Wondering why you can’t find a foreclosure in Scottsdale? This heat map pretty much shows the lay of the land across Greater Phoenix. Scottsdale (and the east-side 101 corridor) have the lowest percentages of foreclosures throughout the valley, with the exception of a pocket in the northwest part of the county. Source: Cromford Report Other [...]
March 2011
I got a great question on my blog yesterday and as I started to answer, I realized that it’s an important question with an answer worth sharing with anyone who visits this site searching for homes. The question was: I saw some houses for sale on your website and noticed some said AWC-C, AWC-I and [...]
The one question that I’m asked more than any, is: “How’s the (real estate) market?" Everyone wants to know, whether they are thinking about buying, selling, or remodeling. We are coming out of some dicey times. And in some ways, the market stabilized over 18 months ago. And it others, we are just now seeing [...]
It’s been months since Michael Orr has issued any kind of positive news at the Cromford Report, so I’m sharing his most recent report, “March 17, 2011 – Market Indicators Signaling Another Turnaround”. (I’ve slightly edited his original report and added in the charts that he’s referenced in his update.) March 17, 2011 – Market [...]
My father-in-law, Byron C. Bloomfield, passed away on Saturday, after breaking his hip about a month ago. A good man. I’ve written about him a couple of times, and I feel compelled to share again. He met Dorothy in 2nd grade, and they were married 60-some years. A retired architect. He had vision, a critical [...]
Check this amazing statistic out: The average median price nationally was $170,600 as of the fourth quarter of 2010. In Greater Phoenix the number was $132, 300 and in Tucson it was $136,300. Not only does that make Phoenix one of the least expensive major housing markets in the country, but according to a release [...]
