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People will always need a place to live….

09-18-08
Gary and Claudia Scott - Scottsdale, AZ Real Estate
The real estate business is a cyclical business. Over the years the cycles are affected by mortgage rates, unemployment, inflation and government policies. The latest downturn is slightly different.. Housing demand is driven by adult population growth. One of the ways to measure this growth is job growth. Although the current unemployment is less than 5%, other factors such as over supply and higher mortgage rates are effecting the ability of buyers to purchase a home.
Consumer confidence has been low but the future is looking bright. Now is an excellent time to purchase a home as the prices have declined making homes more affordable, interest rates remain relatively low and there is still a wide variety of options available to buyers.
  • There are 5,602 available properties presently listed for sale in Scottsdale. Of those properties 3,861 are single family, 249 are patio homes, 609 are townhomes, and 767 are condos, 79 are lofts.
  • There are 483 properties currently in escrow.
  • 813 have closed escrow from June 1, 2008 to Sept 18, 2008.
Remember, every down cycle is the beginning of an up cycle!
Check out the local Scottsdale MLS:
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Is Solar Energy in our Future??

09-18-08
Gary and Claudia Scott - Scottsdale, AZ Real Estate
Solar energy is harnessing radiant energy from the light of the Sun to convert the suns energy into mechanical energy. This technology requires no toxic fuel and relatively little maintenance, is inexhaustible, and could eventually become directly competitive with conventional technologies in many locations. These characteristics make solar energy one of the most promising sources for many current and future energy needs.

The new solar energy industry has the potential to create jobs and investment opportunities that would boost our economy -- manufacturers, construction workers, engineers, roofers, electricians, and plumbers.
Solar energy can provide day-lighting techniques to optimize the use of lights in buildings, solar water heaters for homes & swimming pools, solar cells, solar cookers and solar vehicles.

This new renewable energy source is penetrating the evolving revolution of green building techniques.

Currently high production costs and political support are some of the challenges effecting solar energy development. But, as the research continues better and more efficient solar cells will develop. The costs of these innovative techniques will eventually be reduced resulting in a reliable, less expensive and better for the environment form of energy!

Solar Energy

The future is looking bright….

Contact Gary and Claudia @ AZ-real-estate-sales.com
garyandclaudia@cox.net

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So, what exactly is “green building” anyway?

09-15-08
Gary and Claudia Scott - Scottsdale, AZ Real Estate
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The Office of the Federal Environmental Executive defines green building as:
“the practice of
1) increasing the efficiency with which buildings and their sites use energy, water, and materials
2) reducing building impacts on human health and the environment, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal--the complete building life cycle."
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the residential sector accounts for 22% of the total energy consumed in the U.S. and 74 % of the water.
For the homeowner, there are several green measures will reduce long term costs, particularly those features that involve energy and water efficiency.
There are a variety of resources available to begin your search for improving the efficiency of your home while helping the environment.
Locally both APS and SRP provide ideas of what you can do to make your home more efficient and also offer rebates for your efforts.
  • Arizona Public Service (APS) offers:
Energy Star® CFL Bulbs: ENERGY STAR bulbs use 75 percent less energy
Solar& Renewable Rebates: Take advantage of the many renewable energy resources available in Arizona
AC Rebates: Rebates available by replacing existing heat pumps or AC systems with high efficiency equipment
Green Choice Rates : Renewable energy from a variety of resources including solar, wind and geothermal.
  • Salt River Project (SRP)
EarthWise Energy: You can buy renewable energy.
DesertWise Living: Get ideas and tools for water conservation at home
Get a home appliance rebate customers can receive a
cash rebate toward the purchase of highly energy-efficient
appliances.

Gary and Claudia Scott, GRI, Realtor ®, Scottsdale Realtors - 480-948-0550
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WARNING! Don’t List Your Home Until…(part 1)

09-11-08
Gary and Claudia Scott - Scottsdale, AZ Real Estate
. . You research the marketing plan of your future Realtor!!!
In today’s real estate market, it is imperative that you to promote your home’s best features to the largest number of potential buyers possible. Advertise is so to attract buyer leads. By utilizing a the high ‘traffic approach’, your house is going to sell in statistically 55% of the time on market and it is going to net 2.7% more money.
One of the proven strategies we offer sellers is an “automated response hot line”.
Our business is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week!
This hot line system is set up specifically for you and your home. It’s a system that gives you 24-hour-a-day advertising and it generates hundreds of sales leads! Here’s how it works. We advertise your home with a call-to-action ad (rider on For Sale sign, flyers, printed ads and all web sites including the MLS). It tells prospects to call for recorded information and fax-on-demand information anytime, 24 hours a day. Prospects dial in to hear a recorded description of your home and the best part is when they connect, we get their name, address, and phone number automatically – 100% of the time, whether they leave it or not! So we can follow up on every possible lead! Absolutely nothing slips through the cracks
Whenever someone calls and listens to the advertisement describing your home, our system automatically notifies me in 15-20 seconds, with their phone number, name and address and the fact that they've inquired about your home. So we can call them back right away, while their interest is at a peak.

This is just one of the tools we implement to assist you in selling your home in the least amount of time, get the most money and the least amount of hassle.
Watch for further blogs that explain some of our other fundamental marketing techniques that make us successful in selling your home in any market conditions!!!
Read about the importance of Communication with Your Realtor
Gary and Claudia Scott, GRI, Realtor ®, Scottsdale Realtors - 480-948-0550
Disclaimer: The information provided herein is supplied by several sources and is subject to change without notice. Selling Scottsdale Real Estate Blog does not guarantee or is any way responsible for its accuracy, and provides said information without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Entries on Selling Scottsdale Real Estate Blog represent the opinions and ideas of the authors.
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Does Your Realtor Communicate With You???

09-03-08
Gary and Claudia Scott - Scottsdale, AZ Real Estate
One of the most frequent complaints among sellers is poor communication with their real estate agent.
There are a variety of issues preventing a listing agent from obtaining feedback from showings of your home. Being caught up in a game of phone tag, disbelief in the actual feedback given or that the showing agent never responded are not acceptable responses.
As professionals in the business, we want to keep our sellers informed and make sure all parties in the transaction are on the same page at all times.
We subscribe to HomeFeedback™. This website provides sellers with what is happening at any given time while their home is listed. Here are some of the features included with this service:
· A request for showing feedback along with the property information is automatically sent directly to any agents showing your home immediately after they show the property.
· You can view all the showings logged for you property, and how many feedback requests have gone out to the showing agents and their buyers.
· You can view all feedback gathered on their property to date with date/time stamps.
· You will get the overall opinion of your property by looking at the statistical report.
· You can read any comments that you have left for you, and send one to back to us if you wish.
· You can review important documents (ex: listing agreement) that you've uploaded into your account.
· And more…
 
You can access your account from any computer with an internet connection and its available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week..
 
We would be happy to provide a sample of the reports available with this proven system to you. 

Contact us directly at
garyandclaudia@cox.net
 office 480-948-0550
cell 602-402-8595
 
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