Evan and Todd try to say some start and important-sounding things, but mostly not. Listen in as Episode 29 of Mohave County’s favorite podcast unfolds.

• Thanksgiving at the Tarson’s
• Bullhead City market update – November sales stronger than October for the first time in years.
• Your Way Home AZ – 22% deferred second makes homeownership possible – not easy but worth it
• Bullhead City Home Buyer Workshop – January 14, 2010 at 6 pm  Bullhead Laughlin Realty
• Painter Todd
• Tech Corner – Evan whines
• The scraping of BullheadCityBlog.com
• Kingman Mayoral and City Council race
• How to fix downtown Kingman
• Impact fees
• MocoReal Politics will be covering the Kingman elections. Stay tuned.

Episode 28 features turkey, tech news, real estate, and global warming. What else can you ask for? Enjoy.

• Thanksgiving, the holiday so nice why not do it twice?
• PSA: Possible Todd sighting in Kingman
• Tofurkey Soda – “Soda you can chew on”
• Welcoming Todd to the 21st century
• Bullhead City and Kingman real estate report
• Notes from National Association of REALTORS Chief Economists Report
• Will fear factor be gone in 2010?
• Low prices open door to home ownership
• Examples of unsustainable appreciation
• Global Warming a hoax?
• Nature trick

Evan and Todd fire off a market update, take a look at Bullhead City and Kingman foreclosures, then make a plea for citizens to step up in support of private property rights and economic development.

• Jerry Seinfeld is old, rich, and tired
• Kingman market update
• Average home prices are skewed by big ticket listings
• Month over month pending sales up in Kingman
• Inventory creeps up in July in both Kingman and Bullhead City – including foreclosures
• Sellers are not out of the woods
• Losing a listing over price
• Is the seller entitled to “give it a shot.” Read: overprice their home
• Evan heads to San Francisco for Inman Connect and RE Barcamp
• Evan does not frequent the same places as Todd
• Sun River Mesa Condos
• A time for leadership. Kingman mayor steps up.
• A few rotten apples can spoil private property rights
• Time to rally the troops in support of economic development in Mohave County
• A reliable resource from the government?
• Question everything, including Todd

A social media case study, national real estate trends, and a baseball branding lesson in Episode 14 of Mohave County’s favorite podcast:

• Killin’ bugs?
• How Social Media can crush a reputation – discussing Jay Thompson’s fascinating write up about Horizon Realty on the web
• Evan was ready to go Jeff Jarvis on Dell, then they made good
• Now hiring: Social Media Czar
• Nikki Reagan gets hyper local social networking
• Todd REALLY loves the Phillies, gives thumbs up to Pedro, but won’t get too bragadocious.
• Corporate branding of ballparks hurts baseball lore
• Landshark Stadium. Seriously?
• The magic of Wrigley Field
• Evan’s heading to Inman Connect
• No official comment on Amazon purchasing Mohave Real Talk
• Recovery Signs in Housing Market Stirs Some Hope – New York Times article
• Case Shiller Home Price Index
• Bullhead City, Kingman, and Nationally – Sales are up and inventory is down
• That’s why we run our own sets of numbers
• Evan doesn’t think banks deserve the credit Todd gives them.
• Todd cannot predict the future.

Evan and Todd dig into the foreclosure scene with some real life examples of misdirected energy from banks leading to even lower prices. Oh, and some goofing off , too. All of this and more, in Episode 13 of Mohave County’s favorite podcast:

• It’s been a little muggy around these parts
• Cool off in Hualapai Mountains
• A trash bag where my window should be
• Tech Tuesday – Google Maps, Outlook and Vista tips
• Don’t worry, Todd know how to operate manual car windows
• Golf is more fun when you’re better than they are
• Cerbat Cliffs golf course
• If you want to list with Todd you want to sell your house
• Evan goes off on banks
• Are multiple offers making banks more brazen?
• Standard AZ Resale Residential Purchase Contract (PDF)
  
• The bank addendum
• Close escrow or your neighbor gets it!
• Hoop-jumping is part of the foreclosure game
• In the end, bank’s misdirected energy leads to lower prices for foreclosure buyers
• Loan modifications to avoid foreclosure and bank bailout
• Your Way Home AZ offers 22% purchase assistance for foreclosure buyers in Mohave County (Including Bullhead City and Kingman)
• Evan quits real estate?
• Foreclosure buying doesn’t have to be a nightmare if you know what to expect, but it can be frustrating
• June’s avg price per square foot for homes in Bullhead City: foreclosures $78.10, non-foreclosures $94.42
• Sellers are making better decisions and buyers are acting
• Bullhead Laughlin Realty to represent Sun River Mesa Condominiums
• “One person’s crisis is another person’s solution”
• July is water awareness month at MoCo Real Estate News
• Anonymous, enlightened REALTOR on Kingman Daily Miner?
• Water is a dry subject <we’ll be here all week, folks>

In Episode 12, Evan and Todd go from blog comments to tech news before getting down to real estate topics, including turning the tables on buyers and sellers, and moving up in a down market:

• Mohave County’s favorite podcast
• Todd’s mad photo skills
• Todd goes tongue-in-cheek on water worrywarts
• Tech news
• Firefox memory issues? Still the best browser.
• Microsoft and Google to go head to head
• “Highly interesting” is like “good personality”
• Deep thoughts: “Through discussion comes collaboration. Collaboration becomes solutions”
• Kingman real estate report
• Bullhead City real estate report
• June sales highest in three years
• Todd is excited that lower prices get the market moving, but is either empathetic or sympathetic to certain sellers
• Moving up in a down market
• Cashing out vs. moving your chips to a different table
• Next week, Why Evan is pissed off at banks

Evan and Todd shake off the rust and get down to business in Episode 9:

• What the heck goes on in Whistler?
• Oh, Canada! Pictures from Todd’s trip. See more on Todd’s Facebook page.
• You can only drink so much tequila
• Evan calls BS on Todd
• Tech news – Customize your address on Facebook
  
• Kingman folks standing up for growth
• “Insourcing” instead of outsourcing?
• Inaction is not an economic development strategy
• Where will the leaders come from?
• Arizona offers financial assistance for foreclosure buyers – 22% of purchase price!
• FHA 203k – Financing for home purchases including rehabilitation money
• Foreclosure sales ease competition but don’t displace a seller and stimulate another sale
• Buyers set the market, prices
• Assets vs. liabilities
• Kingman real estate update
• Bullhead City real estate update
• Bullhead City foreclosures report

Another round of banter from Evan and Todd in Episode 8:

• Todd heads north of the border
• Happy anniversary (and belated birthday)
• Are you mad? Take a breath before pressing send
• Leaders don’t always agree
• Housing recovery
• Foreclosure inventory dropping
• Will banks change their pricing strategy?
• Pockets of sellers markets in both Bullhead City and Kingman
• Evan, Todd, and Mohave Real Talk Podcast in the news! (Thanks Dan and Mohave Daily News!)
• Social networking: Local marketer Nikki Reagan gets it.
• Local phone company doesn’t care for Skype
• Tech news
• iPhone vs. Palm Pre
• Palm and Apple face0ff for show sponsorship (not really)
• Lakers head to Orlando up 2-0
• Buffalo Wild Wings sports bar in Bullhead City
• Live Large with a Beer and a Chicken Wing