I had this grand blog relating concepts of physics to real estate and ran the idea by my obliging husband to get his opinion. I started out talking about the difference of velocity (how fast something is going) and acceleration (the rate at which the speed is changing), and then began relating it to the [...]
From the monthly archives:
July 2009
photo credit: Dru Bloomfield – At Home in Scottsdale From the Scottsdale Unified School District Community Connection newsletter : SUSD Outperforms the State on AIMS Tests The Arizona Department of Education recently released the Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) results from the 2008-2009 school year. Once again, Scottsdale Unified School District continues to outperform [...]
photo credit: Pink Sherbet Photography No doubt about it. We have hot summers. The City of Scottsdale has the following recommendations: Take precautions to avoid health risks – avoid strenuous activity during the hottest parts of the day, stay hydrated, wear lightweight clothing and be aware of heat stress warning signs such as dizziness, weakness [...]
Because Mike Orr covers the ins and outs of Phoenix metropolitan real estate statistics so thoroughly, I will share his July 17th report in total: Each month about this time we look back at the previous month and analyze how pricing has behaved and report on how well our forecasting techniques performed. We also give [...]
Yes, Scottsdale home sales have been increasing fairly dramatically, up 31% from June 2008. Over 400 homes sold last month, compared just over 300 in the same month last year. From the sales graph, you can see, that sales per moth have been increasing dramatically since January. However, the late winter and spring months are [...]

