From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Moving Idea: PODS

by Dru Bloomfield on October 16, 2009

I have a client who used PODS (Portable On Demand Storage) to move her belonging cross-country this past week. I happened to be at the house when the driver arrived to pick up the moving container, so I stuck around to see how it was loaded. Pretty amazing. Fast. And now I can see how [...]

Forbes: Must Read Real Estate Blogs

by Dru Bloomfield on October 15, 2009

What a great surprise and honor to find out AtHomeInScottsdale.com was included in a recent article on “Must-Read Real Estate Blogs“ by Francesca Levy. The sub-title of the article “Even small, neighborhood-specific issues discussed online can be of interest to a national audience” set the tone for Franceca’s article and mentioned many other real estate [...]

Phoenix Real Estate: What IS normal???

by Dru Bloomfield on October 15, 2009

This morning, I visited Elliot Pollack’s web site,  ArizonaEconomy.com to get a more global perspective on Phoenix population growth, employment, real estate statistics. It had been awhile since I spent much time cruising this information-packed site. Here are the pages I recommend reading to get a quick sense of where our local economy is: Greater [...]

How long is it taking to sell a house in Scottsdale?

by Dru Bloomfield on October 14, 2009

“How long  will it take to sell my house?” I can count on this question in every listing appointment. And the short answer is, “Depends”. Depends on: Where your house is located How you price it What kind of condition it’s in And a host of other external factors that buyers and sellers don’t have [...]

Get out your real estate crystal ball

by Dru Bloomfield on October 7, 2009

photo credit: Frogman2212 What is going on with real estate? It’s just not clear.  Some Realtors and commentators are positive that we have hit bottom here in Phoenix. Others are not. I’m a bit more selective, thinking that some areas and prices ranges have bottomed out, while others have a ways to go. On Monday, [...]

Buying an Bank Owned Property

by Dru Bloomfield on October 7, 2009

You’ll either laugh or cry! Buying a bank-owned home in Phoenix can be a contact sport. Kris Berg at San Diego Castles Realty created the following video to put it all in perspective!  ☺