24 October 2005
Phoenix Real Estate Series PodcastYou don't have to be looking to buy or sell a home to know that the real estate market in the Phoenix metro area is through the roof. Home prices have skyrocketed. And even many experts are at a loss to explain why, and what will happen next. In this podcast, we bring you four different looks at The Valley's Real Estate market.
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01 August 2005
Phoenix Real Estate - Getting in on the ActWe continue our series on the Valley's booming real estate market this morning with an essay from Kevin Palmer, who wonders what will happen to all of the people making a nice living by selling homes, if and when the red hot market cools off.
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23 July 2005
Phoenix Real Estate - Part ThreeIn an interview with Valley economist Elliott Pollack, KJZZ's Rene Gutel asks whether there's a bursting housing bubble on the horizon. Pollack predicts even more growth before the hot market cools down.
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18 July 2005
Some Investors Say Home Builders are "Flipping Out"Investors continue to move into the Valley's real estate market, but some builders are trying to stop them. KJZZ's Mark Brodie reports on how they're doing it, and how investors are reacting.
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11 July 2005
Phoenix Real Estate - Part OneThis morning we begin a series of reports on the Valley's real estate market. Home prices and values have sky-rocketed in the last few months and there are varying opinions about the market's future. Some believe there's a real estate bubble that's destined to burst. Others feel there's room for home values to increase further. This morning we talk with Dr. Jay Butler, Director of the Arizona Real Estate Center at Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus in Mesa. I asked Dr. Butler why the Phoenix real estate market has been in such a sustained boom period and why it's happening now?
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03 May 2005
Economic Benefits of the Home Building BoomCommentator Kevin Palmer reports on how the rise in home building in the valley is helping to drive the economy, especially on the fringes of the metro area.
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08 February 2005
Prime Interest Rate May Impact Mortgage RatesThe Federal Reserve Board raised the prime interest rate again a few weeks ago. Mortgage interest rates are not the same thing, but can be tied to the Fed’s action. KJZZ commentator Kevin Palmer says the current housing boom in Arizona could bring the two together.
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20 December 2004
Housing Market ExplainedThe real estate market continues to sizzle here in the Valley. Phoenix recently passed Atlanta, Georgia in new home construction permits to become number one in the nation. But KJZZ commentator Kevin Palmer says yet another corporate accounting investigation could slow the pace of home ownership here in the Valley, and nationwide.... especially for first-time buyers. Kevin Palmer directs Strategic Management Advisers in Scottsdale.
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22 November 2004
Valley Home Prices on the RiseSpeculators, new arrivals and and the upwardly mobile are sending valley home prices soaring. Some analysts think we're in an overheated market that is sure to cool. Other say this is just the beginning of a decades long run-up in home values. Commentator Kevin Palmer is watching both sides of the equation with a close eye.
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