Green Valley

THE 4TH QUARTER IS HERE, TURN UP THE HEAT!

We are thankful that the election season has come and gone….except for a few closely contested races. No matter who you chose, we are all faced with the prospect of moving forward. I have maintained that in order for the real estate market to really begin to see growth, we must first move past the election cycle. Now we can hopefully look forward to homebuyers beginning to formulate or finalize their plans when it comes to relocating, or purchasing a home. In our area prices are still the best for the buyer and with the corrections financially that have occurred, hopefully they will positively affect the availability of funds. It is also apparent that the general public has recognized that home buying is important just for providing residence …..not as a vehicle for careless speculation. The Green Valley home sales market from November 2007 to November of 2008 stands at about 850 sales….while in the same period of November 2006 to November of 2007 stands at about 1000. That is about a sixteen or seventeen percent decline. Everyone knows how troubled the market has been. We do hope that this type of scenario never happens again. Green Valley, Arizona is a great destination spot for retirees; as we have a great many... [Read More]

HEADING TOWARDS PUMPKIN TIME!

Labor Day was great, and we hope all of you enjoyed the holiday. As Realtors we have to embrace the time we have for our clients as well as for our perspective clients. It is imperative that we use that precious commodity wisely. Everyone has heard about the finantial crisis that is looming over our heads as this article is being written We, as with most of you, indeed are hopeful for a possible solution that will not leave us in a more perilous position. When it comes to our philosophy with our sellers, honesty is always the best choice. At this time in the real estate marketplace, we have to make sure that we make an effort to realistically help our sellers price thier homes accurately. It is so crucial now, that we use the competitive market to helping to arrive at an accurate comparable, as well as to decompress the time that we look back on previous sales instead of perhaps traditionally looking back a whole year. With the fluctuating rapidly, the accuracy lies in a smaller period of time to use in determining the correct value for marketing a property. Unfortunately for sellers, this of course means that the home selling price of 2 or 3 years ago will have little or no bearing for this market! This has been become a... [Read More]

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