The other day I received a call from Mignon Trace of the Scottsdale Historical Society, who extended an invitation for us to participate in the Scottsdale Historical Society Homes Tour in October.
Many of you may know that my wife, son, and I live in the Titus House, the only remaining Victorian residence in Scottsdale. […]

Sometime between today 6:00 PM PST and Tuesday REALTOR.com® will completely switch over to their new site which is currently available as REALTOR.com® Beta.

The long need enhancements to keep up with Web 2.0 sites like www.trulia.com and www.zillow.com, just to name a few, are now becoming permanent.
A couple of highlights of the new REALTOR.com® are:

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This one is for sun lovers who want to experience more than light and heat from our powerful star. From 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday, April 28, the annual Solar and Sustainability Spring Tour will visit 15 properties throughout the Valley. With a theme of “Real Buildings for Real People,” participants will be […]

Since I haven’t posted in a while I thought I would share the interlude I had this afternoon:
So, I am working on my laptop at the dining room table preparing listing-documents when I heard my front door open and some people having a conversation. At first I thought I had forgotten that we were having […]

There are enough celebrities and captains of industry who call the Phoenix Metropolitan Area home that we barely notice when a high-end home sells. But when there’s a famous (infamous?) name attached – in this case, Mike Tyson – you can be sure the transaction will get some media attention and blog attention.
Tyson’s home in […]

If you ask most homeowners what they think “Seller’s Remorse” is, they would probably say something like, “Well, it’s that feeling that maybe you could have gotten more money for your house if you had waited a little longer.”
Actually, Seller’s Remorse happens long before a buyer makes an offer and you agree to accept it. […]

With some 35 historic districts in Phoenix, you are never far from interesting homes and neighborhoods. For this visit, the destination is the Garfield Historic District, just a little bit south of the Coronado Historic District, which dates back to the late 19th Century.
An Ohio pioneer, John Dennis, settled here in 1868 and carved out […]

The last couple of days have seen a feeding frenzy by real estate bloggers, taking on the company many love – or love to hate – Zillow. Real estate bloggers and their readers/commenters have expressed every opinion in the full range from “Greatest thing ever in the world,” to “The Zillow monster is going […]

There have been several articles lately about print advertising and whether it’s becoming an obsolete form of real estate advertising. Chuck’s post made some good points, and many of the commenters agreed that it just doesn’t pay to run print ads, at least in their markets.
I recently had an experience that gives another perspective on […]