Leif Swanson

This funny looking bar code is a trendy way to advertise a website to techno-savvy people.  Instead of your normal bar code for pricing, a QR code (short for Quick Response) allows someone to take a photo of it with their SmartPhone (e.g., Blackberry, iPhone, Palm, Droid), which then takes them to the appropriate website.
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Phoenix Metropolitan Area Real Estate Statistics - July 2010
What is happening with the real estate market in the Phoenix metropolitan area? What changed in July 2010?
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1) SALES: July 2010 had sales of 7,100, which was lower than July 2009’s 9,095 sales. 85% of the sales in June were homes, [...]

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Phoenix Metropolitan Area Real Estate Statistics - June 2010
What is happening with the real estate market in the Phoenix metropolitan area?  What changed in June 2010?
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1) SALES: June 2010 had sales of 9,278, which was lower than June 2009’s 9,325 sales. 85% of the sales in June were homes, [...]

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Phoenix Metropolitan Area Real Estate Statistics - May 2010
What is happening with the real estate market in the Phoenix metropolitan area? What changed in May 2010?
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1) SALES: May 2010 had sales of 9,079, which was lower than May 2009’s 9,284 sales. 85% of the sales in May were homes, [...]

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Phoenix Metropolitan Area Real Estate Statistics - April 2010
What is happening with the real estate market in the Phoenix metropolitan area? What changed in April 2010?
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1) SALES: April 2010’s sales of 9,261 were higher than April 2009’s 8,564 sales. That’s 8% more sales this April than last April! 84% [...]

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I was quoted in yesterday’s Arizona Republic newspaper article on improving your home’s curb appeal (”10 Ways To Add Curb Appeal”). It’s a slide show with text.
From a post in March 2009, a front door coated in pigeon poop. Would you walk through this to go inside or run away?

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Phoenix Metropolitan Area Real Estate Statistics - March 2010
What is happening with the real estate market in the Phoenix metropolitan area? What changed in March 2010?
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1) SALES: March 2010’s sales of 8,969 were much better than March 2009’s 7,636 sales and even better than March 2008’s 4,303 sales. That’s [...]

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Phoenix Metropolitan Area Real Estate Statistics - February 2010
What is happening with the real estate market in the Phoenix metropolitan area? What changed in February 2010?
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1) SALES: February 2010’s sales of 6,595 were much better than February 2009’s 5,477 sales and even better than February 2008’s 3,445 sales. [...]

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Phoenix Metropolitan Area Real Estate Statistics - January 2010
What is happening with the real estate market in the Phoenix metropolitan area? What changed in January 2010?
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1) SALES: January 2010’s sales of 5,789 were much better than January 2009’s 4,736 sales and even better than January 2008’s 2,907 sales. That’s [...]

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National real estate sales statistics were published January 25, 2010 showing December 2009’s national sales fell 16.7% from November 2009.
Let’s see how these national numbers compare to the Phoenix metro area:
1) 2008 versus 2009 sales.  Phoenix did 10x better.
National:    5% more
Phoenix:  55% more
2) December 2009 versus November 2009 sales.  Phoenix did much better.
National:  down 16.7%
Phoenix:  [...]

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