August 30th, 2010 by Michael Oliver

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Since the real estate market has seemed to take a step back nationally over the past 60 days rumblings of another

The home buyer tax credit is starting to be talked about again. Will it happen who knows?

“homebuyer tax credit” have been stirring. Ideas from everyone getting a tax cut, to only a cut for buying foreclosures and short sales I have heard kicked around. Officially the a HUD spokesman says no talk of bringing back the tax credit is actually going on yet others say it is being talked about more and more.

August 27th, 2010 by Michael Oliver

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Tucson AZ  Realtors/ Realtor can help you to buy or sell your next home, however few real estate agents actually

The word "listing" referring to homes for sale comes from real estate salesmen who in the 1800's would stand on street corners with top hats all day. Buyers interested in buying a home would then ask them: "Can I see your list of homes for sale". This turned into "listings" and eventually it turned into the Realtor industry we know today.

do any real sales volume possibly leaving you with a Realtor who only knows slightly more about the process then you yourself do. In the Realtor sales business the rule of thumb is roughly 20% of all the agents (there are currently just under 7,000 active Realtors in Tucson right now) complete 80% of all the sales within the city. Since the market conditions have become much more tough I would say that percentage has even grown to 10% of all Tucson Realtors complete 90% of all the home sales.

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July 11th, 2010 by Michael Oliver

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When buying or selling a home working with a proven Realtor will make a tremendous difference in your results

The “best” or “top-selling” Tucson Realtors are a hard thing to establish because all of the top selling Tucson Real Estate Agents actually are teams of Realtors with one person as their front person. These Top Realtors function as the heads of their organizations with anywhere from 5-15 other agents and/or assistants working behind the scenes with clients. When you hire one of these “agents” you essentially (unless you are selling a very high dollar estate) will be working with that Realtor’s assistants and others to facilitate your sale. These teams are still very successful at selling large quantities of real estate in the Tucson area and some of the best/ top selling Tucson Realtor (Realtors) teams would include:
-Russel and Christine Long, with Long Realty

June 7th, 2010 by Michael Oliver

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When buying or selling a home working with a Realtor that specializes in your exact type of transaction will yield you the best results

In Tucson Arizona there are roughly 7,000 Realtors (Real Estate Agents) and of those there are about roughly 500 Associate Brokers within that 7,000 agent figure. (Associate Brokers have a more advanced license that allows them to run a real estate brokerage if they choose or if the brokerage needs them too) Of these 7,000 total Tucson real estate agents/ Realtors maybe 500 of them actually conduct any real home sales volume/ numbers. The remaining 6,500 hold licenses and sell one or two homes per year while having a full time job in some other profession.

May 25th, 2010 by Michael Oliver

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I know a lot of people use “Zillow.com” to figure out what homes are worth and what they should pay or price their home at. But should you use Zillow to base anything? Well here are the stats I picked these 5 recent Foothills (85718 zip) at random to see where Zillow had them versus where they actually sold for and out of the 5 sales 2 were way off the market one “Zestimate” was 58% over the sales price of one of the properties of the other 3 sales I would say Zillow was pretty close within the 10% of sales price I would say is realistic as a lot goes into home prices other than just tangibles such as home size, and lot size.  If you are looking to sell a home Zillow would be a place to get a very rough idea of your homes value and to get a more exact number call/ email a Realtor and have them take a look at your home as they will have the absolute best idea what your place should sell for in todays market. As well as what else to expect. Here are the homes I examined to see what the market gave them for a value vs. what Zillow thought they were worth.

May 16th, 2010 by Michael Oliver

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Need help finding a suitable rental or negotiating the terms and rent? Let me help negotiate and find you the best rental homes on the market

Want to rent a Tucson home but don’t know where to find quality affordable Tucson rental homes/ properties? As a new service to rental clients I am expanding to help renters in Tucson find new rental homes to live in and lease out. Finding good rental property in Tucson sometimes can be hard as many great homes lease quickly before tenants can see them. Depending upon what you want I can help you find any rental property/ home that suits your needs and wants. Services I will provide to rental clients in Tucson include:

May 10th, 2010 by Michael Oliver

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Getting a mortgage if you have had credit issues is possible if you follow the right process and work with the right people to assist you

Since the real estate market has come down so much as well as the combination of the deep and serious recession the US faced recently many people have experienced financial setback from minor to major it seems like everyone has been affected by the overall economy in some way.

So what if you have some credit issues/ bad credit can you still buy a home/ house in today’s real estate market and get a loan/ financing for it?

April 8th, 2010 by Michael Oliver

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For those unaware The University of Arizona is developing a new BioScience Park (or Bio Park) at Kino Parkway and 36th Street. The

Renderings of Phase one of the new Bio Park

groundbreaking was December 11th, 2009 and this development is designed to bring in BioScience companies looking to start-up and/ or expand as well as offer additional University space for classes and labs. The Bio Park is to be 54 acres in size and will include 2.4 million square feet in laboratory and office space, as well as a science and technical high school affiliated with Tucson Unified School District. The idea of this BioScience Park is to offer a world class development expected to generate stable high-paying jobs, attract capital investment for emerging industries and sustain long-term economic growth for greater Tucson and Arizona.

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April 7th, 2010 by Michael Oliver

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Since a lot of areas of the Tucson region are unincorporated areas and cities seem to continue to grow in both size and the need for tax dollars annexation is a common strategy cities such as Tucson, Oro Valley, or Marana can use to grow their cities boundaries and tax base.

So how does annexation work?

Successful annexation requires the consent of the majority of the property owners affected. State law requires signatures from more then 50% of the property owners as well as the signatures from property owners of 50% or more of the assessed valuation in the area.

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April 6th, 2010 by Michael Oliver

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I think Donald Trump is right on with his assessments. Residential is doing ok but if the banks were more willing to lend to allow more buyers (responsible buyers) to buy it would help the situation by a long ways. After the tax credit expires at the end of this month we will see what happens with residential the real estate markets for the most part they are healing. In commercial however as Trump talks about it seems to be still in a recovery. Office space in Tucson sits empty in many new developments and landlords are giving amazing deals to attract tenants. Whether you are a residential buyer looking for your first home or a seasoned commercial real estate investor/ landlord looking to make some buys the prices are cheap in Tucson and in most real estate markets right now.