Wondering what to do on Tuesday night?  If you lived in Trilogy at Vistancia you could come up to the Neighborhood happy hour to enjoy dinner, maybe a few drinks and meet new people.  Here’a  few details-

Happy Hour at the Kiva Club

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Kiva Club

Join your friends and neighbors every Tuesday from 5-7pm for Happy Hour at the Kiva Club. Enjoy $2 draft beers and $4 wines. The Cafe Solaz will also be serving pizza for $10!

There’s a lot of talk these days about what our markets are doing and are we out of the woods now. Up till now I have been very careful not to go over board on how I felt the market was changing. Well that has all changed now, if you did not buy yet…you missed the bottom!

There I said it and I’m OK with it. Our market in Phoenix has made a HUGE swing back to the sellers and this train can not be stopped, not even by the big, bad shadow inventory everyone likes to talk about. Here’s a few things covered in the market report generated by a local title company for us to use-

1. The market has changed!  This is true and the results in the report will show you real numbers.
2. Inventory is declining! In some areas we have 2-3 buyers for every listing. Most areas are now seeing 5-10 offers on homes under 200,000 and are selling way above list price.
3. Because of the low inventory, low interest and the large numbers of buyers (law of supply & demand) prices have started their way up. Most economists now predict better then an 18% increase by 2014.
4. The shadow inventory. Everyone likes to talk about this but if the numbers really existed we would be seeing  more hitting the market. Some markets outside of Phoenix have seen this but we’ve managed to keep moving homes through the system.

So now I am officially on record as saying the housing bust is over and I can’t take it back. I wouldn’t even if I could because I truly belive we’ve seen the worst of the decline and this will be the last year to get a deal out there before the prices really start going up. I’d love to hear what you think so feel free to comment away!

Here’s the link to the report that I talked about-May 16 2012 real estate market report

It always amazes me just how large these forest fires are.  If you can imagine thousands of acres burning at over 7000 feet elevation and what it takes to get trucks, water and even fire fighters up there to battle something like this.

This picture was taken from the Trilogy at Vistancia area in Peoria, Arizona and you can clearly see just how large this fire has gotten.

Not ready to retire but want to take advantage of the low pricing before they go up here in the Phoenix area?  What if you could buy your dream home now, have a guarantee lease to cover costs until you’re ready to retire?

THE REMAINING 4 MODELS AT CANTAMIA ARE BACK ON THE MARKET WITH 9% LEASEBACK!

Several of these homes are on the main lake and will be the best location in the community so this is your chance to own the best of what CantaMia has to offer in Goodyear, Arizona.

I have the Crescendo $495,716 and the Ovation $528,588 in the Symphony Series on the main lake and the Harmony $283,131 and the Tempo $291,094 in the Duet series available now. If you would like to learn more about CantaMia and the homes they have for sale feel free to visit THIS WEBSITE or just give us a call at 623.271.4234

Did you know there’s been a change to State requirements for Pool Pumps?  Never fear! Old Republic Home Protection (ORHP) is here to help!

Effective January 1, 2012 House Bill 2332 requires: All pool pumps in the state of Arizona with a total horsepower of one or higher must be replaced with a two-speed or variable-speed pump.

Great News – If you had an Old Republic Home Protection Warranty and your pool pump fails and requires replacement, and you purchased the Swimming Pool/Spa Option, ORHP will replace the pump to meet the new requirements.

The New Bill also requires: If the replacement pool pump motor doesn’t have a built-in two-speed or variable-speed pump then the pool timer must be equipped with a speed control device.

More Great News – In addition to purchasing Swimming Pool/Spa Option as mentioned above, if you purchased our Ultimate Protection Plan or Platinum Plus Plan, ORHP will replace the pump and install a speed control device on the pool timer.

Without an Old Republic Home Warranty, this change could potentially cost your clients hundreds of dollars!

How has the market changed? What going on with home prices?  These are the typical dinner questions we get once someone knows we are Realtors. It’s been a long time since we could say anything good about the market. Lately there’s been a certain “spring” in our voice when those questions are asked.

The Phoenix real estate market has changed this year about as fast as it did back in ’05-06 and it’s starting to concern some people. As a good example Lynn listed a home in Peoria Thursday night and by Friday night she had 5 offers, all over asking price with some way over asking price. This has become typical in our market over the last couple of months and it’s starting to effect how first-time buyers are able to get the home of their dreams.

The link below will take you to a document that shows the results for the 1st quarter of 2012 and also compares it to the 1st quarter of 2011 for the Phoenix, Arizona real estate market. You’ll see that our market has improved greatly and if you’ve been on the fence waiting for the bottom I’m afraid you’ve missed it. So the only question is “How long will the prices go up before you realize we’ve bottomed out”?

Click here to download your FREE copy of the real estate market report!

People across the country put their trust and confidence in real estate agents everyday to help them buy homes but what does your agent really do for you? Yes we know they help you find homes to see, they setup the appointment to show the home to you and of course they are there to write the offer.

Is that all there is to real estate? In some eyes yes but at Desert Home Sales Group we are always looking for new and helpful ways to go beyond just buying process. Here’s just a few of things we do beyond the offer and negoitiating-

1. For buyers that are not able to be here to closing we will do the walk thru on their behalf.
2. How about helping you setup contractors and vendors that can watch your home while you’re gone?
3. Every have an agent do a “Welcome to the Neighborhood” party for you so you can meet your neighbors?
4. A subscription to Arizona Highways magazine that full of great articles and what to do’s in Arizona.
5. The list just keeps going and now we introduce the Moving Day Survival Kit

Desert Home Sales Group now offers a ” Moving Day Survival Kit” at closing that will save our buyers hours of trouble trying to find the things they need on moving day like cleaner, paper towels, water snack, etc.

We’re always looking for new ways to help our clients beyond just selling them a home. Selling the home is only the beginning of the support you will receive from our dedicated team of professionals!

Contact us today to see how we can help you!

CantaMia is a new active adult community in Goodyear, Arizona that gives you the quite location but still connected to Phoenix. Brad McQueen, who is my contact at CantaMia sent over this list of inventory that contains all the spec homes they currently have for sale.

Here’s his email-

We still have a few finished inventory homes left after a great push in March and April. I can still offer 2 years of HOA paid, front and rear yard HOA required landscaping, window coverings, washer/dryer and refrigerator on all finished homes at listed price. Please bring all offers as we are motivated to close homes and add happy home owners to this beautiful start-up community.

We are just shy of 100 closed homes out of the 1700+ we are building here, the market is turning so no better time to take advantage of your ability to negotiate for your clients!!!

For more information about this great community visit this community page or contact us at 623-271-4234

If you’d like to see the homes for sale here’s the complete list of homes for sale!

Shea Homes unveiled their “Zero Electric” homes last month and they have been widely successful.  In fact they sold all of the ready to go inventory homes but not to worry, they have started a new set of homes that will be finished later this year.  These homes all offer the no electric bill guarantee!

The link below will show you the homes with pricing and approximate finish dates. If you have any questions regarding these new homes please give us a call at 623-271-4234 or check out our Trilogy at Vistancia page here.

Homes for sale in Trilogy at Vistancia

Here’s what I received my contacts Trilogy today. They are opening a new area that is probably one of the best selection of home sites that Trilogy has left. Feel free to contact me for more information!

I wanted to give you a quick update on our Trilogy at Vistancia community in Peoria Arizona. I am very excited to share we are days away from opening our next neighborhood Coyote’s Den at Trilogy (Parcel C-4). This quaint neighborhood will have only 39 homes and is very special – almost every home has a level of privacy and does not back to another home. It features multiple oversized home site with expansive open spaces behind the home and golf course home sites. Furthermore, we have priced the lots to sell. This could be your client’s opportunity to achieve privacy without the large premiums. Please let me know if you have a client who you feel would have an interest – if so, highlight the specific lot of interest and I will be more than happy to provide information regarding premiums and incentives!!

Sales will commence on Wednesday, March 28th 2012. While I am not anticipating needing a drawing, you just never know. So, should we have more than one individual interested in the same lot we will have a drawing for that specific lot to determine who has the first opportunity to purchase the home site. If a drawing is necessary it will be held on Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 at 9:00 AM. The party drawn who has the first opportunity to purchase that specific lot will have 4 hours to execute a purchase contract. Should they fail to execute a purchase contract in the 4 hour window then the 2nd interested party will have the same 4 hours to execute and so on until the lot is sold. If you have a client with an interest in a specific home site in our new neighborhood, please let me know ASAP so I can get their information to enter their name for that specific lot should we have a drawing.

I have included a copy of the new neighborhood map for Coyote’s Den at Trilogy (Parcel C-4) below for your reference. I also included a copy of the overall Trilogy community map so that you can see where this new neighborhood is located within Trilogy. For more information on our new neighborhood or if you have an interest on a specific lot, please don’t hesitate to contact me.