Tucson Home Buying

What you are looking for often determines what you see

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It is a good idea to have someone along when looking at a house. This is what I am when going along on home buyer outings; that’s what I call them anyway.


Tucson Home Buyers Don’t Be Too Anxious

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Some of you might think I’m making this up.  Honestly, I would never have thought of this one.  It is true and it happened last summer right here in Tucson.  I pass on this story as a bit of advise.
I know you will say “Who would ever do that?”  Well someone did and it could [...]


Tucson Tangerine Crossing

Tangerine Crossing Tucson

Tangerine Crossing is a premier Richmond American Community.  It will be a gated community.
There are three Richmond American Communities at Tangerine Crossing
Tuscany
Tuscany has 5 home designs to choose from.  They are all with a 2 car garage.
The homes range in size from the Cortona at 1550 sq.ft. at $269,990 to the Volterra at 2,950 sq.ft. [...]


Tucson Active Adult – Snowbird Season

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A few weeks ago I wrote about the Tucson Seasons of Real Estate.  One of those season is now upon us. 
The Tucson Active Adult – Snowbird Season is now upon us.  The indicators for the start of this season have changed a little this year.  It is a positive change and I’ll get to that in [...]


Tucson Starter Home buy half a house : )

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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 to [...]


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, Ariz. is ’warm’
 From the At Home Section [...]


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 2006 $218,000 3.54% down from last year
Oct. [...]


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 with [...]


Why Selling in a Buyers Market Might not Be as Bad as You Think

It is easy to see how selling your home in a seller’s market is a plus for sellers.  You might be surprised to find out how selling in a buyer’s market could be even better in the long run.
Most Home Sellers become Home Buyers.
There are some exceptions:

The investor
The second home owner downsizing
The winter visitor becoming [...]


Gladden Farms A Landscape Oasis in the Desert

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Gladden Farms is one of the latest Masterplanned communities in the Tucson area.  It is located in Marana, Arizona just off I-10 and about 1 hour from Phoenix.  It is just 6 miles from shopping, with a Fry’s Marketplace shopping center coming to the community some time next year.
 

 
Gladden Farms has it own website at [...]


Tucson Housing Bust

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Sorry, if this breaks anyone’s Housing Bubble, but there isn’t any housing bust in Tucson.  Quite the opposite.  The Average Sale Price for resale in October 2006 in Tucson was $266,854 which is an increase of $13,074 over September and the New Construction Average Sale Price was up $34,162 from September to $311,658.
The Tucson Residential Real Estate Market continues [...]


Catalina Vista Condos | Tucson, Arizona

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Catalina Vista Condominiums
2801 N Columbus
Tucson, AZ 85712
Location
Catalina Vista Condominiums is conveniently located in the central area of Tucson at 2801 N. Columbus Boulevard, on the northwest corner of Glenn Street and Columbus Boulevard.
 

 
Pricing
Prices range from $124,000 to $146,000.
HOA Fees
The monthly HOA fee is $160 with a seller buy down to $100 a month for 3 [...]