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Scottsdale

More Awards for Scottsdale this week

by Dru Bloomfield on September 23, 2011

In addition to being named 4th best city in the U.S by BusinessWeek.com this week, the city captured a few more awards for art, innovation, and more. Scottsdale’s landmark Soleri Bridge and Plaza captured two top honors at the Valley Forward Association’s Environmental Excellence Awards. The Soleri Bridge and Plaza captured top spot in both [...]

Business Week Rates Scottsdale at 4th Best City

by Dru Bloomfield on September 23, 2011

Business Week asks the question: Which Is America’s Best City? And then ranks Scottsdale as #4, in the nation. And here’s why: A wealthy Phoenix suburb, Scottsdale has the second-best schools among cities we ranked, low unemployment, and a high number of park acres per person. More than half the population has a college degree. [...]

Looking for the perfect home?

by Dru Bloomfield on September 19, 2011

When you start looking for a home, you need to get your list together. Age? Location? Features? Schools? Pool? Use the Internet. Drive neighborhoods. Categorize your “Got to have’s” and “Want to have’s”, because really there is no such thing as the perfect house. Ask someone who has built a custom home, if there’s anything [...]

As you may have read in the Phoenix Business Journal a couple weeks ago, John Hall & Associates was acquired by Nevada-based Realty ONE Group.  It was a total surprise to me, yet I’m excited to see the best of these two companies melding in a way that’s beneficial to local buyers and sellers. While [...]

I’ve just added this cool new search to AtHomeInScottsdale.com where you can search for a neighborhood by a list of attributes that include: Local Culture Quality Schools Fun and Hip Family Friendly Pet Friendly Golfers Paradise Near Everyday Needs Near Shopping Rural Small Town Suburban Urban Most walk or bike Most ride public transportation Nearby [...]

Queen of the $100K Scottsdale Condo

by Dru Bloomfield on August 21, 2011

I feel like I’ve shown every condo in Scottsdale under $100,000 in the last 3 months.  I know that’s an exaggeration, but in February I was saying that the condo market was dead in Scottsdale.  In May, I was writing about short sales being perfect for vacation home buyers. And from there, it just blew [...]

Scottsdale home buyer says, “Sell now!”

by Dru Bloomfield on August 16, 2011

I’ve been working with a home buyer over the past month.  He’s a pretty easy going guy, looking to purchase his first home, with cash. Should be easy. Right? First, there was the challenge of finding properties. With the ever dwindling number of active listings, finding homes that matched his preferences was a lesson if [...]