This past week has been filled with family, work, and a bit of home improvement. I have quite a few market updates in queue and will get those posted over the next several days. In the meantime, I’ll take a moment to wish you all a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year!
From the monthly archives:
December 2008
photo credit: Dru Bloomfield – At Home in Scottsdale Once a year, my family piles in the car and goes for a drive in search of the biggest and best holiday light displays. Our favorite neighborhood display closed down several years ago when one of the homeowners got sick, and we are still searching for a [...]
When we wake up to days as beautiful as this, it’s easy to remember why we live here in Arizona. Snow days, shovels, and dead batteries are distant memories, replaced by blue skies, green grass, and wonderfully warm weather. Winter in Scottsdale photo credit: Dru Bloomfield – At Home in Scottsdale
credit: Dru Bloomfield – At Home in Scottsdale and Altos Research In looking through the Altos Research charts for Scottsdale real estate today, you can see we have headed into another downturn in the market over the last several weeks. The Altos Market Action Index shows slowing in all Scottsdale markets, across all zip codes. My suspicion is [...]
A quick update on the short sale and foreclosure situation in Scottsdale, courtesy of the Cromford Report. Compared to the rest of the Phoenix area, Scottsdale is in good shape. For instance, the Distress Index for Chandler is in the red zone at 49.3, and Phoenix is clocking in at 69.7. The only city that [...]
photo credit: Brian Bloomfield I ran in Sunday’s Runner’s Den / Fiesta Bowl 5K in some very cool, crisp weather. We raced our way around Scottsdale, just east of downtown, cutting through the Indian Bend Wash on a very fall looking day. I could tell you that I believe running, lifting weights, and eating healthy make me [...]
photo credit: Dru Bloomfield – At Home in Scottsdale US News & World Report recently ranked the top high schools in gold, silver, bronze and honorable mention categories based on student achievement, AP testing and college readiness. Arcadia, Chaparral and Desert Mountain high schools were three of ten schools in Arizona that earned the Silver [...]
