
Our golf commitee is hard at work planning for the John Hall & Associates Golf Classic for MDA. This year we are playing at the exclusive FireRock Country Club in Fountain Hills. We have room for 124 golfers. Just in case you are interested in participating on May 12th here is an entry form. Of course in our attempt to raise…
In the past, if your home was sold for less than you owed on a mortgage and the lender forgave some of the debt you owed - most sellers got taxed on the amount forgiven similar to normal income. As of December 20th, a new bill was passed that relieves many home sellers of this tax. The home has to have…
Okay – this just in! Check out the January 2008 issue of Phoenix REALTOR® Forum (a publication of the Phoenix Association of REALTORS®). Page 6 you will find a picture of Jim Sexton speaking with Nate Martinez (2008 PAR President). It doesn’t appear they have this issue posted online quite yet – so you’ll have…

Mr. Jim Sexton often gets asked, “What’s going on with the number of real estate licensees in AZ?” This is a tricky question to answer because there are a few different “cleansing” periods throughout the year. The first of which happens in January when the Associations send out their bills. Then the next one is in…
Jim Sexton sent me an article from Broker Agent that he enjoyed. As I read it I could hear Lou Holtz saying, “The only thing that is going to change you from where you are today and where you are in 5 years from now is what you read, the people you meet, and the dreams you dream.” This is…
Norman Rockwell, the iconic American painter, had it right! He created literally hundred of paintings picturing the essence of American life, most about our homes. Somewhere along the way we began thinking of “homes” as just “houses” – another commodity to be “flipped”, collateralized, and bartered like stocks and bonds. We hear the din about…
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Jim Sexton got published in the December 07 issue of Arizona Association of REALTORS publication Arizona REALTOR. It use to be called the ARD, but their website indicates it has been upgraded to the AZR. Make it easy on yourself – follow the link!!! http://www.aaronline.com/News/ARDOnline/ARD_Dec2007.pdf Page 3 is where you can find his article, ”2007 Market Survival Guide-…