Valley News

Employer News April 2012 The latest news about the job market in Arizona CityNorth business plans to add 200 jobs (AZ Central) IT center to bring 460 jobs to Tempe  (AZ Central) Arizona adds 28,000 jobs in February  (Phoenix Business Journal) GlobalTrans, Afni hope to hire 250 people (AZ Central) ASU: Phoenix, Arizona among leaders in job [...]

The real estate market has been making a shift slowly but surely in the last several months, giving economists signs of a slow recovery. Here are some local and national sources of information, gleaned from the stats and figures from our local MLS and from other sources.   If you’re at all interested in making [...]

February is not only the sweetheart month, but it includes a really big sweetheart’s birthday! Arizona is now 100 years old… and yes, on Valentine’s Day. Naturally, there have been a lot of festivities going on (but we always have festivals!) and much reflection on how and why and where we’re going. The brave souls [...]

Julius Ceasar first adopted the Leap Day concept from the Egyptians. That was a long time ago! He figured out he could make an accurate calendar by adding a day every 4 years. This accuracy enabled them to plant seeds at the right time. There’s a one in 1,461 chance that a person will be [...]

Existing-Home Sales Rise Again in January, Inventory Down Home sales rise, but prices may be slow to follow Rising sales point to a stronger year for housing Building jobs on rebound Upbeat findings for Arizona housing market Home builders and investors both see signs of a turn Why housing demand defies real estate fundamentals Small [...]