Category Joseph’s Corner

My Computer Just Blew Up Well, that may be an exaggeration, but when the Fed made a full half-point cut in the Federal Reserve rate, my email notifications started going off – ding – ding – ding. It’s as if…

All the Interest is Up Front He said, “Marriage is a lot like a mortgage – all the interest is up front.” He followed that with the lament “I can’t get a divorce; I like my house.”It was a wonderful…

Wanna See a Good Movie? First, I want to clarify that, as much as some folks might like to make it about the 2024 Election, this movie has nothing to do with current politics.   I met Ronald Reagan in…

Alphonse Karr Would Have Made a Great REALTOR® The phrase, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” is credited to French critic and author Alphonse Karr, in 1849. The point he was making could be applied to…

Days on Market – Does It Matter? Many home buyers focus on how long a home has been for sale – Days on Market (DOM). The reasoning is that the longer a property goes unsold, the more overpriced it is…

Wanted – A Buyer for My House As of this Saturday, August 17th. all Multiple Listing Services (MLS) in the USA will no longer contain an offering of compensation to an agent who brings a seller an Offer to Purchase…

Found Money Thank you for your request. I just became aware of this lawsuit a few weeks ago.  The group I am working with here in Phoenix is RMS and MCM Investment Group LLC.   This program is something that you…

No One Should Work for Free, Part 1 – The Buyer’s Agent Unless you are volunteering for a good cause or your favorite charity, you expect to get paid. That’s your contract with your employer or your expectation if you…

The Day the Real Estate World Stood Still So, as of today, the MLS (Multiple Listing Service) has removed the offering of commission from its computer. Yesterday, and for the last 50 or so years, if you wanted to go…

The Paradise Valley 85253 Zip Code A few weeks ago, I realized our new office on Shea at Scottsdale Road was at the four corners of 4 great Zip Codes – 85254, 85260, 85258, and 85253. Our fourth and final…