Rising home prices are an important indicator that the housing market is recovering. Since July, the U.S. has seen home prices rise, mortgage and foreclosure rates fall and increased optimism and confidence in homeowners, home buyers, and home builders. Home prices nationwide rose 1.2 percent in July over the same time period last year. Reports […]
Scottsdale and Phoenix Leads The U.S. In July Home Price Increase
According to the Standard & Poor’s Case Shiller index, home prices across the nation were up 1.2 percent in July. This study is based on half of the homes in the U.S. It measures home prices compared with those in January 2000 and creates a three-month moving average. The rise in July is the second […]
Phoenix and Scottsdale Real Estate Market Update – June 2012
New data from the Cromford Report in Arizona has been released. Data clearly shows a decreasing supply of homes for sale, corresponding with increasing home values. Demand for homes has also increased dramatically with the Demand Index almost double the Supply Index. The Demand Index is listed at 112.7 and the Supply Index is 62.5, […]
Thinking of Doing a Short Sale? Better Do It Soon Before Tax Break Expires
A major tax break for homeowners who do short sales is scheduled to disappear at the end of the year. The 2007 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act allows homeowners to short sell their home and not pay tax on the amount forgiven. It is scheduled to expire six months from now, on December 31, 2012. […]
Case Shiller Reports Phoenix Home Prices Rising Fastest in Nation
Case Shiller is reporting that the prices of Phoenix homes are rising at the fastest rate of all cities in the US. The average price of a home in Phoenix increased by 2.2% between February and March. That is the largest increase of all 20 cities that Case Shiller monitors. Seattle was second with 1.7% […]
What to do in a Multiple Offer Situation
As the Scottsdale real estate market has surged in the past several months, we are seeing more and more multiple offer situations. While no buyer is ever happy about being involved in a bidding war, it is becoming common in Scottsdale. Unfortunate for buyers (and fortunate for Sellers) it is often the only way to […]
Phoenix Home Values Up 25% In Past 12 Months
The Phoenix Business Journal is today reporting that a new report from Arizona State University shows that the average Phoenix home is up in value 25% in the past 12 months. The Phoenix and Scottsdale real estate markets have seen a huge surge in the past year, but home prices are still at a huge […]
Number of Scottsdale Homes for Sale Way Down
Check out the newest graph published by the Arizona Regional MLS board. This graph makes it blatantly obvious how few homes are on the market this year compared to the last two years. During the first quarter of 2010 there were 37,530 homes for sale. During the same quarter of 2011 there were 32,657 homes […]
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