2006 Phoenix Housing Market


I’m watching with interest the valley home market and saw this interesting article up on the Arizona Republic web site. I’ll include the most interesting parts here.

Valley home listings have climbed from a low of about 6,000 in February to 30,000 now. Prices dipped in some areas late last year as the number of homes for sale rose. Now, it’s taking at least 10 days longer for houses to sell than it did a year ago.

These speculative home buyers hyperinflated prices in 2005 by at least 25 percent with their purchasing sprees, new research shows. And what they do this year will determine whether the Valley’s housing market sags, keeps climbing or stabilizes.

Forecasts call for everything from a 10 percent increase in Valley home prices to a 10 to 15 percent drop.

Investors accounted for at least 25 percent of all Valley home buyers last year, according to property records and real estate agent reports.


4 responses to “2006 Phoenix Housing Market”

  1. The Clarkdale, Jerome, Sedona area still seems to be steaming ahead. People come out here from all over the nation to look for the right property. Lots of investors from all over are looking at Clarkdale as the new Verde Valley hot spot for investors. You can buy a fixer upper in Sedona for about $300,000-$400,000 in a questionable neighborhood in Clarkdale you can find a historic house, pay half taxes and purchase a beautiful house with lots of views. Also you are out of the tourist loop! There’s still lots of deals out here!

  2. In Arizona the Clarkdale, Jerome, Sedona area still seems to be steaming ahead. People come out here from all over the nation to look for the right property. Lots of investors from all over are looking at Clarkdale as the new Verde Valley hot spot for investors. You can buy a fixer upper in Sedona for about $300,000-$400,000 in a questionable neighborhood. In Clarkdale you can find a historic house, pay half taxes and purchase a beautiful house with lots of views. Also, you are out of the tourist loop! There’s still lots of deals out here! Sales are happening in this area and prices are still climbing! It doesn’t seem much different from the cooling of the market that happened last winter. What a great place to live!

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