Archive for December, 2006
Tucson Christmas Gifts Cactus?
Yesterday while out running errands, picking up some after Christmas specials and attending to a couple of our listings I saw these two trucks moving a couple of Sahuaro cactus. I don’t know if they are a late Christmas present or a return. Moving a cactus is a lot like petting a porcupine. [...]
Golbetatselaer Contest AZ SEO Contest
This post is part of an SEO contest. The contest itself was the reason for the creation of the web site and town name Golbetatselaer Contest AZ. We have learned a lot from participation in this contest and we thank Pittsburgh Homes Daily for sponsoring it. Golbetatselaer Contest is taking a breather from growth for the holidays [...]
Tucson’s Dark Skies A Paradise for Astronomy Buffs
We are in the thick of the winter visitor season here in Tucson. Every year we hear from the flock of new visitors about how dark it is here once the sun goes down. Tucson being dark after dark, maybe I should say, dark after sunset, has a lot to do with the local astronomical [...]
Heritage Highlands Gated Golf Community
This is the view as you approach the main gate to Heritage Highlands. It is a spectacular site welcoming all who live here as they return home. Hertiage Highlands is an Active Adult Gated Golf Community. There are many things to do here. Besides golf, there is an activity center, Tennis courts, pool and spa as well as [...]
Tucson Starter Home buy half a house : )
They say necessity is the mother of invention, with the median price of a new home in Tucson now over $218,000 it is estimated a household income needs to be $80,000 a year just to buy a home in Tucson. This is well beyond the income level of many families in the Tucson area. Not [...]
Tucson Housing Market Slows in 2006
The train was speeding along at 100 mi. per hour then it slowed to 50 mi. per hour. a. did the train stop b. did the train crash c. did the train slow down d. did the train continue to move forward Pick the two answers matching what the train did. Amid U.S. realty cool-down, [...]
Tucson MLS Statistics for November 2006
The numbers for November 2006 are in from the Tucson Assoication of Realtors. Here is a summary breakdown of the number for the Tucson Housing Market November 2006. Average Sale Price November 2005 $265,947 November 2006 $267,493 0.58% up from last year Oct. 2006 $266,854 up $639 over last month Median Sale Price November 2005 $226,000 November [...]
15 Minutes of Magic at La Encantada in Tucson
There is real Magic in the air in Tucson’s La Encantada Mall. Every Friday and Saturday night at 6 and 7 PM there is 15 minutes of magic, with snow (Tucson style) and Christmas music and singing. The whole place lights up with people gathering to see the snow and hear the music. It [...]
The Seasons of Real Estate
I grew up in Ohio where every year we had a garden. I knew when it was time to get out the tractor, plow the garden, get it ready to plant and when to put what seeds and plant in the ground. It was like second nature for our family. You had to time the [...]
Tucson Cure for The Common Cold
Tucson has a very active medical community with lots of research going on in various locations around town and at the University. But this cure isn’t coming from any of those facilities. It is from The Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau which provided the photo above as well. It is a new [...]
Real Estate Blog or Real Estate Blogging
Before I started this blog a couple of months ago I did a lot of research and read a lot of real estate related blogs. Because I would really like some input from some of those sources and because I like reading them here is the list not in any order: The Phoenix Real Estate Guy Phoenix AZ Real Estate [...]
Tucson Home Sales Appreciating at 14.9 Percent
The figures are in for the first 11 months of the year. We were expected to show an overall appreciation of 5 – 8 percent for the year. At times it looked like that number was right on and others like it might be closer to the lower number. When the third quarter came in [...]
