September 2008

Altos Research just created a new tool for displaying current Scottsdale real estate information.  I’ve created the following real time report with up-to-date home listing prices and average days on the market for each of the Scottsdale zip codes. The chart below shows you a sample of the report and specifically what the McCormick and Gainey Ranch home [...]

Scottsdale Real Estate: Market Update for 85257

by Dru Bloomfield on September 27, 2008

I’ve been tracking South Scottsdale home prices very closely for the past several months, seeing some trends, but not quite sure how strong they were.  Now that we are seeing some consistency, both in number of sales and median price, over the past four months, I’m feeling more optimistic. There’s been a bit of downward price [...]

I just got back from Las Vegas, where I attended the 2008 BlogWorld and New Media Expo.  All I can say is WOW!! Being a Realtor, a good one, requires that I keep up on the latest trends, not only in the real estate market, but also in business.  These days, businesses are discovering the [...]

Using Both Sides of Your Brain to Buy a House

by Dru Bloomfield on September 16, 2008

photo credit: wadem As human beings, we have two sides to our brain.  Simplistically, I call them the thinking and feeling sides.  One side we use to crunch numbers, and the other we use to enjoy an aesthetically pleasing (or not) piece of art.  When I work with home buyers, I remind them to use [...]

Raintree Ranch in Chandler – Lake Living

by Dru Bloomfield on September 15, 2008

This past weekend, I spent time with one of my clients who is purchasing a home in Raintree Ranch in Chandler.  When the home inspection was completed, I slipped upstairs to get a photo of this great view from the master bedroom balcony. We do have a number of communities in Scottsdale and Chandler are [...]

Buyer Looking for a 3 bedroom home in South Scottsdale

by Dru Bloomfield on September 12, 2008

Everyone is looking for a change in the local real estate market.  Yesterday, I got a call from a TV reporter asking if I was taking buyers to look at homes in the afternoon, as she would like to interview us.  The gist of the interview of the buyer was to be, “Why are you buying [...]

Okay, I’m going a little chart crazy, but sometimes a picture says it so much better than words. Today, I was curious about how the Scottsdale market was doing in comparison to San Diego and Las Vegas. I’ve added Phoenix in too, since our local markets are in different states of transition. San Diego really [...]