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 stocks [...]

  This morning I came across a story on azcentral.com while I was sipping on my cup of coffee. Reading the headline Mortgage company shut down Mesa-based firm caught in state’s fraud crackdown immediately grabbed my attention since I just got over an unbelievably bad experience with a Loan Officer. Guess what? That loan officer [...]

The next week offers a wealth of variety and fun for Phoenix area lovers of tradition, art, and history. Start your weekend off on Saturday, February 24 with the 54th Annual Parada del Sol Parade presented by the Scottsdale Jaycees. This parade is known as the “World’s Largest Horse drawn Parade.” Stepping off at 10:00 [...]

California, here I come! I’m flying to the famous wine country of the Golden State today, and it reminds me of my years growing up in Austria. Back then, I worked in my family’s vineyard and at our Heurigen where people came to enjoy our wines. The thought of selling homes in Phoenix never crossed [...]

You can’t go far in the Phoenix area without finding yourself face to face with art. It might be paintings that reflect the colors of our deserts, or sculpture that celebrates the history of the American West. Native American art, pottery, and jewelry are specialties of the area, of course. For residents and visitors alike, [...]