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03/21/09
Urban condo projects facing foreclosure
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 5:15 pm

Two large Valley condominium projects that have been under construction for a couple of years are facing foreclosure. One is Safari Drive, a mixed-use project along the banks of the Central Arizona Project canal in downtown Scottsdale. The other is Century Plaza, a high-rise on Central Avenue in midtown Phoenix, which was converted from an office building to luxury condos.  more…

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Miss Asia Arizona taking entries
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Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 5:02 pm

Miss Asia Arizona is taking applications until April 1 for its sixth annual Cultural Pageant.

The winner of the June 20 pageant will represent Arizona in the Miss Asian America Pageant in San Francisco.

Contestants must be an Arizona resident 17 to 28 years old; never have been married or had children; and be a naturally born female of at least 25 percent ancestry from one of the 58 countries in the Asian continent. Participants must have good moral character with a pleasing personality and must be in great mental and physical condition.

Details and applications are available at www.missasiaarizona.com and www.myspace.com/missasiaarizona or by calling 602-509-9019.

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Mesa mall isn’t ‘far out’ now
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 4:54 pm

People laughed 20 years ago when construction began on an east Mesa mall that seemed so far out - on Power Road at U.S. 60 - that few would shop there. But some shrewd marketers at Westcor, which had bought the land in 1976, thought the time was right. Twenty years later, Superstition Springs Center doesn’t seem “far out” at all.  more…

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Valley real-estate analyst to discuss market at event
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 4:48 pm

Phoenix-area housing analyst RL Brown is scheduled to field questions about the state of the housing market next week in Peoria.

Brown, who publishes a monthly analysis called the Phoenix Housing Market Letter and conducts feasibility studies for developers, will be available 7 to 9 pm. Thursday at Trilogy at Vistancia, 27980 N. Trilogy Blvd.

Throughout the past year, Brown has been bullish about the Valley housing market’s future.

Call 800-685-6494.

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Valley home resales, foreclosures jump
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 4:41 pm

Phoenix-area home resales surged in February, as buyers seeking deals on low-priced homes dramatically increased the number of transactions compared with the previous February, according to Arizona State University. However, the sales boost did nothing to block the flow of foreclosures, which outpaced resales despite news that some banks had placed a temporary hold on home repossessions, a report issued Friday by ASU’s Realty Studies said.  more…

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