Sellers

Oct. 22, 2026

Your First Week on the Market: How to Prepare Your Arizona Home for Photos and Showings

Most buyers see your home online before they ever see it in person — so the photos, the first showings, and a few Arizona-specific details can shape the entire listing.

A seller once asked me, "Do the photos really matter that much?" I asked her to scroll through …

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Oct. 20, 2026

26 Days or 78 Days? How to Read Days-on-Market Numbers Without Getting Confused

Days on market can mean "listed to under contract," "listed to closed," or something else — Glendale shows about 26 days to contract while Greater Phoenix reports 78 days on market, and both can be accurate.

A seller showed me two market reports last week and asked, "Which …

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Oct. 15, 2026

How to Estimate Your Net Proceeds Before You Sell Your Arizona Home

Your sale price isn't what you take home — a net proceeds estimate shows what's left after your loan payoff, commission, title and escrow costs, and prorations.

A seller told me once that she'd priced her home based on a number she wanted to "walk away with," then …

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Oct. 13, 2026

Greater Phoenix Housing Market: What the Latest Numbers Actually Say

Through August 2026, Greater Phoenix single-family homes had a median price of $483,000 and averaged 78 days on market, while August pending sales fell to their lowest level since January 2009.

A seller asked me last week whether the market had "fallen off a cliff," because she'd seen …

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Oct. 8, 2026

What a Buyer's Inspector Will Look at First in Your Arizona Home — and How to Get Ahead of It

In the desert, a handful of items drive most inspection negotiations: the roof, the AC, termites, stucco, and drainage. Here's how sellers can see them before a buyer does.

A seller asked me last week, "What are they actually going to find?" It's the question underneath almost every …

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Oct. 6, 2026

The West Valley Is Building Fast — Here's What More Homes Means for Buyers and Sellers

From Buckeye's hundreds of new-build listings to Avondale's Alamar and Surprise's master-planned communities, new construction is reshaping West Valley choices — and negotiating room.

Drive almost any West Valley freeway right now and you'll see the same thing: cranes, framing crews, and new subdivision signs. A client asked …

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Sept. 30, 2026

What Actually Happens When You Sell Your Home in Arizona: A Step-by-Step Timeline

From required disclosures to the buyer's 10-day inspection window, here's exactly what to expect once you list, so nothing catches you off guard.

A seller asked me this week to just walk her through the whole process before she committed to anything. It's one of my favorite conversations …

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Sept. 17, 2026

Priced-Right Homes in Surprise Are Selling in Weeks — Overpriced Ones Are Sitting for Months

In Surprise specifically, homes priced correctly are going under contract in 2 to 3 weeks. Overpriced homes are sitting 60-plus days and ultimately selling for less than if they'd been priced right from the start.

A seller I met with in Surprise last week had a number in …

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Sept. 10, 2026

Thinking About Selling This Fall? Price It Right the First Time

With more than a third of active Peoria listings already cutting price, the sellers winning right now are the ones who priced realistically from day one.

I sat with a seller in Glendale last week who wanted to list at what her neighbor sold for — in 2023. …

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May 29, 2026

What You Need To Know About Home Price News

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) will release its latest Existing Home Sales Report tomorrow. The information it contains on home prices may cause some confusion and could even generate some troubling headlines. This all stems from the fact that NAR will report the median sales price, while other …

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