Phoenix Real Estate Blog

  According to a report released last week, new home sales in the Phoenix-area were 28 percent higher in March than in February.* That in itself is great news, but even better, reported the Arizona Republic, is that “many of the recently sold new homes were built last year or the year before, eit...

  As I was driving across the Valley this morning I heard an interesting report on KJZZ about experts’ forecasts for the area’s luxury home market -- meaning homes priced above $1 million.  “Most of the home foreclosures that have propelled Arizona into an economic crisis have hit the lower end o...

  Read on for a snapshot of what went on in the Phoenix area real estate market in March.  Enjoy! What specifically happened last month/quarter in this market? A total of 8,610 resale homes sold in Maricopa County in March, up slightly -- 1.2% -- from February and 61.8% higher than in March 2008....

  If you put your home on the market to sell and it didn’t happen, you may be inclined to think, “Well, with this crummy real estate market, homes just aren’t selling.”  You’d be wrong.  Fact is, homes are selling.  For less than sellers may like, but they are selling.  Read on for 15 tips on sel...

Suppose you bought a house and later discovered, to your dismay, that the stucco exterior concealed a nasty case of dry rot. Or suppose that when you fired up the furnace in the winter, you discovered a cracked heat exchanger leaking gas into your home. The best way to avoid unpleasant surprises ...

    The Arizona Republic reported two pieces of good real estate news for the Valley recently: 1) In March, home sales soared to levels not seen since 2005, foreclosures fell for the first time in a year and prices showed signs of leveling off in some areas. “The Valley's most affordable communit...

  How can I sell my home in a market like this?  It’s a question I hear a lot.  So let’s talk about some steps you can take to boost the chances of selling your home for a reasonable price in today’s market. Notice I said a reasonable price.  That deserves qualification for two reasons: 1) Homes ...

  They say that moving is one of the most stressful events in a person’s life -- right behind the death of a loved one and divorce.  It’s sometimes easy to forget that the stress associated with a move -- whatever the circumstances -- affects your kids just as much as it does you (sometimes more)...