Northeast Valley

Hiking tips for Phoenix, Scottsdale visitors

Lifestyle

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It’s gonna be a hot one today, folks! The metro Phoenix area is slated to see 98 degrees Farenheit today. If you’re visiting the metro Phoenix-Scottsdale area and you’re considering hiking some of our beautiful mountain trails today, take note…  it’s hotter than you think, and the trails are steeper than you think. Remember that [...]

1 April 2011 Read the full article →

Recommended blog and handyman

Homeowner Help

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Psst…  I found a really outstanding blog and an excellent craftsman who does home remodeling projects in the Greater Phoenix area: The RemodGeek. I can’t say enough good stuff about him, but his resume actually speaks for itself: …spent years in construction, residential and commercial, and remodeling from foundation to punch list. I have been [...]

10 June 2010 Read the full article →

The Highs and the Lows, some more

Foreclosures

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A periodic series about the highest and lowest priced homes in the local MLS. Properties must be: single family, detached homes bank owned currently Active in the ARMLS (Ariz. Regional Multiple Listing Service) located in the Greater Phoenix area (Wickenburg, Florence, Coolidge, etc are excluded; Surprise, Buckeye, Queen Creek, etc are included) 1 House, 2 [...]

25 May 2010 Read the full article →

The Highs and the Lows #4

Foreclosures

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Wherein I periodically post about the highest and lowest priced homes in the local MLS. Properties must be: single family, detached homes bank owned currently Active in the ARMLS (AZ Regional Multiple Listing Service) located in the general metro Phoenix region (Wickenburg, Florence, Coolidge, etc are excluded but Surprise, Buckeye, Queen Creek, etc are included) [...]

21 March 2010 Read the full article →

Dinner and a Movie at Farrelli’s

Lifestyle

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Farrelli’s Cinema Supper Club is just about the most fun you can have in a movie theater. Located in Scottsdale, they’re an intimate movie theater which shows a movie while they serve you dinner. It’s a real sit-down dinner, with waiters in long aprons and real cloth napkins, and high-quality food. It’s just so charming [...]

1 March 2010 Read the full article →

The Highs and The Lows #3

Foreclosures

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Wherein I periodically post about the highest and lowest priced homes in the local MLS. Properties must be: single family, detached homes bank owned currently Active in the ARMLS (AZ Regional Multiple Listing Service) located in the general metro Phoenix region (Wickenburg, Florence, Coolidge, etc are excluded but Surprise, Buckeye, Queen Creek, etc are included) [...]

10 December 2009 Read the full article →

REOs Rule, But Not Everywhere

Foreclosures

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Image courtesy of Stock Exchange user svilen001 Just a little blurb from one of our favorite title/escrow officers, Maggie Clark of Equity Title. This gives a good picture of just how much the REO (“real estate owned”, i.e. bank owned foreclosure) properties are driving the market lately. Southwest Valley – REO active listings represent 16% [...]

21 September 2009 Read the full article →

Photos Make a Huge Difference Too

See Arizona

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I’m piling on to Chris’ post yesterday about how staging can determine whether buyers make offers or make tracks. Pictures make a huge difference too. Buyers love LOTS of pictures. Quantity doesn’t substitute for quality however. A word about the condo Chris wrote about yesterday, with the fabulous view. We both agreed it was one [...]

16 September 2009 Read the full article →

The Highs and the Lows 2

Foreclosures

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Wherein I periodically post about the highest and lowest priced homes in the local MLS. Properties must be: single family, detached homes bank owned currently Active in the ARMLS (AZ Regional Multiple Listing Service) located in the general metro Phoenix region (Wickenburg, Florence, Coolidge, etc are excluded but Surprise, Buckeye, Queen Creek, etc are included) [...]

8 September 2009 Read the full article →

The Highs and The Lows

Foreclosures

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Wherein I periodically post about the highest and lowest priced homes in the local MLS. Properties must be: single family, detached homes bank owned currently Active in the ARMLS (AZ Regional Multiple Listing Service) located in the general metro Phoenix region (Wickenburg, Florence, Coolidge, etc are excluded but Surprise, Buckeye, Queen Creek, etc are included) [...]

4 August 2009 Read the full article →

Phoenix is a Big Grid

Phoenix By Area

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Here’s a bit of handy introduction-to-the-Valley sort of info about Phoenix’s street system. (click to enlarge/”back” to return) Thoughtfully, our Phoenician forebears laid out our fair city on a big grid. Nearly every street is straight and major streets are 1 mile apart. Numbered streets go north & south, named streets go east-west. lost already? [...]

19 June 2009 Read the full article →

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