Northwest Valley

How long do banks take to reply to an offer on an REO foreclosure home?

Foreclosures

I wanted to use the title “when banks hold up their own closings”.  I also considered titling this “I hate banks.” The short answer is “banks reply whenever they feel like it.” The longer answer is: usually, in Metro Phoenix, in Fall/Winter 2010, banks take about 2-3 business days to reply to an offer. Once [...]

30 November 2010 Read the full article →

Furniture and appliance stores in North Phoenix area

Lifestyle

(photo credit, kirobuch at StockExchange) Clients of ours need to furnish an entire home – their new vacation home.  They asked for local recommendations on retail sources for appliances and furniture. Thought I’d pass on the insider tips to our loyal readers. All four of them. For appliances, I recommend either B&B Appliances in Sunnyslope [...]

13 September 2010 Read the full article →

Wall Street Journal Quotes The Phoenix Agents

Buyer Help

To readers who found us via Realtor Heather Barr’s quote in today’s Wall Street Journal article “Bargain Hunters Descend, Cash in Hand”, welcome! We’re glad you’re here and hope you enjoy our blog content. Long-time readers who aren’t Wall Street Journal subscribers might have missed our mention.  The story is behind the WSJ’s subscription firewall [...]

25 February 2009 Read the full article →

Legalize Gambling Already. Glendale aims to build a casino in the stadium district

In The News

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was passed by congress in 1988, allowing casinos to be built on Indian Reservations.  During the first year about $100 million was generated nation-wide from casino operations.  By 2004, that number had ballooned to $19.4 Billion, spread across the 224 tribes operating casinos.  And with money comes greed. Somewhere along [...]

22 February 2009 Read the full article →

Sunday Stats

Central Phoenix

photo credit to MiamiAmia, courtesy of StockExchange. See the entire series for historical perspective. Time for another edition of the Sunday Stats Background and Color Coding: red is bad, green is good, inasmuch as it means the stats are moving towards a balanced market. Most local experts/forecasters and Realtors use 6 months’ supply of inventory [...]

15 February 2009 Read the full article →

ASU West cuts MBA program

In The News

When the smoke from the budgetary cuts clears, The College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences will be the lone college remaining at ASU West. reported on AZCentral.com All graduate degrees, including the W.P. Carey School of Business master’s program and the School of Global Management, will cease to exist at the west campus.  The College [...]

11 February 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 →

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 →

Walk-able shopping centers

Northwest Valley

Heather once wrote a post about some neighborhoods being more “walkable” than others – she even found a website which can assign a WalkScore to any address, showing how easy it is  to get around without a car. I live in the suburbs, where walking might be great for exercise, but it’s not a very [...]

20 January 2009 Read the full article →

Photo Radar goes live in West Valley

Northwest Valley

photo credit:  azcentral.com I’ve been watching the photo radar progression over the last few months.  First the local police forces stepped up their radar patrols to catch speeders and slow down traffic.  (I was lucky enough to receive a warning!)  Next came the use of moveable photo radar – a van equipped with photo radar [...]

21 October 2008 Read the full article →

Surprise – Bell Road Construction

Northwest Valley

Be warned – beginning Monday morning Bell Rd will be restricted for westbound traffic between Reems Rd and Parkview Pl. (As if traffic on Bell wasn’t bad enough!) Here is a list of what the City has budgeted for Bell Road this year:   Here is an article published by AZCentral.com with the full construction [...]

11 August 2008 Read the full article →