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An artist rendering of Diamond Resort Retirement Community,Courtesy of RDeLaFuenteFrom AZCentral.Com, the latest breed of retirement communities is a change from the traditional, golf-course-and-recreation-center variety found in the Sun Cities. A new style of vertical, urban condominiums is tak...
03/20/2008
The top recent sale prices for homes in the Northwest Valley: $1,075,000, Peoria 10033 W. J Ranch Road $868,162, Peoria 31548 N. 133rd Lane $732,200, Peoria ...
03/20/2008
I've been working with a couple different buyers looking to purchase a home in the Sun City (Arizona) area. One couple currently own in Sun City and they want to purchase a second property; the other, currently leasing in Sun City West, would be purchasing a home in Sun City for the very first t...
03/18/2008
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The article, Limp housing market looks even weaker, from the Arizona Republic, reports that last Thursday saw three reports on the slumping housing market. The Fed announced that homeowner equity fell below 50 percent in the second quarter of 2007. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that f...
03/17/2008
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An article from CNNMoney.com, reports that the number of homes under contract for sale was unchanged in January, leaving that measure of the battered real estate market just barely above the record low, according to the latest reading from the National Association of Realtors. The Realtors' Pendi...
03/17/2008
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The article, Home equity below 50% level, from the USA TODAY, reports that home equity for the average American has dropped below 50% for the first time since World War II. The average homeowners' equity fell to 47.9% at the end of 2007, the Federal Reserve reported last Thursday. The drop below ...
03/17/2008
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The article, New task for Valley agents: Consoling panicked sellers, from the Arizona Republic, reports that in today's swollen, stressed-out housing slump, about 57,000 Arizona houses are sitting on the market while sellers sit biting their nails. And real-estate agents, who once lorded over din...
03/17/2008
Surprise Foreclosure Snippet: Surprise City Councilmen John Williams and Richard Alton have brought a proposal to the City Council last week to form a citizens committee to address the foreclosure issue. "We want to see what we can do to prevent future foreclosures," Williams said. "And we want ...
03/17/2008
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A recent article from MSNBC.com, reports that the Federal Reserve announced recently that it is ramping up efforts to provide more relief in the spreading credit crisis by making up to $200 billion in cash available to cash-strapped financial institutions. The Fed said it will lend the money to f...
03/17/2008
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OPEN HOUSE held February 23, 2008 JUST LISTED! -- $140,000FROM 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.WHERE: 11275 N. 99 Avenue Lot 163, Peoria, AZ 85345YOU OWN THE LAND! MUST SEE this gorgeous, energy-efficient home! Spacious and open, split bdrm. floor plan! LARGE, bright eat-in kitchen w/bay windows...
02/21/2008
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