Greg McCown's (gmmccown) Blog

Tucson Real Estate Statistics for April, 2011   April was a good month for Tucson.  Sales activity was up over the previous month and most statistical categories saw improvement.  More importantly, there is a greater sense of optimism from agents, buyers, and sellers.   Key Statistics for April,...

My Grandfather was a Hero For Memorial Day I thought I would share the shortened version of the story of my Grandfather with my kids along with some of my own personal memories.   Loren Spencer Tyler was born in Fort Thomas, Arizona on July 30, 1922.  He grew up on his father's dairy farm and was...

Memorial Day: Family, Food, and remembering Grandpa   For Memorial Day weekend my cousins came into town to visit.  We spent yesterday at the pool with them and some friends.  This is my son, Josh learning that he can swim by himself is he's got a noodle. My younger son, Jacob, spent most of his ...

My Favorite Landscape Photographs   For the past six years my passion for photography has grown tremendously.  For the first decade of our marriage, my wife was always the photographer of the family.  On a vacation to Hawaii and somewhere between photographing dolphins and the Na-Pali coastline ...

  Oceanfront Property in Arizona       Rocky Point, Mexico sits just 45 minutes south of the Arizona border so it's not exactly in Arizona but it's close.  About 4 hours southwest of Tucson and 4 hours south of Phoenix is Arizona's closest beach.  This small fishing village/beach getaway is actu...

  Real Estate Reality Shows need More Reality!   While showing a client today we started talking about these Reality shows on TV about real estate.  I haven't watched one in a while.  Two years ago I had heel surgery which put me on bedrest for over a month.  During that time I got extremely fami...

  6 Simple Steps to Better Photos   The biggest mistake is thinking you need a bigger, better, more expensive camera.  "I need more megapixels", "I wish I had a new camera", and "I could take better pictures if I had that lens" are statements that are made way too often.  I have seen some amazin...

Nightmare of a Deal   The worst transaction I have ever been involved in started out alright.  A buyer had called me off some Internet advertising.  He was moving to Tucson from a small town down south.  He started looking more in the middle of Tucson and slowly moved south to the farthest reache...

Self portrait of me at sunset on the Douglas Spring Trail My favorite short hikes in East Tucson   I spend a lot of time hiking on the east side of Tucson.  Why?  Because that's where I live and it's the most beautiful part of Tucson.  Most days all I have time for is a short hike.  My schedule i...

Sabino Canyon, Tucson's Retreat from the Heat   Sabino Canyon is located in the Catalina Mountains on the north side of Tucson, Arizona.  It is a heavily visited park with many swimming holes amongst the rich desert and creekside vegetation.  Tucsonans have long visited the canyon to enjoy a pic...