The Cromford Report

Greater Phoenix - Residential Resale

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The Cromford Report ...

is owned and produced by Cromford Associates LLC, an Arizona limited liability company managed by Mike Orr and based in Mesa AZ.

Mike holds a masters degree in Mathematics from the University of Oxford in England and spent 31 years in the computer industry, working for IBM, Amdahl, Splash Technology and the Santa Cruz Operation. In his most recent positions he was President of Tarantella and CEO of Mobilearia.

He first started investing in real estate in 1976 and left the computer industry to focus on real estate in 2002.

Contact

mike@cromfordreport.com

The Cromford® Report provides detailed information to track the history and current status of the Greater Phoenix residential resale market and offers unique insight into its future direction.

Updated daily and usually published online within a few hours, this site is intended for anyone interested in the state of the market and how it affects their investments and livelihood. Our goal is to present data that is timely, informative and easy to understand - data not available anywhere else in this level of detail or immediacy.

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Jun 30 - The Agent Production charts have been enhanced to allow for daily updates. Unless something goes awry, these charts will show closed listing data from January 1 to just a couple of days prior to the date you extract them.

Jun 14 - The latest Infographic and Commentary has now been published by Tina. The link is at the top of this page.

Jan 17 - We now have a Zoom Hub where you can find out the dates and times of presentations by Tina Tamboer of the Cromford® Report. You can reach it using the icon of the top right of the home page. We have a large number of sponsors who are making tickets available to their clients. These sponsors currently include:

  • First American Title
  • Kelly Zitlow
  • Fidelity Home Warranty
  • Empire Title
  • Green Home Loans
  • Magnus Title
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  • BTG
  • WFG Title
  • Navi Title
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  • Super Home Warranty
  • Bennett & Porter
  • Bison Ventures
  • Title Services of the Valley
  • Waterstone Mortgage
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  • Pioneer Title
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You can also purchase tickets for each event through the hub if you do not wish to use any of the sponsors.

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The Cromford® Report is designed to help you answer your questions about the Greater Phoenix residential real estate market. For example:

  • How does today's market compare with the same time last year?
  • Which price range is selling fastest over the last month?
  • Which is the cheapest area to buy a resale home?
  • How long is it taking to sell a home in my ZIP code?
  • What is the balance of supply and demand for resale homes in my city?
  • What proportion of homes for sale are short sales or pre-foreclosures?
  • Where are prices changing fastest?
  • What percentage of listings are finding a buyer before they are canceled or expire?
  • Are today's list prices realistic compared with achieved sales prices?

You can find tools to help you answer all the above questions, and many more, within the Cromford® Report web-site.