Here is the most recent Tempe Real Estate Housing Market Report for January 2021:  The average sales price of homes in Tempe increased over $11k to start the new year at $451,456. This is a new all-time high for the average sales price in Tempe, AZ. The average sold price per square foot remained the same as last month at $229/sf. Days on market has decreased, after increasing for fourth straight month, and is now at 42 DOM for January.  Tempe home sales started off the new year at exactly the same total as January of last year, at 96. It is typical for home sales to start off slow in the beginning of a new year, but this total is more sales than in 2019 and 2018. The number of new listings is down -6.6% from January of last year, and the number of active listings is also down -20.0% f... 02/10/2021

Here is the most recent Tempe Real Estate Housing Market Report for December 2020:  The average sales price of homes in Tempe increased a couple thousand to end the year at $439,876, after dropping in November from a 2020 high of $449,203 in October. The average sold price per square foot also inched up to to $229/sf. Days on market has increased for the fourth straight month, from an all-time low of 31 in August, up to 45 DOM for December.  Tempe home sales are significantly higher than in December of last year, up 40.0%, which I believe may have something to do with the COVID-19 pandemic extending the summer home sales season, and the continued high demand for homes in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. The number of new listings is down -9.4% from December of last year, and the number o... 01/13/2021

Here is the most recent Tempe Real Estate Housing Market Report for November 2020:  The average sales price of homes in Tempe dropped in November after almost reaching $450,000 in October, while the average sold price per square foot increased to $228/sf. Days on market has increased for the third straight month, up to 39 DOM.  Tempe home sales are much higher than in November of last year, up 28.1%, which I believe may have something to do with the COVID-19 pandemic extending the summer home sales season, and the continued high demand for homes in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. The number of new listings is down -11.1% from November of last year, and the number of active listings is also down -10.1% from November of last year. The lack of listings continues to drive demand and home pr... 01/12/2021

Here is the most recent Tempe Real Estate Housing Market Report for October 2020:  The average sales price of homes in Tempe increased again (almost up to $450,000), and so did the average sold price per square foot. Days on market has increased for the second straight month, up to 35 DOM. Tempe home sales are much higher than in October of last year (17.8%), which I believe may have something to do with the COVID-19 pandemic extending the summer home sales season, and the continued high demand for homes in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. The number of new listings is also higher than October of last year, also higher by 17.8%. The number of active listings actually reported a number higher than October of last year. The lack of listings continues to drive demand and home prices higher,... 12/15/2020

Here is the most recent Tempe Housing Market Report for September 2020! The average sales price for Tempe homes decreased just a bit this month, while the price per square foot increased in September. Days on market increased from an all-time low of 31 in August, but still remains extremely low at 34 this month. Tempe home sales are significantly higher than in September of last year, increasing 17.7% year-over-year. The number of new listings is also higher than in September of last year by 5.3%. However, the number of active listings still remains lower than September of last year by 5.6%, but is getting closer to last years numbers. The lack of new Tempe listings continues to drive demand and home prices higher. Home values have increased an average of 13% in the Phoenix Metro area s... 12/01/2020

Here is the most recent Tempe Housing Market Report for August 2020! The average sales price dropped a little in August, but the per square foot increased slightly to $216. Days on market has lowered to 31 from 41 last month, which is extremely low. Tempe home sales are higher than in August of last year by 10.5%, but dropped from a high for this year of 149 last month. The number of new listings is higher than August of last year by 16.8%. The number of homes for sale is slightly higher than August of last year by 1.9%, which is a good thing because there has been a serious lack of homes for sale throughout this year. The low number of listings continues to drive demand and home prices higher. Home values have increased an average of 9% since August of 2019. With interest rates remaini... 09/23/2020

The 18th Annual Tempe Healing Field Tribute Returns As A Virtual EventThe annual Tempe Healing Field tribute carried on its commitment to #NeverForget the lives lost on September 11th, 2001 this year as a virtual event broadcasted from the Healing Field Memorial Facebook page. Hosted by the Tempe Exchange Club, the nation’s second longest running Sept. 11, 2001 tribute event officially started at 5:46 a.m. when the first names were read. The tribute is traditionally held at Tempe Town Lake but even in virtual format, its message remains as powerful as ever to feel and hear as the community came together once more to honor the lives lost on that tragic event 19 years ago. To help commemorate this year's event, community members are requested to use the #HealingFieldAZ hash tag when shari... 09/15/2020

Tonight's views of the Phoenix Downtown and Tempe must have been pretty exciting for many hikers. I started counting how many were visible on my photo. Let me know what number you will come up with. Here is a close-up picture.   It was about 108°F, but somehow we get used to it and don't notice it after a while. The climb up those rocks is pretty easy, and the path is winding and gradual. So it is attractive for many hikers to try it.  08/28/2020

COMING SOON: Fire Hens' Nashville-style Hot Chicken! Nashville-style hot chicken is coming to Tempe, AZ soon! In the meantime, have your orders delivered today anywhere in the Valley- check out and follow @firehens on Instagram for instructions on how to order!Get Your Home Sold With The Shanna Day Team Beautify/Ready To Sell Program!  CallOFFICIAL LISTING AGENT, SHANNA DAYfor any questions or more information:480-415-7616   Did you know that Shanna Day is in the Top 0.33 percent of 39,000 realtors of her local MLS and Top 0.38% in Gross Commission Income (GCI) of the 159,000 active Keller Williams agents?  Click here to view all of the Shanna Day Team Featured Listings FUTURE QUESTIONS If you have any topics or questions you would like answered, contact The Shanna Day Dream Home Team -... 07/29/2020

Condo for Sale on Tempe Town Lake - Tempe High Rise Condo for Sale Looking for a Fully Furnished, move in ready Condo in Downtown Tempe? Are you a Runner, Jogger, Bicyclist or Swimmer, this has got to be on your top 3 list of properties to view. Quick access to Tempe Town Lake and all its paths. Ideal for training and participating in the year round activities from 5k Races, to the Annual Ironman and Tempe Tri-Athalon. This Condo has a large spacious great room, that blends the kitchen, breakfast bar dining and family room all together. Two large bedrooms, nice sized master bathroom. Large balcony accessible from both Master and Great room. This Condo for Sale in Tempe, features fitness center, swimming pool, guarded entry, underground parking in a secured structure. Washer-Dryer convey... 07/02/2020

I was walking along one of the Tempe streets for my morning stroll and saw this beautiful front yard and the sign in front of it - Winner of the Beautification Award. The clean lines, honest materials like exposed block, rusted metal, stones are among the favorites. It looks well-deserved - it certainly caught my eye right away. I am aware of this City of Tempe activity and have been attending this event for years in person. It is usually held in April. From the city of Tempe website I learned that actually it is coming soon - the annual City of Tempe State of the Neighborhoods Event. This year it will be held virtually.It recognizes residents, properties and businesses in our neighborhoods that make it special for all of us, living there. There are about six-seven different categories ... 06/13/2020

The Best FRIES in Arizona, its a TOP 10 List on Good News ArizonaGood News Arizona is all about the Valley of the Sun and all the good news we can find, share and generate stories for. On this weeks episode, we talk about the top  ten places for French Fries in Arizona, as voted upon by YOU the viewer!! All of our shows have "audience participation" so feel free to share ideas and stories with us. AS you'll see in this weeks episode a viewer did a drawing of Dean and I, and we loved it!We always drop 5-7 good news stories, we always drop the Top 10 list and of course, Rapid Fire News (a quick barrage of news that is uplifting and fun). Make sure you tune in weekly, at 1pm on our Youtube Channel (they always drop at 1pm on Tuesday, MST). Don't forget you can find us on Facebook too! Make... 05/30/2020

UNDER CONTRACT: 3 Bed 2 Bath Shalimar Estates Home w/ Den/Office - No HOA!2094 E GOLF AVE, Tempe, AZ 85282Whether this is the first time you're seeing this property or otherwise, here's a look on what helped this 3 Bed 2 Bath Shalimar Estates Home w/ Den/Office - No HOA go UNDER CONTRACT!Light and bright family room off the entryway.Dining room separated from the entryway with divider columns.Living room with vaulted ceiling and exquisite brick fireplace.Spacious and well-appointed kitchen with plenty of drawers and cabinets.Den or office you can repurpose to your needs.Separate living room at the back with sliding doors.Covered tile patio with double doors and low maintenance courtyard.Fenced pool. Add all that to a 9,000+ sqft lot with North/South Exposure close to freeway access and ... 04/23/2020

Thanks to COVID-19, I have been doing a lot of walking lately.Instead of a bunch of doom and gloom, I have been focusing on our current, past and future clients. Walks are a good time to reflect upon a lot of things.They can also be quite productive...Here's a couple of the photos I snapped recently while taking a walk with my dog. It was a beautiful morning, we walked over to a nearby neighborhood and I shot some photos of the neighborhood.When I got home, I built a web page to let people know about how cool it is to live in the Alta Mirada neighborhood. easy peasy. Right!?!This has been a great time to update some old pages on my site, build a few new pages and just have some fun with targeting people who we really want to work with.While Corona has slowed my business a bit, we're sti... 04/14/2020

Is it time to Refinance my current Mortgage Loan or is it not?Oh the never ending debate, to refi or not refi, in Shakespearean world, that is a conundrum. In our world, its an easy answer, as long as your speaking with a seasoned loan officer whos in it for the relationship and care of clients and not the quick buck! On this previous episode of "Real Talk USA with The Real Estate Guy", local expert, Traci Gratzek from NOVA Home Loans, gives us the Main 3 questions to ask yourself, if you're contemplating refinancing your current mortgage. Answer these 3 questions, and you'll be making an educated decision that is best suited for your needs. Watch. Learn & Share. Like and subscribe to this and future videos/episodes and clips by clicking here.     03/28/2020

VA Financing for Veterans is easy with the Right Team on your Side!Its all about the Veteran, they served our country, so we can have the Freedom like home ownership. See a Vet. Thank a VET. Period. End of story...but not this one, this episode is all about VA Financing, Traci is the Bomb Diggity when it comes to VA Financing, she knows the ins and outs. In FACT, we just saved a FILE, that another local lender failed to close. She got this file with 3 days left to close , that would have been a miracle to close in 3 days, but she got it done In 7. From 0-60 in just 7 days, two of which were Saturday and Sunday. You're a vet, you want a house? Lets start HERE!You WANT A lender on your side, helping you get the job done. You're not going into battle with blanks in your rifle, so don't get... 03/27/2020

What  a great turn-out we had at the open house in 307 W Santa Cruz Dr. Tempe AZ yesterday.I was a little hesitant about the hours of 10am-12 noon on a Saturday, but trying them encouraged me to plan for more open houses on a Saturday morning.The home is a move-in ready, lovely 3-bedroom, 2-bath rancher with a sparkling pebble tec pool and spa, pretty desert-landscaped front and back yard and a carport for two cars plus extra parking for a boat, RV, or a third vehicle. Price is $310,000. 307 W Santa Cruz Dr. Tempe AZ 85282 - front of the home 307 W Santa Cruz Dr. Tempe AZ 85282 - back yard of the home It was a pleasure to speak with the neighbors who stopped by - some of them were renting, and enjoyed learning about the lender product for 100% financing; other neighbors had lived in the... 10/27/2019

10/19 Saturday OPEN HOUSE Features BACK ON MARKET & UPCOMING LISTINGS! Quick, think of a way to make a trio of homes unlike any other weekend lineup we've featured before? Well why don't we showcase a gem you nearly missed out on, our next exciting listing and a tresure of a home that's just as irresistible as the other two!First on the list is a trip to Tempe where you'll find a renewed opportunity to own a BACK ON MARKET 4 Bed Remodeled Warner Ranch Home w/ Pool & 3-Car Garage. The amazing city of Mesa then hosts our UPCOMING LISTING, a 5 Bed 5 Bath Custom Brick Basement Home w/ Pool that might've otherwise remained hidden from you had we not listed it. And finally rounding out this week's selection is none other than a 5 Bed Custom Home w/ Pool In Day Springs all set for you to unrav... 10/17/2019

Before we get into the Tempe Real Estate Market Report in October 2019, I have a commentary written by Tina Tamboer. She is the Senior Housing Analyst with the Cromford report. She was nice enough to let us use her summary of the Greater Phoenix Metro area as a backdrop for what is happening in Chandler this month. Here is her commentary…….The Greater Phoenix Metro Summary Analysis Real Estate Market ReportAsking Prices Up 9% Over Last Year, but are Buyers Paying It? These Homes have Appreciated the Most since 2000For Buyers:The news media is filled with short-term predictions regarding the economy and how it will, or will not, affect real estate prices. It’s understandable for buyers to want their home to appreciate in value after they purchase, who doesn’t? However, there is far too m... 10/12/2019

Sometimes looking for certain floor plans and features in homes can best be searched by the year they were built. Festiva Tempe Subdivision was built in 1995, by builder D.R. Horton. It is located in Tempe, zip code 85283, close to Kyrene Rd and Elliot Rd. The size of homes ranges between 1,245 sq.ft. to 1,800 sq.ft. Most of the lots are just under 5,000 sq.ft, and only  a few corner homes on Stephens Dr. and Dava Dr. have lots around 8,000 sq.ft.The homes in the subdivision have five different floorplans:Floor plan 1 (Verde) - 1,245 sq.ft. - 22 homes of this floor planFloor Plan 2 (Cimmarron) - 1360 sq.ft. - only 6 homes of this floor planFloor Plan 3 (Pecos) - 1524 sq.ft. - most popular, 32 homes of this floor planFloor Plan 4 (Cumberland) - 1,614 sq.ft. - 17 homes of this floor planF... 10/05/2019