Among the reason’s Sun City Arizona earned this coveted award are things like low crime rate, and comprehensive health care.

It has an estimated population of around 39,000.

Some of Sun City Arizona’s cultural attractions are it’s Music Society has a six-concert series November through April.

Sun City homes for sale are on the rise and the city offers several different communities to chose from including: Sun City West, Sun City Festival, and Sun City Grand.

Around these Sun City homes for sale are its wonderful 8 golf courses with well-organized recreational facilities.

A fun fact for Sun City is As soon as you move in, a city social director will arrange a golfing excursion or arts and crafts lesson with your neighbors!

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Phoenix No. 2 in U.S. for drop in home prices

Phoenix is not leading the nation in home prices declines, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index released this morning.

Las Vegas is No. 1 with a 32.4 percent drop in housing values between June 2008 and June 2009. Metropolitan Phoenix came in at No. 2 with a 31.6 percent decline for the period. Detroit was No. 3 with a 25 percent price drop.

According to the well-respected index, metro Phoenix has led the nation for home price drops during most of the past six months. However, the Valley’s median home prices started to tick up in late April as the inventory of foreclosures for sale dipped.

Phoenix was one of the 20 cities tracked by the index that saw its price decline improve from May to June. Las Vegas and Detroit both experienced bigger decreases in home prices during the month.

Because the index lags a few months, metro Phoenix should do even better on next month’s index. The Valley’s median home price has climbed about $10,000 from the low it hit in early June.

Overall, U.S. home prices tracked in the 20-city index dropped in June to 15.4 percent from 17.1 percent.

For the fifteenth straight month, no metro area in the index posted a year-over-year price increase. Nationwide, home prices are at 2003 levels.

Source: AzCentral.com

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Arizona Real Estate is on the rise for investors.

Recently it was reported that investors are coming to Arizona to purchse foreclosed homes and either sell, rent, or lease the homes back to the people or lost their home to foreclosure.

Some of the comments I’ve heard are “wow, I’m sure the people who are renting the same home they lost will take really good care of it”. I think the sarcasm is a little premature considering most people once they do something wrong the first time they normally won’t do it again!

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Arizona lawmakers are cracking down on home loan modifiers who promise results for big bucks, but deliver nothing in return.

Governor Jan Brewer just signed into law legislation requiring loan modification officers be licensed and have criminal background checks beginning July 2010.

The new law comes as a relief to homeowners like Jillian Strode.

Strode recently had her loan modified, but worried about being scammed by a home loan modification company.

“I had to be careful who I picked,” she said. “It was scary. I mean this is the American dream and I didn’t want to lose my home.”

Heckathorn turned to Steve Taplin, CEO of American Loan Restructuring for help.

Taplin says he sees a lot of scamming in the industry and welcomes the new law.

“It will force them to have background checks, it will force them to be held to a higher standard and it should really help push out a lot of these people who are taking advantage of people out there,” Taplin said.

He suggests homeowners look for companies that are willing to put the money paid out in escrow until the loan modification is approved. That way homeowners know they won’t be scammed.

“We don’t touch the money until we’ve gotten results,” said Taplin.

Under the new law, home loan modifiers will also undergo 20 hours of education on lending laws.

For more information on Loan Modifications in Arizona simply click the link

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Just imagine you are driving down the street, and you see a for sale sign in front of what you think could be your dream home. Your write down the number and can’t wait to call the broker.

If you have an iPhone, you can get the information on the spot.

Zillow.com released a free iPhone app last month, enabling consumers to get the low-down on more than 88 million homes – and not just the ones for sale.

The app is GPS-powered so the map follows you as you stroll, with price estimates popping up along the way. Pass a sale sign and you can access pricing, number of bedroom and baths, square footage and other info.

“House-hunting is, inherently, a mobile experience,” said Zillow’s CEO Rich Barton in announcing the launch.

This will add a whole other layer to that Sunday afternoon perambulation.

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Arizona Foreclosure Changing Law as of September 2009

Arizona’s laws that prohibit deficiencies are found in Arizona Revised Statutes Sections 33-814.G and 33-729.A. These types of laws are also called “anti-deficiency legislation.”

ARS § 33-729.A states, “. . . if a mortgage is given to secure the payment of the balance of the purchase price, or to secure a loan to pay all or part of the purchase price, of a parcel of real property of two and one-half acres or less which is limited to and utilized for either a single one-family or single two-family dwelling, the lien of judgment in an action to foreclose such mortgage shall not extend to any other property of the judgment debtor, nor may general execution be issued against the judgment debtor to enforce such judgment, and if the proceeds of the mortgaged real property sold under special execution are insufficient to satisfy the judgment, the judgment may not otherwise be satisfied out of other property of the judgment debtor, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary.

Old Law

ARS § 33-814.G before September 30, 2009, states, “If trust property of two and one-half acres or less which is limited to and utilized for either a single one-family or a single two-family dwelling is sold pursuant to the trustee’s power of sale, no action may be maintained to recover any difference between the amount obtained by sale and the amount of the indebtedness and any interest, costs and expenses.”

New Law

ARS § 33-814.G after September 30, 2009, states, “If trust property of two and one-half acres or less which is limited to and utilized for either a single one-family or a single two-family dwelling BY THE TRUSTOR UNDER THE DEED OF TRUST FOR AT LEAST SIX CONSECUTIVE MONTHS AND FOR WHICH A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN ISSUED is sold pursuant to the trustee’s power of sale, no action may be maintained to recover any difference between the amount obtained by sale and the amount of the indebtedness and any interest, costs and expenses. THE TRUSTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEMONSTRATING THAT THE TRUST PROPERTY WAS USED BY THE TRUSTOR AS A ONE-FAMILY OR A SINGLE TWO-FAMILY DWELLING FOR AT LEAST SIX CONSECUTIVE MONTHS.

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Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Information

On July 30, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) to address the severe housing crisis. Title III of the Act appropriates $3.92 billion of grant funds under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) for states and local governments to purchase and redevelop abandoned or foreclosed properties. The HERA directed the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the city of Phoenix to target funding to areas with the greatest needs based on the extent of foreclosures, sub-prime mortgages, and mortgage delinquencies and defaults.

As funding recipients, city, county and state agencies must develop their own programs and funding priorities. However, they must use at least 25 percent of the funds appropriated for the purchase and redevelopment of abandoned or foreclosed homes or residential properties that will be used to house individuals or families whose incomes do not exceed 50 percent of the area median income. In addition, all activities funded by NSP must benefit low- and moderate-income persons whose income does not exceed 120 percent of area median income.

The city of Phoenix has kicked off their first program, “Homeownership Assistance” assisting buyers of foreclosed homes, townhouses or condominiums with $15,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance. If you are interested in finding out how to purchase a foreclosed property using this program please see the information links in the box below “Buying a Foreclosed Property”. If you are a a real estate professional or a lender or a mortgage broker representing a foreclosed property, please see the information links in the box below “Information for Real Estate Professionals and Lenders”.

source:phoenix.gov

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Arizona has a website designed specifically to help homeowners with loan modifications and foreclosures. The site, http://www.azforeclosureprevention.org/ can help anyone understand and navigate through the process.

There is also information to help keep you from losing your home to a foreclosure or loan modification scam. The Attorney General recommends checking out the tips and suggestions in a “new” brochure: Avoiding Loan Modification and Foreclosure Scams.

If you know anyone who may be faced with foreclosure or the need to modify their loan, please recommend this site.

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