Dora and Vincent's Blog

One of the new provisions of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 is the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit.  The tax credit is designed to encourage first-time homebuyers to make the leap to purchase their first homes in Chandler Arizona, Phoenix, and the rest of the United States.  Here i...

StarBucks is offering a free coffee to everyone that votes on Tuesday, November 4.  I didn't see their commercial on SNL, but saw mention of it on my Twitter feed.  StarBucks will offer anyone that votes (early voting, absentee voting, etc.) a free tall 12 oz cup of brewed coffee at their partici...

Proposition 100 is one of the propositions Arizona Voters will address on November 4, 2008.  This proposition is sponsored by No New Home Tax(Arizona Association of Realtors) If Proposition 100 passes it will prohibit the government from charging real estate transfer taxes when you sell your home...

Could gas cost less than $3.00 a gallon?  Was it possible that gas prices have dropped below $3.00?  According to to http://www.phoenixgasprices.com/ on Wenesday, the Cobblestone at Alma School and German was selling gas at this low price.   My car was close to empty so I needed to get gas, check...

Our first ActiveRain to Twitter blog did not materialize...the blog did not feed to Vincent's Twitter Account (@PhxRealEstate).  Actually, now that I've seen some ActiveRain feeds on Twitter...I was mistaken, the whole blog doesn't get sent to Twitter, only a Tweet that a new blog is posted on Ac...

Today the Chandler Arizona hotsheets show us that in the last 24 hours: 23 new homes went on the market 7 Cancelled their listing agreement 3 Expired their listing agreement (market rejected them) 17 went Pending (accepted an offer) 6 Closed   The activity is about the same as last week. We will ...

Today the Chandler Arizona hotsheets show us that in the last 24 hours: 24 new homes went on the market 11 Cancelled their listing agreement 2 Expired their listing agreement (market rejected them) 15 went Pending (accepted an offer) 6 Closed   We will be sharing market stats to give you a view o...

Chandler Real Estate Mortgage and Finance Solutions with David Reed:  US Congress comes through with relief, but tax credit is really a loan. The Chandler Real Estate Blog is happy to feature a great article on the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 signed by President George Bush on July ...

Can we lowball a bank owned/REO Chandler home?  In real estate, everything is negotiable.  So the answer is yes, you can do that.  But in this market, is that a wise decision?  It depends.  How badly do you want the property?  Are you looking to live in the house or will it be an investment?  How...

 What is a short sale?   A short sale, also known as a short pay or short pay off, allows a homeowner to sell their property for less than the amount owed to the bank.  When the market value of the property is less than the amount owed, the owner is considered upside down.  The proceeds from the ...