Is a second crash in the Chandler and Phoenix market coming? And why to buy now!

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I recently posted on LinkedIn (connect with me on LinkedIn here) a link to a piece I wrote about the explosion in the housing market we have seen over the last 18 months in Chandler and the Phoenix East Valley. A friend of mine, who I respect, stated his case in how this is an artificial [...]

Where did all the Chandler foreclosures go?

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I received a call from a buyer who was looking to buy a house in Chandler. This new buyer had just a few requirements, mostly very realistic. He was looking in the $200k-$250k range. Needed a two car garage. He needed four bedrooms. He wanted a pool and he was only interested in foreclosure homes [...]

Chandler million dollar homes are starting to move

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What a difference a year makes in the Chandler luxury housing market. In the first quarter of 2012 there was only one house in Chandler listed at over $1 million that closed. In the first quarter of 2013 that number shot up to six. To put that number into perspective, in all of 2012 there [...]

Chandler homes for sale with pool

@Miley_Gnome disappointed with this watering hole

Recently we announced we brought on @Miley_Gnome to join the East Valley Team. With a fishing rod in hand, you know he likes to get out and cast the line whenever he can. When we told him we were going to look at some Chandler homes for sale with pools, he was quick to tag [...]

A win-win is what I strive for when selling Chandler real estate

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My job as a Chandler area real estate agent is to sell your home, or help you buy a house, where you are happy with the results. A big part of that is negotiations. In negotiations I always look for a win-win situation where you are getting what you want. What does a win-win look [...]

Why home buyers should beware of guesstimates, I mean Zestimates

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There is a conversation I try to have early in the process with my home buying clients, and that is about Zillow’s so called Zestimates.I am not a Zillow’s hater like so many of my fellow Realtors are, but when it comes to using Zestimates to come up with an offer price it would be [...]

Advice to sellers: Get out!

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This video was made while I was in Riggs Ranch in South Chandler I’m making this real estate video with a tip for sellers that I hope they really listen to. This is something many sellers in Chandler and the East Valley are doing that is making it a lot harder to sell their house. [...]

What other marketing should my agent be doing to get my home sold?

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Today’s video was shot in the beautiful South Chandler community of Valencia. In my last video I talked about how to tell if your agent is doing an open house to get buyers for themselves or to help expose your house and get it sold. Today Im going to talk about a greatly under-utilized tool [...]

Chandler Shadow Ridge deal of the month for January 2013

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Shadow Ridge is south Chandler community of 188 homes on the NW corner of Linday and Riggs in the desirable 85249 zip code. At the time of this writing there are only two homes for sale in Shadow Ridge. If you look at the bottom of this post it will show you all of the current active [...]

South Chandler Whispering Heights deal of the month January 2013

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The South Chandler neighborhood of Whispering Heights is on the SE corner of Chandler Heights and Lindsey Rd. There are 131 improved lots in this 85249 community which was opened in 2006. This 4 bedroom 2.5bath home at 4203 E. Cherrywood Place is a former model home with many upgrades. What really makes this home [...]