
(Video Transcript:) This is Jim Sexton with some ground breaking news for the Phoenix real estate market. How about John Hall & Associates merging with Realty ONE Group. (What did he say?) That’s right! John Hall & Associates will become Realty ONE Group. Who’s Realty ONE Group? Here’s a company that started six years ago…

Big news on the MARS Short Sale front this week, both from the ADRE and the FTC. We’ll probably hear more from ADRE once the Federal announcement gets digested. Here’s an excerpt from the ADRE bulletin earlier this week. Here’s what the FTC had to say. So what do these announcements mean to the agents negotiating short…

Warning: Placement of Feathers in Cap Ahead Annually the Phoenix Business Journal publishes their Book of Lists. This is where they rank local businesses based on various criteria depending on the industry. Real estate happens to be a popular industry in our neck of the woods, therefore it receives several lists based on different segments;…

Have you seen the changes made to the required Freddie Mac Short Sale Addendum? They’ve recently added three “agents/parties”; seller’s agent, buyer’s agent, and escrow closing agent. All three are required signatories to the addendum. Previously the buyer and seller had to acknowledge and agree to things like; it’s an arm’s length transaction, there are…

Last week during an awards breakfast for the Scottsdale Area Association of REALTORS®, Kevin Duff was awarded with REALTOR® Emeritus status. Kevin has been working out of the John Hall & Associates Scottsdale office since 1984 and he’s been licensed in Arizona since 1971. Nice going Kevin, well deserved my friend! REALTOR® Emeritus Status: Any…

On June 8th the John Hall & Associates home tour visited Arizona luxury homes in Paradise Valley and Scottsdale. Many thanks to the Eilers Real Estate Team for organizing this monthly event. This month included “gorgeous Camelback pocket listings to sprawling Paradise Valley estates and custom new builds.” Tour Improvements Ever since the Eilers started…

Just when you thought the only way to read the Arizona REALTOR® magazine was in a digital format, AAR brings back a printed version… with a twist. In a cost cutting/going green strategy last year (or was it the year before?) the Arizona Association of REALTORS® stopped printing their monthly magazine/newsletter to the dismay…