Mexican food as a theme for the Carnival of Real Estate??
Hey, it was the brainchild of Kelley Koehler, aka @housechick, aka NachoChick. I sent out a Twitter message for ideas, Kelley responded, and I like Mexican food. So we’re running with it. Deal with it.
There were 23 submittals, down significantly from the last time I [...]

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Edited 5/21/2008: Please note this post. It appears Mr. Butler’s numbers may be flawed.

I suspect two things are about to happen:
1) You’ll see a post about this on virtually every Phoenix real estate blog and an article in every local newspaper. (Probably already happening, I haven’t read anything today)
2) The mainstream media (MSM) will minimize if not [...]

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U.S. News & World Report writer Luke Mullins let me know he’d written an article titled 5 Tips for Selling a House in a Slow Market. It’s a good read, especially for home sellers in Phoenix (and other “slow” markets — of which there are many).
Mullins’ five tips are (basically):
1. Make repairs
2. Price appropriately
3. Use [...]

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When Jay Butler Director of ASU’s Realty Studies Center releases and comments on data, the mainstream media jumps.
Catherine Reagor of the Arizona Republic reports in “Home Sales Up but still Sputtering”, and Misty Williams of the East Valley Tribune has a more positive spin writing, “Home Sales Rising so far this Year.”
The gist of ASU’s report is [...]

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Interactive maps for mortgage rates, delinquencies, etc.

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