Scottsdale-Phoenix Real Estate with Metro Phoenix Homes

I love Tempe and have an affinity for the sales trends of Tempe Homes. Our brokerage is headquartered out of Tempe, AZ just 2 miles from Arizona State University. Tempe is filled with history, great neighborhoods, entertainment, sports and a sense of community.  Not only that, it's centrally loca...

Phoenix Real Estate in the 50's - 60's There are a lot of new homes in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. Face it, Phoenix has not been around as long as many of the east coast cities. I can go six months showing homes at not see a home that was built before 2000. This statement would not be ...

ARIZONA RELOCATION - What are your "must haves?" This article was sent to me by a friend in the mortgage industry. It's not an article specifically about relocation, but an interesting look at what people are considering must have features in their homes. The survey was conducted by AVID Ratings ...

Housing Tracker Phoenix I usually break down the Phoenix housing market on a micro level. But, and as Monty Python used to say, "and now for something entirely different," here's a look at the larger macro picture. I was interested to see just how far prices have dropped since the boom years. So ...

December 2009 Housing Tracker - Phoenix Market Here is another in a series of reports for our regular housing tracker. Phoenix market results for December 2009 indicated an increase in the number of homes that sold for under $100,000. December 2009 is the first month in which there was any signif...

Phoenix Real Estate Market- Record Setting December, 2009? Yes, it's true. We had 7,670 residential sales in the Phoenix real estate market last month, though it wasn't quite the all-time high. December 2004 was the only month in this last decade that had higher sales, and that was by less than 2...

Down Payment on House Gift |Tax Free Way from IRA Looking for a way to get a down payment gift from a relative? Did you know your parents could take money from their IRA to give you a down payment gift -- and not face any tax penalties? Many people are buying Phoenix foreclosures for owner occupi...

An announcement from HUD on waiving the FHA guidelines for flipping: "In an effort to stabilize home values and improve conditions in communities where foreclosure activity is high, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced a temporary policy change in FHA guidelines that will expand access to ...

Active Phoenix foreclosures exceeded 41% of all homes for sale to begin January 2010. This information is seen in the orange color on the first chart. I've defined Phoenix foreclosures as both bank owned property and real estate short sales, though;short sales are typically considered to be "pre-...

Phoenix real estate listings - 7 months of stability - January 2010 The number of listings on the Phoenix real estate market has remained relatively stable over the last 7months. The chart indicates 33,278 active listings on the Phoenix real estate market to begin January 2010, just 319 less tha...