Home Inventory Continues to climb in the Goodyear Phoenix Market

Happy Saturday Everyone -- Inventory continues to climb, meaning sellers need to be much more aggressive about pricing homes. Have an awesome weekend!

Goodyear Pool Home. Traditional Sale. Clean. Perfect for a Holiday Gift

Goodyear Pool Home. Traditional Sale. Clean. Perfect for a Holiday Gift: Visual shows :: 3Bed/2bath 1636 sq.ft. Traditional Sale. Private Pool. Landscaped Backyard.
Grass in Back. Large Master, Family Room Open to Kitchen area. Kitchen
Island. Walk In Pantry. Work Area between Kitchen and Dining Room.
Formal Living and Dining Room. Tile and Laminate Wood Flooring.
Ceiling Fans. Water Softener. Neutral paint. Landscaped Front Yard. 2
Car Garage. Character, Close to Freeway Access, Baseball Training and
shopping centers. Perfect Home for the Holidays. Call Rodney Today for more details 623-217-7548.

Market Snapshot for the Phoenix Metro Area.

The housing inventory in the Phoenix metro continues to increase, giving buyers more options. Here is your weekly market snapshot. Want to know how to sell your Goodyear Home in today's competitive market? Call Rodney Barnes Real Estate today at 623-217-7548.

2014 economic forecasts coming for US, Arizona | ASU News

We’ve seen a roller-coaster year for the U.S. and Arizona economies, thanks to sequestration, the government shutdown, the debt-ceiling debate and other developments. So, what will 2014 bring? Top experts will deliver their forecasts for the state, nation, stock market and housing market at the Valley’s largest and most trusted economic-forecasting event on Dec. 4.

The 50th Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon is co-sponsored by the Department of Economics at Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business and JPMorgan Chase. About 1,000 people are expected to attend the event at the Phoenix Convention Center.

“The Arizona economy is still expanding at a slow, but steady pace as we look ahead to 2014; growth rates for employment and population are better than for most states, but still below Arizona’s long-term average,” says one of the speakers, Research Professor Lee McPheters, director of the JPMorgan Chase Economic Outlook Center at the W. P. Carey School of Business. “Analysts expect unemployment to decline next year, while job growth accelerates. However, this assumes the national economy will get back on track. If the U.S. economy picks up, then 2014 should be the best year for Arizona since the recovery began.”

2014 economic forecasts coming for US, Arizona | ASU News

Want More Information on the Phoenix Market or Goodyear Homes for Sale. Call me at 623-217-7548 or Join me on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/CallRodneyBarnes.

Preparing to Sell Your Goodyear Home

Leaping into the sale of your Goodyear home may work for some, but most home sellers would rather take it slow. Questions on pricing, staging, the current market, and all the steps involved in your home sale are bound to be a bit worrisome.

i can walk you through the entire process and assist you in a relatively stress-free sale of your Goodyear home, while understanding your timeline. And though you may be anxious to sell while home prices are higher, take the time to walk through the process with your agent to make the best sale.

With recent increases in home pricing, it is more important than ever to make sure your home pricing is on par with your area. No matter the condition of your home, whether being sold in prime shape or as-is, with record low inventories, you may find your home attracts more interest than you had planned.

If you are seeking top dollar on your home, you need to make sure it is properly staged. Touch up paint, tend the landscape, clean up everything, and shift furniture as directed by your real estate agent to have the best success. The sooner your home is ready to show, the more interest you will have since fewer properties are available for sale now.

Over the last month mortgage interest rates have dropped, as well, allowing home buyers to qualify for better rates and larger amounts. Click here to see average current rates as reported by Freddie Mac and good luck in your home sale!

If you or someone you know is interested in selling their home, please give me a call at 623.217.7548

Improving Your Goodyear Home for Sale

If you want to make improvements to your Goodyear home, you may want to take a second look at Houzz.com. Cited as a source for inspiration and collaboration and research for home owners everywhere, Houzz is also a source for hiring local contracting professionals, too.

With more than sixty categories of home related projects to choose from, including interior remodeling contractors and outdoor living space professionals, Houzz is more than just a place to get great ideas for your home. Houzz is also a great source for you to find the interior designers, architects, and landscapers for your home who created and constructed those designs in the first place!

Increased home values often result in homeowners deciding to make changes in their homes, whether due to a potential sale or just a quality of life improvement, and technology makes this process so much easier.

“Homeowners and professionals alike are telling us that they are moving forward with more building, renovation and design projects this year,” said Liza Hausman, VP Community at Houzz. “Houzz provides homeowners with the absolute best resource to find the right professional for their project."

As a homeowner, ideas for improving your home may come in many forms, but Houzz.com is definitely a resource to be considered. Another resource to consider when determining whether a home improvement will add to your home value is your local real estate expert. 

If you would like some tips on projects that will help to increase the resale value of your Goodyear home, please give us a call at 623.217.7548 or visit http://www.RodneyBarnesRealEstate.com

Apple to open plant in Mesa; more than 700 jobs to come.

Apple to open plant in Mesa; more than 700 jobs to come - East Valley Tribune: Mesa: One of the world’s largest technology companies will build a brand-new manufacturing facility in Mesa that will add hundreds of permanent jobsand more than 1,000 temporary construction positions to the region.

The Governor’s Office announced in a press release Monday that Apple will open a plant in Mesa that will create a minimum of 700 jobs in its first year alone. That doesn’t include the estimated 1,300 construction and associated positions that should come from the facility’s construction.

The plant will be located in the city’s Gateway region at the more than 1 million-square-foot First Solar facility, which is near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and the Eastmark community.

According to a press release from GT Advanced Technologies, the facility will produce sapphire material for Apple products. Per the release, GT will own and operate furnaces and other pieces of equipment to produce the sapphire material for Apple, with Apple owning the actual facility. 

As part of a multi-year supply agreement, Apple will provide GT a prepayment of approximately $578 million, and will reimburse Apple over the course of five years beginning in 2015.

Want more information on Goodyear  and Phoenix Metro Homes Contact Rodney Barnes Real Estate at 623-217-7548

Phoenix real estate expert: Fun days ahead for homebuyers ktar.com

Phoenix real estate expert: Fun days ahead for homebuyers ktar.com

According to Michael Orr, the director of real estate at Arizona State University, Oct. 27 is when Phoenix officially became a balanced market. Phoenix hasn't seen a balanced market in two and a half years, and a return to normalcy is exactly what some homebuyers have been waiting for.

"For most of the last 10 years (Phoenix has been) a market that had too many buyers or too many sellers," Orr explained on his weekly appearance on That Real Estate Show, Saturdays at 3 p.m. on News/Talk 92.3 KTAR. "(In a balanced market) there's no real strong advantage for either the buyer or the seller in transactions when they're negotiating, because they're pretty equally matched."

Equality is a very new concept for the Phoenix real estate market, which had seen sharp home price appreciation and low housing inventory, a tough combination for anyone who is looking to buy a home.

According to Orr, that dynamic has shifted:

"It's probably going to be a lot easier (for homebuyers) because there aren't so many buyers out there, and the ones that are out there are will be treated with more respect and have less competition, so it will be a lot more fun."

Orr cites a drop in buyer demand as the main reason for the shift from a sellers' market to a balanced one, and this momentum should continue and could even move Phoenix into a buyers' market by year's end.

"The question is does the demand continue to go down? If it does, then we could come out of a balanced market and move into a buyers' market by Christmas, and probably stay (in a buyer's market) into the first two months of the year," Orr said.

Orr also cautioned that these market conditions could shift back as quickly to a seller advantage as they have to a buyer one. But, at least for the time being, buying a home in Phoenix has become significantly easier.

Listen for more Phoenix real estate news with Realtors Diane Brennan and Rod Lakin on That Real Estate ShowSaturdays at 3 p.m. on News/Talk 92.3 KTAR.

http://ktar.com/155/1674166/Phoenix-real-estate-expert-Fun-days-ahead-for-homebuyers

If you can't have it all, would you rather have a big yard or live in a 'walkable' neighborhood? | Inman News

Given the choice, most of us would prefer to live in a neighborhood with a mix of houses, stores, and other businesses that are within walking distance, rather than a neighborhood requiring driving between home, work, and leisure activities, according to a survey from the National Association of Realtors.

And most would be willing to compromise on the size of a home or yard in order to live in a preferred neighborhood or experience a shorter commute time — to a point. The single-family, detached home continues to reign supreme among the housing desires of Americans, even if they have to drive longer to get to it.

- See more at: http://www.inman.com/http://www.inman.com/2013/11/01/most-of-us-prefer-walkable-neighborhoods-but-not-at-the-expense-of-a-big-yard/

Want more information on Goodyear Real Estate? Call or email me at 623-217-7548 or Rodney@RodneyBarnesRealEstate.com

30-Day Market Snapshot as of 11/1/13 for Phoenix and the Goodyear Real Estate Market.

Happy Friday everyone! The real estate market continues to be busy. Inventory is up to 3.6 months -- the perfect time for buyers to take a look at the inventory and find their perfect home in Goodyear and the Phoenix surrounding areas while interest rates remain low!