Chandler Real Estate Blog
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Chandler Houses and Condos Affordable, Chandler FHA limits Increased!
Chandler Houses and condos Affordable! Chandler FHA Loan Limits Increased! Great news! New FHA loan limits passed! The new limit for Chandler is $346,250!!!! FHA minimum down payment is 3.5% So, with the new limit allows purchase of a house priced at $358,808 with a down payment $12,558. With this change, more houses and condos in the $247,000- [...]
Chandler Arizona - Market Report for Maricopa County November 2008
This Market Report is for Maricopa County, Arizona based on data from the ARMLS for October 2008. Maricopa County includes the cities of Phoenix, Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe, Glendale; to name a few. The graph compares closed sales trends for the past 3 years. The Blue line is 2006(11/05-10/06), the red line is 2007 (11/06-10/07) and [...]
Chandler Arizona - Wordless Wednesday
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Incentives for First Time Homebuyers in Chandler AZ
One of the new provisions of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 is the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit. The tax credit is designed to encourage first-time homebuyers to make the leap to purchase their first homes. Here is a quick summary: * The credit available for homes purchased between April 8, 2008 ? July [...]
Chandler Arizona: Free Coffee in Chandler, Arizona?
StarBucks is offering a free coffee to everyone that votes on Tuesday, November 4. I didn’t see their commercial on SNL, but saw mention of it on my Twitter feed. StarBucks will offer anyone that votes (early voting, absentee voting, etc.) a free tall 12 oz cup of brewed coffee at their participating stores and [...]
Chandler Real Estate: How will Proposition 100 affect your Chandler, AZ home?
If Proposition 100 passes it will prohibit the government from charging real estate transfer taxes when you sell your home. So what is a real estate transfer tax? A real estate transfer tax (RETT) is a state or local government imposed tax that is collected when you transfer ownership of your home, land or commercial [...]
Chandler Real Estate: Chandler, Arizona ranks 30th in Best Places to Live.
Chandler Real Estate: Chandler, Arizona ranks 30th in Best Places to Live. We?ve lived in Chandler for almost 6 years now and we think that it is a great place to live, apparently so does Money Magazine, as it ranked #30. What does Chandler excel in? Chandler has plentiful jobs, excellent schools, and affordable housing. The [...]
Gas for under $3.00 in Chandler AZ?
Could gas cost less than $3.00 a gallon? Was it possible that gas prices have dropped below $3.00? According to to http://www.phoenixgasprices.com/ yesterday, the Cobblestone at Alma School and German was selling gas at this low price. My car was close to empty so I needed to get gas, checking the website; $2.99 was by far [...]
Chandler Real Estate Market Report for August 2008
Chandler Real Estate Market Report for August 2008 The Chandler AZ real estate market for August 2008 includes the city of Chandler. Chandler AZ Real Estate Market - August 2008 Single Family Homes in Chandler Active homes for sale: 1551 (467 new listings in August) Homes sold in August 2008: 290 Average Sale Price: $292,655 New Average List Price: $337,045 Active Average List [...]
Chandler AZ: Are any Chandler AZ restaurants participating in Arizona Restaurant week?
There are several Chandler Restaurants that are participating in Arizona Restaurant week and over 80 throughout the valley. This is the first time that Restaurant Week is being offered in Arizona. It is being held from September 20 - 26. It follows some other major cities that have restaurant week annually such as: New York [...]
