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Arizona Real Estate Appreciation – Investors Watch Commercial Values Climb

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Arizona real estate has been the hot topic for discussion among real estate experts for the last couple of years. Almost meteoric sales trends have made many of the communities some of the fastest selling areas in the United States.

Almost weekly, a new expert announces their prediction for the future market trends – will it go up or down, be stable, increase slightly, burst like a balloon – everyone has an opinion. But most experts aren’t examining one of the most important real estate markets – the commercial real estate market.

Commercial real estate in Arizona is a competitive. Although appreciation rates in commercial real estate haven’t kept pace with the same skyrocketing rates of residential property, it has been appreciating at an extremely profitable rate.

Arizona’s population is rapidly growing; in fact, the state has had record levels of growth. With this growth comes an increased demand for rental housing, goods and services. The value of commercial property has increased to meet the demands of this population.

An increase in home residents means an increase in demand for supporting services – retail businesses, restaurants, hotels, etc. In addition, there are a number of industrial parks expanding all over the Phoenix area. Many big businesses are moving into Phoenix; it’s rapidly developing a reputation as the new Silicon Valley. Along with the expanding industrial parks, retail properties are being built to support the business needs of the community.

The value of commercial real estate is determined by the stability of income from the property. Of course there are a variety of types of commercial properties: apartments, land, retail stores, office space, parking lots – just to name a few.

Commercial property is expected to continue increasing in value as the population of Arizona increases, and as more and more industries move to Arizona.

Many companies are taking advantage of the well educated labor pool in Arizona. Several areas in the state that were once considered farm land are now becoming industrial parks; high technology firms are moving into several business parks; neighborhoods that were becoming down-trodden are experiencing rebirths; apartment complexes are being rehabbed as condominiums.

The demand for housing and business spaces is creating a steady monthly and yearly income, as well as a real estate appreciation, in both residential and commercial real estate. Investors can expect commercial properties to be strong future investments throughout Arizona.

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Go to www.central-arizona-homes.com and get a free copy of Jeff Nelson’s 2005 Housing Appreciation Report. A 10-page report with data analyzing the housing appreciation throughout Maricopa County.

Surfing Your Way Into Creative Real Estate !

I have surfed in my life. Yes, quite a few years ago and believe it or not, sometimes people tell me I look like a old surfer. I surfed not really knowing what I was doing, but I did it for fun in Florida with my friends. The true art of Surfing fascinates me to no end. It was about eighteen years ago that I was standing at the water’s edge with a good friend. He was a surfer who had competed professionally and had hosted a surfing show on TV. We were watching surfers and I was asking questions about waves, boards, techniques, etc.

I have surfed in my life. Yes, quite a few years ago and believe it or not, sometimes people tell me I look like a old surfer. I surfed not really knowing what I was doing, but I did it for fun in Florida with my friends. The true art of Surfing fascinates me to no end. It was about eighteen years ago that I was standing at the water’s edge with a good friend. He was a surfer who had competed professionally and had hosted a surfing show on TV. We were watching surfers and I was asking questions about waves, boards, techniques, etc.

That day I got much more than a lesson on surfing. I got a lesson on life. My friend was telling me how to “catch a wave.” He explained that before a wave comes, you must be moving in the same direction as the wave and at the same speed, otherwise, the wave will simply pass you by and you will not “catch it.” If you are lying on the board, on your stomach, and paddling fast enough toward the shore, you will be synchronized with the wave when it reaches you. You will then be able to ride it, stand up on your board, and surf! Simple stuff, huh? Makes perfect sense. It’s one of those things you think about afterward and say, “I probably could have figured that out on my own.” It’s so simple that I had missed it. When it was explained to me, I instantly understood and it was as if Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and Donald Trump were speaking to me.

How many thousands of applications does this have metaphorically in our lives? What about that real estate investing business we want to get started? Are we up to speed? What about the dreams we want to attain? Are we “traveling fast enough” to synchronize with them when they come by? Or will they just keep going toward the shore as we paddle slowly? So many people want the perfect business, the perfect mate, the perfect life. I’ll tell you a little secret…the opportunity for these things comes by EVERY day. In fact, it comes by several times a day. But have we prepared ourselves for it? How fast are YOU paddling? Are you headed for the shore? Are you swimming in circles? Are you moving at the same speed and in the same direction as your goals and dreams? …or are you expecting vehicle to get you there to suddenly appear before your eyes?

A person who is already surfing is not going to be interested in a slow paddler, or a person paddling the wrong way, or not paddling at all. Work on your SELF and the rest will happen automatically. Stop looking for the surfer to come along and pull you up on their board…you’ll cause both of you to fall off. Get yourself up to speed, catch that wave, and then you can surf with the others.

I’m suggesting to you that you decide today to move at the pace and in the direction of whatever it is you want in life. Stagnation or minimal movement is problematic. Prepare yourself to catch that wave and ride it! I’ll see you at the beach!

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