From the monthly archives:

November 2011

Banks have been shifting their focus from Foreclosures to Short Sales, and Scottsdale is not the exception. Take a quick look here at the number of Active Short Sales on the market (for all housing types, including single family homes, town houses, and condos). The blue bars illustrate the number of Active listings that are [...]

Scottsdale home buyers looking for foreclosures

by Dru Bloomfield on November 9, 2011

Many buyers start off their housing hunting looking to buy a foreclosure in Scottsdale. Getting information from the media or friends, they think that there are a lot of foreclosures for sale in Scottsdale, and that they are going to get a great deal going that route.  However, there are a couple challenges with foreclosures [...]

Top 10 List of Cities for Real Estate Appreciation

by Dru Bloomfield on November 5, 2011

Tiffany Cloud, a Realtor friend of mine in the East Valley, posted a interesting link on her Facebook about 10 Cities Where List Prices Have Fallen the Most, noting that there were no Arizona cities on the list. Some positive news for sure. Out of curiosity, I checked out the corresponding 10 Cities Where List [...]

From Michael Orr at the Cromford Report, and courtesy of Allison Hudgins at Old Republic Title Agency, here is the latest update for single family homes, by price range, for the Greater Phoenix real estate market. Market Headlines A big contrast exists between the market under $200,000 and the market above that figure Enthusiastic buying [...]

Spectacular Scottsdale Sunset

by Dru Bloomfield on November 1, 2011

After showing a house late this afternoon, I was loving the drive home, savoring the sunset. Driving past this gorgeous view south from McCormick Parkway, just west of Hayden Road, I realized that I just had to go back and snap a shot. With Camelback Mountain in the background, this was definitely a sunset I [...]