• Want to Be Moved In Before Thanksgiving? Here's the Timeline That Gets You There,Brian Eastwood

    Want to Be Moved In Before Thanksgiving? Here's the Timeline That Gets You There

    Working backward from November 26 through every step of the Phoenix home-buying process. Thanksgiving in a new home sounds simple until you start counting the steps between “I should probably look at houses” and “keys in hand.” Pre-approval, touring, an accepted offer, inspection, appraisal, underwr

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  • What Is Central Phoenix? Understanding Its Neighborhoods and Distinct Areas,Brian Eastwood

    What Is Central Phoenix? Understanding Its Neighborhoods and Distinct Areas

    Ask five people to draw a line around “Central Phoenix” and you'll get five different maps. Some will include Arcadia. Others will insist Arcadia is its own thing, closer to Scottsdale in feel than to downtown. A few will stop at 7th Street and 7th Avenue and call everything past that something else

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  • Are Sellers More Willing to Negotiate in the Fall?,Brian Eastwood

    Are Sellers More Willing to Negotiate in the Fall?

    Short answer: yes — and in the Phoenix area right now, more so than usual. But “more willing to negotiate” doesn't mean every seller rolls over. Here's what's actually driving fall negotiating power, and how to use it. Why Fall Changes the Equation Nationally, real estate activity has a predictable

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