Category: Marta Walsh
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Frank Llyod Wright and Taliesin West
If you live in Arizona you can’t help but be aware of the presence of Frank Llyod Wright. From streets named in his honor to a few gem buildings dotted around. I didn’t know much about his life but today I was reading a great article by Shinan Govani in the National Post, a Canadian leading newspaper. […]
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Travelling to Scottsdale, AZ
The weather in Scottsdale this time of year is amazing. Although it is actually a little cloudy today as I write this. So we see a huge influx of visitors too the area. The Phoenix Open is on so we have a ton of golfers in town and many of them consider homes here due […]
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Scottsdale Flowers
When some people think of Phoenix or Scottsdale they think dry, cactus, and not too green. I must admit before I ever landed here that was a bit how I imagined Scottsdale. But I remember the first day I landed in Scottsdale from New York City I was surprised to see how Scottsdale wasn’t that quintessential desert looking and […]
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How to Write Great Blog Content
I was reading Ricardo Bueno’s interesting post “How to write good blog content“. As a REALTOR blogging is a big part of my strategy to help connect with clients. So I was thinking about what makes great not even good content for my blog. Here’s what I came up with. Make it local. But accessible […]
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Thinking of buying a new home soon? Mortgage rates might be on the rise.
If you are thinking to buy a new home in 2011-2012 it might be a good idea to consider starting the process to lock in a mortgage rate below 5%. According to the WSJ.com “Mortgage rates rose in the latest week, leaving the average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages closer to 5%, according to a […]
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Reading for Successful Real Estate Agents
If you are a REALTOR or real estate agent even though it can get very busy at times it’s always worthwhile to find time to increase your knowledge base. Industry journals, blogs, news sites are all a great source of information. But sometimes you should also make time to read a book. My favorites tend […]