Report: Maricopa housing market on positive pace
Foreclosures are down. New home sales are up. And an increase in housing permits is expected.A report prepared by a Scottsdale-based real estate and...
Ak-Chin multitainment center honored
The Ak-Chin Indian Community received the best mixed-use project award for the UltraStar Multitainment Center at Ak-Chin Circle Feb. 27 during the 8th annual...
Home sales for February
In February, 158 homes sold in Maricopa and surrounding rural areas for a total sales volume of $21.6 million. The list volume was $21.9...
Real estate: Renters looking for upgrades
The more than 230 homes available for rent toward the end of January were almost twice as many as the past average of 100...
Single-family building permits holding steady
The number of single-family building permits issued by the city decreased by one in January from the month before, the least month-to-month change since...
Building permits up at year’s end
2012 ended with an uptick in the number of single-family building permits issued by the city.Thirty-five permits were issued in December, an increase of...
Housing-permit rise continues
There were 23 building permits issued for single-family homes in November, up 53 percent from October’s 15 permits, according to city records. The...
New firm sold on Maricopa market
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Real estate: Buyers come in many types
As with many Realtors, my buyers are asking me who the competition is lately. Is it investors, first-time homebuyers, second-home buyers, who?The answer is:...
Real estate: Buyers come in many types
As with many Realtors, my buyers are asking me who the competition is lately. Is it investors, first-time homebuyers, second-home buyers, who?The answer is:...
Building permits down in October, still up over 2011
The number of building permits for single-family residences in October dropped to 15 from 27 last month, according to information from the city.Despite that...
Pricing your home to sell
Do you keep your eye on the real estate market? Do you notice real estate ads and how many “For Sale” signs are in...
Building permits up after summer lull
The number of building permits for single-family homes increased to 27 in September, six more than the previous month, according to city records.September’s increase...
Seller’s market is officially in Maricopa
Dawn Anderson (formerly Dawn Madden) is the broker/owner of Maricopa Properties. She can be reached at 520-568-0555 and MaricopaProperties.com.
August most expensive home is $1M
In August, the slow housing market continued to show signs of life with 199 homes sold in Maricopa and surrounding rural areas for a...
Expiring debt relief could impact short-sale market
The potential expiration of the Mortgage Fairness Debt Relief Act on Dec. 31 may not be as ominous for some Arizonan homeowners as it...
July most expensive home sells for $254,500
In July, 170 homes were sold in Maricopa and surrounding areas for a total sales volume of $21,481,890. The list volume was $21,779,373, a...
Rising home values open opportunities
Who doesn’t like an upgrade?You book a garden-view hotel room and you get a free upgrade to an ocean view. You begin to board...
Housing prices leveling off this summer
The Maricopa housing market continues to reflect Valleywide trends, said Mike Orr, director of the Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice at Arizona...
Know your rights if rental house becomes foreclosure
As a property management company, tenants often express the concern of the home they are renting going into foreclosure.Although we hope this never happens...
Homes sold out at The Lakes
For the past two or three weeks, Bryan Weese, sales associate for Meritage Homes in Maricopa, said he has handed out a lot of...
Readers encouraged by housing prices
The vast majority of the 253 readers responding to this week’s online poll question said they believe housing prices will continue to rise.Thirty percent,...
Highest-priced home in May goes for $260,000
In May, 189 homes sold in Maricopa and surrounding rural areas for a total sales volume of $22,508,560. The list volume was $22,687,254, a...
New housing permits up slightly
The resurgence in the real estate market in Maricopa continued in May with a small rise in the number of new housing permits issued...
Maricopa housing recovery one of Valley’s best
Maricopa’s housing market may have been one of the hardest hit in the state, but that also means it could have one of the...
Homes sales for April
In April, 217 homes sold in Maricopa and surrounding rural areas for a total sales volume of $25.4 million. The list volume was $25.6...
Number of new-housing permits climbs
The jump in the number of new housing construction permits issued by the city of Maricopa from January through April isn’t staggering, but enough...
Palin sells Maricopa home
Bristol Palin, daughter of former Alaska governor and TV personality Sarah Palin, is no longer a homeowner in Maricopa. The third-place finisher on...
Homes sales for March
In March, 216 homes were sold in Maricopa and surrounding rural areas for a total sales volume of $23,875,081. The list volume was $23,380,715,...
Homes sales for February
In February, 174 homes sold in Maricopa and surrounding rural areas for a total sales volume of $19,097,847. The list volume was $19,471,185, a...
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