On Going to your Room, “Realtwhores” and More…

by Jay Thompson on November 30, 2006

. Kris Berg asked for no comments on her latest Bloodhound post. And I'll certainly respect that request. But I HAD to say something about it.... It's pure dead brilliant. . (Pure dead brilliant being a term I borrowed from my Scottish pal Lindsay Waters. According to Wikipedia -- "Pure Dead Brilliant is generally used to describe something that is extraordinarily special". Seems … [Read more...]

Deeply Linked Blogs – The Standard has Been Set.

by Jay Thompson on November 28, 2006

I always enjoy reading deeply linked blogs. I think it adds credibility to a post (generally speaking) and I like being able to venture off to new places. I've always tried to link where possible. And a few have commented positively about some deeply linked posts here, for which I am grateful. But today, I found the Mother of Deeply Linked blog posts. Tino Buntic has a blog entry with 2,215 … [Read more...]

Golf Course Real Estate — Things to Consider

by Jay Thompson on November 27, 2006

Phoenix has about a half a bazillion golf courses. (OK, over 200. But that's still a lot of golf courses.) We get inquiries about golf course properties on a regular basis. At this moment, there are 1,810 homes listed for sale on golf course lots and 6,121 listed in "golf course subdivisions" in the Phoenix area MLS. (Note: sometimes the definition of "golf course subdivision" is stretched … [Read more...]

Current “Phoenix Area” Listings and Sales Stats

by Jay Thompson on November 26, 2006

Note: Data pulled directly from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS) on Nov 26, 2006 10:21am Data includes (unless noted): Single Family Homes (SFH), condos/townhomes, mobile/mfg homes and timeshares Current active listings: 41,149 (47,069 on 9/9/2006) Current "AWC" (Active With Contingencies) Listings: 804 November 2006 Closings to Date: 3,731 Single Family Homes … [Read more...]

Housing Panic? “Keith” vs. “The Hound”

by Jay Thompson on November 25, 2006

"Keith" and the Housing Panic minions vs. Greg Swann at BloodHound blog? I'll take Greg in Round 1 by a knockout. Keith "suggesting" that Greg pull a post by the weekend?!? Uh yeah, that'll happen... [tags]bubble, housing panic, immature bloggers[/tags] … [Read more...]