Author: Marta Walsh

  • Luxury Real Estate in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley

    The luxury real estate market is on the mend. On November 9th Mike Orr  of ASU / Cromford report commented that  luxury market is picking up nicely after a slow summer. “There were 71 closed ARMLS sales during October for Greater Phoenix homes listed over $1,000,000. This compares well with only 49 for October 2011, […]

  • Why It Makes Sense To Sell Your Home With Marta Walsh

    Selling your home is an important decision. One of the first tasks is then deciding whether to work with a real estate agent, a Realtor or just wether to go it alone “for sale by owner”. That is no easy decision on it’s own. In January 2010 the Arizona Association of REALTORS reported having 38,000 […]

  • Real Estate Inventory Rising Steadily

    The Cromford report are reporting total inventory now at 3.5 months supply. Where the normal range is considered 3.5 to 5.5 months of supply. Prices have risen recently because the months supply was below the norm. Less houses to choose from equals higher bids on the good ones. However these price rises have on a […]

  • Newest Luxury Estates For Sale

    Looking for a true luxury estate? There are a number have recently been listed across the valley with of course the majority in Paradise Valley and North Scottsdale. So what is a true luxury estate in our market? You are looking at 6.000 square foot plus. Probably with a separate guest casita of 1,500 or […]

  • MartaWalsh.com Monthly Newsletter | Are you on the inside?

    Every month I send out a newsletter to clients and friends. It contains news, statistics and my analysis related to the Scottsdale and Paradise Valley real estate market. Signing up is super easy. Just look above 🙂 I only send the newsletter once per month and that’s the only time I use your email address. […]

  • Downtown Phoenix

    Think downtown Phoenix is a dull wasteland? This video produced by The Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau helps dispel some of the myths. It’s a cute video and their website www.visitphoenix.com is a useful resource for visitors. [youtube width=”640″ height=”360″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK_BlCWOg24[/youtube] One of the parts of the video mentions it’s always hot in Phoenix. Right […]