by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Mar 26, 2021 | Arizona and Its Amenities
There are about 62,000 properties with an elevated risk of flooding in the metro Phoenix area. In the Scottsdale area – where SimplySOLD does a lot of work, the most impact is in the 85255 area code. To figure out if a property is in a flood plain, and if so, what...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Mar 18, 2021 | Home Buying, Real Estate Facts & Figures
Historically 25% to 30% of all homes sold Maricopa County during any given year were newly built. As the chart below shows, this trend abruptly changed in 2007, with only 14.6% of all homes sold in Maricopa County in January 2021 being new builds – approximately half...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Mar 12, 2021 | Home Buying
Home buyers need to move fast if they want to spend less. Delayed purchases will only result in higher monthly mortgage payments as prices (and maybe interest rates) rise. In the metro Phoenix marketplace prices have rose significantly in the last few years making...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Mar 5, 2021 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
The Unbreakable Bond. After being taken into captivity, Judy bonded with Frank Williams. He taught her the skills she needed to survive in Japanese captivity and in the Indonesian camp. Eventually the prisoners were shipped to Singapore. Frank was told that Judy was...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 26, 2021 | Arizona and Its Amenities, Real Estate Facts & Figures
The metro Phoenix housing market broke records in 2020 according to the Cromford Report. Home sales in Pinal and Maricopa County set new records for highest listing success rate, highest average price for monthly sales and annual sales, and highest square foot price...
