by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 21, 2016 | Arizona and Its Amenities, Real Estate Facts & Figures
In a study, 3,000 U.S. counties were indexed based on risk of six natural hazards – such as earthquakes, floods, hail, and hurricane storm surge. The research showed that median home prices in the first 6 months of 2016 are up 9.5% from the same time period 10...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Aug 29, 2016 | Global Buyers + Foreign Investment, Real Estate Facts & Figures
Canadian buyers accounted for about 6% of the homes purchased in the metro Phoenix area at their peak in April of 2011. Then the Canadian dollar was worth more than ours, and Canadians were purchasing at the bottom of our market. Today, the U.S. dollar buys around...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Aug 23, 2016 | Home Buying, Real Estate Facts & Figures
There were 3.301 closing of new home builds by production builders in the 2nd quarter of 2016 in the Phoenix metro area – a rise of 37% from the same quarter last year.
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Aug 4, 2016 | Home Buying, Real Estate Facts & Figures
The median lot size of a new single-family detached home sold in 2015 dropped under 8,600 square feet for the first time since Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction started tracking that statistic. This is part of a national trend where both homes and lots are...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 7, 2016 | Arizona and Its Amenities, Real Estate Facts & Figures
The metro Phoenix, Arizona cities of #Gilbert (4th), #Chandler (10th), and #Peoria (at 13th) are ranked among the best medium sized U.S. cities for first time #homebuyers according to the NAR. #Arizona as a state ranks 10th in the nation.
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 23, 2016 | Arizona and Its Amenities, Real Estate Facts & Figures
Phoenix tied San Francisco for the best high-tech job growth among major North American markets over the past two years, according to a new report from CBRE. The report shows the Phoenix added 12,662 new high-tech jobs from 2012 to 2014. That is a 42.7% increase for...
