By Philip Haldiman | Scottsdale Independent The housing market in Arizona is gangbusters right now, but how long can the record breaking sales go on? Real estate consultant Jim Belfiore said the surge could stick around into next year. The Valley has not seen such high activity in home closures for 15 years. READ ON: “I think we are going …
The Dealmakers/Falling in love with the right home
People have been moving this year—literally. By Jordan Rose, president and founder of Rose Law Group, and Jim Belfiore, president and founder of Belfiore Real Estate Consulting | East Valley Tribune More Arizonians have purchased homes this year than during any year since 2007. Phoenix and its suburbs, alone, will have recorded nearly 100,000 resale home transactions and another 23,000 …
Mortgages: Come full circle?
By Jim Belfiore and Jordan Rose | East Valley Tribune Anyone who owned a home a decade ago knows a little something about how housing values can fluctuate. Prior to 2006, most U.S. homeowners thought home values went only one direction: up. Sure, some years prices moderated, but generally, they went up 3 percent to 5 percent, and in some …
The Opportunity Zone is a ‘rare gift’
By Jordan Rose and Jim Belfiore | East Valley Tribune In just the last month, through the implementation of Trump’s tax plan, a compelling new tool to spur investment into property across Arizona has been adopted. The Opportunity Zone was created to promote investment in areas that states want to see further economic activity. The tax bill allowed governors to …