Jean Wfry's Blog

The Mulberry at Signal Butte and Guadalupe in Mesa Arizona is selling like hotcakes.  What is the big deal?   They have 16 floor plans varying from 1,732 st to 4,365 sf.  Base prices start at $198,950 to $409,950.  So there is something for everyone.  The location is terrific.  Great shopping an...

  Home ownership may be closer than you think. You may qualify for home buyer assistance. Did you know that there are hundreds of millions of dollars available across the country through home buyer assistance programs? These home buyer assistance programs include down payment and closing cost ass...

What is a boomerang buyers?  Boomerang buyers  were thrown out of the mortgage market after foreclosures or short sales during the crash but now can qualify for a home loan again. They were in a 'time out' from the mortgage market. This 'time out' period varies depending on what kind of loan you...

Want to know what the March statistics for the Phoenix metro housing market is?   ARMLS (Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service) does a monthly report. This gives you  Phoenix housing market data.  stat-march-2015 Commentary by Tom Ruff of the Information market The overall health of our housi...

Back in the 1960s the trend of camping out overnight for a buyer to select new home became quite common but now it has been several years since this has happened. However it looks as if this trend could be returning in certain areas which include Las Vegas and Phoenix. Buyers camping out overnig...

  Plans for the Apple data center may not include local contractors.  Phoenix-area contractors are concerned they will get frozen out of work at Apple Inc.'s planned $2 billion "command center" in Mesa.  The previous plans for the building at Signal Butte and Elliot in Mesa have fallen flat. Now,...

Mesa is competing for a relatively new national designation that could give parts of the city's struggling west side an edge when vying for federal dollars. The "Promise Zone" initiative, announced in President Barack Obama's 2013 State of the Union address, partners federal officials with local...

  If you read my blog you know I have great faith in the analysis that Michael Orr does in the Phoenix  housing market.  He has access to MLS data and is right on top of the local market. The sluggish Phoenix housing market just got a pleasant surprise. New figures show a sudden uptick in buyer d...

  When  you hear innovation....do you think Phoenix?  Well you will.  I love the concept that Phoenix is beginning to be  a place for innovative  startup companies.  What makes the US great is entrepreneurship and that is what Phoenix is growing into a hub for. The current state of the startup e...

MESA, AZ - The Arizona Legislature wants to help Apple Inc. by extending renewable energy tax credits and exemptions to cover the 1.3-million-square-foot data center it plans to open in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa. The building on the corner of Signal Butte and Elliot was originally First Solar, ...