Cave Creek Named Arizona's top affordable suburb
Source: AZCentral.com
With its Wild West legacy and open parks, Cave Creek has earned the title of Arizona's "best 
affordable suburb" in a 2010 report by Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
Cave Creek unseated Fountain Hills, which won the award last year. The magazine focused on communities where families "live well for less and enjoy good schools, low crime and reasonable commutes." Affordability and quality of living were taken into account. Cave Creek was mentioned for its cowboy cookouts, rodeos, horseback riding and 2,922-acre Cave Creek Regional Park. "I think Cave Creek combines a Thoreau type of living and nature setting along with conveniences of a modern world," Cave Creek Mayor Vincent Francia said. Francia said Cave Creek has a "very reasonable" commute and affordable living cost.
The median home price in 2009 was $325,000, according to an analysis by The Arizona Republic using data from Information Market.
Phoenix and Scottsdale median home prices last year were $90,000 and $399,000, respectively.
BusinessWeek defines suburbs as being within 25 miles of the most populated city in each state and have populations of 5,000 to 60,000, median family incomes of $51,000 to $120,000 and lower-than-average crime rates.
Other factors included low pollution, green space, well-educated residents, high family income and cost of expenditures, with affordability most heavily weighed. Places were penalized for poor weather, few children, lack of racial diversity and higher divorce rates.
Factors were measured using information from New York-based real-estate data company Onboard Informatics, according to BusinessWeek.
Cave Creek, with a population of 5,000 people, was the smallest community on the list. Francia said its Western heritage "is a moniker of Cave Creek and has been ever since its founding in 1870."
Communities can be awarded more than once, BusinessWeek spokeswoman Patti Straus said. Fountain Hills was awarded last year for its natural beauty, proximity to the McDowell Mountains and outdoor activities.
Posted at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2010 by Louisa Ward & Robyn Viktor in Real Estate | Comments[0]
2009 Phoenix Business Journal's Top Real Estate Agents, Teams, & Brokers
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2009 Phoenix Business Journal's Top Real Estate Agents, Teams, & Brokers |
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We are proud to announce that we've made the 2009 Phoenix Business Journal's "Book of Lists". They have ranked the 25 top residential Real Estate teams in the the valley and we're on it! Our team of just 2 agents have outperformed much larger teams to rank us #24 in all of the Residential Real Estate teams in the valley. Thank you for all of your referrals and continued trust in us.
We also wanted to share the news that RE/MAX Excalibur ranked #8 in the top Real Estate companies in all of Maricopa county. For a copy of the lists, visit http://www.excaliburresourcecenter.com/documents/2009_Book_of_Lists.pdf View RE/MAX's Market share compared to other Real Estate Companies in the Valley:
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Posted at 03:25PM Jul 30, 2009 by Louisa Ward & Robyn Viktor in Real Estate | Comments[0]
FHA Streamline Refinance
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This is a true offer to lower your interest rate, in turn, lowering your payment. If you are interested in saving up to $100 per month or more for the next 30 years, then you need to contact us immediately. This is the only program of its kind that allows borrowers who are current on their FHA/VA mortgage, to take advantage of the current low interest rates without having to re-qualify. Less than 12% of the mortgage brokers in Arizona are qualified to re-write their loan terms through FHA. Call us and we'll refer you to one of these amazing Mortgage Brokers.
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Posted at 11:27AM Feb 10, 2009 by Louisa Ward & Robyn Viktor in Real Estate | Comments[0]
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Posted at 06:00AM Nov 12, 2008 by Louisa Ward & Robyn Viktor in Real Estate | Comments[0]
