5 rules for tackling walls from staging guru Erica Christoffer December 13, 2009

By Erica Christoffer, Contributing Editor, REALTOR® Magazine Walls are a key element of home staging. They are the canvas showcasing the greatest attributes of a house. But where do you start when preparing a home for sale? Staging Diva Debra Gould, president of Toronto-based Six Elements Inc., offers up five rules of thumb for handling [...]

Queen Creek Christmas Parade December 6, 2009

US Treasury department asleep December 4, 2009

US Treasury Department Asleep as Borrowers Race Lender Foreclosure Vs Their HAMP Loan Modification For Most Borrowers Trying for a HAMP Loan Modification is a Race They Lose Against the Foreclosure Clock With the US Treasury Department announcing this week that they will be cracking down on lenders who have not followed through on loan [...]

Beautiful views of Queen Creek Arizona November 19, 2009

Who should have a will? And are you dreaming of having a “green” Christmas? November 17, 2009

Bet your wondering how “who should consider a will?” and “are you dreaming of having a “green” Christmas?” could possibly go together in a blog.  Well I just happen to run into my favorite insurance agent, Tuck Hollimon  and asked him if he had anything he would like to share and this is how we got [...]

The Villages subdivision, Queen Creek Arizona November 17, 2009

                       The Villages The Villages of Queen Creek is one of the first subdivisions started in this rural farm town.  This lovely subdivision is surrounded by the Las Colinas golf course, a 6,650 yard, 18 hole course.  The Villages not only offers track homes, it also offers custom homes and lots.  [...]

November 15th is National Declutter Day November 10, 2009

This morning when I got up and looked around I was embarassed to see my room looked like an explosion of clothes, toys, books, etc had taken place.  Was it possible that a small tornado had passed through my room while I was sleeping?  I think that is the story I will stick with but [...]

Congress extends Homebuyer tax credit November 6, 2009

For many months, many of us have anxiously been waiting to see what was going to happen to the $8,000 first time homebuyers tax credit that was due to expire November 30th, 2009.  Well the wait is over, yesterday Congress not only extended the tax credit but they also expanded it.  Below are the changes. -The bill [...]

Queen Creek Market Update November 6, 2009

I have a taken the recent sales in three different areas of Queen Creek in three different categories–short sales, bank owned homes and traditional sales (no bank involved).