Don's Real Estate Blog

I must make a comment about how pleased I am to see one of our own, Jordin Sparks, on American Idol.   Last week she made us proud.    I had my family ready with our phones in hand ready to vote for Glendale Arizona's pride and joy.    Jordin Sparks, who is a student at Sandra Day O'conner high s...

Developers have proposed an open-air mall in Goodyear, Estrella Falls.   The mall will be north of Interstate 10 between Estrella Parkway and Bullard Avenue.   The plan is for a 300 acre mall that will include hotels, offices and of course shopping.  Expected tenants are Harkins Theatres, Dillard...

And so, Buckeye continues to amaze in its development.   Douglas Ranch, a new master planned community that is bigger than Tempe, will begin building in 2009.   The development is planning 100,000 homes and will have a 300 acre central park.    This park will house cultural and entertainment even...

It's spring again and tickets are on sale for the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners spring training games.    Tickets range from $6 - $21 and can be purchased by visiting http://www.visitpeoriaaz.com/.  The season is as follows:March 1 - 1:05 pm, Seattle Vs San DiegoMarch 2 - 1:05 pm, San Die...

 Peoria's Celebration of the Arts Mark your calendars for the Peoria's Celebration of the Arts.    This annual event will be held on March 16-17, 2007 at the City of Peoria Municipal Complex.    The hours of the event is 5 - 10 pm on Friday and Saturday 10am - 4pm.  This festival includes an arra...

A study was performed by the National Association of Realtors that 1 in 5 home buyers were single women.  Single men purchased only nine percent.  In addition, a study by the Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies attributed this trend towards a larger number of unmarried women, mo...

 I've recently updated my Sun City Grand page on my website www.donrichhomes.com.    I thought I would update my blog with many of the great features of this community.     Even though the community is sold out for new homes, I continue to be impressed with number of amenities available in Sun Ci...

Today is a day for Arizona trivia.    Thanks to the City of Glendale website http://www.visitglendale.com/kid_zone.php for much of this information.   Arizona State Bird - Cactus Wren    Arizona State Flower - Saguaro Cactus BloomArizona State Mammal - Ring-Tail CatArizona Amphibian - Arizona Tre...

 Many have talked about the upcoming improvements for I 17 in Phoenix Arizona.    I thought I would take a minute and show the map provided the Arizona Department of Transportation.   As you can see Phase I of the project will:1)  Modify the Deer Valley Road exit off of I17.2)  Add an extra lane ...

Have you ever gone into a car dealership and met with the nicest guy that is about to sell you your next new car.  Sure you have!  The salesperson will spend about 2 plus hours with you earning your trust can confidence and then you get down to the bottom line of price.  The salesperson tells you...