By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team From Bing Crosby to Beyoncé, Scottsdale and Paradise Valley have been popular stomping grounds for Hollywood headliners since the 1940s. Its proximity to Los Angeles – and reputation as a desert South Beach – [Read More…]
Archives for January 2014
Key Factors in Securing a Mortgage by Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team
By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team For most Americans, buying a home is the most expensive purchase of their lifetime, and obtaining a mortgage can be particularly stressful. Research and preparation won’t take all the worry out of applying [Read More…]
Combined Value of US Homes to Top $25 Trillion in 2013 By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team
By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team If you wanted to buy every single home in the country, all at once, you’d need to be prepared to spend more than $25 trillion, according to Zillow. The overall cumulative value [Read More…]
Home Design Resolutions for 2014 By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team
By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team Resolution No. 1: Plan it out No matter which design project you want to tackle, designers say having a plan is the key for success. “Start with a wishlist of projects to complete over [Read More…]
Mortgage Rates Steady Near 3-Month Highs By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team
By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team Mortgage rates were unchanged to just slightly higher to begin the holiday-shortened week. With the exception of last Thursday, rates are the highest they’ve been in more than three months. The most prevalently quoted rate for [Read More…]
November and December 2013 Scottsdale Arizona real estate market update
Happy New Year! Before we look ahead to 2014 lets evaluate the November and December 2013 market activity. The median home price in Scottsdale Arizona dropped slightly in November but increased in December landing at $375,025. This is up 4.9% [Read More…]
November and December 2013 Paradise Valley Arizona real estate market update
Happy New Year! Before we look ahead to 2014 lets evaluate the November and December 2013 market activity. The median home price in Paradise Valley Arizona dropped slightly in November but soared in December landing at $1,575,000. This is up [Read More…]
Create an outdoor dining space to add value to your home By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team
By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team When you buy a Scottsdale home, it is your space to live in and enjoy and you can renovate and redecorate in order to improve your surroundings in any way that you choose. One [Read More…]
Rising demand for new construction presents opportunities for real estate agents By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team
By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team Do you know what niche has a demand so large that it could someday account for up to 35 percent of all sales? You may be surprised to learn that niche is new construction. [Read More…]
Reasons why that extra bedroom might be worth it by Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team
By Joe Szabo, Scottsdale Real Estate Team You are looking at buying a Scottsdale home, but you are wondering whether or not it is worth it to pay a little extra for a home with one more bedroom. It’s a tough [Read More…]