend to sell the house themselves? That was the question raised on the Future of Real Estate Marketing blog recently. For Sale By Owner (FSBO) listings are always a hot topic, and there were some predictable answers given […]

You may remember from earlier posts that I am a fan of historic homes. This Sunday there’s an event made for people who love historic neighborhoods and enjoy seeing how other people live.
The Encanto Palmcroft Historic Homes Tour and Street Fair is an annual event during which several homes are open to the public. Visitors […]

 
Greg Swann threw down the very gentlemanly gauntlet; create a weblog post that comes within shouting distance of perfection in under an hour, and take as its subject the challenges faced by a new real estate weblogger. No mean feat is that. Examples of near-perfection, and many more of not-even-close, can be found in the […]

I have always been fascinated with photography and I decided that it was time to expand my “photographic horizon” beyond the digital pocket camera. Last year I added a Sony Alpha 100 to my camera-equipment arsenal in addition to several “point and shoot” cameras that I already owned.
No, there is nothing wrong with “point and […]

This past week I have felt a bit like the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, always running late, always trying to catch up, and never quite making it. You could call it a “perfect real estate storm” where all the wrong elements came together. One very complex transaction plus several other projects all demanding time […]

All the home sellers who have been biting their nails and holding their breath can relax. A couple of articles recently came to the same conclusion – the Phoenix area has escaped much of the fallout from what many called the real estate bubble. Around here, it was more like a bump in the […]

Pick up the morning paper and there they are – the headlines declaring doom and gloom in the real estate market. Log onto the Internet and there’s CNN beating the same drum: new home sales plummeted in January all around the country. And you can’t have missed the little sleigh ride that blue chip […]