Arizona RealEstateRama

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lyle Anderson Company, Inc. has announced that on November 5, a limited number of Nalu Kai Homesites will be available for sale to the public at Hokuli'a, which is being developed by 1250 Oceanside Partners, the latest Lyle Anderson Company community on the Island of Hawai'i.

On Saturday, November 3rd, Alamo Lake State Park will host "A Night under the Stars" to celebrate State Parks' 50th Anniversary.

PHOENIX, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arizona Association of REALTORS(R) has joined other National Association of REALTORS(R) organizations in contributing much-needed aid to the victims of recent California fires. The Arizona association is sending $50,000 in aid to the REALTORS(R) Relief Foundation.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty DataTrust, the makers of VaultWare, announced today that it has launched Apartment Availability Alerts for consumers who opt in to the free service. For the first time, consumers searching for apartments online can sign up to receive Availability Alerts directly to their mobile phone through text messaging or via email.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty DataTrust, the makers of the industry's premiere online leasing tool VaultWare, announced today that it will hold its user meeting April 23, 2008, preceding the Apartment Internet Marketing (AIM) Conference to be held in Scottsdale, Arizona.

PHOENIX, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The centerpiece of a flourishing retail corridor emerged today with the official Grand Opening of SanTan Village -- a new super-regional shopping center at the core of a 500-acre, mixed-use development.

On the national level, slow real estate sales and sinking prices are prompting some comparisons to the Great Depression.

Little wonder, then, that a home-buying program from the New Deal is beginning to make a comeback.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty DataTrust, the makers of VaultWare, announced today that the Apartment Internet Marketing (AIM) Conference has been sold to Steve Lefkovits' Joshua Tree Internet Media firm. The AIM Conference, which will be held next spring, is the only industry educational conference that focuses exclusively on the intersection of marketing strategies and Internet-powered leasing tools.

SEDONA, Ariz., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- A national association of homeowners in the Sedona area is responding to mis-categorizations of Sedona commerce as non-tourist in nature and to its Mayor's refusal to modify outdated ordinances prohibiting tourists from visiting less than a month in a Sedona vacation home -- a promulgated prohibition of short-term or weekly vacation rentals.

PHOENIX, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- In a year mired by a dismal credit market and a less than favorable REIT market, one real estate veteran is finding ways to sustain significant growth.

The Shidler Group purchased the 31-story, 371,727-square-foot US Bank Center at 101 North First Avenue in downtown Phoenix in May 2006. At the time of purchase, the building was 76% occupied and subsequent leasing activity, including the new leases, has brought occupancy to 87%.

Fallout from the implosion of the residential-housing market will dampen what has been a white-hot commercial real-estate market, Valley economist Elliott Pollack told a group of commercial brokers and developers Thursday.

SCOTTSDALE , Ariz., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- MoneyNowUSA.com, a Scottsdale , AZ-based online loan service, has just added sub-prime personal loans enabling borrowers to get caught up on mortgage payments. This new sub-prime loan product will allow borrowers to take out an unsecured loan for up to $15,000 . Flexible underwriting allows consumers with bad credit to get cash even if they are currently behind on their housing payments. Homeowners can take out a loan even with a credit score as low as 530 (pre-qualifying over 91% of homeowners)

Fallout from the implosion of the residential-housing market will dampen what has been a white-hot commercial real-estate market, Valley economist Elliott Pollack told a group of commercial brokers and developers Thursday.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Nouveau Riche University (NRU), the only tuition-based real estate investment education company in the country, recently purchased 23.6 acres at the junction of I-17 and the Loop 101 in order to build its first "brick and mortar" campus. Plans are underway to build a 140,000 square-foot campus complete with administrative buildings, cafeteria and dormitories, to become the permanent home of this one-of-a-kind university.

If you're having trouble selling your home in the current housing slump, it might make more sense to lease it instead. Doing so could turn your property into a rent machine and open up extra tax breaks. Plus, it would buy time until market conditions improve.

PHOENIX – Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Director Steve Owens announced today that ADEQ has launched an innovative initiative to help schools across Arizona clean up contamination from leaking underground storage tanks (USTs) on school property and prevent future leaks from USTs.

PHOENIX , Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Cole Companies and Niche Residential, both based in Phoenix , announced today a joint venture under the entity name VSH Cave Creek, LLC to acquire The Village at Surrey Hills, a 45-unit luxury hillside townhome community currently being developed in Cave Creek, Arizona.

Much of Tucson's residential real estate market might be in the doldrums — but the view from the top looks just fine, according to local industry observers. While overall home sales are down from 2006, luxury homes priced at $1 million or more are selling well this year, says a monthly report by housing market consultant John Strobeck.

There's a concerted effort under way to brew up another property tax revolt in Arizona. The state felt the aftershocks of California's Proposition 13 in 1978. A similar cap on property values and taxation began to circulate in Arizona.