Phoenix Real Estate Blog

  Read on for a snapshot of what went on in the Phoenix area real estate market in January.  Enjoy! What specifically happened last month/quarter in this market?   A total of 6,960 resale homes sold in Maricopa County in January, down 6.3% from December but still 65.5% higher than in January 2008...

  Last Sunday, the Arizona Republic ran a special report on how the current real estate crisis in Arizona compares to the crash 20 years ago.  They included a number of graphs showing how key statistics -- population growth, median home price, median sales -- have changed between the last real es...

  Welcome to the first edition of the MyPhoenixMLS.com “What’s the Government Doing with My Money?” series.  I’ll periodically post on what the government’s been doing lately to help the U.S. economy get back on track -- and how it’s proposing to spend our money to accomplish that. 1.  Troubled A...

  Welcome to the first edition of the MyPhoenixMLS.com “What’s the Government Doing with My Money?” series.  I’ll periodically post on what the government’s been doing lately to help the U.S. economy get back on track -- and how it’s proposing to spend our money to accomplish that. 1.  Troubled A...

  How will I know when it’s the right time to buy?  The answer, in real estate, stocks, cars and big screen TVs from Circuit City, is that you’ll never know when, exactly, is the right time to buy (unless you have a crystal ball -- if you do, call me because I want one!). A recent article in U.S....

Is anyone else shocked at how quickly 2009 is passing by?  It seems like just yesterday that we were celebrating the New Year. . . Believe it or not, it’s time to talk about all the fun activities going on in the Phoenix area in February.  Thanks, as always, to About.com for the listing informati...

  I’ve posted before about buying a bank-owned home at auction -- I help a number of buyers go that route.  But a Scottsdale builder is adding an interesting twist: it’s selling new, high-end homes at auction in February.  According to the Arizona Republic, “Scottsdale developer Starpointe Proper...