Report: Housing market may stabilize this springMarch 2nd, 2010The hard-hit Phoenix-area housing market may finally stabilize this spring. According to a new report from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, a record stretch of price drops may soon come to an end. Resource to Reduce Short Sale StressMarch 2nd, 2010According to the most recent REALTORS® Confidence Index, buyers continue to be discouraged with the extended short sale process, which frequently results in foreclosures that could have been prevented. 10 Home Features Buyers WantMarch 2nd, 2010Home designers and builders speaking at the recent International Builders Show in Las Vegas say that buyers are seeking cost-effective features and rejecting things that don’t have lasting value. Phoenix Luxury Condos on the Road to ForeclosureMarch 2nd, 2010Most of the units in 44 Monroe, the swank, 196-unit luxury high-rise could be headed for foreclosure. The bank has filed a notice of trustee’s sale, the first step toward taking over 182 unsold condos. Elevation Chandler Ownership UncertainFebruary 2nd, 2010CHANDLER, AZ-The saga of the halfway-completed condo project Elevation Chandler continued as attorneys for the two parties who claim they own the see-through project duked it out in court last week. The Arizona Republic reports that the Maricopa County Superior Court judge, who heard both sides early last week, delayed an opinion to take the [...] Actor Nicolas Cage’s Foreclosure Sells QuicklyFebruary 2nd, 2010Actor Nicolas Cage’s foreclosed 14,306-square-foot, Las Vegas home sold the first day it was on the market for $4.95 million. The deal was expected to close this week. Rebates for Appliance Buyers in 2010February 2nd, 2010The 2010 plan to encourage energy efficiency is the government rebate for appliance buyers. The plan lets people swap their old appliances for new energy-efficient models at very low prices. Valley Foreclosure Prices May Have Hit BottomFebruary 2nd, 2010The Phoenix-area housing market may level off this spring, and the prices of foreclosed-on homes in the Valley may have hit bottom already. That’s according to a new report from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Home Buyers Face Tax-Credit DelaysFebruary 2nd, 2010Home buyers who purchased a property after Nov. 6, 2009, when the extension and expansion of the first-time and move-up home buyer tax credit took effect, have reportedly been unable to get their rebates—or even file for them—because paperwork isn’t available. Tempe Centerpoint towers in foreclosureFebruary 2nd, 2010The empty Centerpoint high-rise condominium towers that loom over Tempe, once a symbol of the city’s downtown residential boom, have fallen into foreclosure. |











