January 2009

Moving Stills 50 – a Stone Bridge

Photoblogging

The completed pedestrian bridge across 59th Avenue (and completed new roads) at Thunderbird Conservation Park in Glendale.  The finished project looks great, and is much safer with wider, divided roads and bike lanes in each direction.  Moving Stills 5 shows the bridge and roads under construction (click the photo below). You can read the rules [...]

30 January 2009 Read the full article →

More Good News in Real Estate

Buyer Help

Good news in real estate. For a change. Change we can believe in. Whatever floats your boat. As a follow up to my partner Chris’ comments about the recent MSNBC report that real estate is on the rebound, I present the following real-life deal. East Mesa, Signal Butte & Elliot. 1509 square feet. Detached single [...]

30 January 2009 Read the full article →

MSNBC reports Phoenix Real Estate market turning around

In The News

Monday, January 26, 2009.  In an interview with Matt Lauer on NBC’s Today Show, real estate correspondent Barbara Corcoran explores the 5 biggest real estate myths for buyers and sellers in today’s market. The video is below.  Look for Barbara’s comments about Phoenix being one of the cities on the mend about 3 minutes into [...]

28 January 2009 Read the full article →

More Truth About Arizona’s Termites

Buyer Help

Just today I sent a current client a link to Chris’ excellent August article called The Truth About Arizona’s Termites. Wanted to add a few additional items I’ve learned over the years by talking to my termite inspectors, Budget Brothers Pest & Termite. Termites are drawn to the paper backing on drywall. They’re also drawn [...]

28 January 2009 Read the full article →

Location. Location. Location.

Buyer Help

the 3 most famous words in real estate.  Last week I was driving through a shopping center’s parking lot when something caught my eye. Who has the BEST BURRITO – the coffee shop or the ice cream parlor? Then I saw it, a Taco Del Mar tucked into a little nook/cranny within the shopping center.. [...]

28 January 2009 Read the full article →

Scottsdale Condos On Auction Block

Buyer Help

Luxury brownstone condos in the heart of Scottsdale are going on the auction block on February 8. Artesia developer Starpointe Properties called on Kennedy & Wilson Auction Group to handle the sale of 20 condos. They’re using the auction as a sort of Grand Opening, given the current sad state of the real estate market. [...]

27 January 2009 Read the full article →

more Northwest Valley Market Statistics

Market Analysis & Stats

I’ve sliced & diced the NW Valley numbers in the past, most recently in early December (Northwest Valley Market Statistics).  I enjoy doing this as a way to keep my finger on the pulse of what’s going on, and I usually get some interesting feedback from readers, so I’m trying to make this a regular [...]

27 January 2009 Read the full article →

Moving Stills 49 – Welcome to Paradise

Photoblogging

Paradise indeed.  A great bakery & cafe, opens at 6am, free wi-fi access, plenty of tables, friendly people (staff and patrons), and the one on 67th Ave (pictured here) has an outlet at almost every table!  You’ll find me here most mornings, knocking down a cup of coffee, a bagel, and a blog post… You can [...]

26 January 2009 Read the full article →

Sunday Stats

Market Analysis & Stats

photo credit to MiamiAmia, courtesy of StockExchange. Click here to see the entire Sunday Stats series, and see the first few entries in the series for explanation of the terms used here, like ‘months of inventory.’ This week’s chart shows an awful lot of green in the pending columns, which I take as statistical backup [...]

25 January 2009 Read the full article →

Another Bad MLS Photo

Op Ed

In this installment of Bad MLS Photos, the photo’s worst sin is being blandly forgettable. It’s the caption (invisible here) that gripes me. It says “Dinner parties no problem, quiet romantic meals definitely.” Really? What exactly about this photo screams “quiet romantic meal”? Is it the beer poster on the wall? The bouncy-ball-as-office-chair? The office [...]

24 January 2009 Read the full article →

Help Me Help You

Buyer Help

Was it Cuba Gooding, Jr. in Jerry Maguire who said that? Dunno. Anyway, it reminded me of something. Read a short article today in a Woman’s Day-type magazine about things you can do to make your doctor’s visit more efficient and effective. Over the years, I’ve developed a similar “article” which I email to folks [...]

23 January 2009 Read the full article →