One of the ways Realtors evaluate the local real estate market is by evaluating “how long does it take to sell a property?”. The metric commonly used is called “Days on Market”, and is the number of days from the time a house is listed until there’s an accepted contract. In MLS lingo, this “under [...]
From the monthly archives:
November 2010
To say that the past five years in the Phoenix real estate market have been tumultuous, would be an total understatement. Highs, lows, and everything in between. Today’s report covers all of the metropolitan Phoenix area: As 2010 winds down, you can see that a number of records were set this year. In April, the [...]
The City of Scottsdale is hosting a kick-off meeting for the public to learn about the Shea Character Area Plan. Character planning is used in Scottsdale to “to define, maintain and/or enhance a desired ‘character’ for a specific area and to maintain the quality of planning and development.” Located in central Scottsdale, the Shea Character [...]
Driving back from a contact signing yesterday, I was heading north on Hayden Road, music on, windows down, feeling totally grateful for living in this beautiful town. Warm sun, green grass, palm trees, people out everywhere, music in the air. It was a totally gorgeous day. And we can expect more of this great weather. [...]
I read a blog post by Kelley Koehler about short sales in Tucson, and thought I’d follow her example and see how Scottsdale was doing in comparison. I’ve shared a bit about distressed real estate sales in Scottsdale, but not stopped to compare how much inventory, or how long it’s taking to sell a house, [...]
photo credit: DRB62 Scottsdale hosts both household hazardous waste and electronic recycling a couple times a year. Makes it easy to get rid of the stuff that’s not supposed to go in the landfill. These recycling events are run very efficiently. You drive in. Workers unload your car. You drive off. Often you are in [...]
From SUSD.org, web site of the Scottsdale Unified School District: Scottsdale Voters Approve 2010 Bond Program Thank you for supporting education! On November 2, Scottsdale voters approved the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) 2010 Bond Program. The election results as of this posting are: 33,044 – yes 19,711 – no _________ 52,755 – Total [...]
