How the Real Estate Community Benefits from Vacation Home Joint Ownership May 8, 2010
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Hello Real Estate Community,
Some of my colleagues in the real estate industry have asked me what value does the Joint Ownership model have for them? Luckily there is an easy answer for that question.
With Joint Ownership, purchasers do what many partners have already been doing for years, they share in the purchase and title of a property. What we do is provide the consulting, templates for usage and ownership agreements protecting the owners from possible pitfalls that could occur.
With a well developed Joint Ownership model a group of buyers can now purchase the property they want, in the area they desire, with a fraction the capital investment, of the monthly expenses and the carrying costs.
Real Estate Joint Ownership makes the purchase of vacation property possible for your clients!
Joint Ownership is an acquisition model that allows the average family or investor the opportunity to participate in purchasing a vacation or investment property.
What is in it for the real estate community?
1. Use Joint Ownership to increase your vacation home referrals
2. Use a Joint Ownership model to increase your Prospects
3. Use a Joint Ownership model to increase your Sales
4. Provide your clients with a tool and service to fulfill their retirement dream
5. Tap into the 90% of the market that cannot afford a vacation home on their own but
have the desire to own one
6. Convert your fence sitting prospects into active clients
7. Provide your clients with the tools and services to fulfill their investment goals, now is
the time to invest in real estate!
AZ Joint Ownership has created the templates, processes and agreements geared for today’s real estate market and most importantly the proper joint ownership agreements up front allow friends and family to stay that way!
Together we can increase your prospect base, sales and referral income.
Check out the introductory video at www.azjointownership.com
and become a friend and fan on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/azjointownership.
Cheers,
Michael
There is only so much beach front property available… March 9, 2010
Posted by mkuhbock in Arizona Vacation Property, AZ Real Estate News.Tags: foreclosures, home auctions, Phoenix real estate research, real estate, real estate education, real estate opportunity, real estate resources, trustee auctions, vacation home strategies
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It has been while since I have ranted but I am having the same inane conversation with too many people lately and it has now allowed me to now see backwards due to all of the eye rolling I have done.
Yes the US resort property market (California, Nevada, Arizona, Florida & Hawaii) is still depressed.
Yes there are still great deals available and yes there will be a bounce along the bottom for another period of time (12 to 36 months) but the house that your friend/associate/partner/or friend of a friend bought out in the deep suburbs (middle of Podunk nowhere) 12 months ago from some smooth talking know it all Realtor has NOT increased in value due to brilliant property purchasing prowess…. The deal was probably OK as it is hard not to buy at the bottom 25% of the market over the last 24 months, but when a property does not come up on your GPS or on Google maps then you know it will not rebound in value quickly and will dramatically under perform centrally located real estate.
As I published in a previous Blog, there are 3 main variables that effect the value of property; 1. Location, 2. Features and 3. Local Amenities. A $200,000 home in the deep suburbs will cost you over 1 million+ in the center of a high profile area. Those numbers can now be adjusted to $75,000 and $450,000+. If it takes you 15 minutes to find a store that is still in business to buy a paper or carton of milk then guess what, you have purchased in the middle of nowhere…..
Real estate has been and always be about location, location, location and beware of anyone that tells you differently as they will be trying to sell you a time share in a central Florida swamp or prime piece of desert property 2 hours from Sky Harbor airport.
The market still has some amazing deals but make sure you conduct in-depth due diligence, hire or utilize educated and well seasoned professionals and educate yourself as much as possible, as any purchase, be it a primary residence or a vacation property will be a decision that requires a substantial investment of time and capital.
One final word of caution, the trustee sales are becoming crowded auctions and prices in some areas of the nation are being pushed up to just below retail by overzealous buyers and agents. Paying overinflated prices for properties which are, due to the nature of trustee auctions, completely Caveat Emptor is a fools folly. Make sure you either become a local real estate expert or use a service which is the best in the local market, otherwise you could… no make that WILL be over paying for property which could be a black hole where you will be shoveling all of your money into…
Best of luck in your real estate endeavors,
Michael
National numbers released and December wasn’t pretty January 25, 2010
Posted by mkuhbock in Arizona Vacation Property, AZ Real Estate News.Tags: phoenix real estate, real estate, real estate opportunity, real estate recovery
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The December numbers were released for home sales and the numbers were a little unsettling. A 17% drop in sales from the previous month, this is the largest monthly decline in the last 40 years.
In the Metro Phoenix area I am seeing properties listed at 1/3 off their peak sale prices in 05/06. The questions are how low can prices go and when will we hit the bottom?
December home sales down nearly 17 percent
Home sales plunge nearly 17 percent in December after tax credit deadline extended
By Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer , On Monday January 25, 2010, 12:32 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of previously occupied homes took the largest monthly drop in more than 40 years last month, sinking more dramatically than expected after lawmakers gave buyers additional time to use a tax credit.
The report reflects a sharp drop in demand after buyers stopped scrambling to qualify for a tax credit of up to $8,000 for first-time homeowners. It had been due to expire on Nov. 30. But Congress extended the deadline until April 30 and expanded it with a new $6,500 credit for existing homeowners who move.
“It’s ‘exit stage left’ for first-time homebuyers,” wrote Guy LeBas, an analyst with Janney Montgomery Scott.
December’s sales fell 16.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.45 million, from an unchanged …….
January numbers will be interesting.
Michael
When will the market hit bottom??? November 16, 2009
Posted by mkuhbock in Arizona Vacation Property, AZ Real Estate News.Tags: bottom of real estate market, foreclosures, phoenix real estate, Phoenix real estate research, real estate, real estate education, real estate opportunity, real estate recovery, REO properties
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The elusive question everyone is asking, ‘When will we hit the bottom of the real estate market?’ has no definitive answer but the tells point to the fact that we are still moving towards the bottom an not there yet.
Here is a decent video with Dan Alpert of Westwood Capital who sides with the real estate bears and puts the bottom in perspective with some economic fundamentals to consider when making our own guess.
To be a real estate analyst….. November 13, 2009
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To be an analyst it todays market means that you would never be wrong… all you need in your predictions is the word ‘but’.
The market has stabilized but … The market is up over last (choose your date) but … Recovery is just around the corner but …..
We have hit bottom but ….
Bottom line is the Valley housing market has a long way to go before it is in a ‘real’ recovery phase that shows sustainable positive numbers and real upward trends across all classes of homes and all areas of the Valley. We are close to the bottom and will bounce along it now until the economic recovery takes hold. When will that happen? Your guess is as valid and as good as anyone elses as it is a crap shoot now.
House resale values in some market segments still have a way to fall, some analysts are calling for another 24% + drop, some market segments have stabilized and some small pockets in the Valley are even seeing an uptick in value. But … make sure you compare apples to apples, something that is not always done.
We are even seeing the new home construction now compete with resale in the same areas as builders have to keep their businesses afloat and need to move product to do so, deals are to be had if you have the kahoonas to risk investing with a developer that might not be around after you have put up half the money and your dream home is only 1/3 completed. Make sure you work with a stable developer that has a long history in the Valley and a well sold development, there are many out there but caveat emptor.
Foreclosure properties are still a very BIG wild card, how many are sitting on the desks of the lenders not yet processed, how many will be coming on to the market in early 2010 once the economy tightens a little more and the next wave hits, how many investors will be walking away from portfolios of properties that will then go into the foreclosure mill?????
Below is a decent but very vanilla overview on the market, an interesting read at least.
I think my next post might rant about REO properties a little more but until then have a great weekend.
Phoenix Housing Market Showing Signs of Recovery, but Still Has Issues
Published: November 12, 2009 in Knowledge@W.P. Carey
t’s Indian Summer in the Phoenix real estate market: Like a replay of the traditional high sales months, resale activity increased in October — from 9,070 sales in September to 9,955. But although the level of activity appears strong, it’s not necessarily a sign of recovery, as foreclosures continue…….
AZ Real Estate News Articles November 5, 2009
Posted by mkuhbock in Arizona Vacation Property, AZ Real Estate News.Tags: Arizona Vacation Property, fannie mae, foreclosures, freddie mac, good news real estate, phoenix real estate, real estate investments, real estate opportunity, REO properties, underwater real estate
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The first article reviews some of the signs of a false bottom for the AZ real estate market and the second might be an indication of how the foreclosure supply might see an increase when underwater owners just throw in the towel and walk away. Is the recent Vally real estate good news a dead cat bounce phenomena? Time will tell and 2010 will definitely be interesting.
Unseasonably high home sales in October linked to tax rebate
Arizona Republic – Phoenix,AZ,USA
Phoenix real-estate agent and property manager Melinda Murphy attributed the relatively … Phoenix real-estate analyst Jim Belfiore of Belfiore Real Estate …
UA prof to some homeowners: Consider walking away
AZ Central.com – AZ,USA
She’s the keynote at Lambda Alpha International’s Phoenix real-estate conference on Tuesday. The event starts at 7:30 am at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown …
More walk away from homes, mortgages
By Stephanie Armour, USA TODAY
When Sharon Sakson was laid off recently from her job as a television writer and producer, she burned through her savings to pay the $2,400 monthly mortgage on her home. But she soon decided it didn’t make sense: Her home was worth thousands less than the mortgage she carried on it.
By Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fannie Mae is asking for an additional $15 billion in government aid after posting another big loss in the third quarter as the taxpayer bill from the housing market bust keeps rising.
The government-controlled company continued….
What is a real estate purchaser to believe???? October 21, 2009
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I recently came across 2 separate articles that focused on the future of the real estate market. One was a national publication with grounded statistics while the other article was a local Phoenix publication that also was based on relatively hard numbers.
The funny thing is that both articles screamed the opposite opinion of where the market is going. The Phoenix based article speaks of a recovery and that the real estate slump is over while the national article talks about more pain and how real estate prices are about to go much lower.
My take is that the market will bounce along the bottom for another 36 to 48 months, great deals will be had and some insulated pockets in the Valley will actually see a decline in properties for sale and realize a marginal appreciation in value.
Check out the articles for yourself:
Phoenix-area consultants contend local real estate slump is over
Bizjournals.com – Charlotte,NC,USA
Two Phoenix real estate consultants are claiming the local residential real estate meltdown is over. Karl Guntermann, the Fred E. Taylor professor of real …
A good summary on US real estate opportunities October 19, 2009
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The Close : October 19, 2009 : U.S. Opportunity Knocking?
Link to the BNN video
U.S. real estate prices continue to fall and the Canadian dollar continues to rise. With the Bank of Canada and the Fed expected to keep rates low, at least until mid-2010, is now a good time for Canadians to invest in U.S. housing? BNN speaks to Terry Ritchie, certified financial planner, Transition Financial Advisors, for a look at the opportunities and pitfalls of Canadians buying U.S. residential real estate.
Some interesting news articles over the last week July 31, 2009
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The wild and wonderful world of metro Phoenix real estate.
Is it good? – Yes
Is it bad? – Yes
Is it all over the map? – Yes
The market is definitely not for the faint of heart but when markets are in upheaval there are opportunities for those who buy smart and have the right time horizon in their investment plan.
Below are a couple of recent news articles that you might find of interest, the comments on the ‘New Law’ article are interesting!
Have a great weekend!
Cheers,
Michael
Phoenix Existing Home Sales Increases 71 Percent
NuWire Investor – Bellevue,WA,USA
Phoenix real estate appears to be rebounding with a strong increase in existing home sales. Existing home sales have increased for 12 consecutive months now …
New law triggers fear for housing
Arizona Republic – Phoenix,AZ,USA
“I got a call from an out-of-state lender that is considering holding off on a foreclosure until after September 30,” said Phoenix real-estate attorney Marc ..
TopTenRealEstateDeals.com Introduces The Top 10 Phoenix Real …
PR Web (press release) – Ferndale,WA,USA
According to Amy, “It’s old news that the Phoenix real estate market has been pretty hard hit over the last few years. This has created some incredible …
Real Estate is all about self education June 24, 2009
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Regardless of how many personal and professional advisors one has nothing replaces self education, especially when dealing with vacation or investment property purchases.
In past posts I have listed many real estate resources that one can put into their arsenal and frankly you can never have too many available. I recently came across a couple of others that seem to be a little slicker than previous real estate resource sites.
Zillow is of course one of the higher profiled comp sites and they do reflect pricing reality but you cannot bank on the values, it is a great start to your research. Trulia is another major real estate search portal.
A new site called Movoto has just entered into the Arizona market and seems a little more indepth than Zillow but time will tell, again another good research site.
Of course there is the old standby Realtor.com or Realtor.ca for Canada which are the official sites of the National Association of REALTORS® and is operated by Move, Inc. and the Canadian Real Estate Association respectively.
Do not confuse Realtor.com and Realtor.ca with mls.com which is an independently owned and operated Real Estate Advertising Service Company site.
Some other real estate sites I have stumbled across are:
http://www.foreclosuredeals.com/
These are only a few of hundreds of sites but at least it is a start in your education process.
Happy house hunting!
Cheers,
Michael
PS
Here is an interesting article outlining a new program for buyers:
New program yet to help buyers land homes
CNN International – USA
Connolly has been in the Phoenix real estate market for about nine years and has seen the disastrous real estate downturn up close. …
Michael Kuhbock 