by MICHAEL BODEEN | Sep 11, 2020 | North Scottdale Zip Code Information, North Scottsdale News, Real Estate News, Selling a Home
The 85254 zip code is one of North Scottsdale’s great central locations, however there is a not-so-dirty little secret about what’s known as the “magical zip code.” The 85254 zip is not in Scottsdale but is in the City of Phoenix and includes Phoenix city services. And the school district? It’s in the Paradise Valley School District. So why is it called Scottsdale? Mailing only. Talk to the postal service.
All of that doesn’t change what a cool place it is for many who call it home.
It’s also exploding in value, with prices up 22% in one year! The supply of homes for sale has dropped in half from 170 one year ago to 112 this month – a 34% inventory drop.
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Today |
Last Month |
Last Year |
1 Year Change |
| Active Listings: |
112 |
117 |
170 |
-34% |
| Pending Listings |
40 |
37 |
52 |
-23% |
| Sales Per Month |
84 |
110 |
79 |
+06% |
| Sales Per Year |
854 |
849 |
807 |
+06% |
| Months of Supply |
1.3 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
-41% |
| Appreciation – Median* |
22% |
15% |
11% |
+100% |
| Average Price – Sales** |
$665K |
$606K |
$543K |
+22% |
| Median Price – Sales*** |
$627K |
$593K |
$515K |
+22% |
*Monthly Median
**Monthly Average
***Monthly Median
All Data courtesy of the Cromford Report
Considering Buying or Selling in North Scottsdale or the Northeast Valley. Give Mike a call at 602.689.3100 or send an email to: [email protected].
by MICHAEL BODEEN | Sep 8, 2020 | North Scottsdale News, Real Estate News
A newer study by HireAHelper, has examined the origin, destination and distance of each
moving job since the Covid-19 pandemic was declared on March 11 th 2020. As it turns out,
Scottsdale, Arizona won the popularity contest for top city by net moves, with 68% more
people moving in versus moving out.
Most popular state? Idaho saw 194% more people moving into the state than out. New York
city and San Francisco, CA had 80% more people leave than move in.
Read the Full Story Here
by MICHAEL BODEEN | Nov 28, 2016 | Bodeen Team Blog, Real Estate News
This is a true story which is still ongoing; only the names have been changed. To read last week’s story,
click here.We left off last week with Dean and Pam discovering, on the day of closing, that their new home in Desert Ridge was flooded. The culprit? A newly repaired water purification system whose filter had popped off. Dean and Pam were just hours away from their moving truck arriving to unload their furnishings. Pam was asking me, “What do we do?”
The first thing we advise is to call the insurance company. Ok, but whose company do you call? Both. Though it may seem apparent that the flood began several days before closing due to the amount of water that had gushed onto the floors, and that the seller is responsible, it’s always important to let your own company know – just as in an auto accident. In this case, my client’s insurance company, USAA was quick to get a water mitigation company out there to begin the drying out process. Their philosophy seems to be to stop the bleeding first, then deal with the legalities later.
What about the seller’s insurance? Well unfortunately for her, she had cancelled her insurance just two weeks before closing, perhaps thinking she could save a few bucks. Of all the wrong moves one could make in this situation, that would be at the top of the list.
Ok, what about condo insurance? HOA’s collect money from each property owner monthly, right? Yes, but that’s for fire damage, not interior flood damage. A renter’s type policy that would cover the interior including theft, liability and comprehensive would be needed in this situation.
Finally, what about the water purification company that “repaired” the leaking system just a week before the repaired water filter popped out? What liability do they have? Well now, that’s a legal question, but it could be a direction the seller could go.
Dean and Pam finally moved in yesterday, though there is still ongoing damage in the garage that’s still being corrected and new carpeting to go on the stairs.
The seller, though distraught, has been co-operative with Dean and Pam. She is however, ultimately on the hook personally for this loss. And this is where it gets tricky. What has amazed me is how cool, calm, and collected my clients have been through this process. There are many tragedies that folks suffer through, and yes, it’s a bummer to have this inconvenience, but thankfully, no one was physically hurt. And on this Thanksgiving weekend, that is truly something to be thankful for. Somewhere down the line there will be a full conclusion to this story, and when that happens, we’ll let you know.
by MICHAEL BODEEN | Nov 21, 2016 | Bodeen Team Blog, Real Estate News
Our recent deal with Dean and Pam (not their real names) wasn’t going to be a slam dunk, but it was very do-able. They wanted to use the funds from the sale of their current home to purchase their next one, but they also did not want to have to move twice, as in selling their home and then renting while they looked for their next one. They therefore decided to do a “contingency sale.”
Contingency sales are deals that allow a buyer to make an offer on a home that is only binding if they are first able to sell their current home. This way buyers can have the comfort of having their next home locked while they try to sell their current house. Since home sales in the Valley have strengthened and our market is well “balanced,” we’re seeing these sales occur more and more.
We set them up on an automated MLS home search and began to look at some homes for sale. Dean and Pam were very agreeable to several different homes in various locations, but ultimately fell in love with great town-home that popped up on their radar. One problem though; their house was not on the market yet. They wanted to make an offer right away contingent on selling their home first.
The catch with a contingency is that sellers would often prefer not to deal with them, and for good reason. If a seller agrees to a contingency, they then must take their property off the market while the buyer’s try to get their home sold. Luckily for my clients, the town-home they wanted was already on the market for 10 months so the seller was ready to take some chances to get it sold. Fortunately, Dean and Pam had some other plusses going for them as well.
For one thing, we had gotten them pre-approved. Our lender said they were very strong borrowers. Secondly, they had a wonderful golf course home in Tatum Ranch, which was in impeccable condition and would show great. We felt it would be a relatively easy sale.
Ultimately we were not only able to convince the seller to take our contingency, but we also negotiated a lower price as well! We ended up selling their home in 30 days (not a bad time frame if I do say so myself) to a well-qualified buyer and set up the closings to sync with each other perfectly.
A few days before the closing date we completed our final walk-through and everything looked great. Well their old home and their new home both closed on time and they were all set to move… then it happened!
A few hours after closing, Pam walked up to the door of their new home, key in hand. She realized something was very wrong – and very wet. Her new home was flooded! The newly repaired water purification system had popped a filter allowing water to run from the upstairs kitchen into adjacent bedrooms then down into the garage and laundry room. Pam called me, “What do we do!?”
Many questions: Who’s at fault? Does condo insurance cover this situation? Whose insurance does cover this? What if the seller didn’t have insurance (she didn’t)? Is their liability from the water purification company who had repaired this unit the week before? How did the buyer and seller react to this unwanted and unexpected event? And what about the moving truck that would shortly arrive to deliver their furniture? Ouch!
Check in for Part 2 next week to see how this real world event concludes.
by MICHAEL BODEEN | Nov 7, 2016 | Bodeen Team Blog, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Uncategorized
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Good news for Scottsdale’s snow birds! According to this past Saturday’s Phoenix Republic insert (AZ Republic) the Climate Prediction’s Center’s outlook calls for a “warm, dry winter for the Southwest, including the Phoenix metro area. At the same time our country’s neighbor to the north via The Canadian Farmer’s Almanac, the Climate Prediction Center, and La Nina forecasts are all predicting a cold winter for Canada. This chilly forecast could of course include our upper Midwest states such as Minnesota and North Dakota.
Oh, and by the way, do you think we might get a visitor bounce from Cubby-land to begin their defense of the crown during March spring training? Chris, a wonderful client and friend took me out to see my first Cubs game at their new Mesa ballpark last spring. It was a blast! Grab some tickets as soon as they’re announced.
Baseball is in a renaissance that we haven’t seen in decades. Thank you, Chicago, and Cleveland. Baseball may yet reclaim the title America’s past-time! And the baseball capital of the winter/spring world just happens to be — Phoenix, Arizona!
Okay, that’s a pretty good case for an increase in Snowbird population,this winter, but will that translate into increased sales? Rentals?
I say yes to both. In fact I’ll go out on a limb to say that it will be the best winter for buying AND leasing that we’ve had in years. This could mean a run on inventory which could very well cause a spike in pricing in the moderate price range of $250k to $500,000. I also think we’ll see a spike in number and price in “Executive Leases” which are luxury homes being leased for a minimum of 12 months.
And I don’t believe Tuesday’s election plays any real significant part in short term sales numbers regardless of who wins. My gut feeling is we’re starting a strong move forward in AZ housing.
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October sales were very strong across the valley compared to last year. Looking at various cities and their sales transactions in the public records for this past October, we see the following growths over 2015:
|
City
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Oct 2015 Sales
|
Oct 2016 Sales
|
Change
|
|
Goodyear
|
189
|
267
|
+41.3%
|
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Sun City
|
143
|
198
|
+38.5%
|
|
Paradise Valley
|
30
|
38
|
+26.7%
|
|
Chandler
|
485
|
606
|
+24.9%
|
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Gilbert
|
506
|
627
|
+23.9%
|
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Cave Creek
|
79
|
96
|
+21.5%
|
|
Tolleson
|
76
|
92
|
+21.1%
|
|
Buckeye
|
196
|
231
|
+17.9%
|
|
Mesa
|
819
|
964
|
+17.7%
|
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Peoria
|
408
|
472
|
+15.7%
|
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Avondale
|
134
|
154
|
+14.9%
|
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Tempe
|
196
|
223
|
+13.8%
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Glendale
|
406
|
461
|
+13.5%
|
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Surprise
|
298
|
337
|
+13.1%
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Phoenix
|
2144
|
2241
|
+4.5%
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Scottsdale
|
698
|
729
|
+4.4%
|
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Sun City West
|
112
|
112
|
flat
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Queen Creek
|
160
|
145
|
-9.4%
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*All data courtesy of the Cromford Report |
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