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Valley real estate professionals cater to high-profile athletes
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 7:05 pm

Phoenix Suns superstar Amaré Stoudemire has purchased a high-rise condo in Tempe that will feature panoramic vistas and a bird’s-eye view of Arizona State University football games.   More…

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Valley philanthropist John F. Long dies at 87
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 7:01 pm

John F. Long, a developer with work-toughened hands considered “the father of the West Valley” for the homey neighborhoods he built and the money, land and advice he provided to make his community better, died early Friday.  More…

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New owner, ideas for key downtown parcel
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 6:49 pm

New ideas are in the works for a prime piece of real estate in downtown Chandler: the southeastern corner of Chandler Boulevard and Arizona AvenueMore…

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Is commercial real estate in trouble?
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Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 6:30 pm

NEW YORK - Some on Wall Street are betting that commercial real estate will turn out to be the “next subprime” mortgage mess. Not necessarily.  More…

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Under-$200,000 market gives home sales a push
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 6:20 pm

The real-estate slump has an upside for first-time home buyers looking to spend $200,000 or less. As median-home prices continue dropping, the supply of homes for sale in the much-coveted low-end market is swelling.  More…

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Bernanke weighs mortgage buyouts to curb slowdown
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 6:14 pm

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said it’s “worthwhile” to consider letting the federal government buy distressed mortgages if the worst housing slump in a quarter-century deepens.  More…

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Home builder undone by Valley market
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 6:11 pm

A small, young Scottsdale-based home builder says it could not compete with prices on discounted resale homes and with the promotions that bigger, more established builders were offering in the slowing economy.  More…

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Interest rates may go lower, Fed chief says
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 6:09 pm

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is ready to lower interest rates again to brace the wobbly economy even as zooming oil prices spread inflation, Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled to Congress on Wednesday.  More…

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Valley home slump has lenders spooked
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 6:07 pm

Falling home prices are usually a boon to bargain-hunting home buyers. But now, declining home values in the Valley are coming with a slight catch.  More…

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Court ruling gives green light to Paradise Ridge land auction
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Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 6:03 pm

NORTHEAST VALLEY - Last week’s ruling by the Arizona Court of Appeals about an auction of land on the border of Scottsdale and Phoenix left neither side completely happy.  More…

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Canadians take advantage of weak real-estate market
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 5:49 pm

Mesa Realtor Sharon Gordon wasn’t having one of her better seasons selling homes until the Canadians came to town.  More…

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Builder set to abandon Valley lots
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 5:46 pm

A Scottsdale-based home builder is in foreclosure on empty lots it owns in four master-planned communities across the Valley.  More…

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Fairmont Scottsdale Princess gets a makeover
Filed under: General, Business
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 5:42 pm

At age 20, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess is getting a hip infusion. The sprawling luxury resort, under new ownership, this month unveiled a sleek new steakhouse by celebrity chef Michael Mina and a see-and-be seen bar by nightlife entrepreneur Rande Gerber.  More…

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Planners work to beat development problems
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 5:22 pm

It has taken Arizona almost 100 years of statehood to pull in 6 million people. The next 6 million will be here in less than half that time.  More…

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Westgate plans retail, residential choices
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Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 5:20 pm

Westgate’s second phase of development with more shops, restaurants and office space is on track as developer Steve Ellman also puts his focus on residential towers that should break ground this fall.  More…

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Scottsdale previews latest downtown development
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Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 5:18 pm

Scottsdale residents will get their first full look Tuesday at the latest plans for a $600 million luxury hotel with resort residences that would add to the city’s emerging downtown skyline.  More…

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To some, a Scottsdale canal; to others, the Riviera
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 5:12 pm

In the Valley, our desperation for oceanfront property has reached a new level entirely. Yes, we worship the swimming pool and consider Rocky Point our own. But who could have imagined that a lowly canal could draw such devotion?   More…

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HGTV show gives Scottsdale homeowner a design to sell
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 4:51 pm

Suzanne Lostaunau can still laugh about her Scottsdale Ranch home being unsold after nearly 10 months on the market.  More…

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New-home bargains few at live auction
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 4:41 pm

It’s a buyers’ market. That was the message at Arizona’s first new-home live auction on Sunday, where first-time home buyers, retirees, families and investors went head to head to snatch up discounted properties in Buckeye and FlagstaffMore…

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Developers postpone projects
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 4:28 pm

Commercial developers around the Valley are double-checking their playbooks for 2008 to decide whether to move ahead full throttle with new projects or put them on the back burner.  More…

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