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Two Reasons to Start A Roth IRA – Retirement and Buying a Home

July 15, 2010

Have you ever had anybody give you the advice that you should start a Roth IRA? That very same advice has come to me a fair number of times. The topic seems to come up at every business mixer I go to. All for the good, but it took me a long time to get [...]

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Pending Home Sales Drop 30% After Tax Credit Expiration

July 14, 2010

In the first month after the first time homebuyer tax credit expired, pending home sales plummeted 30%.

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Western U.S. Existing Home Sales Up

July 11, 2010

Existing home sales in the West fared better than any other region

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Congress Approves Financial Overhaul Bill

July 8, 2010

In an attempt to hinder future economic crises, the House approved the Financial Overhaul Bill last week.

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Home Sales and Building Decreased in May

July 4, 2010

The slow number of home sales and new home builds in May hit record lows highlighting the importance of new job growth and government stimulus programs.

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Buyers Demands Slow Housing Market

June 19, 2010

Post-recession buyers are on the prowl for the perfect house at the perfect price

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New Transit System at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

June 3, 2010

PHX Sky Train System and area transit system extensions in Phoenix area.

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Homeowners Strategic Defaults Threaten Phoenix Housing Market

June 1, 2010

An increase in homeowners walking away from their mortgages is causing the Phoenix housing market to recover more slowly

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Are Lenders Ignoring the Foreclosure Crisis?

May 30, 2010

As the state of Arizona continues to attempt to remedy the mortgage and foreclosure crisis at hand, many lenders continue to ignore that fact that the economy is troubled.  According to the Arizona Republic, commercial real estate brokers use the phrase, “extend and pretend,”as a response to their bad lending and million dollar debts. Currently, [...]

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Home Prices Decrease in Mesa

May 28, 2010

As published in the Arizona Republic, home prices in the United Stated have continued to fall throughout the country during the first part of 2010. The average housing price has decreased 3.1 percent from last year at this time. The decreasing home prices throughout the valley can be attributed to the steady stream of foreclosures [...]

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