ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2008 

This is a post that will helpfully shed some light on the massive amount of information available on Active Rain as well as help each of us as we weed through the maze of ideas, of tips, hints, and people that we are introduced to on Active Rain. I'm sharing just "some" of the amazing stuff I've...
03/29/2008
Since many of my buyers settle in the southeast valley, I am providing a separate graph of this area. The southeast valley is a wonderful area of the valley and includes Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. Many of the 55+ communities are located in Mesa or Apache Junction, and our winter visitors flock ...
03/28/2008
I have been missing in action for a couple of days accumulating information to share with consumers.  I periodically share our market stats for my "potential" customers as well as my readers who might like to know what our market is doing. Since so many are moving to the south and the west, it's ...
03/28/2008
Tourists have discovered our Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Located in the southeast valley in Mesa, close to Gilbert, Queen Creek, Apache Junction and Gold Canyon, it has become "the" airport for more than 100,000 passengers in just the past three months. 70 percent of these passengers were visit...
03/22/2008
According to the Census Bureau, Pinal County, Arizona is among the fastest growing in the nation. Pinal County is south and east of downtown Phoenix, and includes such cities as: Apache Junction, Gold Canyon, Queen Creek, Florence. Population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau ...
03/20/2008
I am definitely a numbers lady and like to see just exactly how we compare to say, 2000. That said, I pulled up the Phoenix Arizona MLS to find out how many active listings we have today, how many are pending - notice we are moving up - and how many have sold since January 1, 2008. I took that sa...
03/18/2008
I've found another way to post useful consumer information via a graph! Last time it was with a pie chart, this time I'm trying out the bar graph! It helps put into perspective what is going on in our market in "colors!" Our market has definitely picked up, and homes are selling much quicker - or...
03/17/2008
Please, please, please!!! For those of you who just throw something up on your post hoping to get some type of notice, STOP IT!!! Sink your teeth into your post. Put you into it!!! Otherwise, I, along with myriad others who do put our all into a post will not be stopping by to comment on whatever...
03/16/2008
I shared some of the photos and history of our day trip to the Lost Dutchman State Park yesterday, so I put together some more photos and dialogue on our continued trip on Highway 88 north and east. Almost immediately after we exited the Lost Dutchman State Park heading north, I noted a sign indi...
03/15/2008
I was reading the newspaper this morning, and on the "front" page, there was an aricle with bright yellow poppies displayed in the very center of the page. Because of our rain this winter season, we have wildflowers everywhere. On the side of the freeways, in the foothills, and yes, at Lost Dutch...
03/14/2008
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