Category Archives: Homeownership
It’s Best to Double Dip When No One is Looking
Pringles are the best chips ever made. That’s what my 7-year old daughter thinks. And given her vast experience in this area I have no reason to disagree with her. What chip is best? We had this discussion recently on … Continue reading
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The Foreclosure Story No One is Talking About
Fear and loathing Marty, fear and loathing…that’s what Vince Gonzalez, the then KPHO news reporter, used to say to me whenever we’d head out of the newsroom on our daily search for the latest victim of wrongdoing. Vince and I … Continue reading
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Future of Real Estate Marketing guest blogger this week – Marty Boardman
I have a lot to celebrate this week. On Friday, I’ll be catching up with my classmates at our 20 year high school reunion. Sunday is my 12th wedding anniversary. I’m also incredibly honored to be chosen the Future … Continue reading
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How About a Homebuyer Mulligan?
The story is part urban legend, part sports folklore. David Mulligan was driving to the golf course one crisp, early morning when he nearly crashed his car after crossing a rough bridge. His nerves were understandably frayed by the time … Continue reading
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Your Home is Not an Asset; it’s a Place to Live
I was standing at the checkout line in Target on Sunday with my 7 year-old daughter, Allyson. She desperately wanted me to buy the spearmint Icebreaker breath mints. Now I’ll admit…these things are good. But, at $1.99 they are a … Continue reading
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Seller Financing Strategy an Oldie but Goodie
Last week I tuned into the oldies station here in Phoenix. Huey Lewis and the News’ 1985 hit, The Power of Love, was playing. You may recall that this song was the title track from the movie Back to the … Continue reading
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Home is Where Your Family, and Stuff Are
The song sat at number one on the country music charts for four weeks. Today, it remains on the charts at number six, a record this year for singles of this genre. The lyrics, which begin, “I know they say … Continue reading
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Sharp Drop in Demand Following Expiration of Tax Credit
In my last post I said the housing market was juiced by the federal tax credit. It appears as though my analogy is more accurate than I thought. New single-family housing starts were down last month 17.2% and new mortgage applications were at … Continue reading
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