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Ignore the Headlines
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 9:00 pm

Famed Money Manager is perhaps best known for his timeless wisdom that you can beat the pros by focusing on stocks of companies where you either work or shop or have some other edge. But a more relevant Lynchism today is this gem: Ignore the headlines.  more…

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The Housing Crisis Is Over
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:53 pm

The dire headlines coming fast and furious in the financial and popular press suggest that the housing crisis is intensifying. Yet it is very likely that April 2008 will mark the bottom of the U.S. housing market. Yes, the housing market is bottoming right now.  more…

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The Summit at Copper Square LLC named in $3.1M lien filed by The Weitz Co.
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:44 pm

A $3.1 million lien — the second-largest in Maricopa County this year — has been filed against the limited liability company that developed The Summit at Copper Square condominiums in downtown Phoenix.   more…

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New-home construction up, fueled by apartment growth
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Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:41 pm

In a surprise turnaround, construction of new homes across the country in April posted the biggest increase in more than two years.  more…

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Retail project set for former Earnhardt Ford site
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Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:38 pm

The southwest corner of Rural and Baseline roads in Tempe looks radically different after an eight-week demolition process that will make way for a 147,000-square-foot Lowe’s home improvement store and other retailers.  more…

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Scottsdale No. 25 on ‘best places’ list
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:35 pm

SCOTTSDALE - Now that entrepreneurs can choose to live almost anywhere that broadband connections and convenient airports exist, more are turning the relocation decision into both a business and personal one.  more…

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6 tenants to join AJ’s in marketplace
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:33 pm

Three spas, a dry cleaner, interior designer and a bank branch will be the latest properties to open this summer at the 84,668-square-foot Scottsdale North Marketplace.   more…

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Surprise rebound in housing
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Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:30 pm

WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes posted the biggest increase in more than two years in April. While it was a rare spot of good news for the housing market, analysts said it’s far too soon to declare an end to the prolonged slump.  more…

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Camping out for chance to buy a home?
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Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:27 pm

The glut of properties offered elsewhere at fire-sale prices has not deterred more than 50 people from camping out for a chance to buy one of 100 homesites in a master-planned development in northeast Mesa.  more…

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Retail-growth plans shift from exurbs to city
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Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:25 pm

The old saying in real estate is that retail follows rooftops. New malls, strip centers and other shopping destinations typically arrive after major housing expansions.   more…

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Fannie Mae reduces downpayment requirements
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:22 pm

WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae is doing away with higher minimum down-payment requirements for borrowers in parts of the country where home prices are dropping.  more…

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Old MacDonald had a housing empire, until the economy soured
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:19 pm

PARADISE VALLEY - He was one of the Northeast Valley’s first developers, an immigrant who grabbed up state land near Camelback Mountain and built homes.  more…

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SE Valley foreclosures skyrocket
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:18 pm

The Southeast Valley stood out with some of the largest percentage increases in foreclosed homes even as the number of home loan defaults soared across the Valley in the first four months of the year compared with the same period last year.   more…

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Fed tells banks to raise capital
Filed under: General, Business, Real Estate, Mortgages
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:13 pm

WASHINGTON - Commercial banks and other financial institutions need to beef up their ability to detect and protect themselves against risks like the credit and mortgage debacles, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday.  more…

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The good, the bad and the Arizona economy
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:10 pm

Arizona’s economy may seem ugly right now but when you look at it from a historical context, it looks pretty good, an Arizona State University economics expert said Tuesday.  more…

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Height of 3 projects stirs debate
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Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:08 pm

A Phoenix developer wants to put up a trio of buildings at Central Avenue and Camelback Road that would rival the tallest buildings in the city.  more…

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Vestar’s Surprise center gets OK
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Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:06 pm

Construction can soon begin on Vestar Development Co.’s Sycamore Farms Towne Center near Cactus Road and Loop 303.  more…

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More homeowners lag on payments
Filed under: General, Mortgages
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:04 pm

LOS ANGELES - More U.S. homeowners fell behind on mortgage payments last month, driving the number of homes facing foreclosure up 65 percent vs. the same month last year and contributing to a deepening slide in home values, a research company said Monday.  more…

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Home sales up; median price drops
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Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 8:00 pm

A falling median home-sale price driven in part by foreclosures helped fuel the first year-over-year increase in Valley home-resale transactions since July 2005, according to an Arizona State University report.  more…

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Land auction for resort raises hiking trail concerns
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Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 7:57 pm

An Arizona land auction for a Pinnacle Peak resort site has neighbors worried that development would reduce access to an adjacent hiking trail.  more…

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