Phil DePasquale's (sedonarrealtor) Blog

Concerts in the Park - Clarkdale Bring your dancin' shoes and be prepared to dance and bang your head to the music of Aces n Eights on Saturday, June 14th, from 6-8 p.m.  This concert is part of Clarkdale's free Concerts in the Park series.   Like the doors swinging open of an old saloon, Aces n ...

Press Release Nehemiah Corporation of America Responds to Re-Submission of HUD Rule Banning Private Downpayment Assistance Sacramento, CA - June 9, 2008 The following statement was made in response to HUD's resubmission of a rule banning private downpayment assistance."It is astonishing that HUD ...

The Bush administration is again moving forward with a proposal to ban seller-funded down-payment assistance for FHA-backed loans, reopening the public comment period on the plan for 60 days. The Department of Housing and Urban Development was forced to reopen an administrative proceeding on the ...

AZ Delinquencies Dip in First Quarter Numbers, recently released by the Mortgage Bankers Association show the number of Arizona homeowners behind on their mortgage payments was down a bit during the first quarter of the year. Unexpected good news considering foreclosures across metro Phoenix have...

Sedona Among Top 10 Scenic Drives in U.S.   As gas prices soar, many travelers are looking for ways to vacation closer to home and we're lucky to have one of the Top 10 Scenic Drives in the U.S. right in our own backyard. State Route 179, a 7.5-mile road designated as the Red Rock Scenic Road, wa...

Understanding the "hard times" we are facing as Realtors our daughter sent me this email.  am passing along..... Living in the Shallow Water or in the Deep Waters of Life: One Matters for Impact! By Mitt Romney I don't remember when it was exactly that I finally went past the sandbar. My family h...

Great news!  Trip Advisor released their list of Traveler's Choice Awards and Sedona was named the #5 destination in the US - other destinations include Lake Tahoe (#1), Big Sur (2), San Francisco (#3), Polpu, HI (#4).  We were also named in the top 100 destinations in the world - #40 - beating o...

Stats for 2008   There are currently 521 Active Residential Listings in Sedona. 392 Homes are listed under $1M and 129 are $1M or above   There are currently 441 Active Lot Listings in Sedona.  406 Lots are listed under $1M and 35 are $1M or above.   Month of Januray: 13 Residential Home Sales - ...

Private 7 acre Riverfront EstateCAN THIS BE ARIZONA? The view & setting you hope to find, but seldom do! A RARE,PRIVATE River Front Estate w/ mountain views. 7 Acres of prime greenbelt land w/200 Ft of Verde River frontage, ditch irrigation, located in a hidden jewel of a neighborhood! Huge Cotto...

Living in such a beautiful area as I do, Sedona, Arizona, I am surrounded by blue skies, red rocks, creeks, parks, endless hiking and laid back attitude.  Personally, I live about 15 minutes from Sedona, off a rural, dirt road on 3 acres with my home perched overlooking Oak Creek and I have a bal...