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Garage Office Realtor says you should have some Duct Tape when you get ready to sell your home.  So many times something breaks, a box splits out, a plastic cover has a crack, the microwave vent needs sealed, the insulation on the HVAC needs replaced, and the list goes on and on.....   Duct tape ...

Discovery Trails 3 bedroom home for sale in McDowell Mountain Ranch is the perfect home for one who is looking for a second home or maybe wanting to downsize.  As for amenities this home has them; large custom tile flooring, woodlike flooring, vaulted ceiling with ceiling fans, slab granite count...

Are Starbucks the new Real Estate Offices in South Scottsdale?  Of course they are.  How many times have you met at a Starbucks and the conversation is "heavy and dark", it isn't, the conversations are much more relaxed, honest, and candid.  That is exactly what I am wanting, when I have a meetin...

This last week two very important points came to light in the Cromford Real Estate Report week ending 3-20-14 in South Scottsdale AZ ; one, the demand market started to tick up and improve but then rolled over to the downside, and two, the price points from $1-$100K and $100K-$200K  for house pri...

A 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home at Discovery Trails in McDowell Mountain Ranch subdivision has just come onto the market.  This home has an open family room, lots of slab granite counter tops in the kitchen, upgraded cabinets, large custom tile, wood type flooring, custom shelving, natural gas, separ...

This week the  3-20-14 Mid Week Cromford Report by South Scottsdale Realtor Jim Miner includeds a report from the Inman News which shows a 45% increase in the inventory in the Greater Phoenix Real Estate Market.  When you add in the additional 7,000 homes the inventory number jumps over 30,000 an...

Here is a map which shows all of the major technology companies which are located along the north and south corridor running through South Scottsdale.  The corridor is anchored by Intel at the south end and as one moves north into the North Tempe (which is Arizona State University) and South Scot...

  Here in South Scottsdale most of the homes were built between the years 1955-1970 and over the years investors have found this area to be fertile ground for "fix and flips".  Some of the homes have been refinished and upgraded so the home really has a finished look.  Then we have the "flippers ...

  The ASU SkySong Tech Center in South Scottsdale AZ is centered in the middle of the Technology Corridor which runs north and south along the highway 101. Entry into the SkySong Tech Center SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, is a place where the global business community can link wit...

*** The Real Estate Report 3-16-14 by South Scottsdale Realtor is brought to you by Jim Miner 602-345-0433.  The real Estate Report is prepared by Michael Orr of Arizona State University.  The video shows what transpired in the greater Phoenix Real Estate Market  over the past week. There has bee...