tucson mls: Are HUD "Fairness" Policies Driving Prices Down In Some Markets? - 02/24/12 02:10 AM
HUD could be causing prices to tumble further as an unintended consequence of its attempts to be fair in assigning properties to listing agents in some communities. 
While a particular community may be geographically close to another city, that city may belong to an MLS system that doesn't really serve the market area that the community belongs to.  Case in point:  Red Rock, Arizona. 
Red Rock is a master-planned community north of Tucson by about 30 minutes.  It really is a bedroom community for the Tucson region.  Residents shop in Marana & Oro Valley in the NW sector of the Tucson … (4 comments)

tucson mls: Search For Tucson Homes - From Any Mobile Phone! - 12/31/09 03:58 AM
Have you ever been driving around a neighborhood, wishing you could see more detail on a particular home...but didn't want to go home to pull it up on the computer?  Now you can search for Tucson homes from any mobile phone - complete with pictures & info...FOR FREE!
All you need to do to get started is text TKREAL to 87778.  You'll get a text back with the link to download your own app, right to your phone to use anytime you wish!  You can search by neighborhood, community, zip code, property type, map - and it is GPS enabled, so … (4 comments)

tucson mls: "Old West" History For Sale In Tucson - 10/29/09 07:18 AM
One of the wonderful things about the Tucson area is its sense of history - whether it is the legacy of 10,000 years ago left behind by the earliest inhabitants, the architecture of the Conquistador period or the legends of the "Old West" that whisper around every corner.
The other day, I was exploring properties for sale on the Tucson MLS, and ran across this home, rich with the history of William "Buffalo Bill Cody."  He laid claim to the High Jinks gold mine, using the property as a retreat and to entertain until his death in 1917.
Located on the … (3 comments)