Some people would ask, “if the number of homes being sold is increasing, and the number of homes on the market is decreasing, isn’t the reduced supply causing the price point to increase?”

It is, in some areas. The law of supply and demand is hard at work here in the Scottsdale market, just as [...]

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All of Wednesday had me thinking about overcoming a fear that I never would have chosen to overcome.  When we’re faced with fear without choosing, and we stand up and push through it, we grow.  It’s even better when we choose to face something we’re afraid of, or even when we try something we never [...]

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As of April 3rd, the number of available Single Family Detached homes in the Valley dropped by 4%, which is a significant change over previous months, to a recent record low of roughly 35,000 homes.  The number [...]

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Used.  Always used.  Buying a new car is one of the worst financial decisions I have ever made.

Monthly Payment

The monthly payment is the first thing that everyone looks at when they finance a car.  Why?  Because they live in a cash flow mentality.  In this economy, cash is king.  If you don’t have [...]

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Christmas Tree Safety

On December 12, 2008 By

For a majority of my life I have had a fake Christmas tree at Christmas time.  For the most part, the hazards were minimal.  In fact, the tree was rated as fire-retardant.  Through a few pets, including a parakeet who used the lights as a perch to a rat who chewed through the lights one [...]

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