Short Sale vs. Loan Modification –...

We talk to people all the time that are in the midst of a loan modification or are interested in applying for a loan modification. While we have seen a few loan modifications that have worked, the majority of them have been very minimal and they have not addressed the basic causes of the homeowner’s hardship nor have they done anything about the negative equity in people’s...

Phoenix ranks 2nd for college grads...

It’s the season when college graduates leave campus in search of employment, but some cities are better than others to start a career. This week, Apartments.com and CareerRookie.com identified the top 10 cities for recent college graduates, based on the places with the highest concentration of young adults between the ages of 20 and 24, the highest inventory of jobs that require...

Stock Market Crash vs. Real Estate Marke...

I don’t know about you but the fact that a “computer glitch” can make the stop market crash in one day reassures me that the real estate market is still the best place to put my money.  Even with the drop in prices the real estate market has seen in the last three years, at least I can still rent or live in my real estate as a worst case scenario and if I’m...