Northwest Valley

Realtors wanted

Northwest Valley

I’m looking to add one or two realtors who know the North, West, or Northwest Valley, to my team. You don’t have to be a writer, but you do have to put your heart and soul into customer service. We’re getting to the point where we need help servicing our clients. Our other choices are [...]

10 June 2008 Read the full article →

Peoria and APS disagree over power line locations

In The News

AZCentral.com reports that APS needs to build 40 miles of overhead power lines to connect two high-voltage substations – one near Lake Pleasant in Peoria and the other north of Sun Valley Parkway in Buckeye. The new lines will require towers as tall as 195 feet.     In June, APS will present to the [...]

27 May 2008 Read the full article →

Why Price Range Matters

Market Analysis & Stats

I’ve been seeing a lot written and spoken about the market conditions lately – days on market is coming down, sales numbers are going up, etc. And while I believe there are a lot of silver linings on our current market’s cloud, I think it’s important to remember how different “the market” might be from [...]

15 May 2008 Read the full article →

Surprise Market Activity

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 [...]

5 May 2008 Read the full article →

Surprise Market Activity

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 [...]

18 March 2008 Read the full article →

New Red-Light cameras go active tomorrow

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 [...]

31 January 2008 Read the full article →

Peoria’s bulk-trash collection starts next week

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 [...]

25 January 2008 Read the full article →

Spring Training tickets go on sale

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] [...]

10 January 2008 Read the full article →

Star-Spangled Banner singers wanted for Spring Training

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 [...]

4 January 2008 Read the full article →

DR Horton homes at Camino A Lago

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 [...]

6 December 2007 Read the full article →

Peoria Assigns Value to Water for Land-Use Plans

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, [...]

26 November 2007 Read the full article →