http://focusedonfountainhills.com/blog Relevant, specific, and balanced news and information about all things real estate. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:36:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last January we reported in our blog that there was a housing boom in Maricopa County in single-family homes priced under $150,000. Well that boom is continuing and in fact has expanded to include single family homes in higher price ranges, condos and even new homes. The tax incentives for ... http://focusedonfountainhills.com/blog/?p=19 I don't recall where or when I first read or heard this quote, but I heard it often enough that I still remember it many years later. "If you do a new activity consistently for 21 days, it will become a habit". Just last week a radio personality stated a statistic, that ... http://focusedonfountainhills.com/blog/?p=18 As we have been reporting for over a year, low property prices and interest rates have homebuyers and investors buying homes again.  Sales are particularly brisk in homes priced under $300,000. Earlier this year it was mostly single family homes, but condos and townhouses are heating up as well. The ... http://focusedonfountainhills.com/blog/?p=17 Loan modification - Should you try it yourself, use a non-profit organization, or hire a professional? We are not experts on this subject, but we talk with the experts a lot.  So here's some important information we want to pass on to you.   Anyone can work directly with their lender(s) and it costs you ... http://focusedonfountainhills.com/blog/?p=16 For the housing recovery to move forward at a more rapid pace, we need to dramatically reduce the number of new foreclosures. So this will be the subject of the next few posts. Loan modification is where a lender agrees to restructure a homeowner's loan to reduce their payments so they can afford ... http://focusedonfountainhills.com/blog/?p=15 Usually we talk about real estate. However, at times we talk about our community our our country. This is one of those times. One of the great things about American capitalism, is that the consumer often has an opportunity to purchase an item that in some way benefits those less fortunate. ... http://focusedonfountainhills.com/blog/?p=14 Click here for an invite to our Home Buying Clinic on May 9th. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VauZxLuyW3Q  Here's a map to the location:  http://www.mapquest.com/maps?name=Creative+Touch+Interiors&city=Mesa&state=AZ&address=525+W+Baseline+Rd&zipcode=85210&country=US&latitude=33.378709&longitude=-111.844448&geocode=ADDRESS Michael & Shannon Collins   http://focusedonfountainhills.com/blog/?p=12 We decided that there’s so much new information and misinformation out there about the housing market that we are going to conduct a series of real estate workshops, clinics and forums. We will start with a clinic for first-time homebuyers (and those who haven’t owned a home in the last three years), as there's an ... http://focusedonfountainhills.com/blog/?p=11 We recently received our GREEN designation from the National Asscoaition of REALTORS. The next few posts will be concerning how we can all live more environmentally responsible. If you or someone you know are considering building your next home, you might be thinking you have to build small to be energy ... http://focusedonfountainhills.com/blog/?p=10 The perception - Politicians and the main stream media paint a picture that the Housing Recovery is like one huge ship on the wrong course that cannot be easily turned around. The reality - The Housing Recovery is more like a flotilla of smaller ships, some of which have been ... http://focusedonfountainhills.com/blog/?p=9