City News
Help with Home Repairs
The City of Glendale and Habitat for Humanity offer an Emergency Home Repair Program. Income limits apply: • Family of 1 – $35,250 • Family of 2 – $40,250 • Family of 3 – $45,300 […]
Year: 2016
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Frequently Called Numbers
I remember my Mom had a list of frequently called numbers for the city we lived in taped to the refrigerator. These days we use Google or another app or search engine to find numbers […]
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Glendale Crime Map
Often we or our clients want to know what type of crime and how much crime is in an area, town or city. To find the map for Glendale, Click Here
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This is Glendale
The 1882 Arizona Canal Company project brought water to Glendale and with water came farms, ranches and people. The 1890’s saw an explosion of growth including the Santa Fe Railroad. By the time WW I […]
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Retirement Communities and FHA Loan Denials
Over the past several weeks I have received several calls from members telling me their FHA transaction fell out of escrow because FHA denied the loan. FHA loan denials are not uncommon, but what is […]
Maps
Highway 30 News
If you live or work in the West Valley you know I-10 is bumper to bumper during commute times. You have probably spent many hours of your life sitting in that same traffic. With the […]
Director's Notes
Has Disparate Impact Made Urban Rewal Impossible?
The answer in my opinion is yes. When the Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote upheld disparate impact they upheld this country going backwards in time. A time of government created permissions and maps, which […]
Director's Notes
Have unequal cash deposits? Your business might be under scrutiny
Over the past four years I have seen an increasing number of reports regarding small businesses that have had banks accounts seized by one or more federal government agencies. Why? Because they deposited unequal amounts […]
Power and Energy
Energy Efficient Mortgages, FHA buyers and Leased Solar Systems
I was fortunate last Spring to be a breakout session speaker at the Arizona Association of REALTORS® spring conference in Prescott, Arizona. My presentation was Solar: Burning Up the Deals. As you can guess from […]