
Real Estate
ASU, McCain team up to transform Phoenix riverbed
A project being dubbed as Rio Salado 2.0 will tap university expertise, get Valley community input, and students will be involved in the design and research of the area from Granite Reef Dam in the East Valley to the …

Real Estate
Frank Lloyd Wright’s lasting mark on metro Phoenix house styles
From Arizona State University’s Gammage Auditorium and the Wright House to the First Christian Church, Frank Lloyd Wright gave the Valley its unique architectural style. Naturally, Real Estate Professor Mark Stapp, …

Arizona Real Estate Market
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale area is poised for change
Authentic. Unique. Experiential. Community. These buzz words are landing in cities across the country as more and more mixed-use projects aim to meet the market’s desire for something different. Not surprisingly, …

Real Estate
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) vs. real estate investing: Which fits your style?
A real estate investment trust (REIT) is a particular type of company that owns and manages an income-producing property and provides the average person an opportunity to invest in commercial …

Real Estate
Will Brexit negatively affect US commercial real estate landscape?
Commercial Property Executive quoted Real Estate Professor Mark Stapp in their article about the effects of the Brexit: the United Kingdom's exist from the European Union. …

Arizona Real Estate Market
New home sales best since 2008
The numbers are in, and the real estate market finished 2015 on a high point, especially for new home sales. December was the strongest month for new home sales since 2008, with nearly 1,500 newly built homes recorded. …

Entrepreneurship
How B Corps help companies do good, do well
What is business success? Profitability, right? But what if you have other aspirations for your business, such as promoting a social cause or helping the environment? Up to now, for-profit companies could not codify …

Arizona Real Estate Market
Cracks appearing in real estate market
The drop in sales of luxury homes and in total dollars spent market wide from august to September hints that the fourth quarter of 2015 may not be as strong as the first three, according to the latest housing market …

Entrepreneurship
Give thought to renter’s application, interview
I have had all manner of tenants in the past, good and bad. With experience, I have developed a successful application process that helps me to find the best possible tenants. When a tenant wants to rent the property …

Real Estate
Is Phoenix real estate market idling or slowing down?
Even though the Phoenix real estate market was sluggish in August, optimism prevails this fall. But the W. P. Carey School’s expert has questions about whether there will be significant upward momentum in the near …

Real Estate
Phoenix real estate market on hold
While August temperatures spiked, the real estate market was cooling down, according to the monthly report from the Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice at the W. P. Carey School of Business. Sales were up 12 …

Entrepreneurship
Location, location, location: It’s more than an address
You already knew that decisions about where to locate your business involve factors such as size of space, type of space, common area expenses and rent. Now add to that the neighborhood characteristics, reputation and …

Real Estate
Hot in Phoenix: July housing sales up
Most years, the desert heat holds back buyers in the Phoenix real estate market, but not this year. Sales of single family homes were up 20 percent over July of last year, and townhouses rose even …

Entrepreneurship
How to vet potential tenants during a showing.
I have had all manner of tenants in the past, good and bad. With experience, I have developed a successful application process that helps me to find the best possible tenants. After the successful first phone call, now …

Arizona Real Estate Market
Phoenix real estate sales heated up in June
The real estate market fluctuates with the seasons, and the lead up to summer — a popular time to move — is usually busy. This year June was the prize-winner with exceptionally strong sales. Mike Orr, director of …