HELP IS OUT THERE FOR ELDERLY HOMEOWNERS WHO CAN NO LONGER MAKE THEIR OWN REAL ESTATE DECISIONS I have seen firsthand what can happen when elderly homeowners can no longer live safely and independently in…

HOT PHOENIX REAL ESTATE MARKET TO SEE CONTINUED GROWTH IN HOME VALUES The residential real estate market in metro Phoenix is one of the hottest in the country. The latest numbers from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller…

HOLIDAY SEASON  TRIGGERS OUR URGE TO ACQUIRE Working with hoarders and their families for much of the year, I’ve come to the realization that we all have hoarding tendencies. Never is this more apparent than…

HELPING HOARDERS DE-CLUTTER IS A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT My 20-plus years of making hoarding homes saleable again has given me some insight into how to help hoarders de-clutter their dangerously-cluttered homes. In fact, these homes can…

WITH RECORD LOW HOUSING INVENTORY, DISTRESSED PROPERTIES ARE IN DEMAND  City managers hate them, neighbors worry about their effect on property values and real estate agents don’t want to deal with them. I’m talking about…

  DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOARDING, COLLECTING AND CLUTTER? So your home tends to be on the disorganized side. There’s a stack of newspapers and magazines in the corner waiting to be read,…