Category: Market Analysis

  • Appraisals

    Appraisals are like snowflakes. No two are ever the same. Possibly one of the more frustrating areas for people in the real estate market is the appraisal process. It’s not even just those people buying or selling a house currently. But existing home owners who see juicy headline mortgage rates at the bank. Then when […]

  • Stats From The Arizona MLS

    As we end August we are gearing up for the up coming busy season for real estate. The weather will cool off, finally after a long and hot summer and snowbirds will be back in town. Towns like Carefree just start to fill up with out of towners. So now I thought was a good […]

  • Phoenix Metro Area | Real Estate Market

    I was reading an article today about the Phoenix real estate market in AZ Central. It makes some good points the best being really that there is no real estate market sentiment that affects the entire valley.Each location and price bracket is reacting differently as we pull out of the housing crash that began in 2006. […]

  • Forget The Market. Buy A House. And A One Handed Catch.

    This story had a catchy title. Forget the Market. Buy a House. While it’s not a particularly thorough article.  Some of the sentiment rings true to what’s actually happening in the market. That being that people are so concerned about the state of the market that they forget some of the other reasons to buy […]

  • Scottsdale Real Estate Market Analysis Chart of Day

    The chart of the day is: Scottsdale Average Days on the Market. The number of days you can expect your home to sit on the market after listing has been steadily dropping since it peaked in the first quarter of 2010. Inventory is falling and days on the market is basically an indication of the […]

  • Scottsdale Real Estate Market Snapshot

    The Arizona Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS) can provide us with an up to the minute snapshot of what’s going on in the real estate market. Combine that with the recently released census data and you can use it to extract some clues about the state of the market. Scottsdale Real Estate Market Snapshot (July 19th […]