The Flip a Strip contest to reconfigure three aging Valley strip malls into hip new venues is in full swing now that the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, the contest sponsor, has chosen the 10 design finalists. more…
A high-profile developer has filed suit against a Valley lender alleging fraud in a $120 million loan deal. more…
When you own a vacation home, you come across lots of surprises, both good and bad. Good surprise: finding a nest of bluebirds in a tree outside your back door. Bad surprise: finding a nest of skunks under your porch. more…
When home builders gather these days to talk about the state of their industry, all conversations eventually circle back to the one inescapable question: Who among them will survive? more…
A major lender’s change in reporting policies helped drive a 71.2 percent annual increase in defaults reported in April by major mortgage insurance companies, but represents a “one-time adjustment” in a market that “is returning to fundamentals,” an industry group said. more…
Developer Jeff Cline said at a bankruptcy hearing this week he has a potential buyer for Elevation Chandler, his abandoned high-rise next to
It is a rare find, an available Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in the Valley that has not been compromised by alterations. more…
The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess is shedding its royalty roots. more…
NEW YORK: JPMorgan Chase said on Saturday it completed its $1.4 billion Bear Stearns takeover, capping the demise of a Wall Street firm that survived the depression and numerous slumps in its 85 years but could not navigate the mortgage crisis. more…
Lennar Corp., one of the country’s largest home builders, has been suffering for months from slow sales, plummeting prices and other pains from the worst housing crisis in decades. But none of this quite compares to the trials of
Newland Communities, San Diego-based owner of Estrella, has bought 3,000 more acres to expand the master-planned community. more…
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