Gilbert Real Estate Blog
~ by Randy Hooker of Dreamcatcher Realty
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Queen Creek Fire Department to promote importance of water safety
August is drowning impact awareness month, and Queen Creek firefighters want to remind residents of the ABCs of water safety: adult supervision, barriers between children and water, and classes in CPR for adults and swim lessons for children.
Drowning is a top cause of injury-related death for children in Arizona, especially in the one- to five-year-old age group. Child drowning is preventable, but sometimes, little can be done for a child once he or she has fallen into the water. To date, this year there have 54 water-related incidents in Maricopa County involving water, including eight child drowning fatalities.
Drowning can be avoided by following these important and life saving rules:
- Maintain constant adult supervision at all times.
- Install barriers surrounding the pool. Fences should be five feet high and gates should be self-closing and self-latching.
- Keep items that can be used for climbing away from pool fences.
- Never keep toys in or around a pool.
- Have a phone nearby. Post the 9-1-1 emergency telephone number and the physical address of the pool on the phone.
Purple ribbons recognizing the importance of water safety and the impacts of drowning are available free-of-charge at Queen Creek Town buildings and both Queen Creek fire stations through the month of August.
For more information about the Queen Creek Fire Department or for additional safety tips, visit www.queencreek.org or www.facebook.com/qcfire.
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Queen Creek Crime Rates Decline
Crime statistics and response times for law enforcement calls in the Town of Queen Creek declined in 2009 despite a population increase. Total incidents, as reported by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), declined by almost 7% as the population of Queen Creek grew by 9%. Sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene within 4 minutes, a decline from 5 minutes in 2008.
MCSO has 37 sworn deputies assigned to Queen Creek, including patrol deputies, school resource officers, detectives and a crime prevention deputy.
Queen Creek continues to strengthen its efforts in controlling crime with a shoplifting campaign and the use of bait cars in local shopping centers and residential neighborhoods.
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Queen Creek Monsoon Madness
Splash into fun at Queen Creek’s wettest and muddiest event of the year. Monsoon Madness, presented by the Town of Queen Creek and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center and several local sponsors, will be held at Founders’ Park, 22407 S. Ellsworth Rd. in Queen Creek on Saturday, July 10 from 9 am – 1 pm. Festivities include 100 foot Soap and Slide, Mad Mud Volleyball, Wet & Wild Zone, Itty-Bitty Water Play Zone and Monsoon MudSlide.
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Greater Phoenix Real Estate ~ May 2010 vs. May 2009
Courtesy of the Arizona Regional MLS, the below two charts offer up a quick overview of the current market conditions in the Valley of the Sun. Whether you’re into comparing consecutive month over month stats (like May 2010 vs. April 2010), or year over year (like May 2010 vs. May 2009), the charts are provided to help us grasp the overall picture.
Greater Phoenix Market Conditions
Greater Phoenix Market Conditions
I’m always extremely cautious about using real estate “averages”, as they can and do often skew the true picture of individual communities and areas. Nevertheless, there are a couple of points that are worth noting in the above charts.
It’s interesting that normally at this time of year we experience an increase in listings – and yet the past 2 months has seen a decrease in listings. Anybody care to speculate on the reason(s) for this anomaly?
The next observation is that the greater Phoenix market is holding fairly steadily in the number of Active listings as well as sales.
Additionally, at roughly 4.5 months inventory, the greater Phoenix market appears to be showing some consistent stabilization. As always, time will tell.
NOTE: The information and statistics contained in the above charts are deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. If you’re contemplating a major financial decision regarding residential real estate, please do yourself a huge favor and consult with a reputable real estate broker, attorney and/or accountant.
Greater Phoenix Real Estate ~ December 2009 vs. December 2008
Here ya go, boys and girls. Take a look at the charts below, courtesy of the Arizona Regional MLS. They provide a quick overview of the greater Phoenix real estate market for the past year, with particular interest and focus on the period of December 2009 as compared to December 2008.
I have a personal conviction that real estate should not be micro-analyzed, so I’m electing to not draw any conclusions or speculations from the latest “averages.” It’s clear that prices, on the average, are on the rise. Other than that, all indicators point to a bottoming of the residential real estate market in greater Phoenix.
As always, the information and statistics contained in the above charts are deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. If you’re contemplating a major financial decision regarding residential real estate, please do yourself a huge favor and consult with a reputable real estate broker, attorney and accountant.
