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If you are looking to buy or sell a home, get all the information and the latest updates, tips, and tricks from The Mario Romero Team - your professional Phoenix Real Estate Agents.

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    Therapeutic Harp Foundation

    Therapeutic Harp Foundation

    My interview with Kim Sterling-Heflin, the executive director of the nonprofit organization Therapeutic Harp Foundation. Selling your Greater Phoenix Home? Get a free home value report Buying a Greater Phoenix Home? Search all homes for sale It’s my pleasure to introduce Kim Sterling-Heflin, the executive director of Therapeutic Harp Foundation. Kim and I have known each other for a long time. Today I invited her here to discuss her foundation, it’s purpose, why she’s passionate about it, and much more. THF sends therapeutically certified harpists to health care facilities that could benefit from their music. The musicians play for every kind of illness you can imagine, plus babies, children, the elderly, and so on. We love what this organization is doing for our communities in Arizona. Cited below for your convenience are timestamps that will direct you to various points in the video. Feel free to watch the full message or use these timestamps to browse specific topics at your leisure: 0:05: Introduction to today’s topic 1:05: About Therapeutic Harp Foundation 2:15: Why use the harp? 5:05: Future research into why music helps us heal 5:50: Why Kim decided to work with Therapeutic Harp Foundation 8:00: The future of Therapeutic Harp Foundation 9:00: How can you help? 9:15: Wrapping up today’s topic To find out how you can help, visit therapeuticharp.org. If you or someone you know would like to help Therapeutic Harp Foundation, give me a call or send me an email and I can answer any questions or set you on the right path into assisting this great organization. Also, as always, contact me with any questions about real estate. I would love to help with whatever you need. If you know another nonprofit group or small business that would benefit from our videos please let me know!

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    Happy Holidays

    Happy Holidays

    I want to wish you a happy holiday season. Selling your Greater Phoenix Home? Get a free home value report Buying a Greater Phoenix Home? Search all homes for sale Happy holidays to my family, friends, team, and all my clients throughout the years. I’d like to take this time to tell you how much you mean to me, and what effect your tweets, comments, questions, and likes have on me daily. Hearing from you is very important because it validates the time and effort I put into making these videos and sharing my experiences. I give thanks for my health, family, friends, fur babies, a place to live, and being able to put food on the table. From all of us at Romero & Co., we want to wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Go out and be kind in the world! Remember, if you have any real estate needs or there’s anything I can help you with, don’t hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to speak with you.  

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    What We’re Thankful For this Holiday Season

    What We’re Thankful For this Holiday Season

    Our team is so thankful for you this holiday season. We hope your season is as merry and bright as ours. Selling your Greater Phoenix Home? Get a free home value report Buying a Greater Phoenix Home? Search all homes for sale Happy Holidays! In the spirit of the season, our team would like to extend our warmest thanks to all of you for the amazing year we’ve had. I have been personally and professionally blessed in many ways this year. I am so grateful for my partner, my family, my fur babies, and, of course, my team’s clients. Your continued support means so much to us. The success we achieved in 2018 wouldn’t have been possible without you. We look forward to continuing to serve our community and are excited to work with you all in the new year to come. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Years! To hear our full holiday message, watch this short video.           Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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    3 Home Improvement Projects That Buyers Will Love

    3 Home Improvement Projects That Buyers Will Love

    To increase your odds of selling in this market, you might want to look at completing a few home improvement projects. These are the three that we recommend. Selling your Greater Phoenix Home? Get a free home value report Buying a Greater Phoenix Home? Search all homes for sale As we slowly shift to a buyer's market, it’s time to make some adjustments. For one thing, it's worth looking at some simple home improvement projects that can help ensure you sell your home quickly and at a top price. The thing is, when it comes to selling your home, not all home improvements are created equal. That's why I've collected the three top home improvement projects that homebuyers love, according to a report by the National Association of Home Builders: 1. A laundry room. More than anything, homebuyers currently want a separate room for washing, folding, and ironing clothes so they can keep the mess out of their living space. If you have an unused basement, it makes a lot of sense to put the laundry room there because all of the utility lines will be accessible and you probably won't have to demolish anything. A new laundry room could cost as little as $1,000 and could contribute a lot more than that when you look to sell your home.  90% of buyers want energy-efficient windows in their home. 2. Exterior lighting. Exterior lighting is the most desired outdoor feature by homebuyers, appearing on the wish list of 92% of them. Your options for exterior lighting include spotlights, walkway lights, and pendant lights. Fixtures range in price between $65 to $132. Exterior lighting will present your home in the best possible light, impressing these potential buyers and increasing overall interest in your home. 3. Energy-efficient windows. Most homebuyers today care about energy efficiency. Specifically, 90% of them want energy-efficient windows in their new home. A set of energy-efficient windows will drive down the costs for your utilities, improve comfort inside your home, and increase your home's curb appeal. That's why, whether you are planning on staying in your home for a while or are looking to sell quickly, energy efficient windows are worth considering. In fact, that's true for all of the above projects. If you have any questions about any of these projects or what else you can do to add value to your home before selling, don’t hesitate to reach out and give me a call or send me an email. I’d love to hear from you.

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    How Mortgage Rates Are Affecting the Market

    How Mortgage Rates Are Affecting the Market

    The average mortgage rate is at a seven-year high. Is this what’s behind the shift we’re seeing in the market? Selling your Greater Phoenix Home? Get a free home value report Buying a Greater Phoenix Home? Search all homes for sale The 30-year fixed mortgage rate currently stands at around 4.77%. That's near a seven-year high, and almost 1% higher than just a year ago. This is the result of a steady rise starting last September and ending this May. What impact is this having on the real estate market? It's certainly true that affordability is down. In fact, one estimate from June found that home affordability is at a 10-year low. This is translating into fewer home sales, fewer viewings, and fewer mortgage applications. However, I don't believe that the shifts in the mortgage rate is the primary mover of the changes we're seeing in the real estate market. In fact, even at its current level, the mortgage rate is still historically low. Instead, the big reason for the changes in the real estate market is the ongoing growth in prices. Over the past several years, home prices have gone up at close to twice the rate of inflation, and have far outstripped the growth of incomes.  Over the past several years, home prices have increased at twice the rate of inflation. The price increases, in turn, have been caused by a lack of inventory, which has been shrinking for the past three years. In my opinion, it’s this lack of inventory (and the resulting hike in prices) that explains most of the effects on the real estate market that I listed above. If you're looking to sell, you should still have no trouble doing so. Demand continues to outstrip supply, and even with dropping affordability, it's very likely that you would find a buyer quickly and at a top price. If you're looking to buy, the picture is more complex, because it's so hard to predict what the mortgage rate might do in the near term. One thing we do know is that the severe lack of inventory is unlikely to change any time soon. As always, if you have questions about the Greater Phoenix real estate market, whether you're buying or selling, you can give me a call or send me an email. I'm here to help.

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    How TheaterWorks Is Supporting and Enriching Our Community

    How TheaterWorks Is Supporting and Enriching Our Community

    TheaterWorks continues to do amazing things in the Phoenix community. Here’s what they’ve been up to lately. Selling your Greater Phoenix Home? Get a free home value report Buying a Greater Phoenix Home? Search all homes for sale I was delighted to be joined recently by Cate Hinkle, managing director of TheaterWorks at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts. We had a great conversation about her nonprofit theatre company and everything that they’re up to. You can listen to our full conversation in the video above, but I also wanted to break down our discussion with timestamps so you can peruse at your leisure. Here’s what we talked about: :35- Why TheaterWorks is more than just live entertainment. 1:20- Cate discusses her background in theatre, growing up in the performing arts scene here in Phoenix, and what brought her to TheaterWorks. 2:15- A brief history of the origin of TheaterWorks and The Peoria Center for the Performing Arts. 5:20- Exciting news from Cate about the upcoming theatre season that includes 14 different productions, including “The Little Mermaid” in July.   There are 14 productions slated to open this year. 7:30- The impact that theatre can have on the youth and a few exciting children’s shows that are coming up this season. 9:15- How to get in touch with TheaterWorks or get all the necessary info for the upcoming season. 10:00- Good news for those of you in Prescott this weekend. If you have any questions for us in the meantime or any real estate needs we can assist with, don’t hesitate to reach out and give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to hearing from you.

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