From the monthly archives:

September 2008

Electronic Recyling Events in Scottsdale

by Dru Bloomfield on September 6, 2008

Need to get rid of a broken camera, dead batteries, or an obsolete computer?  Here’s your opportunity to clean out your house or office responsibly and benefit Phoenix Children’s Hospital. MacMedia is hosting the first ever E-waste recycling event in downtown Scottsdale TODAY from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the northwest corner of Goldwater Blvd. [...]

Phoenix Real Estate: Around the valley

by Dru Bloomfield on September 6, 2008

After looking at earlier this week, I thought it would be interesting to see how some of the other communities around the valley are doing.  The following graphs show the number of new listings vs. the number of absorbed listings for Cave Creek, Chandler, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Phoenix, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, and [...]

A Bit More Positive News – Scottsdale Real Estate

by Dru Bloomfield on September 3, 2008

Scottsdale single family homes have been selling faster than new homes were listed for the past three months.  We are beginning to see the increased activity that typically comes in the fall season, too.  More homes are being listed, yet they are selling at a higher rate than they are coming onto the market.  The [...]

Scottsdale Real Estate Update: Looking for good news

by Dru Bloomfield on September 2, 2008

It feels like the real estate market has been in a static place for most of the summer, and then several weeks ago, my phone and email started going crazy.  Buyers were asking questions and seriously ready to buy homes. Today’s Altos Research reports show that my experience is pretty much in alignment with the [...]

Why Do I Write?

by Dru Bloomfield on September 1, 2008

Not much in the way of writing or blogging has come out of me in the past couple of weeks. I’ve wondered if it’s writer’s block, or if I’m getting bored, or if there’s just nothing new to report about. It’s a combination of all that, and more. A couple months ago, I had a [...]