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Kevin Wood | Realty Executives Southern Arizona | kevin@homesinfotucson.com | 520.260.3123 1942 Duvall Vista, Tucson, AZ Short Drive to U of A, 1/2 Mile to I 10 2BR/1BA Single Family House offered at $69,900 Year Built 1953 Sq Footage 816 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 1 full, 0 partial Floors 1 Parking 1...

Kevin Wood | Realty Executives Southern Arizona | 520.260.3123 3212 S. Mormon Drive, Tucson, AZ Well Cared For with Wide Open Floor Plan and Huge Backyard 4BR/2BA Single Family House offered at $119,900 Year Built 1974 Sq Footage 1,566 Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 1 Parking 3 Co...

Bedford Community Stadium Bell Heard in Tucson, AZ following Football Win!     It was just after 6:30 MST out here in the desert  as I waited anxiously for a call. It's Friday night and in the Wood family that has always meant it's football Friday. This was no typical week though. Jeff , Dad, and...

Rita Ranch Report: Tucson, Arizona Real Estate Activity September 2009   The last 30 days of sales activity in Southeast Tucson is consistent with the rest of the city. Only one home sold for over $200,000. 212,000 to be exact. The first time homebuyer tax credit  has helped considerably by givin...

Tucson Real Estate: August 2009, Strategic Games Banks are Playing with Short Sales and Foreclosures   The best part of our current market is the learning curve. It's on a vertical plane and new wrinkles emerge each day. And for those of us who have endured the last few years of challenges, 2009...

Tax Credit and Short Sales: The Clock is Ticking If this face isn't enough to extend the tax credit deadline I don't know what is? But we all know it cooommming unless of course we stick to bank owned and normal resales for a bit. Knowing that 1 out of 5 homes under contract are short sales how ...

I recieved a big surprise Wednesday morning when I learned that a home I was reprsenting the seller on appraised for $25,000 less than the contract price. This was the same home we priced $15,000 less than the two best sold comps a couple months earlier. What left me dumbfounded was these same tw...

April 2009 Real Estate Market Report: Southeast Tucson, Arizona   here's just one of the many reasons to live in Southern Arizona. So, let's talk Real Estate and the numbers for a minute. Compared to last year, the facts and figures are pretty consistent. This report covers Vail, Rita Ranch, Civa...

With 38 courses to choose from it's always a challenge to decide where to spend the week playing. For most people visiting from the east where colder temps prevail, you may need a slight tune up before hitting the course. There's no better place in town to prepare your game for some desert golf t...

Tucson, Arizona Real Estate   There's nothing quite like saying one thing a doing another. Yesterday I had the privlidge of taking a class at the Hogan School of Real Estate that dug deep into the roots of Tucson. Anyone, Realtor or not who has any interest in history will enjoy what Alex Kimmelm...