"Days on Market" (or DOM) is a much watched real estate statistic. As with any statistic, you can not put absolute faith in it. DOM can give you a general idea of how long it may take to sell your home but keep in mind that these chart just display an average DOM for an entire city. Real estate is local, and that can mean down to the subdivision, or even the side of the street your home is on. DOM can also be manipulated somewhat by taking a home off the market and then re-listing it. … [Read more...]
Las Sendas: The Streets of Phoenix. New Episode!
Las Sendas in northeast Mesa, Arizona is a large master planned community offering a variety of home styles. Prices range from $220K up to $4 million - and everything in between. A beautiful Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed golf course is the centerpiece of the community, and many homes offer fabulous mountain and city views. Easy access to Loop 202 provides a great location and swift transport to other parts of the Phoenix metro area. If you're looking for a great community with loads … [Read more...]
Win a $1.5M home in Las Sendas. Proceeds benefit Child Crisis Center of Arizona
The Child Crisis Center of Arizona is holding a fundraising effort. The grand prize in a raffle is a stunning custom home in Las Sendas (pictured above)valued at $1.5 million (or a cool million in cash, your choice). We've offered up a little side bar space over there to your right to help sell tickets. Just click the “ad” there (under "Raffle for Phoenix Child Crisis Center!") and you'll be whisked off to the site where you can buy tickets and get more info. No, it isn't cheap … [Read more...]
Where to Search for Homes Online
Zillow.com says they have 3,382,696 listings on their site. Realtor.com says they have 4,084,260. Trulia.com doesn't advertise a number, but they do say they are, “The best place to start your real estate search”. Really? Does someone looking for a home in the Phoenix area really care if Trulia shows 16,628 homes for sale ”“ in Miami, Florida? Does it matter if Realtor.com says there are 3,044 homes in Boise, Idaho -- if you are looking for a home in Gilbert, Arizona? I don't think it's too … [Read more...]
Search Phoenix Homes by Walk Score
Thanks to the developers at Diverse Solutions, you can now search for Phoenix homes right here on the Phoenix Real Estate Guy blog by “walk score”. What is a Walk Score? From the Walk Score site: Walk Score helps people find walkable places to live. Walk Score calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc. Walk Score measures how easy it is to live a car-lite lifestyle””not how pretty the area is for walking. Like any algorithm, it's not … [Read more...]
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