Home Sellers Become Lenders to Poor-Credit Buyers

By Prashant Gopal – May 10, 2011 Bloomberg News Sue and Douglas Reed knew no bank would give them a mortgage — not with a bankruptcy and two foreclosures fresh in their credit history. They turned to Hilarie Walters, whose childhood home on 15 acres (6...

6 Arizona laws limit HOAs' power

by Edythe Jensen – May. 8, 2011 The Arizona Republic Arizona homeowners associations are losing a few more of their powers. They can no longer ban political and real-estate signs, flagpoles or parking on public streets, according to six bills signed into law by...

Mortgage Rates Decline

By NATHAN BECKER APRIL 28, 2011 Wall Street Journal Mortgage rates declined in the latest week, with the average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages edging lower, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey of mortgage rates. “Mortgage rates followed...

Real Estate Syndicates

California Department of Real Estate REAL ESTATE SYNDICATION Real estate syndication offers the opportunity to channel private savings into real estate investments for which other financing is not available. It has been a popular method of financing the purchase and...

Progress being made on PHX Sky Train station

First phase of airport’s train to begin operations in early 2013 by Emily Gersema – Apr. 29, 2011 The Arizona Republic Dozens of workers have erected 10,000 tons of steel and 11,000 yards of concrete over recent months to make the pedestrian walkway that...

Sign of the times: Strips malls up for auction

by Colin Smith/KTAR April 25th, 2011 In the south Valley, four foreclosed strip malls are being auctioned off online — a symbol of the struggling commercial real estate market. At the Queen Creek Village, only five of the original 29 stores are still open for...