The number of Phoenix homes for sale is dropping. Rapidly. The chart above shows that inventory of active listings has steadily declined since November 2010. Active listings in June were 30,614, down from 45,836 in November 2010 and well off the peak inventory of 58,195 in November 2007. And at this moment in time, July 14, 2011, the number of active listings stands at 28,684. Cromford (the … [Read more...]
Real Estate Charts of the Day: Phoenix Listing Inventory Dropping, Sales Rising
Thompson’s Realty Welcomes Cathie VanWert

We are pleased to announce the latest addition to the Thompson’s Realty brokerage, Cathie VanWert! Cathie has joined us as a buyer’s agent for the East Valley Team, where she will help the existing EVT’ers, Dean and Kristin, manage their expanding empire. Cathie comes to us from Century 21 Arizona Foothills. Licensed for eight months, Cathie brings with her knowledge not only in real … [Read more...]
Thompson’s Realty Welcomes Dan Rodgers!
Back in November, we welcomed Bekka Rodgers into our growing brokerage family. Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Dan Rodgers. Yes, Dan is Bekka’s husband, and he is a freshly minted real estate licensee. He’ll be under the wing of Jason Geroux, our property manager extraordinaire who will be mentoring Dan (and Bekka, though she’s already stepped up to the plate and is knocking it out … [Read more...]
Can I Break My Lease If . . .?

We frequently, and inordinate amount of time I would say, get questions from people asking: Can I break my lease if… … I am buying a home? … I have to move out of town/state? … my landlord is a jackass? … I found a better place? And the list goes on. These are by far the most popular inquires, roughly in order. Let’s begin with a short discussion of what a lease is. The book … [Read more...]
For the cost of the royal wedding, you could buy this in Phoenix real estate…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past several days weeks, you know that there was a wedding across the pond of royal proportions. We wish our best to the future King and Queen of England as they embark on their life journey together. This little shindig has been all over the media, and I was curious as to what the royal wedding cost. That of course, depends on your source, but … [Read more...]











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