There's a sentence I hear almost every week … "We'd love to move, but we're never giving up our 3% rate." It's the most common reason Phoenix homeowners stay put right now, and it isn't irrational. That rate was a genuinely rare moment in time. Walking away from it feels like leaving money on the ta

Brokered by W & Partners, Elevated Home Real Estate Most people think of buying a home as a monthly bill. It’s easier to understand as a savings account you happen to live in. Here’s what that looked like for one of my clients over the last five-plus years. In September 2020, they bought their first

When my clients bought their first home in 2020, the math wasn’t comfortable. Their mortgage came in about $200 a month over what they were paying in rent, and that kind of leap can feel scary, especially the first time. They made the brave decision anyway. A little over five years later, it’s one o