Scottsdale-Phoenix Real Estate with Metro Phoenix Homes

Arizona Mortgage Lender talks about the mortgage loan process This is part two in a five-part series that explains what consumers should know about obtaining a mortgage loan.  In this installment you will hear what it takes to get a loan approved from a lender.  Do you know one of the best secret...

Arizona Mortgage Company talks about the mortgage lending processMy primary lender, Craig Bohall with Academy Mortgage, and I decided it was time to produce a series on the mortgage lending process.  There are many mortgage companies and lenders on the scene, and it's important for buyers (especi...

September 2009 Phoenix home sales keep pace with August 2009 - foreclosures still dominate Of the almost 31,000 Phoenix homes for sale,  7,942 homes were sold in the metropolitan Phoenix area in September 2009. That's 97 homes less than the total sold in August. A majority were Phoenix foreclosur...

Mesa Arizona Real Estate - Augusta Ranch Today we visit the Master Planned community of Augusta Ranch, located near the intersection of Interstate 60 and the loop 202 freeways, but more specifically just south of the crossroads of Ellsworth and Baseline Roads. Augusta Ranch is a golf course commu...

The total number of "active" homes for sale in Metro Phoenix remained consistent at just over 31,000 homes for the fourth month in a row. As the chart indicates, that's 20,000 homes less then we experienced during 2008 and all the way up March 2009. The number of active foreclosure listings has a...

Tempe Orbit bus Systems may lose routes Tempe to host public meetings about Orbit and bus systems Tempe residents are encouraged to attend one of three public meetings to learn more about potential route changes to the existing Orbit neighborhood circulator and fixed route arterial bus systems. T...

TEMPE, Ariz. – “Psychedelic,” an art exhibit featuring Ignacio Farias, of Mesa, and Marvin Carlton, of Phoenix, will be on display starting on Friday through Jan. 27 in the Connections Café exhibit space, Tempe Public Library, 3500 S. Rural Road.Both artists exhibit colorful, abstract and geometr...

Tempe Orchestra opens 35th seasonTEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State Graduate and Rice University Associate Professor of Cello Brinton Smith rejoins the Tempe Symphony Orchestra as it opens its 35th season at 7:30 p.m. on Monday at the Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway.This is a free,...

  Distressed Markets and private mortgage insurance co-authored by my mortgage guy, Craig Bohall, Academy Mortgage Have you ever wanted to know who decides what "distressed markets" are and what is not distressed? Well here is your chance to see a map. Who is the "all knowing wizard" who determin...

Phoenix homes for sale ranked 21st most affordable at $78 per square foot in Metro area This table ranks Metro Phoenix cities and their corresponding homes for sale by their annual average sales price per square foot. Only single family detached homes are included in these numbers. Information fo...