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Normal home sales dominate Scottsdale real estate market

by Dru Bloomfield on February 27, 2012

The number of homes for sale in Scottsdale has remained much more stable than other parts of the valley.  Due in part the the typical sales price of a Scottsdale single home, which is higher than all other cities in Phoenix Metro. What I think is most interesting to note in this chart is that [...]

Scottsdale home listing prices are on the rise in the central areas of the city that include McCormick Ranch, Gainey Ranch, and Scottsdale Ranch. Seems kind of exciting, at first glance.   Looking above at the 90-day rolling average, it’s interesting to see that median price for homes listings is now approaching $188/square foot, which [...]

Scottsdale home buyers looking for foreclosures

by Dru Bloomfield on November 9, 2011

Many buyers start off their housing hunting looking to buy a foreclosure in Scottsdale. Getting information from the media or friends, they think that there are a lot of foreclosures for sale in Scottsdale, and that they are going to get a great deal going that route.  However, there are a couple challenges with foreclosures [...]

Last summer, pre-foreclosures and lender-owned properties made up 25% of the active listings in the MLS.  However, about 45% of the actual sales were distressed properties.   Average price per square for a normal home sale was just over $200 per square foot, $150/sf for a pre-foreclosure, and closer to $140/sf for lender owned properties. Looking [...]

McCormick Ranch Real Estate Update

by Dru Bloomfield on October 26, 2009

I haven’t done a market report on Scottsdale 85258, home to the “Ranches”…. McCormick, Gainey, and Scottsdale.  In January, I posted this same chart in the post: McCormick Ranch Real Estate – Least Distressed Area of Scottsdale. A few changes have occurred in past ten months, while some metrics stayed the same. What you will [...]

The following two charts show a few of the the changes in the Scottsdale real estate market over the past three months, in particular related to short sales and foreclosures.  I’ve put small version of of the charts next to each other here, and then larger views, down below, so you can actually read them. [...]

Seriously? Good News for Short Sales?

by Dru Bloomfield on July 15, 2009

Mike Orr at the Cromford Report just reported the following update for Phoenix area real estate: Good news for sellers in pre-foreclosure or short sale situations. Their chances of a successful listing have improved from less than 20% in February to over 45% as of July 5. In fact for the first time in history, the success [...]