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Looking for real estate information? Articles on the home buying and selling process are here. What you need to know, from A to Z.

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Phoenix Short Sale Info

Short sales in Phoenix are a fact of life. No one wants to short sale their home. But if you need to, you need to be informed. We can help.

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Thompson's Realty Group at eXp Realty

Thompson's Realty Group at eXp Realty has agents all across the Phoenix metro area who are available to help you sell or purchase a home. We're here to help!

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Finally, a Sexy Book about Fixing & Flipping Houses

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There’s a growing epidemic in this country. Scantily clad woman are on the loose – on billboards, TV, online and in the newspaper – promoting everything from lip balm to tiny foreign cars. I actually heard a radio spot last week with a voluptuous-sounding woman advertising tee times for a local golf course. “Join me [...]

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Chemo and Caffeine – A True Story

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This is part 3 of my ongoing series as I detail my experiences in my battle with colon cancer. Last month, I covered my first visit to the infusion center.  Today, I would like to tell a story that just might help others caught in the same position down the road. The list of possible [...]

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9 Places You Won’t Find Your Loan Officer

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Occasionally I hear people complain that their loan officer is nowhere to be found. “Really?” is my usual response when I hear them tell me how their loan officer is MIA and how they need to get in touch with them immediately. I think that normal people who can’t find their loan officer must just [...]

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Therapy Treatment Begins…

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Let’s do a quick recap. August 20th – Routine colonoscopy because I’m 51.  Find a lesion.  Sent to lab for testing August 22nd – Doctor calls and says “It is cancer.” August 29th – Take wife to US Open in NYC for our 25th anniversary because doctor said it was ok to go. September 14th [...]

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Are you sure you want to take on that new housing debt?

Know the true cost of homeownership

Did you hear what a famous economist said about the upcoming troubles in the US economy? First… I remember a time about two years ago, I was driving around with a new first-time home buyer shopping for a no money down USDA loan out in the outskirts of Queen Creek. My client had a pre-qualification letter in [...]

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Phoenix Real Estate hotter than Phoenix weather?

Everyone has read plenty about how hot the Phoenix real estate market is. And we all know how hot the weather in Phoenix is, but is it as hot as you think? The weather that is. There are a lot of misconceptions about the city, and this great new video by Greater Phoenix dispels some of those common urban [...]

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Why eXp? They are more than a real estate company

I had been with Thompson’s Realty for almost 2.5 years when they decided they were going to merge with eXp Realty. When the announcement was made I for one was excited about the possibilites. eXp offers a lot to their agent from the technology to innovation, revenue sharing and training. I was excited, but what [...]

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My Top Ten Takeaways From Colon Cancer Surgery

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In last month’s post, I described my feelings and experience when you hear the news that the diagnosis is cancer.  Since then, I have had a colon resection, or in regular speak, they cut out about 5 inches of my colon to remove the affected area, and then re-attached the two ends.  Colon is good [...]

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Twitter for People that don’t “get” Twitter

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I’m uncomfortable with anyone referring to me as an expert, unless it has to do with cereal or cheap red wine – which is why I feel a little funny writing a post titled “Twitter for People that don’t get Twitter”. It implies that I’m some sort of Twitter expert. Clearly, I’m not. (But you can follow [...]

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Phoenix market for $500. Answer: What Is Change

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Change is hard. Seriously, we get it. The last few years have been hell on wheels for most of us in Phoenix. The houses that we bought for what seemed like an obscene amount of money were worth three times what we paid for them just 6 short months later… and then, in a blink [...]

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