By Ron Eland -June 29, 2021 The city of Sedona is now the owner of a prominent piece of land, but council and staff are still discussing its potential use, which they have not yet made officially public. The Sedona City Council unanimously approved the purchase of two parcels located at 4205 and 235 West State Route … Read more
REAL ESTATE | 1 hour ago | AZ BUSINESS MAGAZINE Whispering Canyon, a master-planned community nestled in the high-desert of Prescott, Arizona, and surrounded by Prescott National Forest, announced it is releasing 28 new residential lots in Phase Five of the development. The new phase offers full custom lots and 24 “ready-to-build” new home lot packages, in … Read more
By Jon Hecht -May 13, 2021 Share Four times a year, Randy Crewse, of Arizona Prime Real Estate, puts together an analysis of the state of the real estate market in Sedona and the surrounding areas, taking into account home prices, the number of homes on the market, and how quickly homes are bought once they are on … Read more
By Ron Eland As the largest employing industry in the Sedona area, resorts have been hit hard when it comes to the lack of available and affordable housing. In fact, during the recent Sedona Lodging Council meeting, board president Steve Segner asked by a show a hands if anyone is at full staff. Not one hand … Read more
By Ron Eland -March 30, 2021 A pair of projects are scheduled to be on this year’s city docket as major plan amendments — the first in four years. In a report from Senior Planner Mike Raber to city staff, he wrote that major amendments to the Sedona Community Plan are considered once per year by state … Read more
The real estate market in the US was challenging in 2020. We witnessed unexpected events such as the global pandemic and the stormy presidential election. These things brought about a period in which we weren’t sure what would happen with economics. However, things are looking different this year. Researches show that we’ll see an 8% … Read more
Image courtesy Yavapai County Development Services By Scott Shumaker | Red Rock News Yavapai County would like developers to build more starter homes in the county — modest single-family homes that are within reach of young families and essential workers like teachers, firefighters, nurses and laborers to purchase. Soon, it’ll even hand builders the plans to construct them, free of charge. As a way to encourage the construction of affordable houses, the Yavapai County Board … Read more
By Ron Eland -December 6, 2020 Share In recent years, lack of affordable housing has quickly moved up the Sedona City Council’s list of priorities as the issue continues to worsen. The proliferation of short-term vacation rentals, rising home prices and a lower-than-average number of multi-family dwellings in the city has resulted in a bit of a perfect … Read more
As a local REALTOR®, small business owner, parent, and taxpayer, I have many vantage points regarding the upcoming PUSD Override. With two students in Prescott Unified School District, I have experienced, firsthand, the level of effort required to educate our children. I implore the good people within the tax boundaries of PUSD to vote YES … Read more
Verde Valley real estate agents are reporting the market in Sedona and Oak Creek that similar to other parts of Arizona, inventory is low and the level of interest only seems to be increasing. According to Jeanette Sauer, who runs Pennington Luxury Group, “Buyers want out of urban cities and want to live a healthy … Read more