Which buyer costs can a seller concession now pay?

Sixty Days Later: The New AAR Purchase Contract Published May 2, 2017 in the Arizona Journal of Real Estate & Business http://www.asreb.com/2017/05/sixty-days-later-the-new-aar-purchase-contract/  By Fletcher R. Wilcox The Wilcox … [Continue reading]

Who will be the top real agent, broker and more!

https://www.facebook.com/gctatitleinsurance/posts/1523914220952047 Old Town Scottsdale 2017 Friday Night Industry Party Awards will be for Residential real estate agent of the year Residential real estate broker of the year … [Continue reading]

Arizona jobs projected to increase by 138,553 and Greater Phoenix jobs by 115,258. More jobs will keep the fire going for already hot housing market.

On March 9, the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity released job projections.  Jobs in Arizona are projected to increase by 138,553 from the Second Quarter of 2016 through the Second Quarter of 2018.  The majority of the increase in jobs is … [Continue reading]

Thanksgiving Celebration: Its History

Abraham Lincoln made the Thanksgiving Proclamation on October 3, 1863.  A purpose of the Proclamation was to unify the nation, which was in the midst of the Civil War.   Thanksgiving Day was to be the last Thursday of November. Credit for … [Continue reading]

When Is The Peak Season For New Listings And Sales? Fourth Quarter 2016 New Listings And Sales Should Be Higher than Last Year!

This is an update of an article published on July 20, 2016. This version includes third quarter 2016 new monthly listings and sales.  The information in this report is from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Services, Inc. Real estate agents … [Continue reading]

Anticipatory Contract Writing

Published in the Arizona REALTOR's Voice by Fletcher R. Wilcox on September 9, 2016  There are 30 blank lines at the beginning of Section 8, Lines 311-340, Additional Terms and Conditions in the AAR Residential Resale Real Estate Purchase … [Continue reading]

Most Misunderstood Parts of the AAR Residential Resale Real Estate Purchase Contract

  What You Should Know About Loan Contingency & Cure Period Notice by Fletcher R. Wilcox on July 1, 2016 VP Business Development, Grand Canyon Title Agency (This article first appeared in Arizona REALTOR® … [Continue reading]

What time of the year are there the most new listings and the most real estate sales? A review of the numbers in Greater Phoenix.

 When are Real Estate Agents the Busiest? By Fletcher R. Wilcox Grand Canyon Title Agency Real estate agents make their commissions as listing agents and as selling agents. So at what times of the year are agents the busiest listing … [Continue reading]

Report: More luxury sales in 2016 than 2015. Join me on the Biltmore Estates luxury tour this Wednesday, April 20.

The upper end of the market has had more sales so far this year than last year. According to data from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Services, Inc. (ARMLS) there were twenty-one more sales over $1,000,000 of previously owned single family … [Continue reading]

Maricopa County Number One in U.S. for Net Domestic Migration. This is good for Real Estate Sales.

A Report on Real Estate, Lending, Job Growth and Population Trends Maricopa County Number One in U.S. for Net Domestic Migration. This is good for Real Estate By Fletcher R. Wilcox on March 25, 2016 On March 24, the U.S. Census Bureau released … [Continue reading]