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Open House Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th – 9795 E. Caron Street, Scottsdale – Scottsdale Ranch
Sophisticated elegance in prime Scottsdale Ranch location. From the show stopping curb appeal to the dramatic entry, from the stunning gourmet kitchen to the luxurious master suite, this home has been totally remodeled with the finest attention to detail throughout. Private cul-de-sac lot adjacent to wash. Extensive list of updates available upon request. ***Landscaping is new and will mature. Plants chosen in back against wall will become more dense and will add to privacy.***
For full listing details: http://x.co/kFEm
Front Elevation View from Wash
Open House is from 1pm-4pm both days. Call 602.476.1942 for more information.
What’s up with this Housing Market in Phoenix, Arizona?
What’s going on? I thought we were in a housing slump but prices have gone up approximately 25% Valley-wide?! There are multiple offers on properties? I thought home buyers could still make under list price offers on properties and still expect to win the property? No? What about all the foreclosures that the banks are going to dump on us? Won’t there be more inventory soon?
Sound familiar?
I received this message from Megan Schaff (Star Buyer Agent for The Halle Group) the other day:
Hey Katie – My buyer just got his appraisal back today. His offer is in for $275,000 and the house appraised at $295,000!!! I am so excited that the market is finally catching up! He was so excited when I shared this news with him mainly because he was leery at first to buy right now due to his perception of the market. He wanted to get a ‘good deal’ on a house and I’m pretty sure I delivered on that. 
Wanted to share the good news with you!
Megan
Yesterday practically the very same thing happened to one of my home buyers on a home in Phoenix. The offer on the property (which was an over list price offer already) was accepted at $230k. The appraisal arrived yesterday with an appraised value of $250k. My buyers are walking into instant equity and I couldn’t be happier for them!
Last week I listed this property (see link below). I received multiple offers not four hours after listing it. It’s now under contract with non-refundable earnest money, appraisal contingency waived, and the offer price is well over the list price.
Nice condo in gated community with community pool. Great location close to the Point Hilton, Biltmore and the Camelback Corridor. Easy Access to the 51 Freeway. Short Sale.
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Listing Courtesy of Katie Halle, Keller Williams Realty Sonoran Living
We currently have just barely 2 months supply of inventory in our MLS. Our market is more active now than its been in years. Compare this to a year ago and we have about a 1/4 as many homes available. Nice, and even the not so nice, homes are sold very quickly if they are priced appropriately to begin with.
1) If you or anyone you know are considering selling please contact us! You can get top dollar in most cases for your home if it is in good condition. Now don’t misunderstand this statement thinking that you will get some ridiculous amount of money like 5 years ago, but you will get more for your home now, than in the past couple of years. It is likely that we would get multiple offers and we haven’t seen that in years either.
***This is a GREAT time to short sale your property if you are experiencing financial difficulty or if your home is underwater. The short sale process has become more streamlined thus more efficient and takes less time to negotiate and close. Plus, buyers and investors are NOT shying away from them anymore. Investors especially love short sales! (We work with many investors. Call us if you think you may need to short sale).***
2) If you or anyone you know are considering buying your next home, contact me as well! Prices, while they are going up, are still the lowest they’ve been in some time and this window of opportunity may not be open for long. While none of us can see into the future the best prediction of the future is the past and, if the past holds true, our market will shift dramatically this year! Also….new home sales are back! There are great buys in that market as well and you wouldn’t believe what technological construction advances have been made in the last few years!
3) If you are an investor, we want to work with you. We are working with many investors that are having success in this market. For more information on our investor plan click this link: http://katiehalle.com/?p=808
As far as the “shadow inventory” and all of these foreclosures that are supposed to be dumped on the Phoenix area… Google Phoenix shadow foreclosure inventory. You’ll notice that people have been talking about this since 2008 and we haven’t experienced any major “dumping” yet. If you are holding on and hoping this will happen, you might want to consider what that costs you. If it doesn’t happen, you are either not going to be a homeowner or you are going to pay more for less house than you could purchase for today. If it does happen, prices still may be higher than they are today and who knows if they will come back down. The inventory levels are so low now that there are many buyers left without homes. If the rumor is true and the homes are released and flood the market, I guarantee they’ll be buyers and investors that will snap them up quickly. I say….bring on the foreclosures! I have buyers that need homes!
Contact us: katie@katiehalle.com or 602.476.1942
So you Think you want to buy a house #8
Katie Halle with Keller Williams Realty in Scottsdale, AZ talks about step 8 “The Inspection…what are the 8 items that some people forget that I should remember to check?”
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What our Clients say About Megan Schaff
I received a voice message from a current client of The Halle Group last week regarding Megan Schaff (Star Buyers Agent for The Halle Group). Wondering what this could be about, I sat down to immediately call the client back. I wasn’t at all nervous as to what I would be told…Megan is a rockstar and conducts herself in a professional manner ALL of the time. I never receive complaints about her.
When the client picked up, he immediately started raving about Megan. He told me that he has been through “countless” Realtors that don’t “get it” or don’t work anywhere near as hard as Megan has been working for him. He couldn’t thank me enough and intends to buy and sell all of his properties with The Halle Group (he’s a fix and flip investor).
As I hung up the phone I realized that she is a major part of the grease that makes this wheel go ’round. I’m appreciative to have the opportunity to work with one of the best.
Thanks Megan! I adore you and couldn’t do it without you!
~Katie
Here are a few Megan Schaff testimonials from our clients: http://katiehalle.com/?page_id=1059
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