Paradise Valley, Scottsdale & Phoenix Luxury REALTOR | Marta Walsh

Category: Scottsdale

  • Grayhawk

    A lot of people call me asking for properties that fall within the Grayhawk Elementary school catchment area. The multiple listing service makes this search very easy. Because of the desire of parents to be close to this school the Grayhawk property market always has a high level of interest. There’s a nice mix of […]

  • Scottsdale and Tempe Named Top Fun and Affordable Cities

    Bloomberg Business Week ran a study where they analyzed cities that were both fun and affordable. The technique they used, while a bit random, was to compare median house price of a zip code and compare that with the number of bars and restaurants. Scottsdale came in at number 4 and neighboring city Tempe came […]

  • Luxury Rentals in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley

    The rental market in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley is on fire recently. In part because many of the people who were foreclosed on or short sold their home after the market correction from 2006 need somewhere to live. Getting a mortgage again for them is either extremely difficult or impossible. Many are well qualified renters, […]

  • Buying Cheaper Than Renting

    CNN is reporting again that in the current market buying a home in most US cities is cheaper than renting an equivalent property. In addition to a continuing decline in home prices, rock-bottom interest rates have added a lot of weight to the buy side of the scale. The overnight average rate for a 30-year fixed was […]

  • Only in Scottsdale

    Just a quick iPhone snap from a Pinnacle Peak Vistas home I viewed recently. That’s one way to merge a home with the desert.

  • Just Listed in Scottsdale | Real Estate Dreams Come True

    Now is that time of the year when many people are returning from summer vacations. The kids are back to school, in Arizona at any rate. The blast of summer heat is starting to become bearable under the promise of 9 months of perfect weather to follow. People start to look at each other. Summer’s […]