The Arizona Regional MLS just published a new quarterly report today. The inaugural issue of STAT+ focuses on the average Days on Market (DOM) and Months Supply of Inventory (MSI) in the fourth quarter of 2010 (Q4) for single family residential housing at various price points in the FlexMLS system. Basically, the report illustrates how [...]
From the monthly archives:
February 2011
I’ve taken family photos for years, and when I got into real estate, expanded into housing a little bit, always using a Point and Shoot. Last year, I bought a DSLR, and was immediately overwhelmed by all the technical details of this new camera. I signed up for a Photography class from the City of [...]
I have a short sale listing that’s scheduled to close today, so I’m inspired to take a look at the Scottsdale real estate market, relative to short sales. In the chart above, you can see that Scottsdale short sale listing activity have been really consistent over the past year. With about 400-500 homes listed in [...]
Recently, I was asked about the difference between a condo and a co-op. The question prompted me to consider the types of residential properties that are most often listed for sale Scottsdale. Most common is the Single Family Home – This is a single free-standing home, usually with a fenced yard. Usually have a [...]
Single family home sales continue to improve. Historically, January homes sales are the low point of the year (circled in red above), and have occurred in January for all years, but 2002. The first chart shows that Scottsdale home sales have been improving gradually over the past two years. Looking at just the January data [...]
My friend and fellow Realtor, Luetta Newnam, posted this photo on Facebook yesterday. It’s such a beautiful rainbow, with an outstanding view of the downtown Phoenix skyline, that I asked her if I could share it with you. We had a bit more rain this morning, but no rainbows. By afternoon, the sun was back [...]
Residents of Scottsdale really enjoy living here, according the National Citizen Survey completed in December 2011. 96% think the Scottsdale is a Good or Excellent place to live 94% rate the city as Good or Excellent, relative to overall quality of life 91% rate the city as a Good or Excellent place to retire 96% [...]
