April 2008

Cinco De Mayo Celebration at the Scottsdale Mall

by Dru Bloomfield on April 30, 2008

It’s time for a party – and here’s a family option for you. Saturday, May 3rd, from 6 to 9pm The City of Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Division is hosting a family Cinco De Mayo Celebration at the Scottsdale Mall, just north of the Scottsdale Arts Center on the Outdoor stage. City of Scottsdale’s International [...]

Arizona Real Estate Reports and Economic Forecasts

by Dru Bloomfield on April 29, 2008

Yesterday, a neighbor asked for my take on the real estate market.  He’s has a strong economics background, so I knew that he’d want more than just my perspective and experience, so I shared the following three web sites with him.   If you are into historical reports, market trend, and forecasting, I think you might really enjoy them.  R.L. Brown - [...]

Phoenix Real Estate Bloggers – Working Together

by Dru Bloomfield on April 29, 2008

Last week was a big week for real estate bloggers working in the East Valley, Scottsdale, and Phoenix Metro. As real estate buyers and sellers turn to the Internet to find real estate information, and even to find and qualify their Realtor, blogging becomes more and more mainstream. While I signed up for my first blog over [...]

Scottsdale School Superintendent Announces Retirement

by Dru Bloomfield on April 26, 2008

John Baracy, Superintendent of the Scottsdale Unified School District for the for past 4 years, announced his retirement this week.  He brought a vibrancy and collaborative environment to this highly performing school district and will be greatly missed.  My interactions with Dr. “B” were primarily in the area of special education, where he showed his [...]

The Machine is Us/ing Us

by Dru Bloomfield on April 25, 2008

I like this video a lot. What is Web 2.0? I’ve told people that I think like a computer. This video is more like how it is.

The median list price for re-sale residential homes in Scottsdale has been rising steadily since last fall.  However in most Scottsdale zip codes, the prices increases are seen in the upper 25% of the price range.  In the following charts, the first group is defined as lowest 25% priced homes and increase up to the fourth quadrant which [...]

Phoenix Real Estate: What do the numbers say?

by Dru Bloomfield on April 25, 2008

Phil Sexton, also from John Hall & Associates, commented yesterday on the Inman Community area, in response to the question: “How’s the real estate selling in your area??????” The question here in Phoenix: Is it improving or is it seasonal? We have been improving month over month since Jan – but that’s normal. The encouraging [...]