Author: Marta Walsh

  • Paradise Valley Real Estate

    Just some numbers for Paradise Valley real estate. I had to run a Comparable Market Analysis (CMA) for a client interested in Paradise Valley today so I thought I would show you how a CMA can look. The image is hard to read but if you click on it you get the full size version. […]

  • Scottsdale Real Estate | The Numbers

    Time to gather some numbers from the Arizona MLS to see where we are at with real estate in Scottsdale. All numbers taken directly from the live MLS this morning. Single family homes fully active for sale in Scottsdale: 1,608. Under $1 million only: 1,106. All homes currently for sale including those under contract 2,527. […]

  • The Hard Sell

    When did the hard sell ever work? There was one time a sales person ran out of a furniture store to give me his card and tell me about a special offer he can give me if I just call him. Result, I’ll never step foot in that furniture store again. Or the sales person […]

  • Heading To New York

    Wednesday and Thursday I’ll be on a brief trip to New York City. My old hometown. My trip is being paid for by CVS pharmacy, because of my fashion and beauty blog www.talkingmakeup.com I’ll be having lunch with Selma Hayek. As she is launching a new makeup line in partnership with CVS. (If you have […]

  • Buy Vs. Rent Calculator

    Today I came across a really useful little tool that can help you calculate whether it is better for you you to rent a home or buy a home. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/business/buy-rent-calculator.html This is the most thorough tool I have found so far for this purpose. The only difficult part for consumers can be inputting the right […]

  • Happy Labor Day

    Labor day while being a celebration of the workforce also has been seen as the traditional end of summer. If you have been in Arizona for all of August and into September this year I think the end of summer is going to be a big relief. I’ll be celebrating Labor day in the most […]