Highland Jazz Festival: It’s going to … rock? Jam! Swing!

October 21, 2009 Comments

  These two fine young adults, with their impeccable fashion sense, are members of one of the Highland High School Jazz bands. (Matt plays the trombone and Lauren the saxophone. Both also play other instruments in the Marching Band and the Symphonic Band.)

The Highland High School Band department is sponsoring the First Annual Highland [...]

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Phoenix Home Prices to Drop Another 23%!

October 20, 2009 Comments

Oh for the love of Pete…
Tim Vetscher at ABC15.com “reports” this today:
According to Fiserv, a financial information and analysis firm, home prices in Phoenix are expected to lose another 23.4 percent by June of next year.

Really? A “financial information and analysis firm” can predict to the tenth of a percentage point where home prices [...]

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Ubertor Site Winners!

October 19, 2009 Comments

First, my humble apologies to all for the delay in announcing the winners of the “Win a Ubertor Site for a Buck” contest. We’ll blame it on my trip to Vegas to attend the Blog World and New Media Expo. Lame excuse, but it’s all I have.
The three grand prize winners are:

Carmen Brodeur
Dean Ouellette
Elaine [...]

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Dude, your brand name sucks.

October 16, 2009 Comments

At this moment in time, I’m sitting in the Hilton in Las Vegas, nursing sore feet and an aching head (what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas). I’m here attending and speaking at Real Estate Blog World and Blog World & New Media Expo 2009.
There are a bunch of really smart people here. And really [...]

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Thompson’s Realty Expands to Tucson. And Welcomes Kelley Koehler!

October 13, 2009 Comments

Yesterday I sent out a message on Twitter that said:
Something big is gonna happen with Thompson’s Realty in the next couple of weeks. You’ll never guess, so don’t even try.

Of course people guessed. While some were creative, no one got close. And things happened a little quicker than I expected…
We are very, VERY excited [...]

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The Streets of Phoenix: Circle G Ranches

October 11, 2009 Comments

Let’s take a quick spin through one of the Circle G Ranches neighborhoods. This one is in Gilbert:

The Circle G Ranch neighborhoods consist of all custom-built homes. At this writing, there are not any homes currently listed for sale in the area where the above video was shot, but some of the other Circle G [...]

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Drunk Driver that Killed Kelly Tracy Pleads Guilty. Prison Sentence is. . .

October 10, 2009 Comments

. . . ridiculous. Beyond my comprehension.
Kelly Tracy was 16 years old when Manuel Contreras-Galdean got behind the wheel of a car at 6:30 in the morning with a blood-alcohol level over twice the legal limit.
He murdered an amazingly talented, bright and caring young lady. He brought unimaginable pain and suffering to hundreds [...]

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We Suck Less?

October 7, 2009 Comments

Have you heard all of the “we have the lowest rates” or “we get loans done the fastest” sales pitches from your loan officer? I bet you haven’t heard this one before…

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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Extending the First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit

October 5, 2009 Comments

The first-time homebuyers tax credit is something I’ve written on extensively since it was first introduced back in February as part of the Stimulus Package. In it’s current incarnation, it is slated to expire on November 30 of this year (2009 for those that may be reading years from now…)
In order to be eligible for [...]

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Win a Ubertor Website for a Buck. Part 2

October 3, 2009 Comments

What if you held a contest, and no one entered?
That’s exactly what happened right here, two weeks ago. I announced a video entry contest where three lucky people could pick up a kick ass Ubertor real estate web site for a year. For a dollar.
And there was not one single entry.
Good grief. I’ve had plenty [...]

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Phoenix Real Estate Guy Turns Pink

October 1, 2009 Comments

It’s October, and that means it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So we’re going pink again to hopefully provide a reminder to anyone reading that you need to:
1) Understand early detection is key. Get a clinical breast exam,  mammogram and/or do a self-exam.
2) Think about how horrific this disease is and if you can, support [...]

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