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This post, The Improving Phoenix Real Estate Market, by Phil Sexton over in our corporate John Hall & Associates office is well worth the read.   Phil loves his charts and the one he’s posted on the company blog is one of the most optimistic views I’ve seen in the past couple of years.

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One of my blog readers emailed me a link to the following real estate yesterday.  Thank you, Jim!
6 Real Estate Bargains
The article, provided by Fortune Magazine on CNNMoney.com, showcases the six cities that they’ve identified as the best real estate markets for deals.
In Miami, sales dropped 40% last year and prices are down 21%.  Excess [...]

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The Phoenix METRO Light Rail project is rapidly becoming a reality, and we are all waiting to see just how successful it will be.  I have a client working on the project who shared this photo of the special lighting installed on the Tempe Town Lake bridge that will only light up as the train passes over [...]

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The Arizona Republic posted two articles over the weekend, with some perspective from local Realtors (yes, I helped) on why now is a good time to buy.    Did you catch it?  If not, here’s a copy over the John Hall & Associates blog.
I missed it seeing the article, but one of the parents from my son’s Challenger [...]

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Last week was a big week for real estate bloggers working in the East Valley, Scottsdale, and Phoenix Metro. As real estate buyers and sellers turn to the Internet to find real estate information, and even to find and qualify their Realtor, blogging becomes more and more mainstream.
While I signed up for my first blog over two [...]

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Phil Sexton, also from John Hall & Associates, commented yesterday on the Inman Community area, in response to the question: “How’s the real estate selling in your area??????”
The question here in Phoenix: Is it improving or is it seasonal? We have been improving month over month since Jan - but that’s normal. The encouraging part [...]

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Interesting choice of title for article in the Arizona Republic for the just released census updates:
Valley population gains moderating
Last year, Maricopa County (home to Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, and most of the metropolitan Phoenix area) was the fastest growing county in the U.S. based on number of residents added, according to a just released census estimate.  [...]

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photo credit: CodyR
Today, I was waiting in a title office waiting to sign papers and reading the Phoenix Business Journal. The following article jumped out at me.
Cachet to unload Verrado inventory in its first new-home auction 
Minimum bids start at about 50% of current list prices.  Twenty-eight single family home.
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Just got a tip from the Altos Research blog that Forbes has put Phoenix in the Top 10 for real estate bargain hunters. 

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Earlier this week, I got an email from clients I leased a condo to last year.  At the time, they were saving up to buy a house, but weren’t quite ready, so opted to lease for a year. 
“We’re dreading another move so soon and have been dragging our feet with leaving this cozy little apartment but it’s [...]

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