Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural landmark Taliesin West just celebrated its 75th anniversary and will also be going green, aiming to turn the development into a net-zero site by producing as much energy as it consumes. Parterships with First Solar Inc. and energy consultant Big Green Zero (both companies in Phoenix…keeping it local!) are making this
Robert Shiller surprised at strength in Phoenix market
Robert Shiller, co-creator of the S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values in 20 U.S. cities, talks about the U.S. housing market and seasonal patterns affecting prices. The S&P/Case-Shiller index fell 4 percent in December, more than forecast, to the lowest level since the housing crisis began in mid-2006. Shiller speaks with Mark Crumpton on Bloomberg Television’s
March 2012 Phoenix Real Estate Market Report and Trends
I see a light at the end of the tunnel, it’s bright and fast approaching. We are now entering into prime home buying season for Phoenix, and things are looking busier than ever. The latest data and report from Mike Orr of ASU’s Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice shows an existing extreme shortage
Desert Living Today
Wanting to send a big thank you to the Desert Living Today team for giving me the opportunity to become a contributing guest blogger for their site. Desert Living Today is a locally run online magazine and I know you’re thinking… great, not another blog to follow…as reading multiple news, gossip and fashion sites, countless
100 Years of Arizona
As some around the world were celebrating Valentine’s Day, in Arizona we were commemorating our state’s 100th anniversary of becoming a state. Arizona is relatively young compared to the rest of the U.S., but there’s still a good deal of history that can be celebrated making it interesting to look back on how thing’s have
February 2012 Phoenix Real Estate Market Report
Good news…we are seeing prices moving up rapidly across much of the lower price ranges in our market while mid range prices are seeing a fair amount of stabilization. Bad news…the strong upward moving pricing is due to many months of a declining supply and increasing demand. This all bodes well for pricing and things
Coronado Historic District Home Tour 2012
There’s something genuinely beautiful about blending the old with the new in home design, maintaining the historic nature of something while giving it a contemporary or modern twist. This synthesis of old and new can be found throughout many of the historic districts we have here in Phoenix. If you have never had the pleasure
Das Has Tour in Tempe
Last weekend to visit the Das Has Tour in Tempe. Economical, simple technology and solutions for sustainable design and living. Das Haus is a traveling pavilion, a North American tour and an ONGOING INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUEabout advanced technologies for home construction and solar energy use. The purpose – to share German innovations that have achieved sustainable construction