Phoenix Real Estate Blog

Phoenix homes are getting scary this weekend. The real estate market isn't getting scary - don't worry. But some haunted homes are scattered all around the Valley for families to enjoy. There will be ghosts and goblins, fog and smoke, and Arizona homes-turned-spooky . . . if you dare. So this Hal...

Existing-home sales rose again in September, affirming that a sales recovery has begun, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.  Existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family, townhomes, condominiums, and co-ops, rose 10 percent to a seasonally adjus...

Two weeks ago, I blogged about the foreclosure freeze. In that entry for Realtor.com, I noted that - as of the posting date - Wells Fargo had denied that any of their filings were inaccurate. This was somewhat difficult to believe and today Wells Fargo announced plans to correct and resubmit up t...

I'm sure you all have heard of the tremendous problem the NorthEast - New York, in particular - has had with bedbugs. According to friends I have who live in Manhattan, the problem has been brewing for years. And now the island is infested with these small insects. Well, I was reading the New Yor...

Last week, a colleague of mine forwarded to me a recent ranking conducted by Parents Magazine. It ranked cities by the best place to raise babies. Yes, babies. Why different than kids? Well, they measured services that are specific to babies such as child care, infant health, and activities that ...

Residential building starts are on the rise with new home construction increasing to a five-month high last month. Housing starts, or the number of new homes being built, rose 0.3 percent in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 610,000. This may sound insignificant but considering th...

The Arizona Republic just reported on the role of investors on the local Phoenix real estate market. The full article can be found here. I've mentioned the changing role of investors in the local housing market before but haven't necessarily blogged specifically about it. It's very interesting ho...

I've been reporting out a lot of data recently and spent an entire month focused on short sales. Though I do enjoy sharing great numbers with all of you and examining the real estate market in depth, I thought it would be nice to take a step back and look at your home for what it is: a home. I've...

I was featured on REALTOR.com® again - they posted a blog I wrote called "Understanding the foreclosure freeze." Go read the full post, but the gist was this: In the last month, banks have begun to freeze foreclosure filings as they step back and take a look at the filing process. It is the proce...

Real estate Web site Trulia announced research last week that examined different metropolitan areas and whether it made financial sense for consumers to rent or buy in that area. Essentially, this is another version of one of the many rent versus buy calculators that come out every so often. Phoe...