| |  | Dan Peacock
Real Estate Consultant, REALTOR, CNE, CSSNFull-time professional real estate representation
in the ever changing Phoenix market
"Ever changing" now that's an understatement, huh? The Phoenix market is experiencing profound, unprecedented changes due to short sale and foreclosure activity. Now more than ever, selecting the right professional real estate representation makes all the difference in buying or selling a home. Consider these market facts: 1) Properties under some kind of distress (bank owned, short sale, pre-foreclosure, etc.) make up 72% of homes listed for sale in the Madison School District (Central Phoenix) and 2) while 90% of bank owed homes sell, fewer than 50% of "regular properties" (ie, non-distressed) ever get to the closing table. Call me and we'll work together to establish realistic objectives for your situation. Then, we'll craft a strategy to accomplish them. Plan the work, then work the plan. Regardless of whether you are a buyer or seller, my local experience will keep you ahead of this constantly changing market. Whether you have an upcoming residential real estate need or just have a real estate related question, call or email me at any time. I'd love to be able to help. | |
| Peacock Real Estate Investments
affiliated with
HomeSmart Real Estate
3131 E Camelback Road, Suite 125, Phoenix, Arizona 85016
Mobile: 602.770.7383
Fax: 602.467.3365
Email: dan@danpeacock.com
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| SELLERS!
If you are thinking about selling your home in the next year -- even if you want to go it alone as a For Sale Buy Owner (FSBO) -- this FREE service is designed to help establish your home's current market value. Simply choose "What's My Home Worth?" to the left and fill out the requested information. I use comparable sold listings, current properties for sale, along with my local market experience to help you calculate the true fair market value for your home. My extensive experience means that you will receive advice based upon the most current -- and most relevant -- information available.
These days, finding information is the easy part - any 12-year-old with an Internet connection can download tons of raw data about local real estate transactions. The question is: How do you process this mountain of information into a comprehensive strategy that will accomplish your objectives?
You could go to websites like www.Zillow.com to view a made-up "zestimate" (what they call their estimates) of any property's value. The one big problem with zestimates -- and all the other web-based programs -- is that the numbers they offer are computer-generated guesses. The automated zestimate may be too high, or too low, to be useful in the real world. I have sold homes a full 50% above their zestimated value. On the other hand, some Sellers lose months of time and thousands of dollars by overpricing homes based on these all-but-random figures.
The time and effort I spend studying real estate in this area pays dividends to those who trust me with their business. Knowing the pulse of this area keeps my clients ahead of the curve and ready to respond to inevitable market fluctuations.
BUYERS!
Are you a B.U.B.B.A.? Buyers Unrepresented By a Buyer's Agent are those looking for a home without an agent. Many BUBBAs think they are saving commissions by going it alone. Much like FSBOs, this can be "penny wise, pound foolish." In most cases, BUBBAs don't save a plug nickel, expose themselves to greater risk, and often buy the wrong house. "Going BUBBA" is like going to court without an attorney. And, as if that is not bad enough, some BUBBAs make a bad situation worse by agreeing to be represented by the LISTING AGENT -- the agent hired by the Seller! This is called "dual agency" and it's NEVER a good idea. To abuse the court analogy, dual agency is akin to going to court and agreeing to use the OTHER SIDE'S attorney. Technically it can be legal, but that doesn't make it right.
There is a better way. Simply interview and retain an agent who knows the market in the area where you'd like to live.
If you'd like to talk to me about how I work with Buyers, simply choose "What's For Sale?" on your left and fill in the requested information.
SPECIALIZATION
I represent clients in the purchase and/or sale of single-family residences and real estate investments in the Phoenix Metro area. I concentrate my efforts in Central Phoenix, the Biltmore area, Arcadia, Scottsdale, and Paradise Valley.
I will not try to be all things to all people. If you have a commercial property or a home in another part of town, I still want you to call me. I will refer you to someone with that specialty. The "Jack of all trades, master of none" approach to real estate is dangerous and just a bad idea.
The area north of Camelback between SR51 and 24th Street is my "home turf." The subdivisions of Bartlett Estates, Grovemont, Bel Aire, Wrigley Terrace, Beverly Park, Tonka Vista and Monks View (and numerous other smaller subs) make up an area of Central Phoenix that is very special to me. Part "Biltmore Area" and part "Camelback Corridor" this is where I live. My wife and I know every neighborhood in Phoenix, and we chose to raise our children in this one.
A little local history: When the 51 (originally the "Squaw Peak Freeway," now the "Piestawa Freeway") was constructed, this area was cut off from the rest of Central Phoenix. Back in the day, many thought this was going to ruin the neighborhood. The reverse has proven true. Construction of the SR51 created a special enclave of homes, giving rise to one of the best "secret" neighborhoods close to downtown Phoenix.
There are 3 main reasons people don't crow about this area as they do about the ever-expanding Arcadia area of town:
1) Marketing: there is not one name that describes this area ("Biltmore Area/Camelback Corridor" doesn't quite do it.)
2) Low Turnover: Those of us lucky enough to live here don't move very often.
3) Size: With only about 600 homes, we can only tell so many people how great it is to live here.
Well, now you know. Spread the word. Or feel free to call/email me to be put on the "Hot List." My "Hot List" members find out about new listings in the neighborhood before the general public. Knowledge is power, as they say.
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
Like many current Phoenicians, I "married into" the Phoenix area. My wife, Bridget, is a Phoenix native: Bridget's local roots go back to the 1920s when her grandfather was the Chief of Staff at St. Joseph's Hospital. Bridget attended kindergarten at Madison Meadows, grade school at St. Francis, and went on to high school at Xavier College Prep. Following Xavier, she headed south to Tucson to attend the University of Arizona.
My upbringing could not have been more different, climate-wise at least. I'm a native of Rochester, New York, a.k.a. the "Snowiest City in the US." I was born and raised on the frozen tundra. Rochester is the kind of place where you have to shovel the snow from the field prior to football games in the fall and then again for baseball games in the spring. One of seven children in my Irish Catholic family, my youth was filled with activities centered on school, church and athletics. I graduated from McQuaid Jesuit High School (the school Brophy aspires to imitate) and then Villanova University (just outside Philadelphia, PA), where I carried triple majors: Economics, English, and NCAA Basketball.
Bridget and I are involved with our local church (St. Thomas the Apostle), and actively support many charitable organizations, including the Special Olympics, CIVITAN, the Red Cross and the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP). The dedicated professionals of the NMDP nationwide are near and dear to my heart. Please see www.marrow.org for information about joining the NMDP registry. It's easy, confidential, and you may get the opportunity to provide a cancer patient with a second chance at life. | |
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