October 2012 was another good month for the luxury condo market in Scottsdale and Phoenix. In just one month, sales of luxury condos almost tied the entire third quarter’s worth of sales. At the end of October, two luxury condos had sold and there were an additional three pending sales, with one of them being […]
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Scottsdale AZ Single-Family Homes for Sale – October 2012
Here are the October 2012 results for single-family home sales in Scottsdale, Arizona. This monthly report charts home sales over the previous 12 months and is broken into three sales statuses: – Scottsdale homes for sale at the end of month are shown in red. – Pending homes sales at the end of month are […]
Charles Schwab Cup at Desert Mountain – Day one of the PGA Tournament
If anyone had the chance to watch this great event on television, you were surely impressed with the beautiful surroundings as the 30 top players from the Champions tour played their first individual round of golf. At the end of the day, defending champion Jay Don Blake shot a 6 under par 64 to grab […]
Scottsdale and Phoenix Luxury Condo Sales – 2012 Performance
Here is an overview of luxury condo sales in Scottsdale and Phoenix through the third quarter of 2012. I define luxury condos as those units with asking prices above $1 million. I have broken the information into three categories including all luxury condo sales for 2012 and then sales activity for the individual cities of […]
Charles Schwab Cup Championship at Desert Mountain 2012
Next week is the big event at Desert Mountain we’ve all been waiting for – the 2012 Charles Schwab Cup Championship. The top 30 players on the Champions Tour money list at the conclusion of the 2012 season will be eligible to compete. The Champions Tour tournament will be played on the Cochise golf course […]
Construction on North Scottsdale Road – October 2012 Update
At the end of September, a major construction project on Scottsdale Road in the Pinnacle Peak area began. This project is slated to be completed in October 2013, but is being performed in phases to help minimize traffic disruptions. Once complete, additional lanes will have been added to Scottsdale Road, there will be a bridge […]
Scottsdale Events – Scottsdale Polo Championships, October 2012
POLO in Scottsdale? You bet! I had the great pleasure of attending my first polo match yesterday at the second annual Scottsdale Polo Championships Horse and Horsepower. The event was held on the grassy arena at West World and was well attended. They were expecting 6,000 people, and judging by the crowds, they fulfilled their […]
Luxury Home Design Trends for 2012 and Beyond
This week at a luxury real estate conference, I was fortunate enough to hear Kay Green of Kay Green Design Inc. talk about the the luxury design trends she and her team are seeing and implementing in their projects. Below are a few of the many items she shared that may be of interest to […]