Phoenix Real Estate Blog
Knowledge is power. In that spirit, the MyPhoenixMLS Phoenix Real Estate Blog covers everything that's Phoenix-area real estate, with the goal of helping buyers and sellers navigate the market.
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Check out the blog on realtor.com I was featured on REALTOR.com® again - they posted a blog I wrote called "If Home Prices are Down, Why is Consumer Confidence Up?" Go read the full post, but the gist was this: The S&P/Case-Shiller numbers were released on Tuesday and there was some disappointin...
02/25/2011
Moving to Phoenix? Well, you're not alone. Data released last week from U-Haul International Inc. ranked Phoenix as the 14th most popular moving destination in 2010. This is from their annual U-Haul National Migration Trend Report, "The 2010 Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities," which showed Phoenix h...
02/23/2011
As promised, I'm highlighting things to do in Phoenix including a hike of the month. This one is one of my favorites. Located in North Phoenix, it is a quiet trail that is great to bring the kids along with or go horseback riding on. The Go John and Overton Trails are actually two separate trails...
02/18/2011
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Last year, I wrote a blog for realtor.com about the short sale process given that 2010 was being dubbed by the New York Times as the Year of the Short Sale. Much of the reasoning behind the title of the "Year of the Short Sale" is that - at the time - nearly 22 percent of homeowners were underwat...
02/18/2011
This data came from RealtyTrac's U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for January 2011. RealtyTrac is a firm that tracks warning signs of foreclosures such as notices for defaults, scheduled home auctions, and home repossessions. The full press release can be found here. They reported that the number o...
02/11/2011
Phoenix Housing Report - February 2011 from ARMLS This is a copy of the ARMLS STAT report and is reprinted here with permission. The new year, buoyed with optimism from the December sales figures, was put back into its place with a disappointing 22% decline in January sales. The Phoenix housing r...
02/11/2011
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Phoenix Home Values Report - February 2011 The numbers for January are in and well, they are mixed. Pricing is still soft, but the experts are saying there are many indicators that there are better times coming very soon. The Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service or ARMLS released their ST...
02/09/2011
According to a new report from Arizona State University, it's a great time to buy a Phoenix home for sale. The report from ASU's W. P. Carey School of Business was released last week, and it confirms "a fifth straight month of year-over-year price declines in the market," but also asserts that "...
02/07/2011
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There was a great piece in the Wall Street Journal today regarding the attraction for Baby Boomers and retirees to buy homes in Phoenix AZ and other sunbelt states. The article can be found here. And though I just posted today how an image of how cold it has been here in Phoenix, we really can't ...
02/07/2011
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Knowledge is power. In that spirit, the MyPhoenixMLS Phoenix Real Estate Blog covers everything that's Phoenix-area real estate, with the goal of helping buyers and sellers navigate the market.