Douglas Trudeau , Assoc. Broker
Prudential Foothills Real Estate
64 N. Harrison Road, Suite 160
Tucson , AZ 85748
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Archive for April, 2007

One More Victory Ara Golf Tournament

April 30th, 2007 categories: Tucson Golf Events

The 12th Annual One More Victory Ara Golf Tournament will be this weekend May 4-5, 2007 at Tucson’s beautiful Westin La Paloma Golf Resort. This event supports the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation. ”Funds raised at the event will support ongoing medical research in the quest to find a cure for Niemann-Pick Type C (NP-C), a genetic, pediatric, neurodegenerative disorder.” With the loss of three grandchildren to NP-C,read the words of Coach Parseghian has asks to help find a cure. 

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Home Sellers, Buyers, and Realtors Beware of Zillow’s Zestimate

April 25th, 2007 categories: Real Estate News

Zillow seemed like a good thing for Realtors in the Tucson Real Estate market. Allowing Realtors to assist Sellers in getting their home before more Buyers when Zillow announced Q&A. Being reasonable, I thought I would give Zillow a try. Maybe things had gotten better. I ran one home for a while to test it. No Zestimate came back on it. It seemed like a good forum to get offer one more service for my clients. So, today I entered another home. Boy was the Zestimate off.  

My partner and I ran independent comparisons and came up with similar information. Three other Realtors who competed for the listing came up with…

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Tucson Real Estate Market Remains Strong

April 24th, 2007 categories: Tucson Real Estate

While going through my real estate reading this morning I read that the National Association of Realtors reported an 8.4% decline in the sale of homes for the first quarter.  So, the first thing I did was to jump into the Tucson Multiple Listing database and check our local numbers. Chicken Little, the sky is still its bright Arizona blue. 

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Tucson Welcomes In-N-Out Burger

April 23rd, 2007 categories: Tucson News & Events

In-N-Out Burger opens its doors in Tucson at 3711 E Broadway on April 24, 2007. I love their freshly cut french fries, fresh lettuce and tomatoes.

 I can picture the car clubs of Tucson, last count was 30, merging on In-N-Out with 57 Chevy’s, 65 Mustangs, 68 GTX’s, 67 Chevelles (like the one in my garage), 57 T-Birds, and 63 Corvettes.  

How can I tell my cardiologist that my office is 3 minutes from one of the greatest fast food restaurants in Tucson? If you have never been to one, its a must try delight.  

Welcome to Tucson In-N-Out. 04/25/07 Update…

Tucsonans more than welcomed In-N-Out. Opening their doors at 10:00 AM lines grew to a 2 hour wait. Drivers ran out of gas. I salivate at the thought of an In-N-Out double burger. But, I think I’ll wait a week for the lines to go down. Lines were reported all the way back to Starbucks. Bet they had a good frapacino day. The second In-N-Out will be coming later this year in Marana.

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Tucson Real Estate - 10 Things Buyer’s Should Not Do

April 22nd, 2007 categories: Tucson Real Estate

As Home Buyers you have read, heard and digested everything available about what to do. What about what NOT to do?

Here’s 10 Things Not to do:  

1. Buy a house on emotion. Who cares that the one across the street sold for $200,000 less. This is your dream home and you are never going to leave.
   1. Paying too much for a home can be a costly mistake. Especially if circumstances change in a few months and you have to sell.
   2. I always advise my clients to buy with the thought of resale in mind.
   3. Right behind location, location location is price, price, price.
2. Don’t insult the seller by asking for an inspection. You’re sure that they took great care of the home and nothing is going to happen. Ignore the water stains in the ceiling, they are probably nothing. The shiny shingles must mean that the roof can reflect water faster.
   1. The cost of an inspection is minimal to the unsuspecting costs that could be lurking.

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