The brand new Tom’s Thumb Trailhead in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve opened this week to great excitement. The trail is 3 miles South of Dynamite on 128th Street. You can now hike to the north reaches of the McDowell Mountain with the 5 new miles of multiuse trails. Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane held a ribbon […]
Kierland Scottsdale Foreclosure Deal of the Day
There is a fantastic foreclosure opportunity in Scottsdale. This home is located on the highly sought after Kierland golf course. We have not seen a foreclosed golf home come on the market in a long time so this is a rare opportunity and it will sell fast. The 3,517 square-foot home is priced at $599,900 […]
Home Prices Rise Nationwide As Phoenix Leads The Charge
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, […]
Worst of Housing Crash is Over
Michael Orr, an Arizona State University real estate expert, has predicted that the worst of the Phoenix and Scottsdale housing crash is over. Orr is the director of the Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice at ASU’s W.P. Carey School of Business. He is a well respected real estate analyst in Arizona. According to Orr, […]
Scottsdale Foreclosure Homes for Sale
Now is a great time to buy Scottsdale Foreclosures. There are fewer and fewer becoming available as the Scottsdale Real Estate market continues to improve. Below you will find the current bank-owned homes available in Scottsdale. This page will update daily and add any new homes that come available. Carmen Brodeur JD Realtor Trillium Properties, […]
Scottsdale Real Estate Update – November 2011
Here is my monthly update on the market for Phoenix and Scottsdale real estate: 1. Active Notices of default for residential properties as of the end of October 2011 were 21,903 units. That is down from last month of 22,301. This is the 11th month in a row that we have seen decreases in the […]