August 2009 Home Sales Report for Maricopa County AZ

The August 2009 Homes Sales Report for Maricopa County, AZ is in and the news is pretty good overall.  The median sold price for single-family homes was $139,000, slightly higher than the $136,000 median sold price in July 2009.  The median sold price for townhomes and condominiums was $105,000, which was also higher than the [...]

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Sports Programs in Peoria AZ

The Peoria Sports Complex is a hotbed of activity.  Several sports programs will be available in Peoria AZ during the month of September.  On September 19th, 20th, 26th and 27th, the Saturday and Sunday leagues for the Men’s Adult Baseball League will participate in 8am and 10:30am games to be played on the practice fields.  Team registration is required.  [...]

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Free Events in Phoenix

There are several free events going on in Phoenix right now.  Are you a Suns fan?  Do you love to sing?  Put those two passions together and head on down to the US Airways Center (201 E Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ) today, September 9th, until 7pm to audition to sing the national anthem at one of the [...]

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July 2009 Housing Stats for Maricopa County

According to the Arizona Regional MLS’s Home Sales Report for Maricopa County, the total amount of single-family homes sold in July 2009 increased 53.7%, with 7014 units sold in July 2009 and 4562 sold in July 2008.  There is a positive trend for all other types of housing sold in Maricopa County as [...]

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Restructuring Helps Keep Peoria’s Theater Works Alive

After being informed that their annual grant from the Arizona Arts Commission would be drastically reduced by a whopping 73% due to state budget cuts, Theater Works in Peoria decided to save itself from having to close its doors by converting two of its full-time staff to independent contractor status as well as reducing the amount [...]

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Phoenix Farmers Market

Across the country, farmers markets help encourage local farming as well as reducing your carbon footprint.  By purchasing fruits, vegetables and other wares from local vendors, less gas is consumed to bring these products to the marketplace and you get the absolute freshest of ingredients.  Luckily, Phoenix has its very own farmers market that takes [...]

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Maricopa County Home Sales Report

According to the Arizona Regional MLS (ARMLS), home sales in Maricopa County for June 2009 have increased significantly from July 2008.  There were a total of 7284 single-family homes sold in June 2009.  This is a 59.7% increase over single-family home sales in July 2008 (4562).  Likewise, sales of manufactured homes (52) and other residential units (950) showed [...]

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Safety and Ice Cream at Peoria’s National Night Out

The Peoria Police Department is hosting an ice cream social next Tuesday, August 4th, from 5-8pm in honor of National Night Out.  This annual event is held at the Peoria Public Safety Administration building (8351 W Cinnebar Ave., Peoria AZ) to help promote crime deterrent methods as well as promoting neighborhood unity.  The ice cream [...]

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Beware of Loan Modification Scams

The high rate of foreclosure filings in the Phoenix area as well as throughout the state tell us all that there are a lot of homeowners having trouble making their payments.  Unfortunately, there are always unscrupulous people who are willing to take advantage of those in trouble.  The FBI and local law enforcement agencies all over the country [...]

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Phoenix Real Estate Foreclosure Filings

The new numbers reported by Realty Trac place Arizona in the fourth position for highest foreclosure filings.  One in every 164 homeowners in Arizona received a foreclosure notice.  These new numbers may seem to be in contrast to my last blog, Phoenix Real Estate on the Upswing, so let me explain.  Last week’s blog concerned the [...]

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