General Musings

There will be a new MLS system in place beginning next Monday. Actually, all new activity in the current MLS system will be suspended on Thursday in preparation for a weekend conversion to the new system. I spent a little bit of time test driving the new system this morning; it’s going to be quite [...]

Today I bid a tearful farewell to my beloved Treo 755p. We had such a short time together, just a few months. I’m really going to miss her. If you’ve been wondering why I haven’t posted in several days, it’s partly to do with the death of my Treo – which boasts phone, camera, calculator, [...]

Good things seem to happen while I’m on vacation, but few things could be better than this! You’ve probably already read Heather’s announcement, or Jay’s announcement, but I’m going to talk (brag) about it anyway! I’m always happy to meet people who are smart, energetic, motivated, funny, reliable, forward-thinking, and customer-centric. It’s even better when [...]

With all of the so-called experts making predictions about the Phoenix real estate market, I try to refrain from making definitive predictions myself about when the market will rebound, when the bottom of the market will hit, and so on.  There are just so many variables that contribute to how the Phoenix real estate market [...]

They say the average life of a car battery in Phoenix is 18-24 months. (if you have one of those top-of-the-line, 84-month super guaranty-types, you’ll be closer to the 24 months!) Sometimes they’ll last for years, while other times you might only get one summer out of them. 4 consecutive months of 100+ degree heat [...]