Jean Wfry's Blog

Market Summary for the Beginning of 2015   Are you curious what a market summary for 2015 will look like?  As time goes on we will see more and more predictions for the year.  This is an early swing at the year.   The average person will assume that November was a fairly normal month and that De...

Mortgage insurance rates have been cut for FHA loans.  In a move to get first time home buyers back into the market and make home buying more affordable Mortgage insurance for FHA loans has been lowered. If you were paying attention earlier this month President Barack Obama announced in Phoenix ...

There is only one constant in life--change.  Things will always change...sorry get used to it.  In terms of population statistics (yawn) baby boomers have been a major part of our population. Until recently. The Valley – at least Maricopa County – has seen its baby boomer numbers drop since the ...

Hindsight is so much easier than predicting the future.  I learned years ago that you had to learn from history in order to grow....if not you were doomed to relive the same mistakes over and over.  If you are interested I thought I would do a 2014 Real Estate Market Review.  It is a new year an...

Mulberry Marketplace Grand Announcement! Mulberry Marketplace is in sight.  I can't lie.  The homes at Mulberry will be great.....but for me the real excitement is the Mulberry Marketplace.  A grocery store closer to home will be wonderful!  This neck of the woods is sorely lacking basic shoppin...

Blandford broke ground on The Club at Mulberry Park on January 13th! Before they even open for sales, this important piece of the community is already underway and will be ready prior to the first homeowners moving in! Mulberry isn’t a community that will take years to develop. Your community am...

  Information is slowly coming out on the Mulberry.  The latest news is that there will be 4 'collections' ....no floor plans or pricing but here is a sneak peak. January 10th was the opening of the Mulberry Information Center! This Temporary Information Center has opened due to the interest and...

MULBERRY HAS COME TO LIFE! I drive down Signal Butte a lot.  The work at the Mulberry is moving quickly.  It is looking great!  My only complaint is those darn traffic 'cones'...well not cones but things put in the middle of the road to direct us.  They are too close together and drive me crazy....

I love to see growth in Mesa. Able Engineering hiring 100 in Mesa is growth. The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport area is growing. This is where I live in Mesa and I see such potential here.  I want to see jobs come to this area to go with the terrific housing we have here. Aerospace company Able En...

Phoenix land purchases slowed in 2014.  Builders spent $510 million on Phoenix land compared with $709 million in 2013. If you were interested in buying a new home, 2014 may have been the best time.  Builders had been offering deals including no payments for a year and discounts of 10 percent to...