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I’ve been building a video library that will soon create my on-line listing presentation.  When I go to a listing a appointment, I want to focus on the seller and their house, not me selling my services.  This video shares a bit about how I work. Connection and trust are critical components of any relationship.  [...]

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 Condo Market is Improving

by Dru Bloomfield on April 14, 2011

Overall, the condo market has been extremely slow over the past couple of years.  FHA financing dried up, so buyers had to have cash, either the full price or a minimum of 20% down. Finally, there seems to be a bit of a change which is good news for sellers. And may indicate that it’s [...]

Today, I was researching homes for sale by auction in Phoenix, Scottsdale, and the surrounding areas. Lender-owned properties don’t always sell as quickly as the banks would like, and sometimes, a stagnant real estate listing will be put up for auction. As of today, there are “only” 220 single family homes listed in ARMLS as [...]

Single family home sales continue to improve.  Historically, January homes sales are the low point of the year (circled in red above), and have occurred in January for all years, but 2002. The first chart shows that Scottsdale home sales have been improving gradually over the past two years. Looking at just the January data [...]

Buying an Bank Owned Property

by Dru Bloomfield on October 7, 2009

You’ll either laugh or cry! Buying a bank-owned home in Phoenix can be a contact sport. Kris Berg at San Diego Castles Realty created the following video to put it all in perspective!  ☺

A Comprehensive Look at Real Estate Sales in Paradise Valley

by Dru Bloomfield on September 14, 2009

Paradise Valley is a real estate microcosm.  Homes are much larger and median prices are significantly higher than anywhere else in the Phoenix area, including it’s neighbor, Scottsdale. Commonly call “PV”, this city has irregular boundaries, that extend from Camelback Road on the south, to Shea Boulevard on the north.   The area is filled with [...]