Category: Scottsdale

  • Arizona Has Highest Density of Realtors in the US

    Arizona real estate is a crowded place. Almost everyone is a realtor 🙂 According to NAR, the top 10 states with the most Realtors per capita are: Arizona, where 1 in every 168 residents is a Realtor Hawaii, where 1 in every 173 residents is a Realtor Florida, where 1 in every 175 residents is […]

  • Sotheby’s New Sales Record

    Sotheby’s set a new record sale price for a painting sold at auction. The sale in New York City of Edvard Munch’s The Scream netted a dizzying $119,900,000. Full article in the WSJ. Congrats to Sotheby’s. Commissions One part of the story that interested me was the commissions charged by the auction house. The work […]

  • Scottsdale Real Estate Market Speed

    Scottsdale real estate is moving fast. Really fast. To the point where buyers are getting a little frustrated. I’m finding the days on the market for homes that are in the 300’s and 400’s is really low right now. My listing in Gainey Ranch went under contract in 8 days. Below is a chart that […]

  • Scottsdale Real Estate Market Rising

    Scottsdale real estate much like the rest of the Phoenix metro area is on the rise. When mainstream media such as AZ Central publishes the news on the front page it’s starts to build the momentum even further on the street. The numbers always sound more impressive on the way up. Remember if prices dropped […]

  • Rain in Scottsdale

    Raining this morning in Scottsdale, Arizona. That may not be news in the rest of the country but for us in Arizona it’s a welcome relief from what has been a pretty hot April. But don’t get used to it the rest of the week is all sunny in the 90’s.

  • House Prices Down | But Not in Scottsdale

    The national media is buzzing with house price news today. But Scottsdale and Paradise Valley real estate is definitely not following the trend. I find out of state buyers tend to be the most confused by this news. They come to Arizona expecting to find great real estate deals. But find many of the best […]