Nick’s opinion
June 22, 2007
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Everyone knows the old saying that the three most important words in real estate are: “Location, Location, Location!” I certainly agree that location remains, and will always be a very important factor in determining the value of a property. Over the past few years, when the market was in over drive, it appears many people forgot these three very key words and just wanted to get their hands on anything […]
April 26, 2007
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With all of the doom and gloom real estate news that is popular with the media, I find it very interesting that billions of dollars are being invested in Arizona. A few of the projects and areas that I find interesting are the commercial and residential developments in the East Valley’s Gateway area to the successful projects near Desert Ridge and the City North development that recently announced (4/17/07) $379 […]
December 3, 2006
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There is an interesting dynamic coming to the valley… It’s called Light Rail… You have probably seen it “gaining steam” in the news lately as it comes closer to reality for Arizona. I recently attended a meeting with city and national planners of the light rail line to gather some more information. There is some real economic potential here for people and businesses alike. Currently, there are approximately 3000 businesses […]
October 30, 2006
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I am a big fan of investment property and of having a second home as an investment. While the population of Arizona continues to grow and baby boomers begin to retire, Northern Arizona becomes an even more attractive place to invest in your future. While we have several great second home communities, many of them will only hold a limited amount of people. As the demand grows for this limited […]
October 30, 2006
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Sep/Oct newsletter article.. Unrealistic Expectations Hanging on Several times last year I wrote about the unrealistic real estate market that we were experiencing. The “dot-com” mentality that a home “should” appreciate by $10-20k per month was mind boggling. As a listing agent, it was kind of fun to help people sift through ridiculous offers and advise them how to maximize their situation. Many buyers who were not paying cash or […]
October 30, 2006
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Here is a post taken from our Sept/Oct newsletter where we ask “Where do we go from here?” The big question everyone seems to be asking these days is “where is our real estate market headed?” Anyone that can tell you that should also be able to give you six really good lottery numbers as well. The fact is, there are literally hundreds of things that are going to effect […]