ALL PHOENIX REAL ESTATE

Posted on November 24th, 2007 by Jonathan Dalton

I was talking to Benn Rosales from Agent Genius the other day and he said there wasn’t a whole lot to write about at the moment. I think he’s right.

Such is the ebb and flow of real estate that after two weeks of being slammed and meeting buyer after buyer and seller after seller, all is quiet and I’m finding myself looking over my shoulder rather than enjoying a much needed day or two to relax. This isn’t a “sit back and relax” kinda job, after all. Commission-based occupations almost never are.

I could tell you that winter Phoenix-style has arrived. All of 58 degrees outside as of this writing, which is 30 less than our daytime highs barely a week ago. Three weeks after I turned off the air conditioner for good I had to fire up the heat pump lest my wife and son become extras from The Day After Tomorrow.

I also can tell you my wife told me the kids want a Wii, completely oblivious to the fact that a Wii is a mostly mythical creation that will not make another appearance until spring (at least at anything resembling a decent price.) Think birthdays, kids.

Real estate traditionally is quiet this time of year, beginning with Thanksgiving and running through Christmas. This year proved to be the exception mostly because I was working with several Canadian buyers whose Thanksgiving was a month ago. Made for a small challenge in scheduling (such as explaining why I was unavailable Thursday) but it otherwise worked.

For those looking for foreclosures, Trulia added 400,000 foreclosure listings to their web site. (Advance word ended up in my spam folder so I didn’t see it until it happened, but nevertheless.) Those searching for real estate foreclosures here in Phoenix continue to be surprised by the condition of the homes and the occasional lack of cooperation on the part of the lenders. It’s a wonderful game being played.

With real estate itself relatively quiet, I’m doing what I’ve always done … turning back to my websites for changes, improvements, etc. Arrowhead Ranch Living will be going a rather extensive overhaul by the first of the year, for example. And Phoenix Retirement Real Estate finally will be fully populated in the next couple of weeks.

Yesterday was spent uploading homes for sale in Sun Lakes, Arizona Traditions, Corte Bella and Sun Village. The rest of the Sun Cities are going to be next. It’s a somewhat arduous task, but the net result will make the effort worthwhile I’m confident.

In the interim, to save my dear readers from further rambling, here’s hoping major topics of interest break out in the next several days. It’s not particularly likely, but the odds are better than that of finding a Wii sitting on a department store shelf.

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