Category Joseph’s Corner

“If I forget to tell you later, I had a really good time.”. With these words, Julia Roberts as Vivian won the hearts of America in what is arguably the most quotable movie of our time, “Pretty Woman”. As I…

Is Easter strictly a Christian holiday? To be sure, the resurrection of Christ is why we celebrate Easter. My wife was Catholic, and I remember many sunrise services but I also remember dressing up and going to dinner with family…

I went to see a nice lady the other day about selling her house. I did a walkthrough, taking notes. I looked at the pool and the yard. Then we sat down at the kitchen table to chat. She immediately…

I Love Movies and I Love Love So, for Valentine’s Day I thought to give you my recommendations for a great movie to watch tonight. Please bear in mind these are my choices based on what I’ve seen, but I…

Dollars per Square Foot Mention dollars per square foot to an appraiser and watch the meltdown begin. “Oh, you Realtors”, they say. “You don’t know anything about pricing a house”. Mention dollars per square foot to a Realtor and everyone’s…

I’d Rather be Hot than Cold I’m sitting Open House in the rain last Sunday and I learned two valuable things. 1) People don’t come out in the rain. Zero visitors until the rain stopped at 2:15, then folks began…

Butterfield’s The vote is in – Butterfield’s named best breakfast in Scottsdale. To be fair and in the name of full disclosure – there was only one voter (Yours Truly) – but I also believe I am uniquely qualified to…

The Home Hunter “Four, Three, Two…” and then the camerman points at Tiffany Hunter, the host of The Home Hunter television show which airs every Sunday at 9:00 AM on ABC channel 15. Tiffany is actually the daughter of Diane…

How’s the Market? I started out to write this review of last year, 2023, and after I looked at the stats – 722 homes sold in 85254 at an average price of $981,839 or $392.96/SF with an average market time…

2024 Predictions It’s an election year so the current Administration will make every effort to help the economy. The Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates and may even reduce them by 1% before Election Day. This will, in turn,…