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 [...]

Why there are so many short sales and foreclosures in downtown, north central and greater Phoenix AZ

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People still ask us why there are so many short sales in Phoenix and why we believe the trend will continue for years to come. We have a lengthy answer we are happy to offer. However, while taking a continuing education class from Desert Sage Seminars I read a great article Jon Kitchen, the owner [...]

Phoenix Real Estate Market News and Opinion October 2011

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I just received a real estate market update. It is based on information from the Cromford Report. Naturally, I’ll add a bit from our experience working in the trenches every day.  Hope you enjoy: Greater Phoenix–Single Family Home and Real Estate Market News and Opinion:  Provided by Old Republic Title and The Cromford Report Market [...]

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 [...]

Downtown and Greater Phoenix Real Estate News July 2011

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First we thank you for stopping by to see what the downtown and greater Phoenix real estate market is doing. In a nutshell, things are definitely getting more peppy. If you’ve been trying to buy a home in the under $200,000 market you’ve likely been met with multiple offers and people offering over asking price. [...]

Downtown Phoenix Real Estate and Housing Market May 2011

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There are many reasons to be excited about the future of the Phoenix housing market, especially in the downtown sector. This article will look at the downtown and midtown Phoenix market. If you would like analysis on your particular zip-code, we’d be happy to supply that for you on an individual request basis. We believe [...]

44 Monroe To Become Downtown Luxury Apartments

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The latest news about the fate of 44 Monroe, the luxury high-rise development in downtown Phoenix, has been released. The next dwellers at 44 Monroe won’t be signing a deed of trust, they’ll be penning their name to a lease agreement. The owners of 44 Monroe have decided not to offer the 180+ condos to [...]

November 2010 Downtown and Phoenix Real Estate Report

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We just received the latest downtown and greater Phoenix real estate market report for November 2010. The report is courtesy of our friends at Fidelity National Title and Mike Orr of the Cromford Report. If you’ve been reading our blogs for a while, you already know about Mike Orr. If not, he is arguably the [...]