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A recovery not until 2030? I don’t know….

10 Jan 2011 / 0 Comments / in Steve's Blog

I dont think so… They are calling a “recovery” back to 2005 prices.. That was a fluke, a blip in the radar… A recovery means the time we get back to prices increases. Assuming that is what a recovery is then I think we’ll be there quicker than people think.

10 Best places to Buy

10 Jan 2011 / 0 Comments / in Steve's Blog

See the link below. Ok so Phoenix isnt on there so why am I posting this? Phoenix is a GREAT place to buy, and my Phoenix, I mean the entire Valley of the Sun. All of the metrics that MSNBC used to rank cities, we rank pretty high with… But we have one HUGE problem. [...]

Can housing REALLY drop 20% more?

06 Oct 2010 / 0 Comments / in Foreclosure News

Find out below!!! http://www.businessinsider.com/gary-shilling-house-prices

South Laveen Steal!

05 Oct 2010 / 0 Comments /

Short Sale in South Phoenix Near Laveen. Move in ready! What a steal! Listed by Steve Olson | SteveOlsonGroup.com | 480 398 2501 | Steve@SteveOlsonGroup.com 3333 W Shumway Farm Phoenix, AZ 85041 Call for an appointment! $99,900 Detailed Estate Features General Features 1850 SQFT 4 Bedrooms 2 Bathroom Single Story! LargeĀ  Lot Huge Porch 2 [...]

Who is REALLY the client?

28 Aug 2010 / 0 Comments / in Foreclosure News

When I speak to homeowners who are in distress, a lot of them tell me they don’t understand why the banks are so hard to deal with.. Why to they treat their clients so bad?

Short Sale Class

22 Aug 2010 / 2 Comments /

I went to a short sale class this past Friday and I learned a few new things…. Here we go. First off, this was supposed to be somewhat of an advanced class, a class to make short sale agents more efficient at what they do and to help serve our clients in a better light [...]

Gilbert again in the top 100 Cities to live

Again, making the top 100 places to live, Gilbert is one of the best cities in the US to live. Once upon we were #1 but with the falling economy and how much housing values have dropped, Gilbert has slipped down the list.

Bank of America Short Sales getting streamlined?

13 Aug 2010 / 6 Comments / in Foreclosure News

I have been reading lately that BofA is attempting to streamline their short sale process. If you have ever done a short sale with Bank of America, then you know they are amongst the hardest to work with. Wachovia and divisions of Wells Fargo currently streamline them and seem to have success with them. Here [...]

East Valley Real Estate FINALLY

For a while now, a lot of news outlets have been reporting that the East Valley may be the place for the quickest recovery. In the luxury forefront, most homes that would be 2.5mil + in Paradise Valley, are in Mesa and Gilbert for under 1mil in many cases! Of course the communities are not [...]

20 Million Expected to be “Underwater” by End of 2011

08 Aug 2010 / 0 Comments / in Foreclosure News

Say it isn’t so! The below article goes into some good points on how different states are affected by foreclosures. What do you think? I am sure I can come up with a list a mile long of clients that are considering defaulting because to them, it just doesn’t “make sense” anymore. Thoughts? View the [...]