by LRA Real Estate Group | May 8, 2011
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...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Apr 30, 2011
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...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Apr 29, 2011
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...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Apr 29, 2011
Emily Gersema – Apr. 27, 2011 The Arizona Republic The growing for-profit Phoenix School of Law is moving downtown this year into bigger digs at the Tower at One North Central near Washington Street, providing more potential customers for downtown businesses and...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Apr 29, 2011
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...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Apr 29, 2011
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...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Apr 29, 2011
Phoenix Business Journal – by Jan Buchholz Date: Friday, April 29, 2011 The flagship franchise of Phoenix-based Realty Executives International likely will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization within the next few days. The franchisor, Realty Executives...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Apr 24, 2011
by Peter Corbett – Apr. 22, 2011 The Arizona Republic A Scottsdale real-estate investment company has carved out a small niche in the troubled housing market by putting investors together with homebuyers who cannot get traditional financing. For the past 18...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Apr 17, 2011
Charles Passy Published April 7, 2011 SMARTMONEY MAGAZINE House prices are still tanking in many parts of the country, mortgage rates are inching up, and job growth is subpar. So what are some homebuyers doing? They’re buying even more home—as in two-, three-...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Apr 17, 2011
AnnaMaria Andriotis Published April 8, 2011 Wall Street Journal Smart Money For a key to your financial future, $7 to $20 doesn’t seem like much to pay – which is why consumers regularly pony up for a peek at their credit scores. Now a new lawsuit suggests that...