Shower Power at Whole Foods in Tempe

February 24, 2010

Whole Foods in Tempe is participating in a VERY cool fundraiser today to help this year’s Tempe Leadership class raise money and awareness for their class project, Shower Power. 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 [...]

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Deconstruction Hurts Many Homeowners

February 17, 2010

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 [...]

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Camelot Village – A great place to live

January 10, 2010

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 [...]

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The Truth about The Truth-in-Lending

January 4, 2010

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 [...]

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Merry Christmas from the Bastians

December 24, 2009

Without a doubt, Christmas is my favorite time of the year. I’m not a big shopper, I don’t really buy a ton of gifts for a lot of different people. I simply enjoy spending time with my family and friends and do my best to take some time to relax, have some fun and reflect [...]

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Hangin' with some blogging real estate geeks at Chicago Title

December 4, 2009

I had a great time meeting with some real estate and title friends this morning talking about some cool new blogging applications. – Sent from my Palm Pre

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Non disclosure – in real estate? "Really?"

November 20, 2009

A while back, I said I was going to begin a series of posts with the “really?” theme associated with some of the odd things I see happen in my business. So, once again, it is time to vent just a tad… If you know me, you know that I have a pet peeve about [...]

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Nick's Annual Turkey Drive is here again!

November 9, 2009

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. I believe that many people have a desire to help others this time of year but find it difficult to do so because [...]

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What Happens in Escrow?

October 30, 2009

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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Realty Executives Short Sale Division

October 13, 2009

Short sales and foreclosures are a very large part of our market in Arizona. The short sale process can bring many more questions than answers for people facing a job loss, relocation or a need to sell a home in a market where property “values” have declined.The realities of facing short sale questions about tax consequences, debt relief, [...]

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