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(520) 327-15502030 E Broadway Suite 108

Pima County Flood Changes are Imminent
See the Rules Revisionsection for the latest Revision to the Floodplain and Erosion Hazard Management Ordinance 2005-FC2. Find out if you are impacted by accessing The Flood Hazard Parcel Search . Scroll down to search for a parcel.

September's Results Reflect Challenging Market Conditions

Short Sale Rules Change! HAFA Program Takes Effect April 5th
www.realtor.org

FHA IS CHANGING ITS GUIDELINES
Here's the link to an article on cnn money

Record Streak Continues for Pending Home Sales

Tucson is America's Best Affordable Retirement City! Here is the link to the story on Yahoo

The President's "Help for Homeowners" plan

Since this is a complicated issue, we thought that you would like to see what the White House is saying about what this plan is and maybe more importantly, what it isn't.
Here is a Link

What are FICO and CLUE?
When you hang out with real estate people, you will hear a lot of lingo or jargon. Two very important words that often appear in real estate conversations these days are FICO and CLUE, and it is helpful for you to be CLUED-in to make your real estate experience more successful.

FICO scores are your credit rating.
They range from 300-850, higher is better
Most lenders base approval on them
Higher scores mean lower interest rates
FICO scores are calculated based on your rating in five general categories:
Payment history, amount owed, length of credit history, new credit, types of credit used.

CLUE reports are insurance history reports on losses associated with personal property. Of particular interest are losses due to water damage in a home. CLUE reports are important to home buyers and sellers. A home with a bad CLUE report will be hard to insure, and as a result, hard to sell, and to buy. It is very important to know about this issue and prepare your purchase contract with this as a contingency when you are purchasing a home. This from Choice Trust

"The C.L.U.E. Personal Property report provides a five year history of losses associated with an individual and his/her personal property. The following data will be identified for each loss: date of loss, loss type, and amount paid along with general information such as policy number, claim number and insurance company name."

We have been looking at a lot of town homes and condos with clients who are interested in leaving their yard work behind and purchasing a home that offers more leisure time in exchange for a monthly Homeowners Association fee. Such fees cover common grounds maintenance and insurance and sometimes water, roof and other items. Town homes and condos may also be a good choice for parents who want their scholar to study instead of pulling weeds in the yard of a college investment property. Some of these properties offer garages and security which enable you to leave the property for extended periods of time, a perfect scenario for Snowbirds. If you would like to receive our list of best buys, comtact us and put "Best Buys" in the message space.

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