We’ve Never Seen a Market Like This Before

Today, our current MLS inventory in all of Maricopa County dipped below 3,000 single-family homes. As of 5 pm today, there were only 2,811 homes available for sale. 2,811. Buyers are having a difficult time securing property. Prices climb each month while inventory shrinks to its lowest amount seen in decades. In 85258, days on […]

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Race and Metro Phoenix Real Estate History

(A Google Drive link is below that contains must-read information regarding race and Metro Phoenix real estate history.) “𝑡𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’“π’†π’”π’Šπ’…π’†π’π’•π’Šπ’‚π’ 𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒓 π’‚π’π’š 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒍𝒆𝒕, 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐, 𝒐𝒓 π’π’„π’„π’–π’‘π’Šπ’†π’… π’ƒπ’š π’‚π’π’šπ’π’π’† π’˜π’‰π’ π’Šπ’”, 𝒐𝒓 π’Šπ’‡ π’Žπ’‚π’“π’“π’Šπ’†π’… π’˜π’‰π’π’”π’† 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 π’Šπ’”, 𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’†π’Žπ’ƒπ’†π’“π’” 𝒐𝒇 π’˜π’‰π’π’”π’† π’Šπ’Žπ’Žπ’†π’…π’Šπ’‚π’•π’† π’‡π’‚π’Žπ’Šπ’π’š 𝒂𝒓𝒆 […]

A Realtor husband and interior designer wife transform their McCormick Ranch home in Scottsdale

Kyle Patton, Special for The RepublicPublished 2:00 p.m. MT May 28, 2020 (Thank you to the Arizona Republic for asking us to be a part of their “Cool Home” series. My wife, Amanda, is one of the more talked-about Interior Designers in the Scottsdale area and has more talent than I could dream of having. […]

NAR’s New Clear Cooperation Policy

The National Association of Realtor’s β€œClear Cooperation Policy” was quietly enacted while the Coronavirus has dominated the news cycle. This is a gigantic shift in the way I can pre-market residential property. The Clear Cooperation Policy effectively disallows any pre-market β€œcoming soon” advertising for new listings without the property being placed in the MLS under […]

Client message during the Coronavirus crisis

I hope all is well at your home. While beginning to accept our new reality, I’m still grappling with the surreal experience. Looking out of my home office window, it sure looks beautiful and safe out there. Like real-life Talking Heads songs.  No matter how we process this event individually, we all know we just want things […]