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Mesa buyers camp out for deals on new homes
There are some happy campers in northeast Mesa. A couple of dozen homebuyers are camping out at the Mountain Bridge development at McKellips and Hawes roads to be first in line to buy lots and homes that go on sale Saturday morning.
Skeptics cautious about April home-sale uptick
The Valley’s ailing housing market showed a glimmer of life last month with existing home sales posting the first year-over-year gain since July 2005. Some 5,585 resale homes were sold in April — up from 4,855 a year ago, an Arizona State University report shows.
House features shift along with market
Forget the formal living room and dining room or huge backyard.
Builders lock onto new materials to help boost ‘green’ quotient
When a homeowner imagines his new house rising from the ground, he likely pictures walls made of wood, not lightweight, polystyrene foam blocks.
ADOT holding mass auction of property
The Arizona Department of Transportation is holding its first-ever mass auction of property left over following construction of freeways.
More builder auctions coming to Valley
A growing number of Valley builders are trying to entice buyers with a more unconventional sales tactic - the auction - in an ongoing effort to unload excess houses.
Search Valley foreclosures
Real estate agents give help in declining market
When Brent Hammonds left the mental health field to become a real estate agent in 2001, he worried about losing the altruism he felt in helping people work through their troubles.
Office developers are thriving in key areas of the E.V.
After years of rampant housing growth, some East Valley communities are playing catch-up when it comes to providing basic business services, such as medical offices.
Mortgage fraud dives in Arizona as lenders enforce tight standards
Stricter lending standards have made it tough for homebuyers to qualify for financing, but the clampdown on exotic mortgages may have led to some positive news, too - less mortgage fraud.
4 settle in foreclosure rescue scam case
Four defendants in a foreclosure rescue scam case, including three Chandler residents, settled Friday, agreeing to pay $89,000 to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.
Percentage of houses sold under $200K rises
There's an upside to the housing market's epic breakdown - more affordable houses.
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