Arizona Valley Homes – Jim Plummer

Everywhere in the “valley of the sun”, all the talk we hear is “prices are going up, prices are going UP!” Literally, it’s going up everywhere.  Yes, the inventory is one of the reasons why. Home sellers and listing agents are seeing it and they are asking for more in the negotiating process. As I’ve [...]

Currently, the real estate market is in a recovery stage. The prices are now increasing throughout the valley, but is a huge challenge for every seller. The competition of selling your home has become critical for the buyers. Yes, so many showings have taken place and many offers multiple offers have been thrown and sellers [...]

Real Estate Market – Rise Up Phoenix! I Will Sell! The Phoenix area real estate market is beginning to shape up, and shape up fast! Yes, short sales have fallen significantly since the housing crash over the past several years, as investors and others who are willing to pay more than the actual list price [...]

Buying real estate is always an exciting time, but could add all the anxiety and stress in the process as well. As of today, the current active inventory according to the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS), there are  over 14,000 homes available. The inventory is slightly up from the past couple of months. Still, many [...]

Key advises as your real estate listing agent: Right now, the inventory has bottomed out here in Maricopa County, and prices are in the increase as multiple offers are everywhere for homes pertaining to short sales, Real Estate Owned (REO), Bank Owned, and you (the owner) as a regular sale. If you are looking to [...]

Loans on Luxury Real Estate Available Scottsdale / Paradise Valley / Fountain Hills: We all have dreamed about a luxury home at one time or another, but just about everybody needs a loan for it. We all came to an assumption that we cannot find the special program to obtain a luxury loan, like a [...]

Real Estate Inventory Low in April 2012: The numbers continue to fall, inventory that is, the real estate inventory has never been so low. Typically, that means when inventory is low, there would be a higher demand in housing, leading to significant price increase, correct? For those including myself who took Economics in college would [...]

Scottsdale / Paradise Valley / Fountain Hills Vacant Land & Luxury Real Estate: Throughout the valley including Scottsdale, Paradise Valley and Fountain Hills, many properties are in transformation for new development. Some new subdivisions are currently forming. Some homes in those communities are in the planning stages for demolition due to the end of it’s [...]

Real Estate Tear Downs / Demolition in Paradise Valley: When it comes to buying a home, we have to survey the condition and the cost to repair or remodel before making a purchase decision. As a real estate agent, I have the understanding of the feasibility studies with a background of appraising real estate. I [...]

Jumbo Loans for Arizona Real Estate in 2012: As we’ve entered 2012, there are so many applying borrowers are dealing with all the loopholes of obtaining a loan on real estate. In Borrowers are limited in getting a loan on real estate due to low FICA credit scores, recent short sales, bankruptcies, or just the [...]