The Fastest Way to Find Your Real Estate Deal in Scottsdale, Arizona

Free Real Estate Deal Finder Boot Camps: Jan. 9 & Jan. 16 (as seen on NBC Channel 12)

by Melanie Johnston on January 8, 2010

Thank you to everyone who attended our previous Home Buyer Boot Camps. Congratulations to the many families who spent their first holidays in their first homes as a result!

We are pleased to announce our new Real Estate Deal Finder Boot Camps. Please join us in Scottsdale on January 9th or January 16th for insider tips on how to find the best real estate deals in today’s market. We will show you how to set up strategies for finding great deals as well as how to get yourself into the best bargaining position.

Boot Camp Featured Topics:

  • First-time Home Buyer Tax Credit
  • Move-up Home Buyer Tax Credit
  • Short Sales: What are they and should I buy one?
  • Secrets to Buying a Bank Foreclosure
  • How to Master the Multiple Listing Service to Find the Best Deals First
  • How to Beat Out Other Buyers
  • Ask the Agent: Get your most pressing real estate questions answered (for buyers and sellers)

There is no charge and we are not selling anything. We want to share our knowledge of the market and let you know that we are here to help with your home search if you need us.

Choose your date and take 30 seconds to SIGN UP.

GET A MAP to our office location near 96th St. and Shea Blvd.

Real Estate Deal Finder Boot Camp

Jan. 9th or Jan. 16th, 1 p.m.

Keller Williams Arizona Realty

9500 E. Ironwood Square Dr., Suite 101, Scottsdale, 85258

(look for the Grace Communities building)

More info: 480-241-0241

Scottsdale Foreclosures Include Million Dollar Mansions

December 14, 2009

If your dream has been to own a million dollar mansion in Scottsdale, 2010 can be the year your dream comes true.
There are approximately 30 bank-owned foreclosures in Scottsdale listed at over $1 million. And if your tastes are palatial, Scottsdale’s most expensive foreclosure, a 13,700-square-foot estate in the tony Silverleaf enclave of DC Ranch [...]

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Want to buy a Scottsdale condo? Have you considered homes for sale in Scottsdale?

December 6, 2009

If you want to buy a Scottsdale Arizona home and want to pay as little as possible, you might assume you should be shopping for a Scottsdale condo. Until 2009 there weren’t any homes for sale in Scottsdale under $300,000 that were worth looking at. $400,000 was considered the low end of the market. The [...]

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Exposed: Thinking of buying a Scottsdale foreclosure at auction? What you need to know before you go

November 23, 2009

In the pages of this Scottsdale Real Estate Blog I have talked freely about the “cartel” of investors and companies that routinely buy foreclosures on the courthouse steps. And why newcomers to the process often feel like they are swimming with sharks.
Now The Arizona Republic’s real estate reporter, Catherine Reagor, has exposed a little known [...]

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Find Out What’s Happening in Scottsdale Real Estate Now With This Detailed Market Report

November 9, 2009

Read this Total Market Report on Scottsdale, Arizona, real estate and you will know as much about our market as anyone. You can see what price ranges have the greatest inventory, which ones are moving quickly and which ones are offering the best price discounts. Whether you want to find a perfect Scottsdale vacation home, [...]

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What’s the Best Way to Find a Great Scottsdale Real Estate Agent? Ask This Question

October 26, 2009

If you start your Scottsdale home buying process out of state, naturally I would love to help you find a great deal on the home of your dreams.
But what if you are in town and want to shop for an agent the way many people do…by visiting open houses? I would still like to be [...]

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Phoenix/Scottsdale Real Estate Market Statistics: 10/15/09

October 16, 2009

Here is a quick insider’s look at the Phoenix Metro real estate market.
What a difference a year makes!
Comparing current market conditions on 10/15/09 to conditions one year ago, here are the highlights.

There are 24,495 single family detached homes currently active in the MLS.  That’s 220 more listings than last week.
Total listings (including condos, patio homes [...]

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Loonie Heads Toward Par! 5 Tips to Help Canadian Buyers Get Ready to Save on a Scottsdale Vacation Home

October 8, 2009

“Loonie resumes ascent, expected to reach parity on better economic prospects”
Could there be better news for Canadian vacation home buyers and the Scottsdale, Arizona, real estate market? I don’t think so. Read the full Oct. 8, 2009, article by Julian Beltrame of The Canadian Press here: http://tinyurl.com/loonietowardpar

A buying opportunity of a lifetime is created when [...]

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Mortgages for Canadians Buying in Arizona? Yes!

October 6, 2009

Interesting article in The Globe and Mail about Canadian buyers wielding cash to get amazing deals on vacation homes in Arizona and elsewhere. My own personal belief has always been: “Money talks, but cash convinces.”
Read the article, “Warm vacation property wanted-will pay cash,” here: http://tinyurl.com/warmvacationproperty4canadians

In the article, Globe and Mail Contributor Roma Luciw says:
Canadians are [...]

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U.S. & Canadian Buyers: Record Low Interest Rates + Record Low Home Prices = High Time To Buy In Scottsdale

September 17, 2009

When I hear really good news I often joke, “Is it my birthday?” Well today really felt like my birthday because of two news stories. The first, on MarketWatch.com tells of record low rates on 15-year mortgage rates and a seasonal low for 30-year fixed rates. (Excerpt and link below.)
THEN, to add icing to the [...]

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