Yesterday I had a great meeting with Mark Taylor of Amerifirst Financial about sorting through the vast amount of information that can benefit buyers/sellers in the Phoenix MSA with specific emphasis on my market areas of Scottsdale, Carefree, Cave Creek and Rio Verde Foothills areas and zip code
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03/23/2012
The Phoenix market appears to have turned the corner, or at least stabilized. I don't want to say it is a seller's market yet, however on quality competitivley priced listings but multiple offers are the norm for competitively priced properties. As in most markets, the listing inventory is made
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03/21/2012
Cave Creek, Carefree, Scottsdale and Rio Verde offer access to Tonto National Forest. Tonto National Forest is a short drive from any of the communities of Cave Creek, Carefree, Scottsdale and Rio Verde. The Tonto National Forest, Arizona, embraces almost 3 million acres of rugged and spectac
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03/21/2012
Just finished a sales meeting on the statistics for Cave Creek... 248 active listings, down from February....days on market, 148...Avg sales price compared to list price, 95.12%. Also, our mortgage affiliate reported rates jumped .25% due to government sale of mortgage backed securities.
03/20/2012
In the Scottsdale, Rio Verde, Carefree, and Cave Creek markets, the news is that there are buyers, but they cannot buy because the cash buying investors are snatching up the short sales at a rapid rate by paying cash. A recent article in the Arizona Republic says "Many potential homebuyers
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03/20/2012
The available pool of market priced properties in the Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree, and Rio Verde areas continues to be less than the demand. Heaven forbid me starting the rumor that the market has shifted to a seller's market.......but, at weekly sales meetings incorporating 3 offices that
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03/19/2012
Effective April 9, 2012, FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums (MIP) will change, affecting monthly payments on properties in Scottsdale, Carefree, Cave Creek and Rio Verde. FHA hasa announced changes to MIP premiums that will be applied to FHA loans with a case number assignment date on or after April
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03/13/2012
Maricopa County is vast in size and has established what it calls "The Code of the West" for the unincorporated areas such as North Scottsdale, Rio Verde, Cave Creek and Carefree. In their document, they cite the lack of city services and the necessity to understand that things not normally a pro
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03/02/2012
McDowell Mountain park offers some very unique opportunities for residents of Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree and Rio Verde for hiking, biking and horseback riding. Nestled in the lower Verde River basin, the 21,099-acre park is a desert jewel in the northeast Valley. Elevations in the park ris
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03/02/2012
If you have been through a foreclosure, deed in lieu, short sale or BK the time period for you to be eligible for your next home loan based upon which program you may choose. It's been pretty tough in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree and Rio Verde in the real estate market. Many homeown
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02/29/2012
