Need a reminder about “doing the right thing, at the right time”, even if it seems to break the rules?
April 2009
Last week, I had the good fortune to listen to Mike Orr’s presentation at the Arizona Regional MLS Technopalooza. I’ve been a subscriber of Mike’s Cromford Report for sometime, but haven’t had a chance to learn from him directly. One of the most interesting insights he shared was that some of the metrics we commonly use [...]
Scottsdale is one of those long, skinny towns that has very definite north, south, and central neighborhoods. Prices tend to increase, from south to north. Today, I’ve created some charts (with the help of Altos Research) to show the current differences in these varying markets. Current median list price for South Scottsdale (85257) has dropped down [...]
Earlier this week, I read the Phoenix Real Estate Market by Tom Ruff. Lots of good info that validates some of my experience with lender owned properties over the past month, plus brings to light some additional encouraging news about our local real estate market. Phoenix area home sales are up. Foreclosure sales are down. Foreclosure notices [...]

