Nick Bastian
January 31, 2008
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I just watched an msnbc video talking about the “fallout” from the real estate market and mentioning that “an entire army of Realtors are struggling to get by.” They went on to say that a Fla real estate school’s enrollment is down by 50% and that many agents are “shell shocked.”The video also featured an agent that has traded real estate for roses by turning her office into a flower […]
January 24, 2008
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I’m thankful to live in a city that has a lot of cool stuff to do. Today, I read some more about the upcoming “Western Canal Project” in Tempe. I recall hearing about this last year and thinking, “how cool, that’s right by our park!” (We often take the kids to near by Stroud Park where my “mad hoop skilz” are coming back in a big way!) According to the […]
January 20, 2008
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While I sometimes disagree with Catherine Reagor of the AZ Republic, I found this video of the valley’s most expensive homes to be very interesting and well done. There was also an interesting piece tracking the sales of million dollar + homes since 1998.The growth of these sales is pretty impressive. I can recall a time where million dollar sales were a really big deal in Arizona.. Happens all the […]
January 18, 2008
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Because so many of you live in the east valley, I thought you might like some more information about the changes occurring at the “proving grounds” and the surrounding “Gateway” area. A recent article gives us a glimpse of some more information concerning DMB’s plans for their new community in the Gateway area of Mesa. The mention of 2 new golf courses, 3000-4000 new hotel rooms, a large park system […]
January 9, 2008
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Once again, I have sponsored a team for the annual “Climb to Conquer Cancer” that is held at South Mountain. I hope that you can join me and participate in this very fun event that will be held on Saturday, February 23rd. The “climb” is actually a walk up the mountain and is a great way to raise money and awareness for the American Cancer Society. The cost to participate […]
January 5, 2008
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Since we have a Home Improvements and Helpful Hints link on our web site, I thought it would be a good idea to add some information about the Maricopa County Home & Garden Shows that occur a few times a year at the Fairgrounds and at the U of P Stadium. According to their web site, this years schedule is as follows. January 11, 12, 13, 2008 – Arizona State […]
January 4, 2008
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Last week, I saw at least five different articles mentioning the closure of Re/Max 2000. The blogs on az central have had a bunch of comments and they love that stuff. The fact is, the poor decisions and media nightmare for this guy (Kline) effect a very small percentage of people in real estate. I know that there were (are) many very good agents that work(ed) at Re/Max 2000. Much […]
January 2, 2008
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Home ownership, in my opinion, is a great idea. With the responsibility of owning a home, or just about any other asset, there are things you can do to protect your investment. We will add to the list often so be sure to follow along. 🙂A couple of important and routine things you can do are: 1. Replace your batteries (do it today!) in your smoke detectors. This should be […]
December 31, 2007
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Many are looking back and reflecting on the year that has just passed, and that is understandable… My biggest complaint for last year is that I am really tired of listening to the doom and gloom of the media and of most people in the real estate business.. Yes, 07′ was different to 06′ and way different to 04′-05′. It drives me crazy to hear people complain about things they […]