Batter Up!
Today is the opening day for the Cactus League spring training season.
Winter visitors and full time residents alike love this time of year. They can preview the coming baseball season, get to watch in an intimate ball park, either in bleachers like the good old days, or lounge in grassy areas surrounding the field.
The [...]

The Arizona Association of REALTORS® and the Arizona Department of Real Estate have compiled a booklet of advise for sellers who may be considering a short sale in the state of Arizona.
The booklet includes things to consider before doing a short sale, how to avoid mortgage scams, HUD counselling, helpline services, other [...]

This post listing 5 Great Reasons to Buy a Home Today was just posted by Steve Harney. Steve is a great real estate trainer/analyst, and tells us why he is so happy that his son just bought a home.
Read it Here. 
Jim Little, your Sun City Neighborhood REALTOR© I try a “Little” harder

The following table summarizes the real estate market for 2009.

Jim Little, your Sun City Neighborhood REALTOR© I try a “Little” harder

With winter temps in the –18 or so, don’t you want to come to Sun City AZ and enjoy yourself?

Sun City is Arizona’s premier adult community. It is celebrating its 50th year in 2010. In spite of being 50 years old, Sun City, like its residents, remains a very vital and lively place.
The nature [...]

Sony created this you tube presentation about the rapid change in our world today. It is almost frightening in its scope. Little factoids such as CHINA is soon to have the largest ENGLISH speaking population in the world. INDIA has more honors students than the US has children.
Technology is changing so fast that subject matter [...]

To Quote Lenn Harley
* * * *  HARD CORE REAL ESTATE TALK  AHEAD* * * *
No day goes by that I don’t see real estate agents advertise something like, “I can short sell your home at no cost to you”. This leads many distressed sellers who are upside down on their home, or who have [...]

I don’t have an invitation, but am watching the results of those who do. It will probably take a long time for the vendors to the real estate industry to get on board, but how nice to have all of the 50 to 60 pages of transaction docs in one place.
Likewise, how nice to be [...]

And, The Numbers For September Are:

Active Listings as of 10/1/09  689
Average List Price $135,500
79 homes sold
Absorption Rate 9 months
Number of Single Family Homes for Sale 357
Number of Condos for Sale 332
Average Days on the Market 135

The Sales prices ranged from $46,900 to $470,000 with an average of $125,484. [...]

Sun City AZ was Del Webb’s first and premier age qualified community.  Mr. Webb envisioned a community dedicated to the wants and needs of persons who were retired, or soon to retire. He knew these buyers were active and wanted to remain so.
Sun City was built with a recreation center, (now 7) a golf course, [...]