GOODYEAR, Ariz., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Local Real Estate Specialist, Brenda Kilhoffer, of the BK Family Homes Team at Keller Williams Professional Partners and Villas at Palm Valley will be hosting a free brunch and Investor Limo Tour of featured west valley investment properties. more »

Scottsdale, Arizona, January 24, 2008 — According to Realty DataTrust, the apartment industry’s first up-to-date source for aggregated leasing data, average nationwide apartment rental rates increased 1.9% in 2007. more »

Professionally Guided ‘Video Open House’ Replicates On-Site Visits

PHOENIX, AZ (January 15, 2008) — Arizona-based visitMyLuxuryHome.com today released a new Virtual Open House service enabling prospective buyers to receive room-by-room tours of high-end homes in high definition, full motion video with live commentary by professional presenters. Initially available exclusively in Arizona, the Virtual Open House is a compelling new way for buyers to quickly visit homes online. more »

Tucson, AZ – Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, along with the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco), announced today that more than $4.7 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants have been awarded to housing projects throughout Yuma, Pima and Maricopa counties, funding nine projects expected to generate 432 new affordable housing units. more »

Holdings in Firm’s U.S. Core Office Fund Reach 24 Properties

PHOENIX, AZ, January 4, 2008 - The Phoenix office of Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that a subsidiary of Hines U.S. Core Office Fund, L.P. (Core Fund) has acquired Renaissance Square, a two-building office complex totaling 965,508 square feet in Phoenix, from a joint venture between The Pauls Corporation and GE Asset Management. The Core Fund is an investment vehicle organized to acquire a geographically diverse portfolio of core office buildings in the U.S.  Eastdil Secured represented the seller and Hines represented the Core Fund in the transaction. Hines will assume management and leasing responsibilities at the property. more »

LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ — RealtyBid.com, the nation’s leader in online home auctions, has announced the sale of 16 new Lennar homes in the Phoenix, Ariz., area. Competitive bidding on 17 Lennar-built new homes in the community of Laureates at Savannah in Litchfield Park, Ariz., took place during a two-week online event in late 2007. more »

- $76.8 MM Acquired in November 2007

- $1.34 BIL Acquired Year-to-Date

PHOENIX, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ — Cole Companies (Cole) continued its strong acquisition pace during the month of November, acquiring six new properties, totaling 147,699 square feet for a purchase price of $76.8 million. more »

If you are a real estate investor who owns property in Arizona, I think that you will find this interesting… more »

NEWPORT BEACH, CA –– Freedom Realty Exchange (www.FRE.com), a real estate auction website and part of the LFC Group of Companies, sells more resort-style homes in the gated communities of Laughlin Ranch and Talon Pointe in Bullhead City, Arizona. more »

Homes Will Be Auctioned December 8th and 9th by Hudson & Marshall

PHOENIX, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Foreclosures continue to swell in Arizona, flooding the market with excess inventory, earning the state an unwanted spot in the nation’s top ten list for foreclosures. According to Realtytrac(R), Arizona ranked eighth in the nation among states with the highest foreclosure filings, reporting 6,339 filings in October 2007. more »