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Commentary and Perspective from one of America's most unique small town areas, edited by Preston Westmoreland of Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty.

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Volume 1-3, 2008-2010 Editions



  

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July, 2009: Was the BoulderReign house Really blown up in the movie Zabriskie Point?, Hot Summer for foreclosure sales, 3 fireworks displays in 3 days, Homes built in the rocks and the amazing rock walls they have!

April, 2009:  John Travolta visits the area with his Boeing 707, Real Estate Hot tips: Bottom Reached, A Trip to the Baseline Monument, where all Arizona Land measurements begin, Cave Creek Home Featured on Two TV Shows, Real Estate Statistics

January, 2009:  Homes that Look like Resorts, Wait until you see there!  Quiz on javalinas, Tips for a Positive New Year,  Regular columns on Real Estate Hot Tips and Real Estate Stats.

December, 2008:  UFO Crash in Cave Creek?, (part 2)  Sliding back to 2004 prices,  Real Estate is  Dead in the Water commentary, Quiz-who was the first pilot to land at Carefree Skyranch? Welcome back Visitors, Your blogger is inducted into the Arizona Broadcaster's Hall of Fame.

November, 2008:  UFO Crash in Cave Creek?, Sliding back to 2004 prices, RL Brown overview, Welcome back Activities, Radio Hall of Fame induction, real estate stats, quiz on Carefree historic home.

October, 2008:Arizona gets money to fight foreclosure blight, rattlesnake venom gets stronger, House sales stalled, List of Homebuilders in trouble, Selling real estate on the road-the new virtual office.

August 2008:  The myth of the $ 80 house,Dust control argument in Cave Creek, local real estate stats, Cave Creek's unusual traffic signs, real estate predictions for the summer, desert survival quiz, housing predictions for retirees

July, 2008:Cave Creek debate-should we have dust-free roads?, The tarantula wasp, Guess who's only making     $ 80 profit on a house?, Real estate stats, Foreclosures on the rise, Cave Creek's novel traffic signs.

June, 2008:  What member of European royalty likes to secretly stay in our area, Wildflower report on the last flower to bloom, Quiz-what movie was recently filmed at Cave Creek's Big Earl's Greasy Eats?, check out the new Black Mountain Trail, Economists see the credit crises easing, Fannie Mae rules have just eased, Real Estate stats, and Who to Believe? Recent real estate sales are sending mixed signals.

May, 2008: Crazy Carefree street signs, State trust land auctions stalled, wildflower season winds down, real estate weekly stats, Zillow surveys optimistic on Phoenix area, Credit crises may be over, Existing home sale predictions, Quiz-why are there Styrofoam cups on cactus?.

April, 2008: Gordon Lightfoot's "Carefree Highway", Carefree home values up, Canadian buyers descend on valley, Realty Statistics, Wildflower report, Home Sales Sputter, Short Sale pitfalls.

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