Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog

This is the first update I am doing where all data was retrieved via the new FlexMLS system.  The system hasn’t gone live yet (go live date is July 28, 2008), but it is available in read only mode, making it perfect for the weekly statistical update.  As I cross-check between systems, the numbers vary [...]

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I have a new rental listing at The Summit at Copper Square in downtown Phoenix.  If you aren’t familiar with the project, it is a high rise condo, adjacent to both US Airways Center and Chase Field on Jackson.  It’s an awesome location for anyone that works downtown, and enjoys either the sports scene or [...]

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Today’s update comes after a short weekend trip my family took to the Grand Canyon.  For subscribers, and other frequent readers of the blog, expect a few photos from the National Park in upcoming posts.
Across all of Maricopa County, there are currently 36,792 single family homes for sale, down by 102 from last week. There [...]

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Most of Phoenix is very, very flat.  The flat terrain afforded early city planners to layout the streets in a symmetrical grid, with streets running north-south and east-west.
Within the city limits of Phoenix, almost every street that runs true north-south is named via a number.  The exception is Central Avenue, which is the zero number [...]

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I hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend.  We enjoyed the extremely cool weather in Pinetop, AZ, where I don’t think the high temp was over 75 degrees.  At just over a 3 hour drive from Phoenix, Pinetop may just be the ideal 2nd home location for those living in Phoenix or Tucson.
Across [...]

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Across all of Maricopa County, there are currently 37,403 single family homes for sale, up by 190 from last week. There are 5496 sales currently pending, down by 86 from last week. And 4725 homes closed escrow in the last 30 days, up by 250 from last week. As a result, broader Maricopa County is [...]

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Via GeekBrief.tv, which reported they found out about this via TechCrunch, I found out about SpotCrime. SpotCrime has a map based display of crime information, which they are making available for several Arizona cities. The web site allows you to search by reported crime type, which they show on the map, for a given [...]

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