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Where we discuss pros and cons of urban living in Phoenix, Arizona. We don't pull any punches as we want you to know what's really happening in the loft and high rise condo market.
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You might remember me writing about a purchase that fell through at The Vale because the Buyer's lender would not make the loan because the Home Owner Association (HOA) at The Vale was in financial trouble with 25% of the condo owners behind on paying their fees.  It was my opinion that until the...
10/05/2009
For years residents at Summit at Copper Square have had to turn a deaf ear to train horns blowing night and day just to the south of the high rise. Even though the street intersecting the tracks is very lightly used, Federal regulations required that the train conductors blow their horns as they ...
10/05/2009
We are real estate agents who specialize in cool architecture like High Rise Condos, Lofts, Brownstones, Row Houses and more. No matter what your needs, do not hire an agent who only dabbles in condos. In today's market you must hire an agent who specializes in the urban high rise and loft real e...
09/28/2009
Share your thoughts and knowledge of what's hot and what's not in high rise and loft condo living in Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe. WeKnowUrban has updated and improved the comment section on each of the community pages within the site.  We first added this feature to the site so that urban livin...
09/28/2009
I am hearing more and more stories from renters of high rise condos and lofts who are getting cheated out of rents and deposits when their "landlord" stops paying the mortgage and the bank forecloses.  These poor folks sometimes have to move in a matter of days or weeks.  Talk about disruption! I...
09/28/2009
I have read in the recent past that some properties had been built using contaminated sheet rock manufactured in China.  But I had not heard or read that any of this bad sheet rock made it to Phoenix.  This article suggests that some of the contaminated product did make it to the Valley.  The art...
09/28/2009
Downtown areas of Phoenix and Tempe may not be as dramatic as the Biltmore area but they certainly have a lot to offer and will have so much now that the light rail is complete. Many people argue that the light rail will not  make a change to the Valley but we so disagree. The Light rail is creat...
09/28/2009
Even with the slowdown in the national housing market, condominiums remain a popular option among home buyers. But they're also at the heart one of one of the biggest misperceptions surrounding FHA loans. There are some strings and limits, but make no mistake - you can obtain FHA financing to hel...
09/28/2009
There have been a couple articles and at least one television report about the recently filed Notice of Trustee Sale on Summit at Copper Square high rise. The purpose of this post is to clarify some points made and to further explain others. It is our understanding that the original construction ...
09/28/2009
My previous post on the topic stated the purchase price as being $15M.  The actual amount was closer to $16M.  Optima reportedly purchased the 278 unit apartment complex with the intent to tear it down and build upscale luxury condominiums on the 8.54 acre site.  I am very curious to know what th...
09/28/2009
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