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Monthly Flagstaff Home Sales Report
August home sales in Flagstaff continued a steady pace from June and July. A definite upturn from 2012. As I wrote in a quick Flagstaff home sales preview last week, Flagstaff home sales were up 22% in August compared with August 2012. They would have been higher if...
Flagstaff Weather This Summer Has Been Extreme
Monsoon not done yet Flagstaff summers are usually gentle things with a little excitement thrown in on some days by early afternoon thunderstorms. Those storms typically clear by late afternoon to create beautiful sunsets. Not this year! In July, Flagstaff had...
Flagstaff Home Sales for August
August home sales in Flagstaff were very strong compared with August 2012. Statistics for August Flagstaff home sales show volume of sales up 22% from August 2012, median price up 21.7% and inventory up just 5%. These are for single-family home sales reported in the...
Update on Home Sales Market
National home sales numbers less "hot" as the summer wears on. Flagstaff home sales remain active. [brightcove vid=2632052602001&exp=1465406675&w=300&h=225] Pending home sales statistics are a good predictor of what home sales will be in the near term....
So Wrong. So Right. Buying a home? Be careful!
Home buyers always need to have an eye out for shoddy renovation work and defect cover-ups before purchasing a home. I'm usually a great admirer of Amy Hoak's Home Economics column, but this one is off-key. My concern is that her comments may stigmatize flipped homes...
This Week in the Housing Market
Reports on existing home and new home sales go in opposite directions. New-home sales fell 13.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 394,000 in July, the lowest rate since October, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported today, according to MarketWatch.com....
Days of Home Loan Rates Under 4% Are History
Home loan rates dropped slightly today, but that should be viewed as an opportunity to lock the loan on your existing home purchase contract, not a trend. After moving up to a range of 4.75 to 4.875%, the most prevalent 30-year fixed conventional rate quote...
Monthly Flagstaff Home Sales Report
July Flagstaff homes market steady. Flagstaff’s July home sales looked remarkably like June home sales. A total of 95 Flagstaff single-family residences sold in July 2013 vs. 90 homes in June. The median price for July dropped slightly to $315,000 from June’s median...
We Knew Flagstaff Was a Great Place to Live!
Flagstaff makes list of America's favorite summer towns! We knew Flagstaff was a great place to live. And everyone who lives in Phoenix thinks so, too, during the summertime. This week, Flagstaff was named #4 in 24/7 Wall Street's list of America's Favorite Summer...
Five Ways to Avoid Home Buyer’s Remorse
When buying a Flagstaff home, consider these points Anyone who has ever bought a home—or rented one, for that matter—has likely heard this standard piece of advice: Don’t commit to more than you can afford. But there are other questions you should be pondering before...