The Arizona Commissioner of Real Estate has proposed some long needed changes.
I applaud Commissioner Lowe for making this long-overdue change. It is a step in the right direction.
How important do I think the education is? I am currently required to have 24 hours before May 2010. I have 42 now, and will continue to take more.
This notice was sent to all agents who subscribe to the Arizona Regional MLS.
One of my promises to my sellers is to check the property at least once a week when it is vacant. Do you really believe the agent who lives and works an hour across town will do that? Do they have the time? If they do have the time, why?
Many, if not most homes for sale in Sun City are vacant while on the market. Doesn't it make sense to use someone who lives and works here to help you sell your home?
The U.S. Senate has TENATIVELY agreed to extend the home buyer tax credit. If the measure passes it will include a broader credit. More people will benefit. This measure, while hoped for, is NOT yet approved. Write your congressman folks.
The House of Representatives in now looking at the Home Valuation Code of Conduct. This ill-conceived rule has been the cause of additional costs to home buyers, and inadequate appraisals. These have caused many sales to fail, costing sellers equity dollars.
Another House committee is probing predatory practices used by some in the mortgage industry. The intent is to see if these practices contributed to the current housing crisis and its resulting economic meltdown. I, for one, hope this leads to a lot of "perp"walks at executive levels.
Last, but not least, Congress has passed a resolution extending the current Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA loan limits until 2010.
I finally got around to evaluating the Sun City Market by housing type. ie Single Family vs Condominium. I used six weeks of MLS data for this. (9/1/09-10/14/09)
I have long felt that the single family home is more desirable to most of the buyers who come to Sun City, but have never done the analysis required to prove it.
As you can see from the following spreadsheet, homes sell one third faster than condos. The lesson, if you are a buyer, and want to buy a home, you must make up your mind quickly as more snowbirds will be here competing with you. If you are a seller, be patient.

The market ratio is a new metric I am using. A ratio less than 20 indicates a buyers market. A ratio of 20-30 indicates a balanced market. 30 or more is a sellers market. As you can see, the single family home segment is very close to a buyers market now, but the condominium segment is still a strong buyers market.
The Sales prices ranged from $46,900 to $470,000 with an average of $125,484. This represents an average price per square foot of $81.98.
Overall, we have survive the summer relatively well. Buyers are now showing up at open houses. This is the beginning of our winter season and the outlook is generally hopeful.
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