Sunrise Over Anthem, AZ 08/22/2011

Not much of a post here (you might make that argument about all of my posts), but I did want to share with you the view of the sunrise this morning over Anthem, AZ from my rear patio.  Spectacular as always, but adding a little cloud cover makes it especially amazing.  As the signs I’ve [...]

The Weather is Turning in Arizona (for the better).

I got an email from someone in my company this morning talking about how Fall was in the air in Arizona.  The funny thing is that I had that same thought about 20 minutes before I received that email.  If you’ve lived in Arizona for any length of time, you become acutely aware of the [...]

Tis the Season…

Tis the season for balloons in the North Valley, that is.  I know this isn’t much of a Phoenix real estate related post, but we think that every now and again, it’s nice to show people what we get to see every morning living here in the North Valley.  If I had a camera with [...]

Phoenix Real Estate – Scottsdale, AZ Market Report September 2010

  The Scottsdale real estate market is feeling the pain of this deep recession, which has hit everyone hard.  The year over year numbers showed some sharp drop offs in every category.  Scottsdale’s market is suffering as well due to the high number of luxury homes on the market.  That segment of the market has [...]

Phoenix Real Estate – Anthem, AZ Market Report September 2010

The Anthem AZ real estate market has begun to show some signs of cooling off during the hot summer months. The number of homes actively on the market increased a bit more.  And the number of homes that closed in August dipped a bit as well.  This could be due to the end of the [...]

Phoenix Real Estate – Market Report September 2010

The Phoenix real estate market continues to show signs of slowing in September.  The year over year numbers again showed some sharp drop offs in every category.  Homes are starting to stay on the market a bit longer as evidenced by the uptick in days on market for those homes that have sold.  The bidding [...]

Phoenix Real Estate – Market Report August 2010

The Phoenix real estate market began showing signs of slowing in August. The year over year numbers showed some sharp drop offs in every category. Homes are starting to stay on the market a bit longer as evidenced by the uptick in days on market for those homes that have sold. The bidding wars have [...]

All Real Estate is Local

Once again, another great blog post by my business partner Jerry Murphy.  Let’s hear what he has to say.  The latest report from the National Association of Realtors showed a 27% drop in existing home sales in July versus June 2010.This may sound like apocalyptic news on the surface. And of course the newsmakers and [...]

Home Flipping Mortgage Guidelines and Restrictions

Here is a blog entry by my business partner Jerry Murphy that I think is of particular significance right now.  Here in the Phoenix real estate market we have seen investors come back into the market in droves over the past year or so. Some are the traditional long-term, buy and hold investors and others [...]

Valuable VA Loan Information from VAMortgageCenter.com

Occasionally, I like to open-up the forum to people that we’ve developed a relationship with.  This time, I’ve given the floor to Jay Buerck at VAMortgageCenter.com so he can provide som important information concerning VA loan.  Take it away Jay… Arizona is home to more than 560,000 veterans, thanks in part to its terrestrial beauty [...]

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