Thanks to Our Clients Who Say we are the Best Real Estate Agents in Phoenix

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The past two years as real estate agents has been pretty interesting. Lots of twists and turns in the market and significant changes due to foreclosures and short sales. It has taken all the knowledge gained from 30+ years experience and a massive number of continuing education classes to understand this whacked out market and [...]

Lack of Houses For Sale Leads To Bidding Wars in Phoenix, AZ

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It is always an honor when the press turns to us for answers to real estate questions. Yesterday I got a call from Melissa Blasius with Channel 12 News to talk about the rumor of bidding wars happening in real estate. Melissa and her cameraman showed up and we chatted about the current state of [...]

Cronkite School at ASU Downtown Phoenix Offers Public Speaker Series

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I just got an email from Marshall Terrill from ASU’s Cronkite School announcing a special series of public events. This is another reason I really love ASU downtown. The series, called Must See Mondays,  offers the public access to information from some top media pros, both nationally and locally. The Must See Mondays series brings [...]

Phoenix Real Estate and Housing Market Report January 2012

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It’s been a rock and roll month in real estate in downtown Phoenix for the Urban Team. Actually it’s been pretty wild throughout Maricopa Country. You may have heard that there aren’t a lot of homes for people to buy these days. We’ve been talking about that very fact since September. Let’s take a look [...]

Summit at Copper Square Condos Info, Pictures, Video Phoenix AZ

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Let’s take a look at the Summit at Copper Square condo tower in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. As is the case with many condo projects built in the first few years of this century, the Summit at Copper Square is a story of vision, hope, fall and comeback. W. Development brought the Summit at Copper Square [...]

2012 Willo Home Tour Information and Tickets

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The 2012 Willo Historic Home Tour is just around the corner and we wanted to make sure our readers have information about the 2012 Willo home tour, where to buy tickets and all that important stuff. If you have never been to the Willo Home tour you are in for a treat. About a dozen [...]

2012 Coronado Historic Home Tour Information and Tickets

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2012 is a big year for the Coronado Historic Home Tour. The Coronado Neighborhood Association (GCNA) is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Coronado Historic home and garden tour in downtown Phoenix, AZ. We hear tell that the 2012 Coronado Historic Home Tour will be a blend of old and new, tradition and innovation; What [...]

Coronado Historic District History, Homes, Pictures and Tour Phoenix, AZ

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I’ve been contemplating this article about Coronado Historic District for a long time. I couldn’t find the core for the story… something I’ve been trying hard to find before writing these days. Most of what I read is a rehash of a rehash and I believe our historic districts and homes deserve better, especially districts [...]

Downtown Devil Offers News From an ASU Downtown Perspective

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I have this feeling that a lot of Phoenix downtown dwellers don’t know about the Downtown Devil, the student online news forum for ASU Downtown. If you are a reader, you know it’s a great place to learn about downtown Phoenix from the student’s perspective. If not, I invite you to pop in once in [...]

Phoenix Mayor Stanton and Council Inauguration Program January 2012

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I had the honor of attending the inauguration program for the newly elected leaders for the city of Phoenix. Mayor Elect Greg Staton, Vice Mayor Thelda Williams, and Councilmen Nowakowski, Valenzuela and Gates took their oaths of office at a ceremony held at the Orpheum Theater today. The shebang began with an outdoor drumming circle [...]