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Royce of Real Estate Updates – We’ve Moved, Expanded and are Growing!

Royce of Real Estate has some exciting updates we’re glad to finally share with our followers, associates and friends. We’ve spent the last 5 years branding our small group and are now expanding to help serve more Valley homeowners.   First, we’ve moved offices and have a dedicated suite just for our Team. Our office is located […]

October 2017 Phoenix Market Update

As we move into Fall-o-ween (is that a thing or did I just come up with that?), I wish I had more exciting real estate news for you. But, stability can be great news, too.   Here is what’s happening in the Phoenix Real Estate market as of October 2017.     Monthly Sales We […]

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Should I Take Out a Personal Loan to Stop Foreclosure in Arizona?

Quite often when I meet with a homeowner facing foreclosure, they’re looking for options to stop foreclosure in Arizona.   One of the most important questions to address if you are trying to stop the foreclosure is “How far behind in payments are you?” Besides owing for so many missed [...]

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Top 5 Listing Fails That Buyers Hate

Considering social media, listing syndication through websites, and mobile friendly websites, the role of the Buyer’s agent has changed. Long gone are the days where the agents heralded the information apart from what Buyers were able to see.   Now, prospective buyers are able to take the reins to browse [...]

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How to Control Crybaby Contractors

He sat there in the doorway, battling whether to go into a full tantrum or regain his cool. I could see the emotions boiling up as his eyes lost their jovial look and regressed into broodiness. I, not wanting to get pulled into the dramatic turmoil, simply stood my ground [...]

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Coming Soon: Looser Mortgage Standards…Again?

In what seems like a years-long drought of home-lending, US financial regulators are positioned to finalize new mortgage standards. The new rules are acknowledging what has seemingly kept middle and lower income borrowers from purchasing a home: strict guidelines meant to stave off another wave of “bad borrowing”. Now, new [...]

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Arizona Short Sale Realtor Still Helping Those in Distress

Arizona Short Sale Realtor discusses trends, profession   Local Real Estate Agent Shevon Quijano is a newly licensed agent finding her way in the world, or the Phoenix Real Estate market. With that, she’s interviewing, writing about, and sharing knowledge with top agents around the Valley.   In the not [...]

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Phoenix Real Estate Market Update | March 2014

Phoenix Real Estate Market   Monthly Sales –   Although we should be Marching along here, sorry bad pun, we are significantly lagging behind last years numbers. We only had about 6700 sales last month.   New Inventory –   To make matters worse, we have more inventory for Buyers [...]

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Apartment Vacancy Rate Falls to 4% in U.S.

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apartment for rent sign in... Shutterstock“Demand for apartments is seemingly insatiable.”

By Michelle Conlin

Foreclosure Clouds Might Shower Without Congress Help

The foreclosure market has been declining at a healthy rate over the past few years, but we might witness a rebound without proper Congressional support. Congress authorized a tax exemption bill offering some relief under mortgage debt forgiveness. The bad news is that bill has expired in 2013 and has [...]

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What It Means to Have a Tax Lien

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a model house sitting with a... ShutterstockPeople have lost homes for owing just a few hundred dollars in back county and city taxes.

By Geoff Williams