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KIERLAND GEM! * 2560 SQ/FT, 3 BED/2.0 BATH HOME * BONUS ROOM (NOT IN TAX RECORDS) COULD BE 4TH BEDROOM/OFFICE * ISLAND KITCHEN UPDATED W/BEAUTIFUL SLAB GRANITE COUNTERS * MAPLE CABINETS * GE PROFILE SMOOTH COOKTOP & BUILT-IN WALL OVEN * NEW DISHWASHER IN '09 * LARGE LIVING/DINING ROOM W/GAS FIREPLACE * UPDATED W/ADDTIONAL LIGHTING * BUILT-IN STORAGE IN DINING AREA * SPLIT MASTER FLOORPLAN * TILE IN THE RIGHT AREAS * 12FT CEILINGS * MASTER HAS SEPARATE TUB/SHOWER * DUAL VANITIES * LARGE WALK-IN CLOSET W/ORGANIZERS * PLUS EXIT TO PATIO * FULLY LANDSCAPED SOUTH SIDE BACKYARD W/PLAY POOL & BUILT-IN BBQ * SPEAKERS ON THE PATIO * ALL THIS PLUS EASY ACCESS TO ALL KIERLAND SHOPPING, RESTAURANTS, ETC. * OCCUPIED BUT EASY TO SEE-PLEASE GIVE SELLERS HALF HOUR NOTICE *

Property Type(s): Single Family - Detached, Residential

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(view all details for MLS # 4335898)

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EXTRA SHARP HOME * THE MOST SPECTACULAR BACKYARD YOU WILL SEE IN THIS PRICE RANGE * IMPRESSIVE CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY * BEAUTIFUL TIERED PARK LIKE SETTING * ISLAND KITCHEN * OAK CABINETS * CORIAN COUNTERS * STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES * SOOTHING JET TUB * VAULTED CEILINGS * PLANT SHELVES * RAISED PANEL DOORS * PLANTATION SHUTTERS * 2 INCH BLINDS * BAY WINDOWS * QUAINT STUDY * PICTURE PERFECT LANDSCAPING * CRYSTAL CLEAR PLAY POOL * FAST FREEWAY ACCESS * YOU MUST SHOW YOUR BUYER THIS INCREDIBLE BACKYARD SETTING! * SOME FURNITURE IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE * DINING ROOM CHANDELIER DOES NOT CONVEY

Property Type(s): Single Family - Detached, Residential

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PRICE REDUCED 3/1! * BLACK MTN VIEWS! * 4268 SQ/FT, 5 BED/3.5 BATH HOME ON 1/2 ACRE * CUL-DE-SAC LOT * SPLIT MASTER FLOORPLAN * GOURMET KITCHEN W/ALDER CABINETS * GRANITE COUNTERS * STAINLESS APPLIANCES FROM SUBZERO, BOSCH, VIKING & DACOR * LARGE FIREPLACE IN FAMILY ROOM * FORMAL LIVING AND DINING ROOMS * DEN/OFFICE * BONUS ROOM W/WET BAR DIVIDES 2 SETS OF BEDROOMS - PERFECT FOR GUEST SUITE/PLAY AREA * 12FT CEILINGS & 8FT DOORS THROUGHOUT * 18'' TILE * CUSTOM PAINT TREATMENTS * ENTERTAINER'S BACK YARD W/MULTIPLE PAVERED SITTING AREAS * LARGE, PEBBLE-TEC PLAY POOL * BUILT-IN BBQ ISLAND * FIREPIT * PUTTING GREEN * NO HOMES BEHIND PLUS VIEW FENCE TO WASH AND BLACK MOUNTAIN * DOUBLE 2 CAR GARAGES * AND ADDITIONAL PAVED PARKING PLUS RV GATE * JUST COME HOME AND RELAX!

Property Type(s): Single Family - Detached, Residential

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(view all details for MLS # 4288362)

11460 E Mission Lane, Scottsdale, AZ 85259 (MLS # 4249110)

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PRICE REDUCED 1/27! * PRESTIGIOUS STONEGATE MASTERPIECE! * STUNNING DESIGNER REMODEL * EXCLUSIVE ENCLAVE OF LUXURY HOMES * EXTRAORDINARY CURB APPEAL * TRAVERTINE STONE & HAND CARVED WOOD FLOORS * DESIGNER CARPET * SOFTLY SCULPTURED WALLS * ALDER CABINETS * SLAB GRANITE & MOSAIC BACKSPLASH * SUB ZERO W/CUSTOM CAST HANDLES * ASKO & DACOR APPLIANCES * VAULTED & BEAMED CEILINGS * MAGNIFICENT 9' FRENCH & SOLID CORE RAISED PANEL DOORS * HUGE MASTER SUITE W/SITTING RM & ELECTRIC BLACKOUT SHADES * SOOTHING JET TUB * BUILT-IN DESKS IN 2 BEDROOMS * EXECUTIVE OFFICE * STORAGE OR WORKSHOP IN GARAGE W/AC * EPOXY FLOOR * CENTRAL VAC * SOFT & FILTERED WATER * CUL-DE-SAC LOT * IMPECCABLE LANDSCAPE * STACKED STONE ACCENTS * PEBBLE TECH POOL & WATERFALL SPA * STAINLESS STEEL BBQ * YOUR BUYERS WILL FALL IN

Property Type(s): Single Family - Detached, Residential

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(view all details for MLS # 4249110)

I haven’t been blogging much lately (for some months) and needed an easy one to get myself started again.  The gift to me is being able to post this here now.  The gift to you is a really (really really) cool book from Seth Godin you can download for free, here.

I think you will really like it.  I know I have.

Merry Christmas to everyone!

Saturday, November 7, 2009

from 9am ~ 12pm

We are looking for vendors with all types of items:

Scrapbooking, Clothing, Accessories, Home décor, Sports Memorabilia, Jewelry or Art.

If you have an interest in being a part of MILESTONES CHARTER SCHOOL Craft Fair & Bazaar Please contact:

Jamie (Mrs. J / 4^th) ord4phx@yahoo.com

• Space in on a first come first served basis
• Spaces will be the size of 2 parking spots

(electricity is not available)

• Rental fee is $20 per space
• Each vendor is responsible for set-up and break-down

(no earlier than 8am – no later than 1pm)

• If you have an idea as a vendor, contact Jamie

1.  July residential resale properties were over 9,000 for the 3rd month in a row.  You would have to go clear back to 2005 to find sales success like that.

2.  The trend for the median sales price (the middle point, half of all sales are below this number and half of all sales are above it) is overall, rising.  It is currently at 125k.  Last April it was 116k.

3.  The average (or mean) sales price is up to 175k.  March of 2009 it was 159k.

You can see charts that illustrate all three of the above statements here.

I wonder if anyone’s paycheck went up at an annual rate of 3.24% they would ever consider it a surge?

This isn’t to suggest that the number of foreclosures going up is ever a good thing – just that reading past the headlines and actually looking at the numbers might shed a bit of light on the subject.

If anyone cared to truly examine some relevant market statistics for the Greater Phoenix area here are a couple I personally find quite interesting: The current "success rate" for all listings in ARMLS is 64.8%.  You can see that (along with some other very interesting numbers) here.  But since most of the sales occurring are lender owned properties, that number doesn’t mean too much to me.  Let’s break it down.

Scroll down on this page and you will see the breakdown, based on types of listings.  The success rate (percent of all listings of that type that sell) for lender owned is 91.4%.  Not very surprising – at least not in our market.  But look at the comparison between "normal listings" and short sales.  The numbers are almost the same!  Normal listings success rate is 50.2% and short sales success rate is 49.4%.

I know, I know, the normal listings stat surged way ahead.