Should You Buy a House in a Presidential Election Year?

By Tamra Haase Campaign ads have been airing.  We are just weeks away from the election.  While some presidential hopefuls are laying out their policies, the impact of the electoral process on residential real estate hasn’t yet fully unfolded. Across the nation, the market still seems set on its normal trajectory.  In January, nationwide inventory … Read more

Local Real Estate Market Booms Despite Pandemic

By Cheryl Hentz The way the world does business has changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes how real estate agents and brokers approach the business of marketing and selling houses, even renting them.  Instead, agents are meeting buyers at listed properties, sometimes even letting them tour vacant properties by themselves. In … Read more

Tucson Market Statistics Released

According to the Tucson Association of REALTORS®, “Healthy buyer demand and constrained supply continue to be the story for much of the country. Nationally, showing activity in July remained substantially higher than a year before and multiple offer situations are a frequent experience in many markets. With the inventory of homes for sale still constrained, … Read more

Maricopa County housing market is rocked by low supply

This article by Philip Haldiman does a great job in describing the reality faced by homebuyers in on of the country’s largest counties. While Valley of the Sun real estate agents understand how limited the market is, people looking to move into Arizona’s largest metro will find the going is tough. Benjamin J. Katz, owner … Read more

Increasing household income drives West Valley luxury housing demand

Master-planned luxury housing has historically flourished in the West Valley. Verrado, and sister development Victory, alongside Estrella Mountain Ranch and Vistancia, have remained lucrative residential hot spots. Housing in these communities starts in the upper $300,000 range, with Vistancia closer to mid $400,000 — a reinforcement of the rising average household income of buyers and their … Read more