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Brian Williams Looks Past The Current Housing Slump

General Musings

My wife and I spent the majority of this past week in Las Vegas for her birthday celebration. I won’t dare tell you which birthday it was of hers, she’d kill me, but her and her two best friends from back home all turn a fairly significant age this year and wanted to celebrate together, [...]

24 March 2008 Read the full article →

Maricopa County Population Growth

In The News

Maricopa County grew by 109,000 people last year making it the fastest growing county in the nation. Although we’ve almost hit the 4 million people mark, our population growth has moderated since 2004 and 2005. Some experts predict, however, that within 10 years Maricopa County will be home to 5 million people. Of the population [...]

23 March 2008 Read the full article →

Pending Sales – What’s On The Horizon – Update #1

Market Analysis & Stats

On February 12th, I posted about the year-to-date Pending Sales numbers; noticing in both the data as well as the activity on our listings that the real estate market had some increased activity since the first of the year. I wanted to update the charts with the past four weeks of data which show that [...]

11 March 2008 Read the full article →

Just Because It’s In The MLS Doesn’t Mean It’s Accurate

Buyer Help

I took a listing a couple of weeks ago (2310 E. Winchcomb Dr. for those of you who might be interested!!) and during my research I came across a listing in the same subdivision that had the square footage listed as 1,535 per the assessor’s tax records.  Well as part of my research I also [...]

7 March 2008 Read the full article →

Pending Sales – What’s On The Horizon

Market Analysis & Stats

One of the categories that I look at on a weekly basis is the number of units “Pending” in the MLS. “Pending” indicates that the seller has received and accepted an offer from a buyer to purchase their home. Most escrow periods last approximately 30-60 days, therefore, looking at this number gives me a pretty [...]

12 February 2008 Read the full article →

2007 Year End Analysis – Part 2 of ?

Market Analysis & Stats

So I spent some more time analyzing the data from 2007 and comparing it to the previous 8 years of data that I have available to me. In my last 2007 Year End Analysis post I took a look at the total number of sales. That certainly tells one facet of the story. I also [...]

19 January 2008 Read the full article →

2007 Year End Analysis – Part 1 of ?

Market Analysis & Stats

Over the next couple of weeks I am going to be spending as much time as possible looking at the data from 2007, comparing it to years past and posting my findings for you all read and enjoy. Although, I can already tell you that it’s not all that enjoyable to see the numbers from [...]

18 January 2008 Read the full article →

An Investor, What Is That?

Investors

I had a call today from an agent who wanted to preview a listing of mine.  She explained to me that she was representing an investor who is looking to purchase a couple of properties.  This, along with the term “Multiple Offers” is something that I just haven’t heard in the Phoenix market for quite some [...]

2 January 2008 Read the full article →

Daisy Mountain Fire District Residents Get A 44% Increase This Holiday Season

In The News

But this increase might not be the kind you would want. The Daisy Mountain Fire District board has approved a 44% increase in the tax assessment this year to help buy equipment that is either old or leased. They defend their decision stating that it is saving the tax payers in the long run with [...]

30 December 2007 Read the full article →

Musical Instrument Museum Coming To Desert Ridge

In The News

The Desert Ridge area is set to be the new home of the Musical Instrument Museum, the world’s first global musical instrument museum. The museum’s directors just completed a $14.4 million deal with Life Care Services for a 21 acre piece of land located at Tatum & Mayo Blvds. Life Care Services has begun construction [...]

28 December 2007 Read the full article →

Free Hugs At The Desert Ridge Marketplace

General Musings

I found this nice video clip the other day and wanted to share it with you all.  It’s got nothing to do with real estate, but in the spirit of the season, I just wanted to share something that made me feel good.  These two young men were at the Desert Ridge Marketplace offering free [...]

24 December 2007 Read the full article →