LAND SALES STATISTICS FOR LAND SUROUNDING THE PHOENIX METRO AREA (Primarily Maricopa & Pinal Counties)

The following statistics represent all ARMLS pending land sales and closed land sales since Febuary 1, 2008.

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THE REAL FORECLOSURE STORY

THE REAL FORECLOSURE STORY

March 10th, 2008
Dear Investors,

A lot of people are nervous about what they are reading in the newspaper and hearing on TV. But how can you blame them?

The media is bombarding people with reports about the housing decline and the sub-prime mortgage mess.

However, Chief ECONOMIST for the National Mortgage Bankers Association, Doug Duncan decided to set the record straight. In a private conversation, Doug said that people have nothing to worry about in Texas .

Some of his defenses were...
The foreclosure problem in this country is really a story about 7 states
The biggest foreclosure problem is in Michigan , Ohio and Indiana . These are predominantly manufacturing states
Since 2001, Michigan has lost 300,000+ jobs
The other 4 states are California , Florida , Arizona and Nevada . In each of these states there has been significant overbuilding. 25% of the foreclosures in these states are on properties that are held by investors who were speculating
California & Florida have been hit very hard
35% of the homes in the USA do not have a mortgage
98% of the mortgages in the USA are performing
Only 9% of all mortgages are sub-prime
75% of all sub-prime mortgages are performing
In the other 43 states, foreclosures have fallen in 2007 from 2006
Right now, our local inventory levels are half the national average and well-priced homes are selling fast.
You cannot expect this type of factual information to be distributed by the news media channels. We have to be telling folks this story.
Help me spread the word...


I received this article in an email and it did not have an author. I feel it more accurately explains the true real estate situation in the US right now. None the less the situation we are all in should not be taken lightly.



My HELOC just dropped $XXX per month thanks to the fed easing interest rates. Now ask me if I care about a weak dollar!!

ARIZONA LAND AUCTION RECORD RESULTS

Over the past 4 months the Arizona State Land Department as achieved 2 record land sales and a record breaking lease.
On April 17, 2007 the Land Department auctioned 269 Desert Ridge (North Phoenix) acres for $149 million. This produced the highest land sale price in the Department's history.
On May 24, 2007 the Land Department leased 124 commercial acres in Scottsdale for $68.5 million.
On May 31, 2007 the Arizona State Land Department set a department record for highest price paid per acre. The Department sold 26 high density residential acres for $28.5 million. This price was 36% greater than appraised value.