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I started seeing some of the statistics outlined in the following video, “Social Media Revolution“, a couple days ago.  Some of the numbers seemed pretty unbelievable, but I’ve seen references, so am more comfortable sharing with you. You may have already been pulled into the world of social media, so this info may not be [...]

What does Twitter have to do with real estate?

by Dru Bloomfield on July 20, 2009

My husband got a kick out of telling me I was in the paper yesterday.  I knew the article on Twitter and real estate blogging might be coming out since I’d been interviewed a few weeks ago, and I’d met the photographer at one of my rapidly dwindling listings, but I still was taken by [...]

Realtors often say things like “Location, location, location”, and “Real estate is local”. Comparing Phoenix and Scottsdale real estate stats really is like comparing apples to oranges, but I’m going to do it anyway. A few facts: Phoenix covers a much larger area, 517 square miles, as compared to  Scottsdale’s 184 square miles. Phoenix has [...]

Phoenix Real Estate Auction Starts Today

by Dru Bloomfield on May 16, 2009

photo credit: TheTruthAbout… The real estate auction company, Hudson & Marshall, is in town this weekend, for an auction of foreclosed properties to be held at the JW Marriot at Desert Ridge.  We had a 2 bedroom single family home listed that the bank entered into the auction about 2 weeks ago.  Several pre-auction offers came [...]

Scottsdale Home Price Reductions Lead the Nation

by Dru Bloomfield on May 6, 2009

photo credit: quinn.anya Just in.  The title of the Newsweek article is :  Want to Sell Your Home, Lower Your Price And it gives Scottsdale some press that may not be the best, but to me, it’s a sign that Scottsdale is now on its way to recovery too.  Prices will need to drop quite [...]

The Danger of Generalizations

by Dru Bloomfield on May 5, 2009

Last week, I wrote a blog post Looks like Phoenix real estate prices may be on their way up, where a comment was left regarding the danger of generalizations.  I agree, generalizations can give a false picture of what is happening in various areas of the market, such as in different communities or different price [...]

Scottsdale is one of those long, skinny towns that has very definite north, south, and central neighborhoods.  Prices tend to increase, from south to north. Today, I’ve created some charts (with the help of Altos Research) to show the current differences in these varying markets. Current median list price for South Scottsdale (85257) has dropped down [...]