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a Tale of Two Markets

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Viewpoint 09/13/2011 a Tale of Two Markets I haven’t written many Viewpoints this year.  Not because I’m not following the market, and not because I don’t enjoy writing, but because there haven’t been many changes to write about.  We’re already in September, and I haven’t seen anything this year which is different from what I’ve [...]

13 September 2011 Read the full article →

Rentals, Investors, and the Future of the Market

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Viewpoint 05/27/2011 Rentals, Investors, and the Future of the Market First of all, I need to come right out and say it – there will be some over-simplifying in this Viewpoint.  We’ll be discussing very complicated concepts with lots of variables and moving parts, yet this isn’t a Harvard reviewed journal – my goal has [...]

27 May 2011 Read the full article →

Pleasant Valley – Neighborhood Spotlight

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Viewpoint 4/28/2011 Pleasant Valley – Neighborhood Spotlight Sometimes a single neighborhood can act as a microcosm for the city as a whole.  Yes, this is contrary to my normal disclaimer about market conditions varying greatly from city to city and neighborhood to neighborhood.  But hear me out.. Pleasant Valley is a medium sized subdivision in [...]

28 April 2011 Read the full article →

Income and Wealth Distribution in the United States

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These numbers are staggering, and I’ve now seen them in 2 different sources. The Wealth-Income Pyramid, from zerohedge.com: “The key to understanding “recession” and “recovery”:  The Wealth Pyramid The top 20% are prospering and spending money; the bottom 80% are not, but thanks to vast wealth disparity, the top slice of households can keep consumer [...]

12 April 2011 Read the full article →

Maricopa County Sales Charts – March 2011

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Here’s a look at the recent trends county-wide.  I’m pulling a rolling 13-month history so we can see the last year’s trends plus a comparison of this month to the same month last year. Specific Zip Code reports are now available!  If you’d like to see how the sales activity in your zip code compares [...]

11 April 2011 Read the full article →

Are Property Taxes a Perpetual Liability?

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I thought this was interesting.. Economist Mish Shedlock published an email correspondence with a reader, where they discuss the concept of property taxes being similar to a mortgage you can never pay off. Imagine the perpetual loan, a loan that no matter what you do, you can never pay off. To help conceptualize the idea, [...]

1 April 2011 Read the full article →

Interview with a Lender, part 2

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My interview with a Lender covered so many topics I couldn’t fit it all into one Viewpoint.  In this week’s follow-up we cover foreclosures and title insurance, inflation vs deflation with respects to interest rates, changes at FHA, and the average American consumer. Read the Viewpoint here. See our Viewpoint archives page here. Sign up [...]

3 November 2010 Read the full article →

Interview with a Lender

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Last week’s Viewpoint takes a good look at what’s happening in the lending industry these days, including a few changes which were implemented this year.  I think it’s a good read whether or not you’re in the industry… Read the Viewpoint here. See our Viewpoint archives page here. Sign up to receive these Viewpoints by [...]

19 October 2010 Read the full article →

The Case Against “The Case Against Home Ownership.”

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Last week’s Viewpoint takes Time Magazine to task for their recent articles’ short-sightedness in trying to build a case against home ownership.  It’s a good read for anyone weighing the pros & cons of renting compared with buying… Read the Viewpoint here. See our Viewpoint archives page here. Sign up to receive these Viewpoints by [...]

27 September 2010 Read the full article →

could those silver linings be sunshine?

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I published another Viewpoint yesterday; here is a link to view it online. You can sign up to receive these Viewpoint newsletters via email by clicking here, and you can click here to see our Viewpoint archives. Your sharing his viewpoint Realtor, Chris Butterworth Chris Butterworth is: Realtor. Analyst. Husband. Father. Writer. Amateur Photographer. Triathlete. [...]

3 September 2010 Read the full article →

Strategic Default – what’s your strategy? (part 1)

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We sent out our bi-weekly Viewpoint yesterday. Strategic Default – what’s your strategy? (part 1) You can sign up here to receive future Viewpoints via email. Your sharing his Viewpoint Realtor, Chris Butterworth Chris Butterworth is: Realtor. Analyst. Husband. Father. Writer. Amateur Photographer. Triathlete. Soccer Dad. Big fan of technology, efficiency, and the Arizona Wildcats.

8 July 2010 Read the full article →

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