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2009 - Sedona real estate in review

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By now all media have dropped their year-end stories - but we’ve just gotten the data compiled for the health of the Sedona real estate market for 2009.  I’ve got all the graphs and data posted at the Sedona Real Estate Market Monthly Update site.  Statistics show that we bottomed out in January of 2009 [...]



Sedona’s top selling agents

Published by Rick on Tagged Agent Selection, First Time Homebuyers, Home Buying, Sedona Market Trends, Selling Your Home

The list of Sedona’s top 20 agents recently revealed some of the area’s top selling agents for 2009.  Check out the website at www.SedonaTopAgents.com



Sedona residents… please read!

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I know this isn’t necessarily real estate related, but it’s important for all Sedona area residents!!!
The deadline is fast approaching for you to do your good deeds for the 2009 year… and please remember to make your annual donation to the Sedona School system (maybe West Sedona school if you haven’t made your mind up [...]



Sedona Real Estate - December Update

Published by Rick on Tagged Agent Selection, Sedona Foreclosures, Sedona Market Trends, Selling Your Home

The holidays are fast approaching and Black Friday and Cyber Monday are not the only deals to be had… the Sedona real estate market is bubbling over with deals to be had if you’d rather forego the XBox and Ipods and invest in something more tangible.  There are 565 residential properties on the market in [...]



Gov’t changes in short sale procedures to affect AZ sellers

Published by Rick on Tagged Sedona Foreclosures, Sedona Market Trends, Selling Your Home

I’d been sent a link this am that I thought to share with those of you interested in short sales in Sedona.  We’ve been having a few issues with sellers thinking that they would be held liable for the “forgiven” amount - and I’m hoping that the new information puts some seller’s minds at ease.  [...]



Fall Real Estate activity in Sedona AZ

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I haven’t yet run the reports for November - I should have those statistics ready by next week.  But take a look at the October statistics to show the overall health of the real estate market in Sedona.
As of today, there are 576 residential properties on the market - and of those, there are 75 [...]



November Real Estate Update

Published by Rick on Tagged Home Buying, Mortage Rates, Sedona Market Trends

Yes, the market is starting to show a few signs of slowing, but there are 44 homes and lots in market that were put under contract this month alone!  That’s a sign to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.  As soon as the weather cools off we’ll be slow through the middle of February.  So, if [...]



Updated monthly Sedona Real Estate Statistics

Published by Rick on Tagged First Time Homebuyers, Home Buying, Sedona Foreclosures, Sedona Market Trends, Selling Your Home

Here’s the link to my regulated report that I call the Sedona Real Estate Market Update  It shows that things are definitely picking up.  Our inventory of homes is down 17% from the beginning of the year… so if you’re thinking of purchasing a home here in Sedona - you’d be best served by acting [...]



Huge News for Sedona homebuyers!!!

Published by Rick on Tagged Agent Selection, First Time Homebuyers, Home Buying, Sedona Foreclosures, Sedona Market Trends, Selling Your Home

Pending legislation shoud see a vote from the Senate today.  Not only will this extend the first time Homebuyers credit but it now offers a $6500 credit for people who have lived in their home for the last five years.  That is great news for the industry.  Since this is a limited time offer I would [...]



Sedona Real Estate buyers on the rise

Published by Rick on Tagged Home Buying, Sedona Foreclosures, Sedona Market Trends, Selling Your Home

The last two weeks of October were BUSY in the world of Sedona Real Estate.  The rise can be attributed to our normal Autumn increase in visitors to the area and the recent decline of prices on homes (record low interest rates probably help too).  Vacant land sales have picked up a bit – but [...]



End October 2009 Sedona Real Estate Market update

Published by Rick on Tagged First Time Homebuyers, Home Buying, Sedona Market Trends

As of this minute… there are:
444 homes for sale in Sedona (and the VOC) with a median price of $599k
80 of these listings are short sales or Foreclosures (only 18% of our homes are Distressed Sales)
112 condos and townhomes for sale in Sedona (and the VOC) with a median price of $294,450
71 residential properties are already in escrow [...]



Sedona rated one of America’s Prettiest Towns by Forbes

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Yahoo homepage had a picture of Sedona with the following caption “Sedona is America’s Prettiest Town” no kidding… here’s the link.  It may not be as good as the USA today article a few years back calling Sedona America’s most beautiful place - but still pretty good!!!  Prices are down across the board, this could [...]



Fall ‘09 Sedona Real Estate Update

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Yes, fall has finally come to Sedona with it’s incredible weather, increased # of visitors, and our 2nd busy season of the year for Sedona Real Estate.  It seems like there are people here year-round - but when they come and it’s 75 degrees with clear blue skies and chilly evenings, things heat up for [...]



August 2009 Market Update

Published by Rick on Tagged First Time Homebuyers, Home Buying, Sedona Market Trends

The Sedona market has been recovering this entire year… the number of residential listings has gone down by about 10% since January - we now have 578 units on the market - and in January we had 635.  So, there’s progress there.  June July and August also showed a high activity level - with 133 [...]



Sedona’s Top Agents

Published by Rick on Tagged Agent Selection, Home Buying, Selling Your Home

The list of Sedona’s top 20 agents recently revealed some of the area’s top selling agents for 2009.  Check out the website at www.SedonaTopAgents.com



Sedona Buyer’s Market for Real Estate

Published by Rick on Tagged First Time Homebuyers, Home Buying, Sedona Foreclosures, Sedona Market Trends

Yes, we’re still in a buyer-driven marketplace.  Things have definitely changed over the last 8 months though… more buyers are coming out of the woodwork to snatch the best of the deals out there.  Some sellers were scared and taking lower than expected offers - but more and more sellers are holding firm (or firmer [...]



Sedona Home sales headed upwards

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The last few months have shown strong interest in the Sedona Real Estate market.  Buyers are swooping in on the best deals and let me tell you…. there are some incredible deals in town right now.  Some of the best deals are the bank owned properties/foreclosures that are coming on market at such low prices, [...]



Busiest Real Estate Market since ‘05

Published by Rick on Tagged First Time Homebuyers, Home Buying, Sedona Market Trends

Things have heated up over the last 4-6 weeks in Sedona… there are currently 75 homes in escrow (more than any time since Fall of 2005!)  I had a buyer come to town yesterday because he’d been watching a dozen or more homes from afar… and suddenly 11 of them went into escrow or closed [...]