Northwest Valley

Surprise Market Activity

by Chris Butterworth May 5, 2008 Market Analysis & Stats

The numbers are painting a picture that’s hard to ignore right now. I reviewed data from the City of Surprise, Single Family Residences, over the last 6 months, and found 3 trendlines you’ll be happy to see. (please click on each chart to see a larger image).   The number of homes Actively for sale [...]

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Surprise Market Activity

by Chris Butterworth March 18, 2008 Market Analysis & Stats

I’m talking about the City of Surprise, rather than a shocking revelation. Although the numbers portray what might be a shocking revelation, especially when compared with what I keep hearing on the evening news. (click on each graph to see an enlarged view.) Active Listings. The number of homes actively for sale has been falling [...]

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New Red-Light cameras go active tomorrow

by Chris Butterworth January 31, 2008 Northwest Valley

Drivers in Peoria and Surprise beware. The City of Peoria put up a couple of new cameras over the holidays to catch red-light runners, and they’ve been testing them during January. During the first 3 weeks of January, almost 2,300 vehicles were caught entering the intersections too late. So far they’ve been getting warnings in [...]

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Peoria’s bulk-trash collection starts next week

by Chris Butterworth January 25, 2008 Northwest Valley

The City of Peoria collects bulk trash and loose items from every home in the city once per year. It’s a nice gesture, and a great service, but it can be hard to follow the rules. Each house is in a designated zone. Each zone will have their trash collected at some point during an [...]

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Spring Training tickets go on sale

by Chris Butterworth January 10, 2008 Northwest Valley

Spring training is just around the corner, but spring training tickets for the Peoria Sports Complex (home of the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners) go on sale this Saturday, January 12th. Visit the box office to buy tickets or for more information. Your looking forward to catching a game Realtor, Chris Butterworth [tags] [...]

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Star-Spangled Banner singers wanted for Spring Training

by Chris Butterworth January 4, 2008 General Musings

Have you (or someone close to you) ever wanted to sing the Star-Spangled Banner before a major league sporting event? Now’s your chance! The Peoria Sports Complex – home of the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners – is holding open auditions on Saturday, January 12th, at 10:00 AM. Contact the Sports Complex directly at [...]

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DR Horton homes at Camino A Lago

by Chris Butterworth December 6, 2007 New Construction

I’ve been watching DR Horton clear the desert and prepare the site (west of 95th Ave and north of Lake Pleasant Pkwy in Peoria), but today I noticed they’ve put 3 spec homes into the MLS (with no pictures or descriptions, just a note to see their sales office.) So it looks like they’re actually [...]

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Peoria Assigns Value to Water for Land-Use Plans

by Chris Butterworth November 26, 2007 In The News

Beginning in January, Peoria will become the first city in Arizona to allocate water to new projects based on criteria other than “first come first served,” as reported today on AZCentral.com. Their goal is to maintain the city’s general plan, which would have more commercial and industrial development along the 303 and other major crossroads, [...]

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Locally owned business excels – Power Wash and Lube

by Chris Butterworth November 12, 2007 Northwest Valley

Even though I’m a free market capitalist – may whoever makes the product that consumers want the most win – I love when a “Mom & Pop” shop can beat out the big guys. And this is one of those times. Don Compton owns the Power Wash & Lube at 8759 W Union Hills (about [...]

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Development in North Peoria is Full Steam Ahead – Welcome Tierra Del Rio

by Chris Butterworth November 11, 2007 Lifestyle

I don’t want to sound like an old geezer fondly remembering the days of yester-year, but it’s funny to think about how much Peoria has changed since I’ve moved here – and that was only 9 years ago!! When we moved here from Scottsdale in 1998, we were at the very edge of the city; [...]

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Water-Wise Landscaping in the Arizona Desert

by Chris Butterworth October 24, 2007 Green Living

Tomorrow evening Peoria’s Water Resources and Conservation Division is offering a free tutorial on how an interactive CD-ROM can help residents incorporate water conservation into their landscaping. They will provide all attendees with a copy of the “Water-Wise Landscaping in the Arizona Desert” CD-ROM, which enables users to search an extensive plant database, tour Arizona [...]

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Peoria’s newest Harkins Theater opens this weekend

by Chris Butterworth October 18, 2007 Northwest Valley

This is a big weekend for Peoria, featuring the opening of the newest Harkins Theater at Parkwest (Loop 101 and Northern Ave), and the opening of Lake Pleasant Towne Center. Parkwest is building a reputation as an upscale shopping center at the north end of the “stadium district” (my term for the rapid growth area [...]

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