From the monthly archives:

February 2010

I started a photography class, offered through the City of Scottsdale, earlier this month.  The instructor, Mary Gulino, has done an exceptional job helping me find my way around my new Canon Rebel. One of the comments Mary made to our class was not to get stuck behind the camera and miss the beauty of life as [...]

Last summer, pre-foreclosures and lender-owned properties made up 25% of the active listings in the MLS.  However, about 45% of the actual sales were distressed properties.   Average price per square for a normal home sale was just over $200 per square foot, $150/sf for a pre-foreclosure, and closer to $140/sf for lender owned properties. Looking [...]