The Monaghan Group
Some thoughts on Arizona real estate from one agents perspective
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2009
Its hard to believe that its almost Christmas again, one thing we as a family have loved to do over the past 5 years is to take teh Polar express from Williams to the north pole. It is a train that leaves from Williams AZ, teh conductor reads teh book the polar express to the children, tehre is ...
09/26/2009
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White mountains The KP Trail starts in an alpine meadow and meanders along the South Fork of KP Creek. About 3 miles along, where the South Fork joins the North Fork, hikers will find two lovely waterfalls. "It's a neat place to pack a lunch and go to," Dyson said. From Alpine, drive south about ...
09/26/2009
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Yes even though its over 100 degrees in the valley, parts of Arizona have moved into fall complete with all the colors and temperature. White mountains. Drive from Pine top to Eagar, take the AZ 260. Flagstaff. Drive along Harte prairie Road, Take US 180 northwest to Forest road (harte prairie Ro...
09/26/2009
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"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor: catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream. Discover. Mark Twain. Perfect quote for today.
09/26/2009
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I was talking to a agent from Las Vegas recently and he brought up the term "Shadow Inventory" when we asked him what it meant he explained that as more and more homes go into default and the banks do actually take them back, many former homeowners and / or renters are left to live in the home, t...
09/19/2009
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As the mortgage mess continues on down the tracks many new wrinkles are appearing, the one that many could not really have foresaw are the strategic defaults, the homeowners with perfect credit, great payment histories that make the decision to default on the loan as a basic business decision. Th...
09/19/2009
Want a chance to Win a Million Dollars or Volunteer your time for a great cause The 25th Anniversary Fiesta Bowl Million Dollar Hole-in-OneQualifying RoundsTime: 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. daily, 9:00 a.m. – Noon on November 15Location: Arizona Biltmore Golf ClubCity: Phoenix, AZDate: Thursday, Novemb...
09/19/2009
The wonderful boon to the housing market, the $8000 first time home buyer credit is going away November 30th 2009, this means ahat you must be closed and recorded by that date to avail of teh tax break. there is talk about the incentive being extended but at this time nothing concrete has emerged.
09/19/2009
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Surprise with its Sun City Grand community is the sole Arizona representative on the CNNMoney.com’s list of 25 Best Places to Retire. The rankings are based on bang for the buck in terms of living costs as well as other perks retirees might enjoy. The site points to affordable housing prices in t...
09/19/2009
This week the Phoenix Business Journal reported that the housing market shows signs of improvement over the previous year, this may be assisted by the reduction in foreclosures, the banks willingness to participate in short sales and public perception that the real estate market has bottomed out....
09/19/2009
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Andrew Monaghan
CRS, GRI, EPro Associate Broker
