December 2008 Archives - The Phoenix Real Estate Guy

Gilbert Woman “Donates” Home to Charity – Kinda sorta

by Jay Thompson on December 29, 2008

From Friday’s East Valley Tribune comes the story of Gilbert resident Heather Gray, who is “donating” her home to a charity to give away in a raffle.I put “donate” in quotes because this doesn’t really seem like a charitable donation to me. The plan is to sell $100 raffle tickets, ostensibly to help out what seems like a very worthwhile charity, the Murray Grey … [Read more...]

Real Estate’s Biggest Loser Update

by Jay Thompson on December 28, 2008

Back in early December a weight loss challenge started circulating around between mostly real estate people. The idea was to see who could have the biggest percentage weight loss between Dec 5 and Feb 1, 2009. Everyone participating has to pay $50 to the winners choice of charity.Playing for the American Cancer Society, I weighed in on December 5th at a svelte 240 pounds. Since then I’ve … [Read more...]

Light Rail Arrives in Phoenix

by Jay Thompson on December 27, 2008

After more than a decade of planning, $1.4 billion dollars, and its share of controversy, the Phoenix light rail officially opened today.Francy and I braved the coldest day of the year to join an estimated 200,000 other people in riding the rail.Festivities took place all across the 20 mile route. We initially tried to get on at the far east end of the light rail route in Mesa. When presented with … [Read more...]

Happy Boxing Day!

by Jay Thompson on December 26, 2008

Just wanted to send out a quick post to our friends and clients in Canada (and the UK) to wish them a Happy Boxing Day!What’s Boxing Day?According to Wikipedia (granted, that’s not always the best source), Boxing Day is “based on the tradition of giving gifts to the less fortunate members of society. Contemporary Boxing Day in many countries is now a "shopping holiday" associated … [Read more...]