PRINCIPLES BE DAMNED! (Please excuse the language!)

be-happy

From Paula Swayne Realtor- Land Park, East Sac & Curtis Park Homes Specialist (Windermere Dunnigan Realtors, Sacramento 916-425-9715): You are down to two days before recording and the buyer of your listing decides that he wants $200 for a new fan…even though the old one works.  You are out with friends and one of them [...]

Anger Management

house for sale

This is just a small glimpse of what agents see when showing lender-owned or short sale properties. From Jack Feldmann (Clayton Inspection Service, Inc.): I inspected a house today that must have had a few stories to tell (if it could talk). Lots of holes in walls and doors. A lot of broken glass in [...]

Sun City Grand Community Yard Sale

Community Yard Sale Location

The annual spring Sun City Grand Community Yard Sale will be held April 4 from 7am to noon at the Sonoran Plaza parking lot, 19753 N. Remington Drive, in Surprise, Arizona. Come search out the special treasures and bargains that you won’t find in the mall.  Looking for some great “stuff” to sell on ebay?  Items on [...]

Sun City West and Corte Bella End-of-Week Market Update

Sun City West Swans

This market update for Sun City West and Corte Bella Arizona real estate provides you with a snapshot view of transactions that occurred during the week ending March 29, 2009. The absorption rate for Sun City West this week is 55 weeks.  At the current rate of sales, it will take approximately 55 weeks to [...]

Sun City Grand and Arizona Traditions End-of-Week Market Update

Sun City Grand golf course view

This market update for Sun City Grand and Arizona Traditions real estate provides you with a snapshot view of transactions that occurred during the week ending March 29, 2009. The absorption rate for Sun City Grand this week is 54 weeks. At the current rate of sales, it will take approximately 54 weeks to deplete the [...]

14969 W. Woodbury Lane, Sun City Grand, Surprise, AZ

14969 W Woodbury, Sun City Grand, Surprise, AZ

JUST LISTED! Sun City Grand Real Estate Oasis! Offered at $399,000   Year Built: 2001 Sq Footage: 2492 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Floor Plan: Stonecrest Attached Parking: 3 Car Garage   DESCRIPTION Without a doubt, this expanded Stonecrest is one of the most private real estate properties for sale in Sun City Grand! You will [...]

Are You Seeing Flippers or Investors Back in Your Market?

Coin Flip

I have been showing lender-owned properties to a client for almost a month.  She wants to purchase an inexpensive bank-owned home for her son. Until a few weeks ago, approximately 32% of the homes listed in Surprise were either in foreclosure or short sales.  On March 5, 2009, Business Week announced that Surprise, Arizona, was among the top ten zip [...]

Wordless Wednesday ~ Say Cheese in Sun City Grand

Leolinda with a camera in a bathtub

While I was taking pictures of a new listing in Sun City Grand, my client took this photo of me. Interesting perspective, seeing myself in a bath tub with a tripod and camera.  I look as if I don’t have any legs! This Sun City Grand golf course home has incredible golf course views, though [...]