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Ed Cassady

Loan Modifications and Foreclosure Rescue

05-13-09
Ed Cassady

It has been amazing to see how many mortgage loan modifications companies have come onto the scene in the past year or so. I received a call from a homeowner asking for advice, after she had hired a loan modification company to help her after she had fallen behind in her payments. I listened to her hardship details and how the company had negotiated a deal that was impossible for her to complete. When she complained about the terms, she was told that her home was going into foreclosure and the sheriff would be there soon to evict her. I suggested that she should seek legal counsel and referred her to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved counseling agencies.

Home owners need to be careful when seeking help. Phony schemes for foreclosure prevention and mortgage rescue are becoming a problem in Arizona. Home owners that fall for these schemes can end up losing equity and their homes.

How do you avoid these scams?

Contact your lender directly and seek a workout solution
Call an approved HUD counseling agency
Consider selling your home
Consult a licensed real estate broker or agent trained to handle distressed property situations

Chandler Arizona Homes for Sale

05-12-09
Ed Cassady

Homes for Sale in Chandler, Arizona

Chandler Arizona Homes | Chandler Listed Today | Chandler Quick Search

Just Listed Bank Owned | Just Listed Short Sales

Our easy to navigate search will help you find all of the Chandler Arizona Homes for Sale listed in the Chandler Arizona MLS.
Affordable Homes | Bank Owned Homes | Condos | Foreclosure Homes | Gated Community Homes
Golf Homes | Horses Allowed | Patio Homes | Pool Homes | RV Parking Homes | Short Sale Homes
Townhouses | Waterfront Homes

You can search the Chandler Arizona and entire Phoenix Metro Area MLS for free by city, neighborhood (subdivision), community, zip code, school district, year built, price range, bedrooms, baths and square footage. When you find a property that interests you....give us a call! 480-229- 6610 Direct. That way we can provide you with information on recent comparable sales and represent your best interest. In most cases we can even determine what the current owner paid for the property and when. We can negotiate

Gilbert Arizona Homes for Sale

05-05-09
Ed Cassady

Homes for Sale in Gilbert, Arizona

Gilbert Arizona Homes Gilbert Just Listed Today New Bank Owned

Our easy to navigate search will help you find all of the Gilbert Arizona Homes For Sale listed in the Gilbert Arizona MLS. You can search Gilbert Affordable Homes, Bank Owned Homes, Condos, Foreclosure Homes, Gated Community Homes, Golf Homes, Horses Allowed, Patio Homes, Pool Homes, RV Parking Homes, Short Sale Homes, Townhouses and Waterfront Homes.

You can search the Gilbert Arizona and entire Phoenix Metro Area MLS for free by city, neighborhood (subdivision), community, zip code, school district, year built, price range, bedrooms, baths and square footage. When you find a property that interests you....give us a call! That way we can provide you with information on recent comparable sales and represent your best interest. In most cases we can even determine what the current owner paid for the property and when. We can negotiate on your behalf and help you purchase the home at the best possible price and terms.

Selling Your Arizona Home

03-14-09
Ed Cassady

Selling Your Arizona Home?

Our Gilbert Home Sellers Marketing Plan is hard to beat! Just look at how we use extensive internet marketing to expose your Gilbert home to as many potential buyers as possible. Did you know that, according a survey buy the NAR, 87% of home buyers used the internet to search for the home they purchased? Your Gilbert Arizona home, when listed for sale by the Ed Cassady Team, will appear on all of the Cassady Team websites, major franchise sites like RE/MAX, Coldwell Banker, Prudential, Century 21, Realty Executives and Keller Williams, and all of the regional realty companies in the Phoenix Metro area that particpate in ARMLS (Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service). Your Gilbert home for sale listing will also be syndicated to major national websites like Realtor.com, Google, Yahoo Real Estate, Zillow.com, Craigslists, Facebook, Cyberhomes, Point2Homes, Propbot, Local.com, New York Times, Ebay, Homescape, Vast, WorldWide Real Estate For Sale, LiveDeal, House.com, HomePages, BackPage, CLR Search.com, CityCribs, Oodle, and Trulia.

Cassady Team Marketing Plan

With today's current Arizona real estate market conditions, you need to make as much as possible from the sale of your home. To help you net more in the sale of your home, We are dropping the listing rate on our Cassady Team listings from 6% to 4.5%. Of the 4.5% commission, 3% goes to the buyer's agent and 1.5% to the Cassady Team. This 50% discount is to show our committment to getting your home sold, for the best price and in the least amount of time. If you need help avoiding foreclosure and must do a short sale, our listing services are usual paid by the lender. As always, the Listing, Short Sale or any Consultations with the Cassady Team are free. Email Ed@EdCassady.com or call my cell phone 480-229-6610.

Sales Price

Cassady Team
Full Service Listing
1.5%

Buyers Agent's
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3%

Total Commission
4.5%

Savings vs
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$150,000

$2,250

$4,500

$6,750

$3,750

$200,000

$3,000

$6,000

$9,000

$5,000

$300,000

$4,500

$9,000

$13,500

$7,500

Full Service MLS Listing

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Other Agents

Discount Brokerage

Sign And Post Installation

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Electronic Lock Box

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Photos

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Virtual Tour

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Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)

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24 Hour Toll Free Home Information Line

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Open House

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Feedback from Showings

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Full Color Flyers

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Broker's Tours

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Submit your Listing to ARMLS(Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service)

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Internet Data Exchange (IDX) Listing included on most participating regional brokerages and agent websites. Your Listing will also appear on major real estate company websites like RE/MAX, Century21, Coldwell Banker, Prudential, Realty Executives, Keller Williams, etc. through the IDX service.

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Feature Your Gilbert Arizona Listing on all of the Cassady Team Websites. Visit other Cassady Team RealEstate4 sites: Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa, Tempe, Queen Creek, Maricopa, Apache Junction, Gold Canyon, Sun Lakes, Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Paradise Valley, Phoenix, Carefree, Cave Creek, Anthem, Peoria, Glendale, Sun City, Sun City West, Surprise, El Mirage, Litchfield Park, Avondale, Goodyear, Buckeye, Foreclosures, Short Sales

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Syndicate your Gilbert Arizona listing to over 30 major websites and search engines including Realtor.com, Google, Yahoo Real Estate, Zillow.com, Craigslists, Facebook, Cyberhomes, Point2Homes, Propbot, Local.com, New York Times, Ebay, Homescape, Vast, WorldWide Real Estate For Sale, LiveDeal, House.com, HomePages, BackPage, CLR Search.com, CityCribs, Oodle, and Trulia.

http://www.Realestate4gilbert.com

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Dedicated web page using listing address

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RE/MAX is Alive and Well in Arizona

02-22-09
Ed Cassady

I was just looking at the sales statistics for 2008 in the Phoenix Arizona Metro Area. For sales from January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008, RE/MAX led for total listings sold with a 13.31% market share over Realty Executives 9.80%, Keller Williams 7.73%, West USA 4.71%, Century 21 4.48% and Coldwell Banker 4.05%. The figures are "listings sold" data provided by ARMLS (Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service).

Arizona RE/MAX offices are independently owned and operated. At Christmas time in 2007 the local offices of RE/MAX 2000 closed, causing many of our clients to think all of the RE/MAX offices were closing. Through calls and emails; most of our clients realized it was just one office and the rest of us were still there for them. With all of the negative press following that office closing, RE/MAX still maintained its number one position in the Phoenix Metro Area for listings sold in 2008.

Gilbert Arizona sales reflected a similar number one status for RE/MAX with a 14.24% market share of listings sold. The rest of the order for 2008 listings sold in Gilbert Arizona were Keller Williams 12.20%, Realty Executives 6.37%, Century 21 5.21% and West USA with 3.31%.

What does this mean for you, the consumer? Well, my first thought would be that you have a better chance of getting your home sold with a RE/MAX agent, but it's more than just about the stats. It's about our training, education, marketing and experience. It's about offices like RE/MAX Alliance Group, the individual agents and the teams working together to make your real estate experience a good one.

To view the statistics for your Arizona city, use this link; http://www.realestate4gilbert.com/Selling_A_Home/page_1748450.html and scroll down to the online reports section.

To search for Arizona Homes for Sale use www.Homes4AZ.com