With many people losing their homes to foreclosure or leaving them altogether, Glendale has seen an increase of vacant properties throughout the city. Homeowners are worried about how these abandoned properties affect their home values. The City of Glendale encourages its residents to call in to their offices if they believe a property has been [...]
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Vacant Properties in Glendale
Posted in Phoenix real estate, tagged Glendale, Glendale AZ, Glendale Code Compliance Department, Glendale foreclosures, Glendale police, Glendale real estate, Glendale vacant properties, graffiti removal, homeowner assistance on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Top 10 Real Estate Trends
Posted in Home Tips, Market Trends, green living, homeowner tips, tagged Countrywide, downsizing, eco-friendly homes, Energy Star, falling home prices, Fannie Mae, flipping, foreclosures, Freddie Mac, low mortgage rates, mortgage loans, real estate, real estate trends, urban markets on October 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
1. Foreclosures are at record highs. Many estimates put the amount of homes in foreclosure by the end of the year at 2 million. What does this mean? If your credit is good and you have some money set aside, now is an excellent time to buy.
2. Home prices keep falling. How fast they are [...]
Arizona Home Sales Are Up
Posted in Home Tips, Peoria AZ real estate, Peoria real estate, Phoenix real estate, Uncategorized, tagged Arizona home sales, Arizona Real Estate, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, home sales, NAR, National Association of Realtors, real estate on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), pending home sales in August experienced a 7.4% increase, the highest in seven years. This came after a 2.7% decline in July. The news is even better for home sales in the west, where increases were as high as 18.64%, particularly in California, Nevada and Arizona. The [...]
Elementary Students Run Cafe and Learn About Math
Posted in Pheonix events, Phoenix AZ, Uncategorized, tagged Cougars Hip Sports Grill, Orangewood Elementary School, Phoenix, Phoenix AZ, Phoenix news, real life math, student cafe on October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For the seventh year in a row, teacher John Vasey guided his Phoenix 6th grade Orangewood Elementary School students in their first real world math lesson: running an on-site school cafe. After weeks of preparation, the Cougars Hip Sports Grill opened last Saturday in Phoenix to serve lunch to 200 customers. Getting to this point took several weeks of [...]
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