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2008
On the rise...The decline in value of the U.S. dollar combined with the slumping real estate market has made homes in Pinal and other parts of the Valley attractive for Canadian investors and second home buyers. The value of homes has increased in Canada, offering even more reason for people to s...
01/28/2008
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OPEN HOUSE held January 27, 2008 RECENTLY REDUCED! -- $140,000FROM 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.WHERE: 11275 N. 99 Avenue Lot 123, Peoria, AZ 85345MOVE IN READY! 3 bdrm split floor plan with master walk-in closet; master bath features extra closet + linen and granite-like countertop and tub/sh...
01/26/2008
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Nearly every suburb in the Valley, from Buckeye to Queen Creek, posted sales with seven-figure prices. Paradise Valley, Scottsdale and the Biltmore and Arcadia neighborhoods of Phoenix continue to be the hot spot for million dollar homes, but as the metro area grows, more deep pocketed buyers are...
01/26/2008
Avondale saw a 31 percent drop in the number of homes resold in 2007 compared with 2006, and the median price dropped 11.5 percent. On the other hand, Buckeye experienced a 9 percent increase in homes resold in 2007 over 2006, but the median price fell 8 percent, according to Realty Studies at AS...
01/26/2008
The article, Median of $232,000 signals market may have corrected, from the Arizona Republic, reports that the median price of a resale metro-Phoenix area home fell to $232,000 in December, an 11 percent drop from the beginning of the year, the lowest median price since spring 2005. The Valley's ...
01/16/2008
The article, West Valley hit hardest by home price drops in 2007, from the Arizona Republic, reports that the West Valley saw some of the biggest drops in median prices in the Valley, according to numbers released by Realty Studies at ASU. Avondale, El Mirage and Goodyear saw declines of nine per...
01/16/2008
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There is so much that the northwest valley communities of Arizona have to offer but some times we forget that the northwest State of Arizona has so much to offer as well. This is the second installment about some of the northwest Arizona towns and cities that we don't hear too much about. Just t...
01/15/2008
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There’s a lot of talk about the market and the media. Whatever market you're in right now, I think this parody between Tampa market and Tampa media really says it all. Please take a couple minutes and take a look for yourself and let me know what you think. Hope you enjoy.
01/11/2008
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Several times during the last quarter of last year I heard that if Countrywide goes out of business, we're all in trouble. Bank of America has agreed to buy Countrywide Financial for $4 billion in stock, rescuing the country's biggest mortgage lender and expands the financial services empire of ...
01/11/2008
ASU just posted their latest real estate findings that while sales are in the negative for the most part of Arizona, Scottsdale and Paradise Valley sales are increasing and homes are holding their value and are slowly rising. This is good news and, hopefully, this will spread a little farther ou...
01/10/2008
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