dru bloomfield: Like to Play Tennis? Looking for a Vacation Home? - 05/07/08 06:54 AM
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dru bloomfield: McCormick Ranch Golf Course - 05/06/08 06:02 PM
I live on McCormick Ranch Golf course and feel just a bit spoiled waking up to these beautiful views each morning. Here's a Flickr photo set of the golf course, so you can see more of photos of the course. Also you can subscribe to this photo set, so you will be updated
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dru bloomfield: Scottsdale Real Estate Report - By Zip Code - 05/06/08 05:36 PM
Here are the Altos Research real estate market updates for all Scottsdale zip codes. These freshly updated reports are in a one page executive summary format. If you'd like the more detailed report for your zip code, please call or email me. This week's update: 85262 - Listing prices have been increasing, as have days
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dru bloomfield: Remodeled Northeast Phoenix 4 bedroom Home - $225,000 - 12/20/07 07:29 AM
Excellent Paradise Valley Oasis RemodelLocation: Paradise Valley OasisExcellent remodel. You must come check out this attention to detail. For the price, you will not find a more updated home in the area. Kitchen has newer maple cabinets, white appliances, and parquet flooring. Room for eat-in bistro table too! Baths have both
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dru bloomfield: Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge - Linking Arizona and Nevada - 11/19/07 07:22 AM
Highway 93, the road to Vegas, is heavily traveled and has been undergoing lots of renovation and upgrading it to make it safer. Many sections are now 4 lanes, and it's a smooth traveling road for the most part. Based on its history of fatal accidents, this is a welcome relief! I
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dru bloomfield: I Have a Home Buyer! Do You Have Scottsdale Home to Sell? - 11/08/07 07:22 AM
I just wrote the wildest letter that I am mailing out to 44 home owners in the Scottsdale Country Club East community. Not wild for the content, but amazing to be writing it at this particular time in history, where headlines are more focused on what's wrong with real estate, rather than what's
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dru bloomfield: Community Open House Attracts 115 Scottsdale Buyers - 11/08/07 07:07 AM
The National Open House community event held in McDowell Mountain Ranch was a rousing success for REALTORS who sell Scottsdale real estate. Many Scottsdale real estate agents banded together to advertise and host seventy houses open from noon to five Sunday, November 4th. For all our efforts, we attracted 115 potential
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dru bloomfield: Sellers Getting Great Publicity - Thank you, Internet! - 11/01/07 08:47 AM
I'm an Internet marketer... that's how I advertise and sell homes. I still do a bit of traditional advertising, but since 80% of the buyers are looking on-line, I spend well over 80% of my time and resources advertising my listings on the Internet. Suddenly, I have been getting great press coverage, and
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dru bloomfield: National Open House Day in McDowell Mountain Ranch - 11/01/07 08:14 AM
Join us this coming Sunday for National Open House Day, being celebrated in McDowell Mountain Ranch. With over 80 homes open for buyer viewing, this event is the first of its kind in the community. Visitors are being directed to the Desert Canyon Commercial Center on 105th St. & McDowell Mountain Ranch Road)
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dru bloomfield: Scottsdale Schools - Special Education Resources - 10/23/07 05:57 PM
I have a son with special needs, who's been "almost 16" for 11 months! He's been in the Scottsdale Unified School District since he was 3, which makes me somewhat of an expert in the services and resources available to children in need of Special Education living in and moving to the Scottsdale area. As a founding
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dru bloomfield: Blog Marketing Strategy - Diva Style - 10/23/07 05:26 PM
I was reading the Diva Marketing Blog last night and found a couple excellent, excellent posts. Toby Bloomberg has a much more traditional business consulting background that I've seen in many of the blogs I've read so far. Her business philosophies provide an excellent structure to consider when building your blog. In The Diva
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dru bloomfield: YouTube Listing Video Gets TV Coverage in Phoenix - 10/22/07 09:56 AM
Yesterday, I received a call from a reporter at the local CBS station, asking if I'd be willing to talk on camera about how I was marketing homes on YouTube. She'd found one of my listings (one that had actually already sold), and wanted to do a report for the evening
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dru bloomfield: Calling All Future Builders and Developers - 10/20/07 11:02 AM
Here's a great chance for kids to play and learn at the same time. The Scottsdale's Community Design Studio is holding the 11th Annual "Build the Fun" Lego Event, where up to 100 children, ages 7-12 will get to experience community building. Using over 20,000 Legos, the kids will each construct a building. After the
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dru bloomfield: What's the Phoenix Economy look like today? - 10/20/07 10:48 AM
Elliott D. Pollack and Company provides some of the most extensive and easily understandable economic data for Arizona and the Phoenix metropolitan area. Some day, I'd like to hear the dialog that accompanies their comprehensive PowerPoint presentations. I just reviewed the latest CEO/CFO presentation posted on their web site, and find that it's a message
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dru bloomfield: September Market Report - Central Scottsdale - 10/10/07 10:39 AM
Prices in the Central Scottsdale area (Indian Bend Road north to Shea), have been interesting to watch over the past year. While the number of homes sold has dropped off significantly in the recent months, part of that change is due to the cyclical nature of sales in the area. Prices in central
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dru bloomfield: New MLS system comin' to town - Web 2.0 style - 10/09/07 09:18 AM
(drum roll) The final vendor selection for the new MLS vendor in the Phoenix Metro area was announced this past week. Read on: The Announcement of the FlexMLS - "The Big News" by on 10/5/07 by Michael Wurzer (wild applause) The Announcement of The Phoenix Real Estate Technology Exchange also by Michael Wurzer on 10/8/07 ...
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dru bloomfield: New to Active Rain - Introducing Gerry Dombek, Phoenix, Arizona - 10/06/07 08:17 AM
Please welcome Gerry Dombek with John Hall & Associates to Active Rain. I met Gerry in early 2004 right after we joined our current brokerage. What most impressed me about Gerry was her professionalism, determination, and ability to get things done. She also has the foresight to see both problems and opportunities
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dru bloomfield: Getting Ready for Winter - Scottsdale, Arizona Style! - 10/04/07 12:44 PM
I was reading Barbara Mulcahy's Monthly Home Maintenance Tips, and realized I was grinning. I guess it comes from too many 110 degree days this past summer and feeling a little giddy. Sometimes the emotions of autumn in Arizona are akin to those felt in the spring when living in a cold climate. Rebirth! Here's
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dru bloomfield: Blog Contest - Win a Scottsdale Holiday Getaway! - 10/03/07 12:33 PM
The Scottsdale Convention and Visitor's Bureau is sponsoring a blog contest on your best holiday horror story. Winner receives a holiday vacation for six to the renowned Boulders Resort and Golden Door Spa, located sunny and warm Scottsdale. Additional prizes include dining, shopping, golf, and a Grand Canyon helicopter package. The top ten blogs
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dru bloomfield: Scottsdale's 10th Annual Green Building Expo - 10/02/07 05:05 PM
Green building is all the rage, or so it seems. And in doing a little research, you will see that the City of Scottsdale has been developed some comprehensive resources and continued commitment to green building and energy efficiency. To learn more about green building and how you can make your
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