Real Estate: Investing in the U.S.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/real-estate-investing-in-the-us/article2316131/

And the color of the year for 2012 is...

http://styledstagedsold.blogs.realtor.org/2012/01/16/and-the-color-of-the-year-for-2012-is/

Fox News HARP 2.0 Program

http://themarketinganimals.net/harpwebinartbws/

ASU a top pick for international students

http://www.asuchallenges.com/blog/asu-top-pick-international-students

Top 5 Reasons to Buy a Home

http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=5561140472337924110&ids=cjwScPoMcjgVcPAQej4UcPoRdiMNdPsPdPkTdzgMdP4VcjsPdzkRb3kSczkScPkMe3kQdPgSej8SdjkIc3kNdjkPdjARdPcTd3sOczoRdiMMcj4QczATcPcOdPgMd34NdzkR&aag=true&freq=weekly&trk=eml-tod2-b-ttl-0&ut=395bvALKzlul41

Stat 2011 Year in Review: Overall Positive!

http://www.armls.com/docs/stat-and-ppi-2011/stat-2011-year-in-review.pdf?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Communication&utm_content=Stat+2011+Rvw+011712

Mortgage Rates Reach New Record Lows

http://realtormag.realtor.org/daily-news/2012/01/13/mortgage-rates-reach-new-record-lows

The Phoenix Open will be here the end of this month!

http://phoenix.about.com/od/sportsteams/a/phoenixopen01.htm

Scottsdale resorts set for development

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2012/01/08/20120108scottsdale-resorts-development.html?mid=576842

ASU W.P. Carey School upgrades real estate programs

http://asunews.asu.edu/20120106_business_realestateorr?mid=5714919

Phoenix-area housing may be on mend

http://www.azcentral.com/business/realestate/articles/2012/01/05/20120105phoenix-area-housing-may-be-on-mend.html

2011 was an unbelievable year in Real Estate!

Here are the final numbers for December 2011.

As of January 5^th 2012;

Total active in Maricopa County are 15,333. That’s a very low number! Only 12% of the listings are REO at 1,809. And only 16% active are Short Sales at 2,406. Total number of normal listings is 11,119 which is 72%.

Total Pending in Maricopa County is 14,326. That’s a big number. 15% are REO at 2,187 and Short Sales make up 64% of Pending at 9,299 and Normal pending are 21% at 2,841.

Total Closed for Maricopa County in December was 7,014 which was 27% REO at 1,940 and 31% Short Sale at 2,236 which is our highest percentage to date!! Normal transactions were 40% at 2,841.

It looks to me like 2012 will be the year of price increases in all price ranges.

Zillows Top 10 Most Viewed Homes

http://www.inman.com/news/2012/01/3/zillows-top-10-most-viewed-homes

Pending Home Sales Index Rises Back Above 100

http://themortgagemoment.com/pending-home-sales-index-november-2011?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MortgageMoment+%28The+Mortgage+Moment%29