Checking in with the Cromford Report today, I found data for Scottsdale home sales to investors, specifically landlords. These properties were purchased to hold and rent to a third party (not a relative), and were recorded with the county recorder at the time of purchase. Looking at the long-term picture, since 2003, almost 13% of [...]
From the monthly archives:
February 2011
Here’s a quick slide show of the new spring training stadium that will be home to the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. It opened to the public on Monday and it’s beautiful. So are the mountain views, in every direction. For photos of the new field, please visit Scottsdale Spring Training on Flickr. And, the [...]
The Salt River Fields at Talking Stick are now open to the public, so I spent some time this morning taking in this amazing new facility that is home to both the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies. I have lots of photos to share, but need a little time to get them processed, so [...]
There’s no doubt about it. Short sales are a bigger part of the Scottsdale real estate market than ever. Home sellers and buyers need to be educated well in advance of the listing or making an offer on a home. The Arizona Short Sale Seller Advisory was created with the home seller in mind, but [...]
The Scottsdale Convention and Visitors Bureau created this video to show visitors the beauty and highlights of our unique city. I love it. The camera work does a great job of showing and sharing the indoor and outdoor specialties of Scottsdale, as well and the day and night life options. It’s a fun five minutes [...]
The City of Scottsdale’s web site has all kinds of information for new home owners, and even for those of us who’ve been living here quite a while. One of my favorite pages is the Complete list of “How Do I…” Links Here are several: Email a question Apply for a job Apply for a [...]
I realized that it’s early February, and that most people are not thinking about swimming, unless they are thinking of buying a house and moving in before summer. Since I’ve been having all this fun with the Scottsdale home sales data from 2010, I thought I’d do a quick check on pools. From the chart [...]
