November 2007 - Posts
Up to now, the several new Tempe, AZ speeding and red light photo radar vans and cameras have only been used to issue warning citations. The honeymoon is over. If you plan to speed drive through Tempe starting midnight December 1st, you should be aware
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The 2007 3rd quarter "Economic and Market Watch Report" has recently been published by the Arizona Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS). As noted on their site, the reports are normally made available 6-8 weeks after the end of each quarter. This
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The year end holidays are a busy time for Tempe. There are several major events hosted by the city. First is the Fantasy of Lights Parade on November 24th followed by the Fantasy of Boats Parade on Tempe Town Lake on December 8th. November 30th - December
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Several clients have asked me if certain neighborhoods are safe. Sometimes it's parents looking for a nice "safe" area for their son or daughter to live while going to the local university, Arizona State . But generally, everyone wants to
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I've been getting a lot of interest in Tempe condos in the last few weeks, so I thought I'd give a separate update on Tempe condos and townhomes. UPDATE: As of 12/5/2007, there are now 12 noted in the MLS as sold in November, still substantially
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There were 14,137 new listings in October, bouncing back from the year low of 12,705 in September. This is in comparison to only 3,457 sold homes, flat to September. Inventory is again moving up which is not good news for sellers. With about 57,000 total
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Interesting article by Fortune Magazine on using rents to predict future housing prices. Based on their calculations, in 5 years the price of a Phoenix high-end house (twice the median average price) will fall from $521K to $399K, down about 23.5%. Of
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Sorry - this is not about the band . I've been reading on various blogs that Canadians have become very interested in homes in the Phoenix area due to the much improved currency exchange rate with the US dollar. Not to mention the fantastic weather
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