The Homes of Los Olivos Historic District Phoenix AZ

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I have a few favorite streets in the downtown Phoenix area; They are magical and take me places. One such street is Monte Vista between 3rd and 7th Streets, home to the Los Olivos Historic district. Los Olivos, the Spanish work for Olives, is truly special. It had to be for the City of Phoenix [...]

Million Dollar Homes in Downtown and Central Phoenix

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We took some friends downtown and ended up driving though Encanto/Palmcroft and on up Central Avenue. Our friends, who live in N. Scottsdale, were shocked to see million dollar homes in downtown and central Phoenix. Their surprise made me realize that a lot of people are fully unaware of the wonderful million dollar residences in [...]

The Homes and History of Del Norte Place Historic District in Phoenix AZ

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If you head over to 15th Ave and Encanto you’ll be near one of Phoenix’s sweetest historic home districts, Del Norte Place. The two by four block area is home to a wonderful assortment of historic homes with many English cottages, Tudor revivals, Provincial ranch and other styles of homes. We’d like to talk a [...]

A Downtown Home Buying Checklist and Guidelines Part 1

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Thinking about buying a home, condo or historic house in downtown Phoenix, AZ? Are you confused about how to get started or maybe you have a few simple questions? Then this article is for you, the person just looking at buying a home in the downtown Phoenix region. We’ll take you on a tour of [...]

Who Should Help Me Sell My Home in Downtown or Historic Phoenix?

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We love being Realtors in downtown Phoenix and the outline areas. Every day is an adventure helping someone find just the right house or working hard to find a buyer for the one they are trying to sell. Our goal is for people to have a great time, feel safe and well represented. Brother Ron [...]

Phoenix Real Estate Market Looking Up

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There may be reasons to smile again when discussing the Greater Phoenix real estate market… not a big I just fell in love grin, but not the sad clowns face of the past couple years. We are basically supply and demand guys. We like to see the supply fairly low and the demand legitimately robust. [...]

2011 Encanto Palmcroft Home Tour Info Maps Pictures

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Every two years the public is invited into what many say is  Phoenix’s most prestigious historic district for the Encanto-Palmcroft Historic Home Tour. Encanto Palmcroft has a rich history dating back to 1927 when Dwight B. Heard and William Hartranft envisioned  a fantastic new neighborhood. Soon it was filled with a variety of revival style [...]

2011 Willo Tour Info and Pictures

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A group of us join the masses who took advantage of a gorgeous day to enjoy the 23rd annual Willo HIstoric Home Tour in downtown Phoenix AZ. We began our adventure with a bit of breakfast at the Duce. Service was casual as is usually the case and the food was excellent as always. Most [...]

Stunning Willo Historic Home For Sale

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This home in Willo historic has been sold and we have many more we would be delighted to show you. We are delighted to announce a gorgeous home is now available in the Willo Historic district in downtown Phoenix Arizona. The Urban Connection Team was selected to market this home located at 136 W. Granada [...]

Cherry Lynn Historic District History and Home Tour

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Cherry Lynn is one of our favorite historic subdivisions in midtown Phoenix. It has a strong mix of 1920’s and 1930’s period revivals with an emphasis on English, Spanish and Monterey styles. We just added an article on our sister site, www.urbanteamaz.com, looking at the history, architecture and homes of Cherry Lynn Historic district. Rather [...]