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From CNBC News:
IS THE HOUSING CRISIS REALLY A “CRISIS”?
In his commentary, Dennis Kneale crunches the numbers.
Dennis’ white board explanation of the actual numbers, puts it all in perspective.

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After reading the article at AZCentral.com, Valley home-sales reports are at odds, I decided it was time to get a handle on the foreclosure situation in Scottsdale. 
According to the City of Scottsdale’s Building Resources Department, as of the first quarter of 2008, there are an estimated 242,650 residents, 81,410 single family homes, and 38,310 multi-family [...]

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I’ve mentioned a couple articles related to the Phoenix and Scottsdale real estate markets in the past week or so. 
Keeping an Eye on Scottsdale Real Estate
Jay Butler at Arizona Stat University published his updated real estate report, covering the Phoenix metropolitan area, yesterday. 
Greater Phoenix resale numbers up for April, median prices down
But, the bottom line for Scottsdale [...]

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I’m as curious as the next person, and have checked Zillow out more than a few times.  I post my listings there, and in the past, have even paid for advertising.  Last year, I sold a client’s home that I’d listed there. 
I’ve tried to remain neutral in my position.
However, when I read this post “The Zindex [...]

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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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Berkshire-Hathaway’s annual meeting was this past Saturday in Omaha.  My stock broker talks reverantly about attending these meeting in the early days, when they were smaller more “intimate” gatherings.  This year, 31,000 were in attendance.   I’m a stockholder, and think the Bershire-Hathawasy annual reports are very interesting, and overwhelming at the same time.  A text book of [...]

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Thanks to Jay Thompson, for pointing out this article on USA Today. 
The information is refreshing in its Q&A format.  And it’s obvious to see that real estate markets are very local.  While we can point to trends and averages, it takes some localized and detailed research to help a buyer determine how close to reality [...]

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Yesterday, a neighbor asked for my take on the real estate market.  He’s has a strong economics background, so I knew that he’d want more than just my perspective and experience, so I shared the following three web sites with him.  
If you are into historical reports, market trend, and forecasting, I think you might really enjoy them. 

R.L. Brown - housing reports, [...]

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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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