Ivan Valdez - HomeSmart RE Agent - Arcadia

06/01/2023

Ivan Valdez - HomeSmart RE Agent - Arcadia

08/05/2021

What Is a 1031 Exchange? How Real Estate Investors Can Put Off Paying Capital Gains

Planning to sell an investment property and want to defer paying a barrage of taxes? Here are answers to FAQs surrounding the 1031 exchange.

07/29/2021

Phoenix Homes on Track to Break Record This Week as Housing Market Booms.

Once a poster child for the foreclosure crisis, Phoenix’s housing market is booming again, boosted by robust population growth and relative affordability.

05/16/2021

Most Americans Now Believe It’s a Good Time To Buy a Home, Despite Soaring House Prices—Here’s Why.

Americans continue to prefer real estate to other long-term investments such as stocks and bonds, a new survey shows.

05/15/2021

U.S. Home Prices Surge, Scaring Off Some Potential Buyers.

U.S. home prices rose nearly everywhere in the first quarter, a rapid price appreciation that shows little sign of fading soon with limited housing inventory and robust demand.

05/08/2021

Federal Judge Overturns Eviction Ban. What Happens to Renters Now?

A federal judge overturned the national eviction ban that prevented landlords from turning out tenants struggling to pay their rent as a result of COVID-19.

04/09/2021

Appraisal time....

04/04/2021

Phoenix is one of the hottest real estate markets in the U.S. The Greater Phoenix housing market is booming. The buyer demand refuses to die down despite increasing mortgage rates. The median sales price has reached $350,000, which is an increase of $55,000 or +18.6% from the February of last year.

Phoenix housing market will be nation's second-hottest housing market in 2021. Click to find out the lastest real estate trends & forecasts.

01/26/2021

Existing-Home Sales Rise Slightly, Despite Buyers’ Struggles With Falling Inventory

Total existing-home sales dropped 0.7% from November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.76 million, the NAR reported Friday.

01/23/2021

6 Ridiculously Easy Organizing Resolutions You Can Actually Stick to This Year

If you've already thrown in the towel on getting organized in 2021, don't despair! We're here to help get you back in the saddle.

01/22/2021

5 Signs You Are Ready To Be a Homeowner (That Have Nothing To Do With Money)

Being ready to buy a home isn’t entirely determined by your finances. Homeownership is also a lifestyle change that you have to be willing to take on.