Phoenix AZ Urban

December 29, 2009

Phoenix Urban Real Estate 2010

2009 is slowly moving into history as a year of one of the toughest real estate markets on record, especially in the Metro Phoenix area.  Many experts told us we’d hit the bottom of the market by the end of 2008 and 2009 we’d be coming out of the recession.  Now that we’re at the end of 2009, we know that wasn’t true.  Luckily, there are better signs now that we are nearing or at the bottom of the market and prices have stabilized for the most part.

            As good as that sounds, there are still communities that you need to be careful buying in.  The first thing you need to know is what reason you’re buying an Urban Condo.  Are you going to live in it or are you going to buy it as an investment property and rent it?  The next question is, how long do you plan on owning the property?  And the third question is, are you financing or paying cash?

Once you have these important questions answered, you can start to look.  Some properties are a good investment for cash buyers but may not be good for buyers needing to finance while others are good for a 5 year ownership plan and others might require a little longer time. 

RooPho Realty is very experienced in the Phoenix condo market and has been successfully helping many investors, owner occupied buyers and first time home buyers purchase the right property. 

Once you are ready to start the buying process, check out the many Metro Phoenix Urban properties on our website and then give us a call.  We’ll help you with the rest.  Our thorough understanding of the market conditions as well as the properties will help you make the right decision for you.   If you want a single family urban home, historic home or a condo or a townhouse, we have been working this market for 7 years and have extensive experience in everything in the Phoenix Urban market.

December 23, 2009

New Home Sales are Down in November

While existing home sales were up in November over October by 7.4%, new home sales were down 11.3% according the Census Bureau.  They had expected new homes sales to go up in November but this could be an affect of the First Time Home buyers Federal Tax Credit.  To qualify for the tax credit you have to have closed on the purchase by November 30th.  New homes can take 3 to 4 months to build and close so it would appear many First Time Home Buyers went to the existing market for low prices and to qualify for the tax credit.  As nice as a new home can be there are many existing homes on the market that may need a little work and the tax credit can certainly help that.  Also, many new homes in the Phoenix area are out in the suburbs and many people are moving back into the city.

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