Yearly Archives: 2011

Washington, D.C. - July 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today highlighted a free workshop on foreclosure prevention and home finance taking place in Tucson on Saturday, July 23. The event is jointly hosted by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, Don’t Borrow Trouble Pima County, the City of Tucson, Fannie Mae, Pima County, and the Southwest Fair Housing Council.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA - July 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Lucescu, President of Lucescu Realty, a market leading investment real estate services firm, announced today that the firm has recently opened a new regional office in Phoenix, AZ to better serve its clients. Lucescu Realty’s new Phoenix office is located at 2415 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ.

Phoenix, AZ - July 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RE/MAX Excalibur Realty, RE/MAX Fine Properties and RE/MX Professionals, three of the most successful real estate companies in Arizona, have ranked among the top residential real estate brokerages in the state based on “The List” survey published annually by the Phoenix Business Journal.

PHOENIX, AZ - July 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jackie Orcutt has joined the team at Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona, Inc. in Phoenix, as an associate in the commercial real estate services firm’s Industrial Group. Orcutt’s focus includes tenant representation assignments and project leasing, primarily in the Sky Harbor Airport and southeast valley submarkets

Phoenix, AZ - June 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Where will we be in five years regarding sustainability and the job market as they pertain to personal lifestyle, customer loyalty, and employee expectations?

June 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- One of the Southwest’s most distinctive and popular tourist destinations is Taliesin West, home of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, Western “camp” and permanent residence for Frank Lloyd Wright, wife Olgivanna Lloyd Wright and the “Taliesin Fellowship” since 1937.

Scottsdale, AZ - May 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A mere eight weeks after opening two model homes at The Village at Paradise Reserve, Cullum Homes is proud to announce that Phase One of the luxury new home community just west of 40th Street on Lincoln Drive near Paradise Valley has sold out. Two homes in Phase Two have also been sold.

Phoenix, AZ - May 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The admonition, “Go west, young man!” was taken to heart by William Shirley Fulton from his Waterbury, Connecticut home and lucrative manufacturing business. 1600 acres sprawling amidst the desolate beauty of Texas Canyon in Cochise County, Arizona was Fulton’s find, becoming home and investment. The Amerind Foundation became the passion of Fulton’s life as he established it in 1937. Fulton’s life and accomplishments are more than his personal and family legacy; they function as a primer on how to survive and thrive in today’s economic domestic climate. The Amerind Foundation in its structure, organization, scope of work and active research and programs well illustrates the vitality of contemporary non-profit practice in America.

Phoenix, AZ - May 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In step with national economic growth, the outlook for the Phoenix industrial market continues to improve. Nationwide blue-collar sectors expanded by 1% over the past two quarters, the greatest six-month gain since mid-2006. Moreover, both manufacturing production and new factory orders increased for more than 21 consecutive months through March.

PHOENIX, AZ - May 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Funding cuts are creating layoffs, reduced services and delayed infrastructure projects for cities nationwide. At a special one-day event on Friday, May 20, 2011, public and private leaders will participate in an interactive discussion on lessons learned and innovative strategies to not just survive, but create thriving cities in a difficult economic environment.

Scottsdale, AZ - May 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- You can view all short sales, bank owned homes, short sales, and REO properties for sale for free by going to http://www.nicholasmcconnell.com then click property search. There, you can search by price range, zip code, school district, square footage, number of bedroom, number of bathrooms, and much more for free.

Tucson, AZ - April 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva last week introduced the Right to Rent Act of 2011 (H.R. 1548), an updated version of a bill he introduced in 2009 to allow families facing foreclosure to remain in their homes as renters by paying fair market value each month. Approximately one in 175 homes in Arizona received a foreclosure filing in January, second highest in the nation behind Nevada.

Phoenix, AZ - April 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- After the worst downturn in decades, a U.S. real estate recovery could happen more quickly than most economists predict, RE/MAX Chairman and Co-Founder Dave Liniger told over 300 attendees in a video at the recent 2011 RE/MAX Excalibur Sales Rally held in Phoenix, Ariz. His message was simple, real estate investors will play a key role in this recovery.

Scottsdal, AZ - April 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- You can view all foreclosures for free in Arizona at http://www.nicholasmcconnell.com then click property search. There, you have free MLS access. Or, you can call Nicholas McConnell with Coldwell Banker at 480-323-5365 and let him know exactly what you are looking for, and he will email you the results. If you see anything you like, call me and we will set up a time to view any property you desire.

EUGENE, OR - April 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Arizona real estate agent Jacob Stoddard is the latest realty professional to adopt an IDX solution for his website. With the unique technology that IDX Broker supplies to agents and brokers, they can integrate their website with the Multiple Listings Service (MLS) boards they belong to. As a member of the Arizona Regional MLS (ARMLS), Stoddard has access to thousands of detailed property listings, and now, so do his clients. IDX Broker extracts raw listing data from the ARMLS database and seamlessly displays it on the search function Stoddard hosts. Finding a home in Wickenburg, Arizona has never been easier, thanks to the IDX solution Stoddard employs on his real estate search page

Phoenix, AZ - April 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage REALTORS® Wendy Walker and Virginia Gee were each named Best of the Valley-2011 in this month’s Arizona Foothills Magazine for their dedication to Arizona’s real estate work — Walker in Phoenix and Gee in Scottsdale. Sponsored by the magazine, more than one million people participated in this year’s annual ranking of their favorite services and products in the Valley of the Sun

EUGENE, ORE - March 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Denise Hurd to the growing network of real estate agents and brokers who have decided to implement an incredible IDX-enabled search feature on their professional websites. Hurd, a Phoenix, Arizona area RE/MAX Realtor, has long been a member of the Arizona Regional MLS (ARMLS), giving her access to thousands of detailed property listings. Now, home seekers can access the same detailed property listings that were once only available to real estate professionals through Hurd's custom IDX solution. Hurd now hosts dynamic search capabilities on her website, including five unique searches by which to narrow and focus the ARMLS listings. Potential Arizona buyers can now experience an unprecedented IDX enabled real estate search from the convenience of the website Hurd supports.

Scottsdale, AZ - March 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Arizona luxury home builder Cullum Homes today unveiled two exquisitely appointed luxury home models at The Village at Paradise Reserve. Ranging from 3,321 to 5,593 square feet with price points starting at $1.5 million, the new models are dominated by a lush combination of new design trends with traditional detailing, impressive energy conservation innovations and the latest in iPad smart home automation technology

Tucson, AZ - March 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today congratuled the City of Tucson and the Housing Authority of the City of Yuma on receiving $138,000 and $249,500 grants, respectively, from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funding comes through HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher – Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) program.

Scottsdale, AZ - March 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- You can view all foreclosures, short sales, and homes for sale in Scottsdale, Arizona for free by going to http://www.nicholasmcconnell.com then click property search.