Real Estate

The city of Maricopa's recent lull in building activity continued as only eight permits were issued in July for new single-family home construction.

This week's showcase home is a beautiful three-bedroom, two-bath gem in the Glennwilde subdivision.

To have a fighting chance of finding your dream home, take the time at the beginning of the house hunt to ask yourself some important questions that will assist you and your real estate agent to limit the field and reduce a lot of inefficient effort. 

The mechanics of an FHA loan are simple:  common sense underwriting and good credit make the perfect marriage.

This week's showcase home is a 2,800-square foot beauty in the Homestead subdivision.

Homebuyers are discovering that a community affects their final decision on which property to purchase, and factors that underpin a healthy lifestyle are playing significant roles.

When you are selling your home and you get your first offer, it may be hard to say 'no' to the offer. Often, however, this offer is not a very good deal for you.

Got the dirt lot blues? Tired of looking at a barren brown landscape? How about some inexpensive ground coverings and landscaping homeowners can do themselves?

Let me tell you something: unless you are a deadbeat who doesn't care about ruining your credit and your finances for the rest of your life, then facing foreclosure is a very serious affair.

This week's showcase home is a nearly 4,000-square foot entertainers' dream in the Cobblestone subdivision.

The lights are off, and the home appears to be vacant. However, if you look closer, you'll notice a small amount of activity. It almost looks as though the family inside is hiding.

The June MLS report for the city of Maricopa shows 257 homes sold compared to 232 sales in May.

Timeshare resales help you save a lot of crucial time, money and energy. You can sell timeshares faster than what you think.

Cash fast offers are quickly becoming a preferred choice among real estate buyers and sellers.

 This week's showcase home is a monster, stretching more than 3,650 square-feet.

In today's unstable housing market many people are being forced to face possible foreclosure and are looking anywhere for relief.

When you are in the midst of financial trouble and have missed a few payments on your mortgage loan, you risk foreclosure proceedings.

Everyone remembers the time they last moved and all the hours of sweating it out, trying to pack and then again unpack.

Green homes are slowly but surely becoming more and more popular among homebuyers in the United States.

Prior to its more recent effort, the Obama Administration introduced the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) to help homeowners from falling into foreclosure. Now a new four-letter acronym could come to the rescue: HAFA (Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives).

The May MLS report for the city of Maricopa shows 232 homes sold compared to 250 sales in April.  

 This week's showcase home is a 2,261-square-foot gem in the Homestead subdivision.

If you think having great curb appeal is only important if you're trying to sell your home, think again. Your house is one of your biggest investments and making a great first impression will leave everyone - not just potential buyers - wanting to see what's inside. 

In order to minimize the number of mistakes, you will need to learn from other people's mistakes so that you will make the wisest decision for your personal needs.

However, very little, if anything, is published in local papers about how reverse mortgages work. Reverse mortgages are, in short, the release of equity in a home to the homeowner.

Can a potential buyer be compelled to make a big purchase if a pleasant background fragrance appeals to their senses and breaks down their defenses? Real estate agents and home sellers these days are widely banking on it.

So why not bring some of spring's beauty into your home so you can enjoy it day after day?

Warm weather welcomes more than just outdoor barbeques, summer vacation and vegetable gardens--it brings back the pests that like to annoy us.

The city of Maricopa saw a slight decline in single-family residence construction from March to April as the number of permits pulled fell from 36 to 24.

If you're looking for a big home with room to roam, your search is over.