Thanksgiving 2009
Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

Goose Crossing [Flickr]
Dru Bloomfield - At Home in Scottsdale posted a photo: Geese are back in town. Crossing McCormick Parkway in front of the Chart House. Yes, the traffic does stop and wait for them.

Scottsdale: Where Solar is Easy
From the City of Scottsdale: When it comes time to install a new solar system, the local permitting process can be a difficult bureaucratic headache.  Or it can be a walk in the park . . . a Scottsdale park. Vote Solar, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring solar to the mainstream, named Scottsdale one of the top five best cities for solar permitting.  Vote Solar cited Scottsdale as one of the best for a variety of reasons:  Vote Solar cites the “best practices” fee of $250 per permit – Scottsdale’s typical charge is $148.  In addition, Scottsdale issues mos

Scottsdale Sunrise - Veteran's Day 2009 [Flickr]
Dru Bloomfield - At Home in Scottsdale posted a photo:

Scottsdale Real Estate Update: Holding Steady?
I’ve been taking quite a few real estate classes over the past several months as I complete my requirements for the Arizona MRE (Master of Real Estate) Society.  Earlier this week, I attended a class entitled, "Listing Property in Today’s Market".  The instructor made a comment that there wasn’t much to comment on regarding the current state of real estate.  In some ways, his statement is really true. During this past six months, we have been experiencing real estate that seems to be "more of the same".  Decreasing inventory. Decreasing prices.  Increasing sales. Just to make sure, I took