Subject: Paradise Valley Weekly - 19 New Listings and a Warning about Inspections

Paradise Valley Weekly - 19 New Listings and a Warning about Inspections

October 11th, 2013 at 11:53 pm MST

A multi-million dollar home buying disaster just happened in Paradise Valley. I was not involved in this transaction, which is unfortunate for the buyers because the house has very expensive defects, yet their agent let them close on it. The most unc ...

Paradise Valley Weekly - 18 New Listings, Government Shutdown Impact on Real Estate

October 5th, 2013 at 12:18 am MST

One might think the luxury market is unaffected by the government shutdown, given that jumbo loans are not government backed, but unfortunately that's not the case. It's important to be aware of potential complications if you are about to enter a rea ...

Paradise Valley MarketWatch - 10 New Listings

September 27th, 2013 at 11:23 pm MST

I hear a great deal of frustration from people who are astounded by the prices of homes in Paradise Valley. The unfortunate reality is that "crazy" asking prices are not so crazy because people have been stepping up to the plate to pay for them. We'r ...

Paradise Valley MarketWatch - 18 New Listings, Federal Reserve Impact on Mortgages

September 20th, 2013 at 11:59 pm MST

There's a surge in new listings this week, as people return from summer vacation and prepare for high season. First some news and updates: 1. The biggest economic news in the world this week was the Federal Reserve backing off tapering the loose mone ...

Paradise Valley MarketWatch - 10 New Listings and a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

September 13th, 2013 at 11:33 pm MST

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Paradise Valley MarketWatch - 9 New Listings, Jumbo Mortgage Rates

September 6th, 2013 at 11:42 pm MST

It was a slow week due to the holiday, but we have several noteworthy new listings, and a bit of news. In brief: 1. Jumbo rates fall below conventionalrates, something that's never happened before. This bodes well for luxury homes nationally, particu ...

Paradise Valley MarketWatch - 15 New Listings, Good News on Mortgage Reform, More on Jumbo Rates

August 30th, 2013 at 11:33 pm MST

Real estate never sleeps, even through LaborDay weekend. Here's the latest news: 1. Another off MLS deal will hit the marketimminently. It's on a golf course, the sellerwas remodeling and ran out of money. Hencethere should be some "meat on the bone" ...

Paradise Valley MarketWatch - 10 New Listings, Bank Foreclosure, 52,000 Square Foot Fixer Upper and more

August 23rd, 2013 at 11:33 pm MST

There's quite a lot to report this week withmajor developments locally and nationally: 1. Save $500,000 on a Paradise Valleyhouse in today's hot market. Impossible?One of my clients just did it this week. It wasoff MLS and the seller needed to sell q ...

Paradise Valley MarketWatch - 12 New Listings, Cash Remains King, President Obama's Housing Interview

August 16th, 2013 at 11:38 pm MST

This week brings a double issue of theParadise Valley MarketWatch newsletter, asit wasn't published the previous week. Withtemperatures consistently in the 105-111zone, and kids going back to school, thenumber of closings has slowed, albeit not asmuc ...

Paradise Valley MarketWatch - 6 New Listings, How to Win a Bidding War

August 2nd, 2013 at 11:33 pm MST

Good morning Friend, There was an interesting article in a recentissue of the Wall Street Journal discussinghow to win a bidding war. This is timelyinformation as the Paradise Valley marketcontinues to move quickly -- one of thehomes that closed this ...