Jan's Green Blog, Scottsdale, AZ!

This beautiful, 1829 square foot, single level home in Desert Peak, Phoenix, Arizona offers two bedrooms, plus a den, two bathrooms and is situated on one of the largest lots currently for sale in Desert Peak.  The lot is just shy of 7800 square feet and backs to a geen belt, unlike the other hom...

The Phoenix Area Housing Report in the recent past has shown a very strong sellers market.  Now that showings are on hold for a lot of sellers in their occupied homes, we've seen a slow down in showings of homes for April, but that doesn't seem to have stopped sales  The price range of $300,000 -...

The Phoenix Housing Market Update for April, 2020 charts are provided courtesy of subscription to the Cromford Report.   All sales from the Arizona Regional MLS in Maricopa and parts of Pinal County are scrubed for accuracy and reports are provided that would not otherwise be available by the MLS...

The Phoenix Housing Market Update for March, 2020 includes some statistics into early April, but is a good representation of real estate market activity. With the current pandemic, these reports will show activity as to what's for sale, sales prices, cash buyers, how long it currently takes to se...

The US Green Building Council, Arizona Chapter, volunteers just completed hosting Introduction to Green Building and Case Studies in Appraising Green Residential Buildings March 12, 13 in Flagstaff, Courtesy of the Northern Arizona Association of REALTORS (NAAR). A big thank you to NAAR for keepi...

How many of us order from Amazon? How many of us toss the boxes in the trash?  The recylcle bin?  I'm betting MANY of us.    Exciting news!  Now you can re-purpose that box and donate items at the same time - all at no cost to you! Enter Amazon and The Give Back Box Some of us can't recycle cardb...

A nice young family purchased their first home seven years ago through me and are now in need of a larger homes.  This couple is now a family of 4 and as you can imagine they need more space.  They also need a newer home with fewer maintenance items.   Their current home was built in 1979 and whe...

This past Christmas was the same as in years past. Packing to visit one of my daughters and her family for the Christmas Holiday.  The usual challenge continues of how do I get everything in a suitcase for a family of five for Christmas and all of my stuff, too?  This year I ended up with a large...

Happy New Year!  The real estate market seems to have a mind of it's own.  Most of us are experiencing the same things, but we might be approaching it differently.  My magic sauce is my niche that sets me apart.  Offering energy tidbits to clients and how they effect a home has helped me gain cli...

The Phoenix 2019 Annual Housing Market Report reflects very low inventory,  As you can see from this report, inventory has dropped 38%.  That's a remarkable drop in inventory.  Inventory levels haven't been this low since August 2005, according to the Cromford Report from which these reports are ...