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The Tax Advantages of Being a Landlord
Favorable tax rules are a big reason why so many invest in Flagstaff real estate I'm reminded this week that some folks mistakenly look to an upswing in Flagstaff home prices as the opportunity they have been hoping for to make a "return on the capital" they have...
How Much Money Do I Really Need to Buy a House?
Down payments, Earnest Money, Upfront Appraisal Fees, Homeowners Insurance, Inspectors’ Fees and the dreaded Closing Costs are all expenses faced by buyers when purchasing a home The days of zero down payment loans are mostly gone – receded into the days of the go-go...
What’s Coming for the Housing Market?
Experts offer their predictions via the Council of Residential Specialists Regina Ludes reported these news clips on the Certified Residential Specialists’ Blog on Thursday, 18 April 2013. I’ve got some thoughts about these predictions: While the housing market...
2012 Vacation Home Sales Up
Vacation home sales improved in 2012 according to National Association of Realtors® survey. Second homes are a significant component of a rising Flagstaff home sales market The real estate market in Flagstaff includes a significant share of second homes. If you lived...
More Multiple Housing Units on the Way for Aspen Place in Flagstaff
The new project, also aimed at NAU students, will be developed by the same company that built 10, four-story buildings designed to house 562 students last year The Arizona Daily Sun reported this morning that by the end of the year, there will be 54 new...
Monthly Flagstaff Home Sales Report
Constricted inventory keeping Flagstaff home sales volume low The inventory of Flagstaff homes for sale continued to climb, slowly, in the month of March. Still, the number of homes for sale as of the beginning of April was 24% below one year ago. Single-family home...
The Best Cities For Runners: Flagstaff, Arizona Makes the List!
Outside Magazine picks the five best cities in the country for runners and Flagstaff is there! Flagstaff's urban trail system puts it in the same class as New York City, Minneapolis, D.C., and Portland when it comes to convenient running trails. And that doesn't even...
CoreLogic Home Price Index Rises by 10.2 Percent Year Over Year in February
Take the biggest increase in nearly seven years with some caution. CoreLogic,® a residential property information, analytics and services provider, today released its February CoreLogic home price index report. Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales,...
Low Inventory Continues Pressure on Home Prices
Two indicators of nationwide home sales and prices trends were reported in the last couple of days [brightcove vid=2245764493001&exp=1465406675&w=300&h=225] The National Association of Realtors® Pending Home Sales Index declined in February compared with...
Home Buyer/Home Seller Mismatch Nationwide, including Flagstaff
As welcome as a long-awaited improvement in the American housing market may be, the unusually low level of homes for sale is creating problems for buyers and sellers alike Flagstaff home buyers are coming out to buy in larger numbers than in recent years, but they are...