“Like most bubbles, the longer it goes on, the worse the crash will be,” Michael Burry, the fund manager and inspiration for “The Big Short” who famously predicted the 2008 housing crash once said about the danger of overly speculative, high-stakes market conditions.   Indeed, booms do often end in

Regardless of your age, you were probably introduced as a child to a wonderful book entitled The Little Engine That Could.  If you will recall, it was the story of a small red locomotive personality who believed it was possible to pull a very heavy load uphill–a task that was shunned by the larger l

Engage and Go!  Ever driven a car with manual transmission? Whether you have or not, you know that there’s a process to getting the car moving besides just shifting the gear lever to Drive or Reverse. When you hop into the driver seat of a car with a standard transmission, it should be placed in neu

The French Call It “Ennui” The translation of the French word “ennui,” according to Dictionary.com is “a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom…” Can you remember the last time you were bored according to that definition? One would think that in

MONDAY MORNING INSPIRATION:  “Never ruin an apology with an excuse.”― Benjamin Franklin The Art of an Apology The saying goes that forgiveness is divine, and that’s wonderful for the one who forgives, but what about the one who is asking to be forgiven? Maybe we did or said something unkind, or made

Cassie Apperloo After two years of unpredictability, fierce bidding wars and competition, things are finally looking a little more balanced for the U.S. housing market.  The national market moved further to favour buyers last month, entering neutral territory where neither buyers or sellers had the

“Stop looking to the competition…let the competition worry about you.”― W. Chan Kim Be All They Can Be? A talk show host was asked during an interview if they ever worried about the competition.  The answer came in a story: The host had always had a dream of running in a marathon, so they trained fo

MONDAY MORNING INSPIRATION:  “Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comesfrom bad judgment.” ~ Barry LePatner Embracing Bad Decisions This week’s quote is humorous because it’s true!  When we make mistakes and learn from them, we usually develop good judgment. Once we’ve realized we’ve

Take each new day you are given to better yourselfAmy Temple 11 ways to make this your best year yet . . . it is never too late to start a fresh new year! We all have hopes and dreams for the future.  Today the slate is wiped clean for all of us as we start afresh.  Why not take a few moments to thi

Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody’s heartAnthony J. D’Angelo  A special place There is a special place in life, that needs my humble skill,a certain job I’m meant to do, which no one else can fulfill. The time will be demanding and the pay is not too goodand yet I wouldn’t change

Rent prices have been moving lower across the nation, and Arizona provides an ideal case study of the trend, according to a new report from apartment-tracking website Zumper. “Arizona is a perfect illustration of pandemic-era migration trends and how those trends are now beginning to unfurl,” Zumper

The miracle is this – the more we share, the more we haveLeonard Nimoy Smile A smile costs nothing, but gives much. It enriches those who receive, without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he can get alon

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” GandhiGandhi’s Shoes As Gandhi stepped aboard a train one day, one of his shoes slipped off… He was unable to retrieve it as the train started rolling. To the amazement of his companions, Gandhi calmly took off his other shoe and threw it back along the tr

“No act of kindness is too small. The gift of kindness may start as a small ripple that over time can turn into a tidal wave affecting the lives of many.” —Kevin Heath White Envelopes It’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no ins

REAL ESTATE| KYLE BACKER The Metro Phoenix housing market  has heavily favored home sellers since the start of the decade as more people moved to Arizona and the pandemic scrambled the status quo. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index’s most recent release shows that home prices in Phoenix rose 17.1%

There are souls in this world who have the gift of finding joy everywhere, and leaving it behind them when they go. ― Frederick William Faber In the midst of shopping, decorating, card writing, cooking and baking … before you get frazzled and frayed in the days leading up to Christmas, I want to sha

REAL ESTATE | 18 Oct | SMARTASSET New home buyers are becoming more cautious. Rising mortgage rates and declining home sales have signaled the end of a hot housing market that has plagued buyers for over a year. According to the Census Bureau, home sales are down almost 18% since January 2022. Howev

REAL ESTATE | 7 Sep | AZ BUSINESS MAGAZINE Today, the Data & Analytics division of Black Knight, Inc. ( NYSE: BKI) released its latest Mortgage Monitor Report, based upon the company’s industry-leading mortgage, real estate and public records datasets. The most recent data from the Black Knight Home

By Kathleen WillcoxAug 9, 2022 Used with Permission Over the past couple of years, buying and selling a house has become a form of gladiatorial combat, defined by adrenaline-driven bidding wars and heart-pumping prices. Most of the time, sellers were giddy and buyers were dejected. Then came the int

BUSINESS NEWS | 14 Jul | AZ BUSINESS MAGAZINE The City of Peoria announced yet another development project in the P83 Entertainment District, bringing a highly sought-after destination dining district and restaurant concepts to Peoria. The Peoria City Council approved a development agreement and a r