paradise valley: Scottsdale, Arizona Newspaper Says "Uncle." - 10/07/08 04:04 PM
It's shakeup time for one major Valley newspaper. The East Valley Tribune is blaming the current economic downturn and stagnant Real Estate market for a recent decline in readership. According to an article on azcentral.com, the Trib is cutting 142 positions and pulling out of Scottsdale and Tempe in January. The … (56 comments)
paradise valley: Back on the Market ... Do these jeans make my backyard look big? - 04/19/08 10:22 AM
You've been married so long that you've forgotten how to be single. Your t-shirts all have holes in them, you don't shave on the weekends, and you haven't consumed a "Diet" anything in years. While your spouse may love you despite the fact that you have completely let yourself go, you … (52 comments)
paradise valley: In Defense of the 180 Day Listing - 04/03/08 07:18 AM
I know you want to sell your home. I know you need to sell your home. I know you want and need to do it as soon as humanly possible. But, of course, you also want to command the highest price that the market will bear. So what to do? While giving … (80 comments)
paradise valley: MEDIAN HOME VALUE IN SCOTTSDALE PLUMMETS BY ... 1.9%??? - 03/16/08 12:30 PM
According to an article in the Arizona Republic on Saturday (3/15/08), the same publication which has been trumpeting the wholesale demise of Real Estate values in Maricopa County for the past year and a half, the median value of homes that sold in Scottsdale in 2007 showed a 1.9% decline from 2006. 1.9%??? This … (18 comments)
paradise valley: Day Trips from Scottsdale: The Phoenix Mountain Preserve - 01/21/08 05:42 PM
As part of my continuing series of things to do in and around Scottsdale, Phoenix and Paradise Valley, Arizona, today's edition is devoted to the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. As the Valley has been beset by rapid expansion and development, political forces have been at odds over the preservation of our native land. Victories … (27 comments)
paradise valley: Negotiation - 01/15/08 10:50 PM
Ninety two contentious minutes into a 90 minute contest, the pitch is littered with casualties. Spent forwards, midfielders and fullbacks slogging wearily through stoppage time. Lungs seared from fruitless forays into the opposing half of the field, calves and hamstrings cramping from dehydration, members of both squads begin to look to … (53 comments)
paradise valley: Where Do I Find a Starbucks in Scottsdale? - 11/22/07 01:54 PM
First and foremost, I'd like to welcome all of our winter visitors to beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. Whether you are staying in lush McCormick Ranch, peaceful Scottsdale Ranch, the newer McDowell Mountain Ranch with its desert vistas or any of our other wonderful communities, you are going to have some questions.Sure, you would like to … (37 comments)
paradise valley: Buying a Vacation Home in McCormick Ranch, Scottsdale AZ - 11/11/07 08:09 PM
Welcome to sunny Scottsdale, Arizona. Yes, you there. In the t-shirt, shorts and sandals. Applying 50 SPF sunscreen in the middle of November. You're not from around here, are you? Didn't think so. See, I'm a native of Scottsdale. Want to know how you can tell? I'm wearing three layers of clothing and a ski cap. … (35 comments)
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It's shakeup time for one major Valley newspaper. The East Valley Tribune is blaming the current economic downturn and stagnant Real Estate market for a recent decline in readership. According to an article on azcentral.com, the Trib is cutting 142 positions and pulling out of Scottsdale and Tempe in January. The … (56 comments)
