by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 22, 2017 | Global Buyers + Foreign Investment
Foreign students (or their parents) constitute a significant amount of the global buyers of Arizona homes, and over 22,000 are attending higher education institutions here. About 12,800 are attending Arizona State, 5,000 at the University of Arizona, and 1,300 at...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jan 11, 2016 | Real Estate Facts & Figures
The end of year and holiday resale home statistics don’t bring much cheer. Mike Orr of ASU’s Center for Real Estate noted that the greater Phoenix market lost momentum in the last 6 months of 2015, except for the entry level market, which is chronically under...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 13, 2015 | Canada and Canadians, Global Buyers + Foreign Investment
The number of Phoenix metro area homes bought by Canadian buyers has dropped by at least half compared to last year. As an example of how that trend has progressed, according to Mike Orr of ASU’s Center for Real Estate less than 1% of homes were sold to...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 23, 2015 | Home Buying
Joel Naroff, a Philadelphia economist, was honored by Arizona State University in New York City on Thursday. An economist, he was honored for being one of the most accurate forecasters in the country. He gave his view on the housing market, its foreclosures and...