Representing Arizona's Finest Properties
One of the nation’s busiest single runway airports, the Scottsdale Airport has long been a Northeast Valley landmark. Within minutes of some of metro Phoenix’s most prominent businesses, nearby resorts, restaurants and recreation amenities, there’s no reason that the next time you fly, it can’t be for both business and … [Read more...]
In 1936, with the country mired in the depths of the Great Depression, an ambitious young hotel manager persuaded a group of investors to fund construction of a resort in the Sonoran Desert. Arizona had been a state for less than 30 years when hotel manager Jack Stewart proposed the idea of a resort destination in the … [Read more...]
“Golf is a game of risk and reward,” says Tom Weiskopf, one of the sport’s sages and award winning course architect, including the Valley’s most famous course at the Tournament Players Club. His Stadium Course at the TPC embodies just such a philosophy as it makes the Phoenix Open one of the most exciting tournaments on the PGA Tour. As … [Read more...]
Anyone who has recently taken a trip to Sedona or the Verde Valley has likely noticed a growing number of tasting rooms featuring locally produced wines. Often thought of as being the provenance of Provence or the fertile and foggy valleys of California, upstart Arizona has become the maverick in yet another well-established industry steeped in … [Read more...]
Uncertainty because it is difficult, if not impossible, to have a clear picture of the market. National and even regional news only report on the big picture. And while the big picture mat- ters to overall market confidence and conditions, to borrow from the old adage, all real estate is local. So what’s really going on in your … [Read more...]
A recent article in the Phoenix Business Journal profiled several real estate agents building "spec" homes (speculative, built without a specific buyer) - in the middle of the worst housing market in history. While it sounds crazy given the national abundance of housing, it may be surprising to learn that there is actually an acute shortage of … [Read more...]
Yesterday Congress came closer to raising the jumbo loan limit back to its 2008 peak of $729,750 after letting it fall to $625,500 on October 1st. Abundant press coverage suggested the drop would further harm a lifeless housing market, with the National Association of Home Builders announcing that more than 17 million homes could be affected. … [Read more...]
If you’ve been keeping up with the news you may have heard about a new 3.8% sales tax on real estate transactions. It’s said to “only affect a very small number of Americans,” however most of my clients fall into that category and so I wanted to make you aware of it. It was included in the new federal health care legislation. I’ve … [Read more...]
One of the nation’s busiest single runway airports, the Scottsdale Airport has long … [Read More...]
