phoenix: Nice Surprises in the Market News- Both Nationally and in Arizona - 06/29/08 07:23 PM
"Act surprised" ... that's the command I gave my daughters as they unknowingly became a part of my blog-marketing campaign.
Fortunately they put up with me.
OK... for about 3 seconds... and no do-overs.
This is a brief snapshot with my wrap-up of this week's market news. There's … (4 comments)
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phoenix: Arizona Real Estate Investing Heating Up - 06/28/08 02:03 PM
During my childhood, I was fascinated by a series of commercials for a mosquitoe repellant- they were quite compelling.
A man would stick his arm into a "cage" full of thirsty mosquitoes.
They would quickly land and get to work on his unprotected arm.
I practically shouted at the screen, … (2 comments)
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phoenix: Unlisted Investment Properties - 06/14/08 01:17 PM
One of the little known secrets of real estate is that there are agents who have a significant portfolio of investment properties that are not be listed.
You won't find them on the MLS or any website.
Why would this be? Here's a partial list:
Sellers don't want to the publicity. … (7 comments)
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phoenix: The Phoenix Rising- An Investor Speculation - 05/30/08 02:15 PM
As many real estate investors have noticed, the housing market hit critical mass a few years ago... the access to easy money and a wild upswing in potential equity creation brought a great excitement to the market.
Speculators arrived- both seasoned and new. Fortunes were gained and lost.
Now the challenge … (0 comments)
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phoenix: Preparation for Growth in a Down Market- A Look at Phoenix Arizona - 05/29/08 04:17 PM
I don’t know who first said it, but there’s a phrase thrown around town to describe Phoenix - It’s that “the business of Phoenix is growth.”
I'm Chuck Willman, a real estate agent based in the Phoenix metro area. Here's Part I of a series I wrote for publication … (4 comments)
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phoenix: Phoenix Light Rail- Entering Final Stages - 05/11/08 03:51 PM
The last segment of rail has been added to the Phoenix Metro's 20 Mile Light Rail Line.
What began in 2001 is now entering the final stage- testing.
Travellers should be able to climb aboard by the end of the year.
For those who want details of the project timeline, … (4 comments)
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phoenix: Phoenix Among Best Cities for Job Growth - 04/27/08 07:32 PM
When cities experience massive population growth, local authorities must be asking themselves, "can we handle this?"
Evidently Phoenix can.
Phoenix is listed, by Forbes Magazine, among the best cities for job growth. About the area, the article ascribed Phoenix's prospects as strong due to a diverse economy and fundamentally solid economics.
The remarkable element … (0 comments)
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phoenix: Livin' La Vida Robot - Local High School Takes on M.I.T. - 04/24/08 08:15 PM
In April of 2005 Wired Magazine published one of *the* feel good stories of a lifetime.
It was called "La Vida Robot" ... It's the adventure of a group of inner city high school students from West Phoenix who dared to compete in a NASA sponsered science competition against the best … (7 comments)
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phoenix: Where are We Now in the Correction? If I had a TV Show.... - 04/11/08 04:19 PM
If I had a TV Show... tonight's news may go something like this...
Previously on "Arizona Real Estate Live!" (cue upbeat southwest music)...
Cut to: scenes of luxury vehicles passing scenic vistas in the hills of Scottsdale to a distant view of the impressive skyline of Phoenix.
Announcer: Since the turn of the millennium, … (4 comments)
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phoenix: Phoenix Arizona- A Sports Mecca - 03/24/08 05:02 PM
The Phoenix area offers great recreation for the outdoorsy type. Maybe less known is the spectator opportunities. Name a professional sport and, chances are, you'll find an outlet locally. The Phoenix metro area is home to several franchises- each with a thriving fan base.
The Arizona Diamondbacks went from new … (2 comments)
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phoenix: 1935 Advertising - Arizona Tourism Nostalgia - 03/12/08 03:31 PM
It's fun to look back.
As anyone who has ever "gone home" has discovered... sometimes our memories are hazy at best.
That mountain you remembered as a child really is closer to a molehill.The big buildings? - small.The big city itself? - little.Thankfully- there are some memories that can not be … (6 comments)
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phoenix: Latest Trends in Arizona's Valley of the Sun Real Estate - 03/01/08 06:44 PM
Here's what has come down the road in my little area of the world (Phoenix Arizona Metro Area):
Buyers are coming to Arizona. We're dealing with more buyers from Canada and the north eastern United States. These are mostly investment buyers who are concentrating on homes that can be purchased and then … (3 comments)
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phoenix: 10 Best Places for House Bargains- Phoenix #5 - 02/11/08 12:02 PM
Phoenix Skyline by Bradley Cooper
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Realtor.org has an interesting report today that links to a Forbes article by Matt Woolsey about the Ten best cites for bargain hunters. The top five are:Salt Lake City, UTRaleigh, NCOrlando, FLCharlotte, NCPhoenix, AZLet's focus on Phoenix. Phoenix "is the largest city in the American Southwest and is … (6 comments)
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phoenix: What is Infill? - 01/29/08 12:32 PM
According to the latest wikepedia entry, Infill is "the use of land within a built-up area for further construction, especially as part of a community redevelopment or growth management program or as part of smart growth. It focuses on the the reuse and repositioning of obsolete or underutilized buildings and sites."
In … (7 comments)
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phoenix: Nationwide Webinar for Phoenix Based Investment Opportunity - 01/24/08 11:09 AM
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phoenix: Investment Opportunity in Phoenix/Scottsdale - 01/04/08 04:30 PM
Gentry Realty is offering a webinar for those interested in taking advantage of Arizona's investment opportunities.
Our group has sold over 500 investment properties in the past three years. It's what we know best.
This opportunity is one of the best we've seen.
You don't need to travel for the presentation.
You can watch … (0 comments)
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phoenix: Arizona's "Hottest Intersections" - 09/28/07 04:22 PM
Here are The Valley of the Sun's Hottest Intersections- as chosen at an August 2007 meeting of the Urban Land Institute that drew more than 1,000 people from Arizona's real-estate industry. The experts based their decision upon the following criteria:detailed information on the intersections' developmentsnearby populationtraffic countsmedian incomeszoning and land use.The … (0 comments)
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phoenix: Arizona Among Nation Leaders in Job Growth - 09/28/07 03:29 PM
Any fast-population-growth city needs to provide at least three things:
sufficient natural resourcesa place to livea way to earn a living.Arizona's most populated metro areas exist within a desert. Yet there is a vast agricultural network of dairy farms, cotton and corn fields and water in sufficient quantities that California and … (0 comments)
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phoenix: "Domino Corridors" - New Home Pricing Phenomena- Phoenix Arizona - 09/13/07 05:49 PM
In areas with a tremendous quantity of new home communities, the competition among builders have created a phenomena I call the "Domino Corridor Effect".
As we are very much in the midst of a buyer's market, new home builders are finding several strategies to compete. Normally they use an assortment of … (0 comments)
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phoenix: Cost To Rent In Phoenix Metro Area In A Slowdown - 09/11/07 01:16 PM
The East Valley Tribune, which serves readers in the greater Phoenix Arizona market, reports that after two years of escalating apartment rents, relief is in sight for Valley renters, as rentals of single-family homes and failed condo conversions flood the market.
From the second quarter 2002 to the same … (0 comments)
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phoenix: Arizona- the Greater Phoenix Area Real Estate Market Overview - 09/04/07 02:57 PM
With the nationwide real estate market in flux I'm often asked how Phoenix is doing. Home prices have come down; existing homes remain on the market longer and large builders are weathering an earnings decline storm... resulting in their offering of significant incentives.
Still, there are areas of the country that appear to … (0 comments)
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phoenix: Builder Incentives- Paying the Agent More than the Buyer - 09/03/07 03:26 PM
Under certain circumstances a builder will offer higher than traditional commissions to buyer's agents.
Here are some of the circumstances under which a builder may offer such a premium:
Builder is approaching close-out. The builder may be ready to deploy the selling agents at a newer community. By offering higher incentives the … (0 comments)
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