Archive for Michele Guss
Michele is a full-time real estate professional, specializing in the Phoenix Northeast Valley. In her free time she loves to cook, play with her dogs, Willie & Remi and enjoy the AZ sunshine!
30 year fixed mortgage rates near record low this week
30 year fixed mortgage rates have been below 5% for 4 straight weeks now! This week we reached an average of 4.87% for a 30 year fixed mortgage. This is the second lowest recorded 30 yr fixed mortage rate since Freddie Mac began keeping track in 1971. The lowest recorded rate for a 30 yr fixed rate was 4.82% [...]
9Oct2009 | Michele Guss | 0 comments | Continued
Today’s Washington Business Journal: Pelosi says homebuyer credit may be extended
See below for the full article from today’s Business Journal:
Thursday, October 8, 2009, 2:47pm EDT
Pelosi says homebuyer credit may be extended
Washington Business Journal - by Jeff Clabaugh Staff Reporter
The first time homebuyer tax credit may be extended, and even expanded, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The $8,000 credit is set to expire Dec. 1.
“Yes, there [...]
Fountain Hills Public Art Tours-1st Saturday of the month 11/7/09-4/3/10
Here’s a great way to take a good walk while seeing and learning about outstanding works of art. Beginning November 7, and on every first Saturday of the month through April 3, guided tours will be offered of the Town’s nearly 70 sculptures located at the Civic Center, along Avenue of the Fountains, and at [...]
7Oct2009 | Michele Guss | 0 comments | Continued
New Policies for Southwest Airlines; pets, children & 3rd bag
For those of you planning to travel this summer, Southwest Airlines has 3 major upcoming policy changes. The summary is as follows:
1) Pets: Previously they did not allow pets in the cabin or cargo. Now they will allow passengers to bring a small dog or cat into the cabin with them during flights for a fee of [...]
2009-2010 Culture Pass
I received an e-mail from the Phoenix Museum of Art with a link for the 2009-2010 Culture Pass. I had no idea what it was so I followed the link and found out some great info about the program.
This is how it works: From April 1, 2009-April 1, 2010 you can visit participating public libraries and [...]
Revamped Basha’s set to open in Fountain Hills
The completely rebuilt Basha’s in Fountain Hills will open again on March 31st, 2009. It will feature an Italian kitchen and gelato bar, Wi-Fi lounge with flat-screen TV, organic food section, community meeting room, and children’s Cub House. Click on the following link to read the full story:
http://http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/03/09/daily57.html?ana=e_du_pub
Foreclosure tally: Good news and Bad News
I read an interesting quote in a Phoenix Business Journal article, ”Foreclosure tally: Good news and Bad News” dated March 11, 2009. It states, “Market indicators in the Phoenix area show that median home values have remained relatively constant for the past 90 days.” They are expecting this to be the case for the next 6 months and are [...]
12Mar2009 | Michele Guss | 0 comments | Continued
Fountain Hills St. Patricks Day Celebration
If you are looking for something to do to celebrate St. Patty’s Day, why don’t you consider coming out to Fountain Hills next Saturday, March 14th, 2009. Click on the following link to see event details:
http://www.fountainhillschamber.com/Home/tabid/193/ctl/Details/Mid/1021/ItemID/654/Default.aspx?selecteddate=3/14/2009
Fannie Mae requires a 10% earnest deposit on cash deal
I was talking to a friend of mine about a condo she is purchasing out of state and was quite surprised when she told me the details of the transaction and what she was required to do in order to get her purchase contract accepted. Here is the scenario…she found a bank owned condo that was listed for $45,000 [...]
16Jan2009 | Michele Guss | 7 comments | Continued
Renters to get some relief when home is in foreclosure
Recently I have had several calls from tenants that need to move due to the fact that their landlord is in foreclosure. I did some research and was not able to find much information for remedies for tenants. Low and behold, today I read 2 articles that directly address this issue.
The first article is a new [...]
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