May 2011

Housing Inventory Continues to Drop in Scottsdale

by Dru Bloomfield on May 31, 2011

The number of active listings (housing inventory) continues to drop significantly in Scottsdale. On April 27, 2011, the number of active listings in Scottsdale was 2,623 and thirty days later, the number had dropped to 2,409. This equates to a reduction on 8.7% in that time period.  Taking a longer term look, Scottsdale inventory for [...]

Historic Scottsdale–A Walking Photo Tour

by Dru Bloomfield on May 25, 2011

I’ve had this copy of the “Historic Old Town Scottsdale: A 60-minute Self-Guided Walking Tour ” map on my desk for the past couple days, thinking I’d like to share it with you.  Every time I looked at the 4-page paper, I wished that it some photos, so I got my camera out and headed [...]

Here’s a quick way to get updated info on Scottsdale home prices. You can click on the pins to get the median listing prices for all areas of Scottsdale, and if you want more info, you can sign up to have a report emailed to you ever couple of weeks. Regardless of the date that [...]

Check out this increasingly positive new for the Scottsdale real estate market. In searching through the Cromford Report for Scottsdale, I discovered something fairly remarkable. As you can see in the chart above, the percentage of distressed sale listed is almost identical to those sold.  And these distressed sales make up only 25% of the [...]

Scottsdale home prices are on the rise

by Dru Bloomfield on May 16, 2011

Another bright spot on the horizon. Improvement in Scottsdale home prices. I haven’t seen one of these appreciation gauges in the green zone for a very long time, maybe years! As of May 12th, 2001: The average price per square foot for homes sold in April 2001 was $181.  Averaging over the past year, the [...]

Search for New Homes in Scottsdale and Phoenix Metro

by Dru Bloomfield on May 15, 2011

I’ve just added a new home search tool on AtHomeinScottsdale.com.  You’ll be able to search for new homes and specs (where the builder picks designs the house, and has the home built or almost completed) for Scottsdale, Phoenix, and all the surrounding cities.  Currently there are over 100 properties listing for Scottsdale. Not many, but [...]

Scottsdale: Local Real Estate is Definitely Looking Up

by Dru Bloomfield on May 14, 2011

photo credit: kevygee I’ve been inundated with new business in the past couple of weeks, which I always appreciate. And finally, some of the stats are starting to validate what many Realtors have been talking about for the past couple of months. Buyers are shopping, and they are buying. I’m working with all types of [...]