Last Blue Moon of 2009

Blue Moon

Closing out the year with a Blue Moon. (You can take that however you want) I prefer mine with a twist of lime.


Let the Forth Quarter Begin

Monsoon Lots of Promises Not much Delivered

By the way, it is only supposed to be 89 degrees today and cooler tomorrow, I’m so ready for the forth quarter. Our best weather of the year is arriving and the celebrating is about to begin. Come on down to Tucson.


Some Call a Steady life being in a Coma

Colorful Downtown Tucson

Our perceptions of life in general shape our vision of reality. Some would find living out in the desert alone with nothing but cows and miles and miles of desert to view as a good life. For other people that would be putting them in prison, cut off from their Twitter, Internet, Cable TV and Starbucks.


Tucson MLS Statistics for April 2009 Update

The Tucson Real Estate Market is heating up. I know, I know you read in the Arizona Daily Star how things are Flat, well, consider the source and the sky is falling attitude. Also take into account that most media reporting is about 6 to 9 month behind reality.


Tucson Absorption Rates April 2009

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The Absorption Rate in April Improved in almost all areas of Tucson.


Tucson Real Estate Snapshot April 25, 2009

Madera Canyon Nature Trail

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.


Tucson Absorption Rates March 2009

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We saw the overall inventory level drop in February from 13 + months in January to 11.42 months. That number has now been shaved by more than 3 months. We are headed toward that 6 month level and we should reach it some time in the second or third quarter of 2009.


Tucson Real Estate Market – Push Me Pull You

Push Me Pull You

We are about to wrap up the first quarter of 2009. It has been a roller coaster ride these past three months. Many would compare it to the long drop after the slow churning and cranking of the cars to an unnatural high then the sudden free fall and rush of wind past your face and the feeling in your stomach that you wish you hadn’t had that second corn dog while waiting in line.


Tucson Absorption Rates February 2009

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The Absorption Rate faired better in February. The sponge was wrung out a bit during the month. Overall we see a slight decrease in the inventory and the amount of time it takes to absorb the current inventory on the market.


Tucson Absorption Rates January 2009

Picture cleaning up a kool-aid spill with wax paper. That’s about as good a description I can give of how absorption went in January 2009. It is a sign of the economy and the annual increase in January listings.


Tucson Absorption Rates December 2008

There was a significant drop in the overall absorption rate for Tucson from November at 12.59 to December 9.84 Some of the areas of town showed marked improvement.


Question We Can’t Answer About Tucson Real Estate

View of the Catalina Mountains covered with fresh snow

What are the best areas in Tucson to live? Where are the best schools in Tucson? What kind of crime do they have in this subdivision? Where are the poor areas of Tucson? Where are the best places to shop for a home?