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Google Fiber has been making a lot of local and national headlines lately for a contest they are holding to bring high speed data to “one or more” communities. Tempe has decided they want to be that community.
According to a Google Fiber web page: “We plan to test ultra-high speed broadband networks in one or more trial locations across the country. Our networks will deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today, over 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections.”
Tempe has a ton of technology companies, an amazing research community at ASU along with a huge student population and is a very mobile community. Google Fiber seems like a great fit. I am pretty excited to have been asked to help the City of Tempe with this fun project. Please join us in helping to spread the word about the Google Fiber contest. Complete details and information on how you can help can be found on the City of Tempe’s Google Fiber page.
If you have any questions on how you can help, please feel free to give me a call!
Here’s the deal… Shop Wednesday February 24th at Whole Foods in Tempe located at 5120 S Rural ( at Baseline ) and 5% of the proceeds will benefit Shower Power.
Shower Power is a project that will provide showers to homeless individuals who participate in the Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program (I-HELP), which provides overnight shelter to the working homeless. Basically, it is a mobile-shower facility that will enable working homeless in our community to take showers and help them to get and retain jobs while moving towards self- sufficiency.
Learn more about the Shower Power project at the Tempe Leadership class XXV web site. Oh, and don’t miss the salad and hot food bar on sale today at the Tempe Whole Foods for just $5.99! I hope to see you there!
Deconstruction is a word making it’s rounds right now. It is a phrase being used to describe the practice of removing fixtures from a home facing foreclosure.
Recently, a local man was arrested and charged with defrauding a secure creditor and criminal damage after the deconstruction of his Chandler home.
Unfortunately, this has been a very common practice for the past couple years as the wave of foreclosures spreads throughout the valley. I see many foreclosed homes where the sinks, toilets, air conditioning units, water heaters, cabinets, counter tops, lighting and even landscaping items have been removed or vandalized. This theft and vandalism is obviously not helping the real estate market and probably effects the values of the entire neighborhood.
A quick look at Craigslist will often show ads for materials from a home and often sounds suspiciously similar to the practice of “deconstruction.” Just like any other criminal damage, police encourage homeowners to be aware of their surroundings and to watch foreclosed homes in their neighborhoods and report any suspicious activity.
Of course, if you are struggling with keeping your home and need any good resources to discuss your options, I am here to help as best we can. Short sale and foreclosures are a huge part of the real estate market right now. I am happy to discuss your situation and have some very helpful attorneys and and industry professionals that can answer your short sale or foreclosure questions for you. As always, if you have any real estate related questions, “Just Call Nick!”
Camelot Village is another “cool neighborhood” in South Tempe. We occasionally feature neighborhoods that we think are in good locations, are close to shopping, restaurants, good schools etc. Camelot Village fits the bill.
Located just west of the 101 freeway and not far from the US 60, Camelot Village in the 85283 zip code is all about convenience.
Located just to the West of Camelot Village you will find two popular Tempe shopping centers with restaurants, shops, a Fry’s grocery store and a Walgreens Pharmacy. Within these two centers you will find neighborhood favorites like Wildflower Bread, Mac’s Broiler and tap, Starbucks, Pei Wei, Trader Joe’s, Miele’s Italian Bistro, a yoga studio, car mechanic, dry cleaners and just about anything else you could want.
Camelot Village has a very respectable “Walk Score” of 77 which I think is pretty cool.
This non “cookie cutter” neighborhood has a nice park in the community and has a “voluntary” home owners association that has several cool events and activities through out the year. The Halloween party, 4th of July Parade and neighborhood picnics are just a few of the things that make Camelot Village a great place to live.
The most confusing document in the entire loan package is the
Truth-In-Lending Disclosure Statement. I’ve heard more than
one escrow officer refer to it as the “Confusion-In-Lending” and simply
ask the borrower to sign with a cursory explanation usually saying it’s
the loan costs rolled into the interest rate or something similar.
While not entirely inaccurate, it doesn’t really [...]
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Once again, it’s time for our (7th) annual turkey drive! On Sunday Nov. 22nd, I will be delivering turkeys to Phoenix Rescue Mission as they prepare to feed the homeless on Thanksgiving Day.
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The main purpose of this blog is to provide information to you. In doing that, I have decided to ask people from within my industry to write an occasional “guest post” on topics that will be of interest to anyone wanting to know more about the real estate business or the real estate market in [...]
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