The new CEO of the Arizona Association of Realtors plans to appeal to a new generation of real estate agents by raising the group’s visibility throughout the state and using technology to a larger degree. More…
Homeowners run the gamut and include those who are:
• Staying put and don’t want to pull equity out of their homes.
• Wanting to test the market to see what price they could get if they sold.
• Trying to downsize because they’re empty nesters or retirees.
• Selling to buy up for a bigger or better house.
• Tapping home equity from a second mortgage because of layoff, illness or divorce.
• Trying to sell to move out of state.
• Investing and remodeling for a profit. More…
Tony and Mary Dellinger came to metro Phoenix to visit family five years ago. They liked the area so much they decided to buy a second home here when they retired. More…
Tim Hiegel is a baby boomer. But he didn’t downsize like many of his peers. The 40-something and his wife, Dana, have a 2-year-old son and lots of stuff, so they opted for a bigger home. More…
Jose and Liliana Garcia are about to buy their first home. The couple looked at new homes in south
Quick-flip deals on new homes are long gone. It’s the Valley’s growing number of foreclosures that has caught investors’ attention now. More…
Home values took a dive in most
NORTHEAST
Sale prices for condominiums and townhouses in Maricopa County fared better than those for single-family detached houses from 2006 to 2007. Median sale prices for condos increased in 57 percent of the ZIP codes for which complete data were available. In contrast, for houses, only 24 percent of the ZIP codes showed a median price increase. More…
Median single-family home prices dropped in most but not all ZIP codes from 2006 through 2007. Central, south and parts of north Phoenix, however, fared better than the fringes of the Valley. Search for home price trends by ZIP code and get five years worth of median home prices and the percent change from year to year. More…
The housing market’s troubles are showing up in many neighborhood home prices, but not all. More…