Nick’s opinion

May 23, 2010

AZ Real Estate Market Heating Up

Ok, so we had our first 100 degree day recently, big whup…. Around here, that is child’s play. For many, the a/c has been cranking for weeks, but for some, they hold out as long as possible. I can tell you one thing, if you are selling a home right now, don’t try to “cheap out” and turn the a/c up to 85 or 90 when you leave for work […]
May 20, 2010

Joe Knows Breakfast

For those of you that get “Nick’s News” in your snail mail box, you know that I love to eat. In fact, the “Nick’s Pick’s” portion of the newsletter is something you guys seem to find pretty interesting. Normally, I leave that small portion of our newsletter as the only place where I write ( a little bit) about restaurants that Lori and I like to visit. As with most […]
February 17, 2010

Deconstruction Hurts Many Homeowners

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 […]
November 20, 2009

Non disclosure – in real estate? “Really?”

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 some of the things that happen in the real estate industry. Many of these things have to […]
October 13, 2009

Realty Executives Short Sale Division

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, anti-deficiency judgements, and many other terms that many people are not familiar with can […]
October 1, 2009

Tenants rights and LemonLandlord.com

Foreclosures are a huge part of the real estate market in Arizona. For some, foreclosures are an opportunity, for others, they are a nightmare. Over the past several months, I have had many conversations with people about what happens to a tenant when an owner loses the home. We have all heard the horror stories of people coming home to an eviction notice and the terrible situation it can put […]
September 1, 2009

Pending Home Sales Rising

In addition to watching our mls system and looking at a lot of homes around town, I get a LOT of email and blog updates to help keep an eye on the real estate market. While I firmly believe there is no way for anyone to give a “one size fits all” answer to the market, it is interesting to watch trends. In my opinion, you need to look closely at a specific […]
August 26, 2009

Change is good – questions remain

Change is good, right? Changing real estate markets bring about a lot of issues that often become misunderstood or over looked. In the past 17 years of selling homes, I don’t recall a time where people had so many questions and misconceptions on home prices, terminology and the market. If you are reading this as a “club member,” you probably know me pretty well and know that I enjoy working […]
January 9, 2009

New Year, New Opportunities

I have not written here much lately, mainly because there have been so many other things going on! I “need” to try and do a better job of writing more often as I really do enjoy it.I wanted to quickly say that the new year has begun with a lot of really exciting things. The phones are busy, interest rates are great and pricing looks to be creating some real […]