Monthly Archives: April 2009

Tucson Economic Indicators

Cheesecake Factory as Economic Indicator

Statistics can tell you only so much While I’m a numbers and stats guy there are times when I go for the more urbane approach to statistics. This means there are non-scientific indicators of what is happening in an economy. … Continue reading

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Tucson Real Estate Snapshot April 25, 2009

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The investors that sold all their Tucson property to speculators a few years back at inflated prices are now back in the market. This is what real investors do. They buy low, sell high and find the next market where they can buy at good prices. Those True investors are back in Tucson and they are a welcome site. Continue reading

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Tucson Median Sale Price $161,000

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The median sale price March was $165,000 some predicted that was the bottom. But “bottom” talk is always allusive. Right now the median for April is $161,000. Did it really drop another $4,000. Yes, but (don’t you just love yes,but) But we had a number of homes which were foreclosures or sold at auction so far in April. Continue reading

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