Posts by James

  In this market competition for a home can be fierce so you want to put your best foot forward. First, you want to get preapproved by a lender. This allows you to address any credit blemishes and it establishes what you will be able to borrow. Keep in mind that the amount that you […]

Here in the Valley of the Sun it is beginning to feel a lot less like Spring and more like Summer. Before temperatures rise to the triple digits it might be a good time to buckle down and make sure you have finished all those household projects you have had good intentions to complete. You […]

Recently I sold a client a home in The Plaza Lofts at Kierland.  Below she shares her experience: “I’ve lived in Scottsdale for nearly 20 years and have owned single family homes for most of that period.  My fiance and I absolutely love the urban lifestyle.  Business takes us out of state a lot of […]

Many clients that are looking to relocate to the Phoenix area ask about our water situation. The water supply for Arizona is derived from four different resources: Colorado River, surface water, groundwater, and effluent. Through the “Law of the River”, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, and Mexico share the water from the […]

  At Scottsdale Arizona Real Estate we are seeing a renewed interest in remodeling as the market stabilizes and home owners feel more confident that their home will hold its value. It may be of no surprise that a kitchen remodel generally warrants one of the highest returns on investment at approximately 75%. An unattractive […]

Mid Month Pricing Update and Forecast Each month about this time we look back at the previous month, analyze how pricing has behaved and report on how well our forecasting techniques performed. We also give a forecast for how pricing will move over the next 30 days. For the monthly period ending April 15, we […]

The numbers are in and here are the findings regarding real estate in Maricopa County.   Sellers: It is still a great time to list your home. Our supply is still low so many buyers would be competing for your home allowing you to sale your home for a good price and in a shorter […]

BASIS, a Scottsdale school, located at 11440 N. 136th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, first opened its doors in 2003 and offers a rigorous curriculum catering to 5th through 12th graders. BASIS is the top performing school in all of Arizona. BASIS students ranked highest in their Stanford 10 national test scores in both math and reading […]

When you think of the Phoenix Metropolitan area you think of desert landscape, sunbathing at the swimming pools, golfing, spas, and shopping.  What you may not realize is how many wonderful lakes that Phoenix has to offer including Lake Pleasant, Saguaro Lake, Canyon Lake, Apache Lake and Roosevelt Lake.  With nearly 300 days of sunshine […]

The previous post with the numbers from the Cromford Report provides a good indicator that many home buyers will be competing for the same home and that the bidding wars will continue for the time being. The current inventory for the Phoenix area is up from last year, but it is down from last month […]