From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Click2az.com merges with AtHomeInScottsdale.com

by Dru Bloomfield on July 20, 2009

photo credit: Dru Bloomfield – At Home in Scottsdale A quick note to let you know that I’ve merged these two blogs into one that will be located AtHomeInScottsdale.com.  I wasn’t devoting enough time to Click2az, and I can cover the Phoenix Metro real estate scene and  statistics here just fine.  If you were subscribed [...]

Old Town Farmer’s Market Goes Underground this Summer

by Dru Bloomfield on July 17, 2009

photo credit: Michael_Lehet From the City of Scottsdale: Scottsdale’s Old Town Farmer’s Market, held Saturday’s from 8:30 a.m. to noon, will be going underground for the months of June and July and shifting to an earlier time. The market’s current location, at the northwest corner of Brown and Second Street, is on the ground level [...]

The following two charts show a few of the the changes in the Scottsdale real estate market over the past three months, in particular related to short sales and foreclosures.  I’ve put small version of of the charts next to each other here, and then larger views, down below, so you can actually read them. [...]

SB 1271: Arizona Real Estate Foreclosure Law Change

by Dru Bloomfield on July 17, 2009

I received the following legislative update in an email from Tom Farley, CEO of the Arizona Association of Realtors.  He gave me permission to share it with you in its entirety. SB 1271 – Anti-Deficiency Law Change One of over 200 bills pushed through the legislature in less than a month was a big change [...]

Earn a free bike in Scottsdale – really!

by Dru Bloomfield on July 16, 2009

I bought my first bike when I was six.  (Yes, my parents made me pay half, taking me to the bank to withdraw from my savings, and then walking me across the street to buy my beloved Schwinn bicycle.) That bike was my freedom.  My mom didn’t learn to drive until I was in 3rd [...]

Scottsdale Outlook: 2009 Economic Reports

by Dru Bloomfield on July 16, 2009

The City of Scottsdale posts quite a bit of information about the state of the city’s economy.  Just this year, the following reports have been completed and posted on the city’s web site: Quick Statistics – June 2009 A summary of Scottsdale demographic and economic 2008 statistics, such as: Population 230,293 Median Age 40.2 years [...]

Seriously? Good News for Short Sales?

by Dru Bloomfield on July 15, 2009

Mike Orr at the Cromford Report just reported the following update for Phoenix area real estate: Good news for sellers in pre-foreclosure or short sale situations. Their chances of a successful listing have improved from less than 20% in February to over 45% as of July 5. In fact for the first time in history, the success [...]