AFN Real Estate Guide - October 2020

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rizona is adding homeowners faster than any state in the nation, Gov. Doug Ducey’s office reported last week and sellers in at least one Ahwatukee ZIP code won’t be arguing with that.

Cromford Report, which closely monitors the Greater Phoenix housing market, lists 85044 as one of 46 ZIP codes in the metro area where the average sales price exceeded the average listing price.

“With low supply and high demand,” it

said, “we see the unusual situation where the average selling price exceeds the average list price becoming more commonplace.”

Those 46 ZIP codes comprise about a third of all ZIP codes in the Phoenix metro area, Cromford noted.

They included 13 ZIP codes in Phoenix, six in Mesa, five in Gilbert and two in Chandler. None were in Scottsdale.

The home buying frenzy – though almost a global event – is particularly strong

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in Arizona, according to both Cromford and Ducey’s office.

Ducey’s office analyzed the latest U.S. Census Bureau data and said the rapid and substantial increase in homeownership is “a sign of continued growing economic momentum in the state.”

“The state’s quarter-over-quarter homeowner rate change increased by 7.7 percentage points in Q2 2020, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the best in the nation,” it said in a release.

Added Ducey: “The American dream of owning a home is alive and well in Arizona. People continue to flock to Arizona for our growing jobs market, unbeatable quality of living, and affordable housing.

“While many states pursue an opposite approach – higher taxes, more regula-

tions and more burdens on regular people – we will continue to pursue policies that keep Arizona an affordable and attractive place to live.”

The state’s homeowner rate increased by 7.7 percent between the first and second quarters of 2020, his office said.

The second biggest rate increase occurred in Missouri, which saw a 7 percent rise. That was followed, in order, by Kentucky (6.6 percent), North Carolina (5.8 percent) and Virginia (5.6).

The next closest state in the Western Region is New Mexico with an increase of 3.7 percentage points, ranking 13th in the nation.

Arizona is ranked third best in the nation for economic momentum, based on a new report by State Policy Reports, which ranks states’ economic momentum based on growth in personal income, employment and population.

Arizona’s median household income

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rose by 15.2 percent, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau that compared income growth averaged between 2017-2019 and 2014-2016.

Arizona also experienced the fifth strongest personal income growth in 2019, according to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The data likely won’t look as sunny once the impact of business shutdowns and the pandemic is added, but the housing market generally – and in the Valley specifically – has stood out.

Home values are increasing and more people are buying, largely driven by historically low interest rates.

Eviction ban could end up creating more problems

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n Sept. 1, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published an order providing for a nationwide residential eviction ban effective through the end of 2020.

This federal order has significant ramifications for Arizona residential landlords, who have been chomping at the bit to bring eviction actions against non-paying tenants once Halloween arrives, which is the date that Gov. Doug Ducey’s Residential Eviction Postponement Executive Order 2020-49 is set to expire.

Executive Order 2020-14, the original residential eviction postponement order, was signed on March 24 and was set to expire in late July.

Executive Order 2020-49 extended the expiration date to Oct. 31. Executive Or-

der 2020-49 applies to Arizona residential landlords and requires non-paying tenants to qualify by, among other things, showing a financial hardship due to COVID-19.

Those unfortunate landlords who were expecting to save money on Halloween candy and instead spend it on eviction lawyers will now need to wait two more months before bringing eviction actions against tenants who cannot pay rent.

The new federal order applies only to residential leases, not commercial leases which include small businesses.

The order provides that “a landlord, owners of a residential property, or other person with a legal right to pursue eviction or possession action” may not “evict” a tenant, lessee, or resident of a residential property.

Similar to state Executive Order 202049, in order to qualify for protection un-

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and opposing various housing-related bills.

As a congressman, Pence voted in 2010 against using Troubled Asset Relief Program money to provide legal services to those facing foreclosures during the Great Recession.

The same year he opposed reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program, which uses tax dollars to subsidize flood insurance policies of homeowners living in flood-prone areas.

He also voted against the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act introduced in the wake of the housing crash.

The law basically did away with subprime mortgages and created stricter standards for who was eligible to receive the home loans.

It also required lenders to better verify that someone’s financial information was accurate. The law also created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which helps borrowers with mortgage issues.

He was against allowing bankruptcy judges more power in restructuring the terms of mortgages on primary residences.

He opposed a bill that standardized licensing requirements for mortgage lenders and required lenders to spell out the maximum costs that borrowers could be charged with on a loan, to prevent subprime and ballooning mortgages.

He also voted against housing foreclosure assistance programs and expanding mortgage insurance programs.

However, Pence was in favor of extending a home buyer tax credit for first-time buyers of 10 percent of the purchase price of a home up to $8,000.

It also established a credit up to $3,250 for homeowners who have lived in their primary residence for five consecutive years.

The amount was doubled for couples.

Harris, a former San Francisco and then state attorney general, has focused more on housing.

Her plans have been designed to provide more government assistance to lower-income and marginalized Americans and increase housing affordability.

As a presidential candidate, she debuted

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wanting to buy was to accommodate a growing family (23 percent), while taking advantage of low interest rates and living in a safer community accounted for the rest.

“Wanting to capitalize on low mortgage rates and buy before prices go up even further is accelerating the buying timeline,” said Hale.

The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was just 2.88 percent in the week ending Oct. 1, according to Freddie Mac. Just over two-thirds of millennials surveyed have been able to boost their savings during the pandemic. And nearly half are expecting to receive financial assistance from family and friends in paying for their new home.

Despite the extra money, more than half want to find a property that’s on the affordable side of the price spectrum.

About 36 percent want an entry-level home priced at or below $200,000 while 28 percent hope to find one priced between $200,000 and $350,000.

About a third are seeking a property with a $350,000 price tag and up.

The median home list price was

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$350,000 in September, according to the latest data from realtor.com.

Even though those lucky enough to work remotely can live practically anywhere, nearly half of those surveyed said they want to stay within their current city.

Only 13 percent were seeking homes in another city within the same state, while just 8 percent wanted to move out of state.

“Being able to work remotely opens up more opportunities for people to move farther away from pricier cities,” says Hale. “Because there aren’t many homes for sale, being able to expand their search radius makes it more likely they’ll find a home that works for them.”

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his year’s coronavirus pandemic and the accompanying recession have turned a lot of people’s financial plans upside down.

But millennials who have been lucky enough to hang onto their jobs are fasttracking their plans to buy a home, in part because the pandemic is helping them do so.

The nation’s largest generation has been helped by record-low mortgage interest rates, according to a recent realtor. com survey. Those low rates are helping to offset home prices that are at an all-time high in many places.

In addition, the survey results show that stay-at-home orders have helped these 20and 30-somethings save money they might otherwise have spent going out, thus helping them amass a down payment.

The report is based on a June survey of 2,000 home shoppers who plan to purchase a home within the next year. Those planning to buy a home, of course, are more likely to still be employed.

“For those who have weathered the pan-

demic well by keeping their jobs, there have been some opportunities to become homeowners. They can take advantage of low mortgage rates, they may be able to save more for a down payment because they’re not spending as much going out,” said realtor.com Chief Economist Danielle Hale.

“But with unemployment rates very near record highs, we know that other millennials are likely struggling and may have to delay homeownership.”

Almost half of millennials, 49 percent, pushed up their plans to buy a home due to the pandemic, according to the survey.

Of the roughly three-quarters of millennials surveyed who are now working remotely due to the threat of contracting COVID-19, nearly two-thirds hope to buy a home because they can now telecommute.

Many are motivated to move because their current home doesn’t fit their needs anymore (26 percent), according to the survey.

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ousing did not come up in the debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris, but that doesn’t mean that housing shouldn’t be top of mind.

The country is in the throes of a historic housing shortage that is pushing up prices to never-before-seen highs. Millions of renters are on the brink of evictions.

And the housing affordability crisis is making it more difficult for many to achieve the American dream of homeownership.

“Their positions generally line up with their respective party lines,” said Realtor. com Senior Economist George Ratiu.

He noted Pence “is very much more of a fiscally conservative proponent of property rights” while Harris “is a lot more focused on the affordability issues, which are particularly pressing in the current environment.”

What is Vice President Mike Pence’s housing track record?

Pence never released any grand housing plans during his tenure as governor of In-

diana or when he served in Congress.

“It wasn’t a major issue [for him] in Congress or as governor,” said Michael Tanner, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank based in Washington, D.C. But there are a few clues to be gleaned from his conservative views and years in office. Generally, the vice president has favored a smaller government footprint when it comes to the housing market.

Pence has been a loyal supporter of Trump’s housing policies. Trump has capped mortgage deductions and property taxes, advocated for privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and did away with a rule that would have required many suburbs to become more racially diverse.

As the 50th governor of Indiana, Pence signed a law in 2015 letting banks off the hook for the maintenance and upkeep of the foreclosed properties on their books.

The law also made it easier for properties to be declared vacant to speed up their sales.

While serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 2001 to 2013, he also amassed a long track record of supporting

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der the federal order, the tenant must state that the tenant has a financial hardship and cannot pay rent and has made his or her best efforts to obtain all available governmental assistance for rent or housing. The federal order also requires the tenant to sign a declaration under penalty of perjury.

The federal order applies equally to all landlords across the U.S. Many have questioned how the CDC has such broad authority to fashion such an order. The order argues – and provides accompanying data to support – that a large wave of evictions would lead to mass homelessness, congregating in close quar-

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a $100 billion proposal to help more Black Americans become homeowners. The aim is to help to close the racial wealth gap in the nation.

The plan would also strengthen and enforce anti-discrimination laws in renting and buying homes and receiving mortgages.

This summer she introduced legislation in the Senate to ban evictions and foreclo-

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ters, and interstate travel among evicted persons, thus exacerbating the interstate spread of COVID-19.

Many critics are skeptical of the data and arguments set forth in the order and believe that the order is unconstitutional.

Also similar to the state Executive Order 2020-49, the federal order does not relieve a tenant’s obligation to pay rent or late fees.

Thus, the federal order may create just as many, if not more, problems than it solves.

At the end of the year, many tenants worry they will not be able to repay the total amounts owed. Some tenants may then get judgments against them for a large amount of back rent and late fees.

These tenants may have a harder time

sures for a year.

The bill would give renters up to a year and a half to pay their landlords their owed rent. The bill would also help tenants fighting eviction receive legal help and limit the amount of damage the missed rent payments would do to their credit.

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Last November, Harris sponsored a bill to invest more than $100 billion in affordable housing. It included putting $70 billion into public housing and $6 billion for housing for the elderly and disabled.

An additional $10 billion would be earmarked for doing away with zoning or other regulations making it more difficult to put up affordable housing.

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income Americans is crucial,” said Ratiu.

She also attempted to create refundable tax credits for households whose housing costs were greater than 30 percent of their income.

This would apply to rent and utilities.

“It essentially says we’re going to give a lot of money to people to pay their rent. ...

But it doesn’t actually bring down the high cost of housing,” said Cato’s Tanner. “Subsidies ratchet up demand without dealing with supply, which simply makes housing

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challenge the declaration as not complying with the federal order.

All in all, the federal order is yet another unprecedented step to help protect displacing renters into a state of homelessness.

This is certainly a strange year and for the first time in 114 years, there will be no crowd to watch the ball drop-in Times Square as the year concludes. Absent any further extension, 2020 will also conclude with a large wave of eviction lawsuits.

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getting back on their feet with respect to employment when dealing with the burden of having to pay off an expensive judgment.

Others may be forced into bankruptcy to discharge the judgment. It is strongly advisable that tenants work with their landlords to stay as up to date on rent as possible and to also seek out all available governmental assistance to make rent payments.

Some real estate industry experts also anticipate that many tenants will not be able to afford an attorney and aggressive landlords could pursue eviction actions in cases where the tenant has not provided the landlord with the required signed declaration form, as required by the federal order.

And even in cases where the declaration is provided, some landlord lawyers could

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5 bedroom / 3 bath, 3,506 SqFt, Cul-de-sac location with huge backyard, sports court, built-in BBQ, mature shade trees, very private backing to wash. Good size SOLD! bedrooms, master downstai5. Features a large office with balcony, plus office/loft with built-in bookcase and 3 full baths. Th� home is perfect for family gatherings BEST NEAR THE LOOP 202 in gated withand stunning mountain only. views. andLOCATION entertaining.

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SOLD! Stunning Single Level Custom Remodel on a huge corner lot in a cul-de-sac! *4 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath *The highest quality custom finishes throughout *Grand foyer *Formal living & dining room *Familt room w/fireplace *Wetbar *Designer kitchen includes: quartzsite counters & island, s/s appliances, custom cabinetry, walk-in pantry *Recessed LED lights throughout *Plantation shutters *Large master suite *Master bath w/walk-in shower, free standing tub, & walk-in closet *Laundry room w/sink *Wood flooring *Custom fixtures *Trane A/C’s *Private backyard w/covered patio, pebbletec pool, turf, & RV gate with tons of room to park the toys *3 Car garage with epoxy *The lot is very private *The house shows like a new build *Do not miss your opportunity to own this amazing Cabrillo Canyon Estate!

Complete with the highest quality build and finishes. Gourmet kitchen includes slab granite counters, alder cabinets, and stainless steel appliances. This estate also features a media/ theater room with 105 inch screen. The basement includes a full wet bar, family room & 2 bedrooms. Resort Backyard with pool. A perfect 10!

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Stunning single-level custom estate gated summerhill on a 1/2 acre lot. beautiful mountain views. Gourmet Kitchen. Master Suite w/sitting area. Two master suites. Split floorplan. Executive office w/built-in cabinets. Tropical paradise backyard w/covered patio, gazebo, pebbletec pool, rock waterfall, built-in bbq, turf, & putting green. This estate has the perfect floorplan!!

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Tapestry Heights

$2,149,000

SOLD!

Gorgeous 1+ acre property with panoramic mountain views and city lights views!

Gourmet kitchen boasts distressed black finish Alder cabinetry, Cantera stone hood, large center island (9’ x 7 1/2’,) 125 sf pantry, Viking double wall ovens, six gas burner cook top, microwave, warming drawer, Thermador refrigerator and freezer, two Kitchen Aid dishwashers and a stock pot faucet above the cooktop. Large casual dining area off kitchen.

Open kitchen family room floor plan. Large formal dining area easily sits 12-20. Doors and patio off formal dining room allows for positioning the dining room table partially indoors and outdoors. All bedrooms are ensuite and have their own patios with mountain views

Dobbins Ranch

SOLD! 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 3252 Sq Ft. This gorgeous family home with it’s backyard oasis combines the best of indoor and outdoor living .

The remodeled kitchen overlooks the dining/family room with gas fireplace and offers granite counter tops, stainless appliances, duel ovens, wet bar and large pantry. Recently repainted inside & out and re-carpeted in 2019.

Troy Royston 480-435-3461 troyston61@gmail.com

SOLD!

$535,000

$590,000

Need a BIGGER HOUSE? Traditional Elegance! Downstairs has a living room, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bath, kitchen, Dining & Family room downstairs, Upstairs features a huge loft, Spacious Master bedroom + 4 bedrooms and 3 baths. Total of 7 bedrooms & 4.5 baths. 4 car garage w/plenty of storage for all your toys, RV gate on E & W side of house & a big yard to enjoy. Submit your offer!

GATED, GOLF, GORGEOUS. This 3100 sq. feet 5 bedroom 3 bath home is located in pristine community of Shadow Rock. Homes boasts remodeled chef’s kitchen and completely updated spa-like master bath. Enjoy your backyard oasis with paver patio, artificial turf and refreshing pebble-tec pool. Walking distance to schools, parks, shopping and restaurants.

Lisa Miguel 480-444-6058 lisamiguel@cox.net

Ahwatukee

Shadow Rock

Jill Ostendorp 480-678-7308 jillo@homesbyjillo.com

Jenifer Bulfer 480-297-6968 jbulfer@westusa.com

Harbor Island

$599,000

SOLD!

Harbor Island

$499,000

SOLD!

BEAUTIFUL SINGLE LEVEL BASEMENT HOME IN DESIRABLE HARBOR ISLAND! Split Floor plan. 3672 sq.ft. 5 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths. Large Basement with 1 Bedroom & Full Bath W/ Plenty of Room to put another Bedroom & still have a Nice-Size Game room.

2,586 sq ft…This beautiful 4 bedroom plus office, 3 bath home that backs to an awesome hillside with wonderful views. Update kitchen, master bath, A/C, roof & pool! This one will not last long!

Geri Thompson 480-239-7589 gerithompson@westusa.com

Geri Thompson 480-239-7589 gerithompson@westusa.com

Camelot Canyon

$569,900

UNDER CONTRACT

Well Maintained and Updated two-story 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms with unobstructed views. Light & Bright two story home boasts vaulted ceilings, large picture windows, formal living and dining room, New Carpet throughout.

Private backyard w/covered patio, sparkling pebble-tech pool, mature trees & grassy area.

Jill Ostendorp 480-678-7308 jillo@homesbyjillo.com

Foothills Reserve

$674,900

PENDING!

Welcome to beauty and elegance in Ahwatukee’s Foothills Reserve community. As you approach this meticulously maintained home by the original owners, you will notice the attention to detail and comfort. The knotty alder front door provides a glimpse of what you are in store for on the inside. The 8” doors throughout and custom cabinets. So many upgrades to this beautiful home you must see it for yourself.

Beth Cooke 520-635-3727 beth@bethrealaz.com