Green Valley

Green Valley-4bd 2ba with Views! SOLD!

Gorgeous 4bd 2ba home in Madera Highlands, non age restricted, community pool and tennis.   Tile throughout except for the bedrooms,  mountain views from the family room,  master bedroom and covered patio in back yard.   Backyard opens to greenbelt area for a very spacious feel.  Just plug in #50282 into the mls section of our “Quick Search” to see more photos and learn more about it.   Only $157,500.  Read More →

Green Valley–2bd 2ba + Den + Views

Gorgeous home with professionally landscaped front and back yards.  Setup as 2 master suites with den, 3 car garage and views, views, views! $215,000.   Go to the “quick search” and plug in mls#46135 for more information.  Read More →

Green Valley–2bd 2ba Desert Meadows

Great home in relaxing Desert Meadows.  2bd 2ba +laudry room and workshop.  About 1200 s.f.,  completely furnished.  Gorgeous, very nicely kept backyard.  Easy care landscaping.  Mountain views from the front.  Quiet, nice neighborhood.   $ 98,000   Just put #45722 in the  “Quick Search”  to see more pictures and get more information.  Read More →

WHEN THE BAR B QUE IS OVER…TURN OUT THE LIGHTS!

It is our sincere desire that everyone throughly enjoyed this years Independence Day celebration.  We actually worked with some clients, who are great people and we really enjoyed their company…. then afterwards, we spent the rest of the afternoon with some other friends partaking in a traditional hamburger and hot dog affair. Wow, 233 years of freedom…that seems like a long time, yet on the other hand, it seems like a very short time in the scope of history.  I sincerely hope we can maintain our freedom and independence.  We are most certainly living in a period of real uncertainty and instability.  So when you can at least stabilize your housing situation it is a wise thing to do.  Our housing market in Green Valley is seeminly holding steady.  After all, this is July, our monsoon season is in full bloom….that means some sprinkles and some temperature relief. Our daily inventory stands at 781, which is about normal for this time of year.  Calendar year sales from 2008 to 2009 to date have us at 707 homes sold.  In the same time period from 2007 to 2008, 896 homes were sold.  So with these figures to ponder, I am quite happy at the way that the numbers are unfolding.  We are happy to report that the wonderful... [Read More]

EAT IN GREEN VALLEY…THEN BUY A HOME!

With so much of the financials dominating the news, why not change around the focus and emphasis a bit. Green Valley, Arizona is not only a very interesting and beautiful place to call home, but a quiet place to enjoy having a meal. If you are on the budget side, there is of course our friendly neighborhood McDonalds or maybe our local Whopper. If you want to elevate a bit, try our hometown Arby’s or the newer Carl’s Jr. in the Super Wal Mart Center. I dare not forget the Taco Bell by the Desert Sky Cinemas. Should someone want down home style cooking, there is Mama’s in the Continental Center…right around the corner from our office. Also, you might give Donna’s Diner a shot, they are right off Esperanza. And Before you find them you will run into the Arizona Family Restaurant. For the more adventurous diner, there are three Mexican restaurants. First you have La Placita right off Esperanza. Next up is Manuel’s which is located on W. Duvall Road, near the Jim Click Ford dealership. And then you have Florentino’s next to Ashley furniture on Duvall Mine Road. A few doors down from Ashley’s is Solarus, which is a great steakhouse, salad and sandwich sit down restaurant. If you are looking... [Read More]

MARCH WINDS!

When March arrives it frequently brings the windy season along with it. I can remember when I was a young boy and my parents would take me kiting. That brings back a lot of great memories. This year March seems to carry the quickly moving change theme in it’s wings. Unfortunately for most of us, the market does not seem to like the direction of the proposed changes. But, my oh my, how easily the real estate market can be impacted by proposed changes. One thing for sure, we need to see is the mortgage deduction to remain free from political compromising. In our free market system, if the home mortgage deduction is an accross the board principle that is available for everyone, then a mortgage deduction is a surety or a foundation for the concept that if you invest in a home, then you can surely deduct the amount of interest that you pay on your principal. Any investor would want to know that this tax deduction mechanism should remain immutable and irrevocable. This principle provides a strong fundamental incentive for people to invest in home ownership. However, if a policy were to arise, that would state that certain people in a specified economic category would lose some or potentially all of their interest on principal, then….it... [Read More]

VALENTINE’S DAY MOMENTUM !!!

Of course we are coming up on Valentine’s Day. I do believe that it is important to remember that special person or persons in our lives and to make and effort to make them feel extra special. That is what is so great about Valentine’s Day…it is a vehicle to accomplish that. Whether it is flowers, perfume, candy, or some other type of present or nice gesture, whatever that certain something is will almost certainly be very well received. And that means for me, it will be well worth the effort. Yes, I am actively working on my list! But on a real estate note, and to be more specific in reference to our Green Valley, Arizona market; it looks like Valentine’s Day is beginning to bring some positive momentum to our area. Certainly, for those who are familiar with our market, this time of year is termed our “season”(which means it is the most intensely compressed time of the year for our area’s real estate sales activity). But, I do believe the activity we are experiencing is greater than expected, considering everything that is going on. Our home sales numbers show that in a one year period between 2007 and 2008, 999 residential units were sold. While in the same corresponding one year period from... [Read More]

GETTING THE BALL ROLLING AGAIN !!!

Well, I have to admit that in the last blog, I got a little overwhelmed and or frustrated by the seeming direction that our national socio economic reality was heading. But alas, now I am firmly and fitly optimistic and I am still hoping for some responsible decision making. As far as our real estate market is concerned, I am surprised by how many “experts” there are in understanding this market. If these experts were that smart they would have warned us months and months ahead of time about what the situation really was. Yes, we can pump money into different areas of our economy, but that alone is not going to completely cure our ailments. We need to also take more or at least some responsible steps on a national level to manage effectively some of the relevant aspects. The answer is more than just “wall street is greedy”! You have to look at the complete ineptness and failure of our national leadership to regulate the aspects of the investment world of which it was put in charge. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were allowed to puff up their profit pictures outrageously. Chris Dodd and Barney Frank completely failed to do anything about the serious problems that these institutions had and they knew about them since... [Read More]

RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR!!!

This time of year brings us to the point of being of wanting to be blindly optimistic about the general direction of our socio-economic reality. What else can you do? I am sure most of you are not happy about the bailouts, and the chorus of feed me, feed me…. from all the late to the party opportunity seekers. Many of us have been working ( wow, really working) and been sacrificing and saving. Or should I say SAVING AND SACRIFICING? We have been hoping to navigate through the economic rules and regulations in order to facilitate a successful retirement. Well, it looks as though the rules are going to change. Oh, I forot that was the mantra….change. It seems unbelievable to me that most people know that one law of physics dictates that the only constant is change. So, to get caught up with an ambiguous and undetailed plan for change from a politician would bring ridicule instead of success. So change we will have if either of the two major candidates would win. It is all subjective, relative to the person defining what change will mean. So that means, since things are changing, there is an opportunity for us to make some sound investments and positive times are possibly stright ahead. We live in a great area without most of... [Read More]

IT’S TIME TO ENJOY THE HOLIDAY SEASON!!

Since this is the most celebrated time of the year, I must try to count some of my blessings, especially when it comes to the world of real estate. When it looked like things might begin to stablilize in early October, here comes Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Even with all the surprises they brought, they also have brought opportunity along with them. At least, it is obvious to me , that there is opportunity in that they need some regulation desparately and a sobering look at how they arrive at creating their loan programs. It is also a given that they need to massively tighten up their criterion for determining the eligibility of loan prospects. Along with constructive evaluation and redirection, the banks themselves need to get back to banking and forget the emphasis on the direction of speculation. As realtors we are concerned about all the aspects of the home industry…not just sales, but sales that will tend to lead to the direction of responsible growth. In Green Valley, Arizona our MLS inventory is at 981 units avaiable on the market today. This has been very steady level for the last 2 months and that is a positive signal. In the calendar period from January 2nd of this year until the 10th of December, we have had 754 sales.... [Read More]

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