Subject: Paradise Valley MarketWatch - 2012 Final Edition

Paradise Valley MarketWatch - 2012 Final Edition

December 28th, 2012 at 9:16 pm MST

Good morning Friend,I hope you have been having a wonderfulholiday season. While I have been blessedwith some terrific celebrations with familyand friends, this has also been the busiestholiday season in many years. Usually,people have other things o ...

Paradise Valley MarketWatch - Not Slowing Down for the Holidays, and a Brief Note about Wine

December 17th, 2012 at 9:08 pm MST

Good morning Friend,I would have thought the fiscal cliff dramawould make people pause before spendingmillions on real estate. Apparently I waswrong. In Paradise Valley, at least, peoplearen't waiting to see what plan Obama andBoehner come up with be ...

Reminder - Seller Financing Stops on January 21

December 15th, 2012 at 9:31 pm MST

I wanted to remind both buyers and sellers that apowerful tool - seller financing - will no longer be atyour disposal come January 21, when Dodd-FrankAct's provisions become law. Below is a summaryfrom Combs Law Group.The big problem is sellers will ...

big secret hiding in plain sight

December 14th, 2012 at 9:25 pm MST

Right now I'm finalizing negotiations on afantastic home for a wonderful family. Whatmakes this noteworthy is that it is NOT onthe MLS. The sellers weren't even planningon selling, in fact.I found it through good, old fashioned elbowgrease. If my cli ...

Bank Foreclosure Alert - Fixer Upper in Guard-Gated Community

December 12th, 2012 at 2:56 am MST

FIRST DAY ON MARKETBANK FORECLOSURE4 bedroom home with Camelback Mountainand city views in guard-gated Clearwater Hills.Needs total remodel, and the bank wants thissold. Offered at $654,900Click Here for Property InformationBank foreclosures move es ...

Paradise Valley MarketWatch - 20,000 foot Mansion, Fiscal Cliff, Changes to the MLS and more...

December 10th, 2012 at 9:06 pm MST

Hello Friend,Fiscal cliff or not, the real estate marketis full of action from coast to coast. Indeed,the fiscal cliff may be helping to drive realestate prices higher -- for an interestingarticle on Real Estate Investment Trusts(REITs) in the Wall S ...

Paradise Valley MarketWatch - 17 New Listings, Terrific Quality

December 3rd, 2012 at 9:05 pm MST

Good morning Friend,We have an embarrassment of riches thisweek, with 17 new listings including morethan usual that "make the cut." The risingprices are bringing out the quality, assellers who wouldn't sell at firesale pricesare willing to test the m ...

Paradise Valley MarketWatch - Post Thanksgiving Bargains

November 26th, 2012 at 8:54 pm MST

Hi Friend,I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.For those of us living in Arizona, it couldn'thave been a more glorious day. I've beenabsolutely delighted to tour homes lately,just drop the top on the convertible andenjoy life on a sunny Arizona da ...

Wall Street Journal on Real Estate

November 25th, 2012 at 2:50 am MST

PERSONAL FINANCE Updated November 24, 2012, 8:39 p.m. ET Will 2013 Be the Time for Home Buyers to Jump? Home prices are recovering, yet still low enough to lure buyers By RACHEL LOUISE ENSIGN This New Year's, you may want to make a resolu ...

Paradise Valley MarketWatch - Inventory is Flat, A Few Gems Surface

November 19th, 2012 at 9:09 pm MST

Good morning Friend,I don't usually "toot my own horn" in thisnewsletter, as long-time readers know.However this is worthy of an exception...Last week I was awarded the distinctionof Master Certified Negotiation Expert.To put this in context, there a ...