First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit: Time is Running Out!

by Jay Thompson on August 29, 2009

If you arrived here via a search engine, please pay careful attention to the date of publication. There are dozens of articles on this site about the Home Buyer Tax Credit. You can see them all here. For the most recent news about the Home Buyer Tax credit, please see this article (July 2, 2010). As it stands right now, if you want to take advantage of the (up to) $8,000 tax credit for … [Read more...]

Homeowners – Be Careful! Phoenix home seller victim of robbery / assault

by Jay Thompson on August 28, 2009

I just received this email notice from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service. BE CAREFUL FOLKS! There are criminals out there that will use every advantage they have. Never, ever, let a stranger into your home – no matter how bad you want it sold or how nice they seem… The police are looking for suspects in a West side robbery/assault. ARMLS has been asked to alert all … [Read more...]

Multiple Offers and Appraised Value: Be Aware

by Justin McHood on August 27, 2009

All over the valley, I am seeing clients "lose out" when putting offers in for a home - mostly in the sub-$200,000 range. Bank owns the property, puts it on the MLS, the offers pour in and more often than not I see my clients (those that don't have enough cash to buy the property outright) lose out to cash buyers. If I had to pick a number of the average times I see someone who wants to live in … [Read more...]

Welcome to My Nightmare. Oh the joys of running a real estate brokerage.

by Jay Thompson on August 26, 2009

Today I received this letter from the Arizona Department of Real Estate: I have obviously blocked out indentifying information. Here’s what is really quite special about this letter. I am not the listing broker for the property mentioned in the letter. Hence it would be impossible for me to publish the lockbox code or “fail to protect the interests” of a client that is, well, not … [Read more...]

Thompson’s Realty Welcomes Carolyn Rhinehart!

by Jay Thompson on August 24, 2009

We’re excited to announce the latest addition to the Thompson’s Realty crew – Carolyn Rhinehart. Carolyn brings over thirty years of residential real estate experience to the table. I think she must have gotten her license when she was 12. Carolyn comes to us from Keller Williams Realty East Valley and has accumulated the ABR (Accredited Buyer’s Representative), AHWD (At Home with … [Read more...]