You probably know that one of my passions is historic homes. Houses with a past have fascinating stories to tell.   This Sunday, February 11, brings the 19th annual Willo Historic District Home tour. If you are a fan, or just interested in homes from the 1920′s through 1940′s, this event is for you. The [...]

It seems obvious that clear communication is important in real estate. People are often making the largest purchase or sale of their lives. Hundreds of thousands of dollars change hands. Scores of details have to be worked out. And in the end; buyers, sellers, and real estate agents need to shake hands and part feeling [...]

The Internet has changed our lives, and sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s real in the world of real estate. Web sites are sprouting like vines in a rain forest, offering conflicting estimates of your home’s value and maps of exactly where you live. Just try a search of your own property on Zillow.com and [...]

Now more than ever, buyers and sellers need good, solid information about what’s happening in their area. We’ve seen scores of print and online articles in the last year about the real estate market: “It’s up.” “It’s down.” But what’s really happening in the Greater Phoenix Metropolitan area? All the media hype can be confusing. [...]

Finally after a long day I managed to get my blog up and running. Brian was nice enough to help and walk me through setting up the hosted blogging software from WordPress on last Friday until midnight. Eventually I will get everything figured out and as everything, it is a learning process. The “trainingwheels” just [...]