Phoenix Desert Living Blog

  Phoenix Homes in Desert Ridge NeighborhoodUrban meets Suburban  I have been visiting the sales office off and on at City North to keep up to date on the developments of this new urban development in Northeast Phoenix.  City North is situated within the master plan community of Desert Ridge.  Th...

Buyers starting arriving monday evening to get a place in line to secure their first choice of homes at Mountain Bridge!  Grand opening and Sales begin on Saturday, May 17th at 9am. Blanford Homes the builder decribes the community on their website: "Truly a one-of-a-kind resort style Masterplan...

It's not unusual for a homeowner to help facilitate the sale by burying St Joseph in their front yard.  I have had many sellers tell me that they did so, or ask if I have a supply. I consider myself a good Real Estate Agent, but even I will take any help offered.  The evening before close of escr...

Yesterday my phone started ringing after an article in the Wall Street Journal announced that the housing crisis was over. Is it true? What do you think? Should I buy a home now? What can I get a 3 bedroom home for in Phoenix?  Two emails followed from clients who had taken their homes off the ma...

As and agent I am continually viewing statistics of the market conditions in Phoenix, Scottsdale and the surrounding areas. I have compiled some current statistics (with a little help) and put together this presentation for you to view. Unlike what you will hear on the news, these are not statist...

Do You Like Living in Arizona?Today while I was showing homes in Phoenix, a client asked me if I liked living in Phoenix or Arizona in general.  While she was coming from California, she knew the price of homes in Phoenix, Scottsdale or any surrounding area are so much less than many parts of the...

Only Arizonans know that:Asphalt has a liquid state, Pot holders are good for steering wheels and retrieving open house signs,  Shade is what location, location, location means in parking spots.  You have become an Arizonan when you dont leave the house without your sunglasses, dont get in the po...

        CRISP AND CLEAN, MOVE IN READY, SPLIT 3 BEDROOM FLOORPLAN PRICED WELL AT $218,000 Three bedrooms Two Baths Plantation Shutters Open Family room Formal Living room Large Master Full Length Covered Patio 1539 square feet Desert Landscaping Walk to Elem School KAREN TURNEY REALTY EXECUTIVES ...

Lately, my clients and others who find out that I am in Real Estate keep asking me: Have we hit the bottom of the market yet? I get asked so often it seems similar to the never ending car trip question. Are we there yet?When you are in the car you can point out the mile markers and judge how far ...

I have been in Real Estate for 23 years this May and I have survived down markets and high markets.Sometimes even if you remodel your entire business and call every living soul you have ever known or worked with, it won't create the business you want, sometimes the market is just plain adjusting,...