– What are CC&R’s? – Many homeowners- to-be are curious as to what CC&R’s are and how they affect their Scottsdale Arizona home purchases. CC&R’s stands for Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions. In very broad terms, the CC&R’s spell out in detail all of the rules and restrictions of the community and how the community will be run. More specifically, […]
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What Do Scottsdale Homeowners’ Association Fees Cover?
People are often curious as to what Scottsdale Arizona homeowners’ association fees cover. On one home they could be minimal, less than $100 per year, yet in another community, a resident could be looking at annual payments in the thousands. Coverage can include anything from maintenance for common areas all the way up to almost all of your utilities including basic cable. What the […]
Four offers in this market?
Last week, I had something happen that I had not seen in a long time – 4 offers in on a house my client had made an offer on! Now, this is Arizona, one of the states that makes headlines regularly about the dismal state of the real estate market. Needless to say, I was not anticipating […]
What Is the State of the Mortgage Industry?
I have a guest columnist for this post. Steve Smith of Eagle Home Mortgage in Scottsdale, Arizona put together an informative overview on what is going on with the mortgage industry during these volatile times. ======================================================================== What Is the State of the Mortgage Industry? There has been much written of late regarding the general state […]