Archive for July, 2008
Summer Olympics 2008 Schedule
It is just around the corner isn’t it. Already I can’t open a new paper or turn on the TUBE without seeing references to China everywhere. I guess that is what holding an Olympics is all about for the host country.
We present to you for your viewing enjoyment and quick handy reference guide a single [...]
Tucson Foreclosures Short Sale REO Bank Owned July 2008
There they are; all the buzz words of Real Estate these days. After seeing the headline “Foreclosures more than double here” in the Saturday, July 27, 2008 Arizona Daily Star I decided I wanted to see for myself where all this stacks up in the Tucson MLS system.
According to an aside on the front page [...]
Tucson Bird of Paradise
Any one that has ordered flowers from a florist or has traveled to Hawaii knows what bird of paradise look like. When they come to Tucson and ask what those beautiful flowering bushes are and are told they are bird of paradise the first response is, “That’s not a bird of paradise.”
To which we say, [...]
Hey Buddy Can You Spare A Can of Shade
Yes it is now officially, unofficially and any other way you want to put it Summer in Arizona. Yes, it is a dry heat, Your Point?
We have had more than a month of triple digit temps. Even with the recent respite of the Monsoon Season it is still HOT!
You know it is summer when [...]
It Doesn’t Look Like Tucson
One of the most interesting things I find about Tucson is the variety of neighborhoods and architecture. Sometimes I turn a corner and I find a whole series of homes or buildings that look like they were plucked right off a street from some other part of the country.
Take this building for instance. It is [...]
How Big is the Housing Crisis
How Wide Spread is it Across our Country
How Big indeed? This doesn’t mean there isn’t one. It means the aunt hills have been made into an entire mountain range, not just a mountain. Fear, misinformation and the economy as a whole drive much of the media and the fear they have instilled. Now it is [...]
Tucson Mail Delivery – Where is My Mailbox
Snail Mail in The Burbs
I grew up on Ohio, Ontario, Ohio to be precise. We had a mailbox across from our drive way. Just like many homes all across America. It was the same when I moved to various parts of the country until I moved to Tucson. When I bought my first home here [...]
Tucson Real Estate Urban Legend
Too Many Zero Can A Legend Make
I wrote earlier this week about waiting for a data fix in the Tucson MLS. Back on July 3, 2008 a property was set to closed tranaction with a sale price of $95,500,000. I knew when I saw it that was too many zeros as the end of the [...]
Tucson Residential Real Estate Twenty Days in July 2008
We are twenty days into July 2008. We had a long holiday weekend and July historically is one of the slowest for Tucson real estate. I call it our:
Opposite of Winter
The Final Walk Through – Buyers Perspective
“I can skip this.” should never be your response to the final walk through. No matter how good you feel about the sellers and the rapport you have established you should do the final walk through and arrange for it before you sign the documents to close escrow.
The Final Walk Through – Sellers Perspective
The final walk-through means you are almost there. The final walk through is usually completed by the buyer previous to signing the closing documents
Tucson Real Estate Absoption Rates June 2008
The overall absorption rate for Tucson in June was 7.88 months
The absorption rates improved for most of the Tucson areas in June. Some of the areas are actually showing a lower than normal inventory. The inventory for June dropped to 8,140 for all of Tucson and two area have just over 5 months [...]
