Archive for May, 2008

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Not Sure Where to Look? Explore…

I received a call today from an individual who is looking to retire near Phoenix. They really want to live outside of the city but aren’t really sure where. While discussing why I could not suggest a particular area for them, I found that they had used our fancy new IDX home search to [...]

29May2008 | Francy | 1 comment | Continued
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Slowly Adding Functionality

I love vacations. Just spent 4 days at the beach in Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point), the Mexican vacation spot for those residing in Phoenix. (It’s an easy four hour drive.)
Nice as vacationing is, things get neglected. Like this shiny new blog. Oh well, it’s a trade off we’ll just have to endure…
I’ve added a [...]

27May2008 | Jay | 0 comments | Continued
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How Come Some People Have Their Photo By Their Comments?

Seen the little photos by some folks comments?
But next to others you see this “photo”?
Want YOUR photo by YOUR comments?
It’s easy — get a Gravatar.
What’s a Gravatar? It’s a “globally recognized avatar” (an “avatar” being the little photos we’re talking about).
Lots of Internet forums use them, as do many blogs (such as this [...]

27May2008 | Jay | 4 comments | Continued
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Why Phoenix Real Estate Home?

From the “announcement” post on Phoenix Real Estate Guy:
The intent? A place where agents with Thompson’s Realty can contribute “under one roof”. Like all good blogs (and we hope PREH will evolve into a “good blog”) there are few rules. All our agents will be set up as contributors with access to post freely. (Just, you know, [...]

19May2008 | Jay | 5 comments | Continued
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Home Buyers Information

My lovely bride Francy penned a series of posts over on the Phoenix Real Estate Guy blog about “The Home Buying Process”.
It’s a series chocked full of information.
Part 1: Lenders, Needs, Choosing a Real Estate Professional
Part 2: Identify a Property
Part 3: Write and Negotiate an Offer
Part 4: Escrow and Inspections

19May2008 | Jay | 1 comment | Continued
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Phoenix Real Estate Statistics

The Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS) puts together some pretty nice summary statistics.
Monthly summaries are available for every month from Jan 2005 - last month (the months statistics will be published here approximately two weeks after months end.
Yearly summaries are also available from 2002 - 2007.

16May2008 | Jay | 3 comments | Continued
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Welcome to Phoenix Real Estate Home!

Welcome to Phoenix Real Estate Home!
We’re glad you stopped by.
There are many plans for this site, with the ultimate goal of making is your home for all things Phoenix real estate.
This is a joint effort by all of the agents of Thompson’s Realty.
There is more, much more, to come. Stay tuned!

15May2008 | admin | 11 comments | Continued