The Dealmaker: 8/31/2018

Johnson Utilities complies with court order, operation transferred.“Johnson Utilities has complied with the order by the Arizona Corporation Commission to give ‘full and exclusive’ access to its financial systems and physical facilities to EPCOR.” San Tan Valley Sentinel. http://bit.ly/2PWo0DB

This home builder doesn’t see the housing market slowing down. Home sales flattening. Foreclosures increasing. Interest rates and labor costs climbing. Concerning news? Not at Lennar. “The Motley Fool reports on why management at Lennar Corp. sees a bright near-term future for its home-building business” — via Builder. http://bit.ly/2NAMQan

How much home does $1 buy? Zillow has come up with a “graphic representation” showing just “how much space a single dollar would buy…in the country’s largest markets.” Twenty years ago in Phoenix you could’ve snagged 2.25 square-inches — ROOMY! compared to the amount of space that same buck will buy you today.—> http://bit.ly/2osDRNy

Trulia: 36% experience neighborhood regret. And “city dwellers” expressed the highest hood remorse, with 46 percent saying they would “move to switch neighborhoods if they could do it over again.” More findings in Builder, plus a link to “Trulia Neighborhoods,” a home-browsing feature that gives “people a genuine feel for what it’s like to actually live in a neighborhood.” http://bit.ly/2MDVcS1

HAMMER TIME – Average construction time of the single-family home.It’s 7.5 months. But construction times “varied substantially,” not only by WHO did the building — homebuilder, homeowner, contractor — but also by WHERE the home was built. Get all the “When the !*%$ is my house gonna be done!?!” data, via Professional Builder. http://bit.ly/2wCv7I6

Most expensive home sales in Phoenix. Arizona Foothills Magazine top home sales, 8.20.18- 8.26.18, totaled “over $23 million,” SAGGING some $1 million from the previous week. Out-of-sight home features in this week’s scrollshow include:Luxurious living and dining room, pebble-tec spa and pool with waterfall, and a fully equipped gym with sauna. http://bit.ly/2wxYvzx

The most outrageous new hotel designs of the future at the Radical Innovation Awards. “Radical Innovation has launched some of the most amazing designs through their annual competition that challenges designers and the hotel industry to not only create the ultimate guest experience but to also develop progressive new ideas that will propel the hotel industry into the future.” Check out the finalists in Forbes: http://bit.ly/2LKr9Tx

Some metro Phoenix cities buy a lot on Amazon, but there’s push-back in Tempe. The city’s “use of Amazon has increased 300 percent in five years,” and there’s “concern that some of the online orders are for items the city already contracts with a vendor to acquire.” AZCentral. http://bit.ly/2CgRGZl

Bankruptcy threatens season at Club West Golf Course. The hearing on a BK petition filed by current course owner Inter Tribal Golf Association is scheduled for late September — “a few weeks before overseeding must begin if the course can be ready.” Wilson Gee who stands to “regain control” of the property says, “It’s going to be tight. If we can’t make it by mid-October, you’re not going to have a season…” AF. http://bit.ly/2wzFxZ8

10th Annual AZ DealMakers – January 11, 2019. Don’t miss out on the BIGGEST homebuilding industry event for real estate forecasting and analysis, featuring the best speakers in the industry and a mixer with the finest in AZ Real Estate! Includes an Overview on Housing provided by Jim Belfiore, President of Belfiore Real Estate Consulting. For the full list of ten keynote speakers & panelists plus registration info for the event titled Arizona Housing: Growth, Its Costs, Challenges & Opportunities, tap on! http://bit.ly/2LAvclq 

Grant Woods, former McCain chief of staff, delivers stellar eulogy at Phoenix memorial service; VIDEO entire service. Watch in Rose Law Group Reporter.

As a supplement to the Dealmaker, we thought you might enjoy these articles!

Grant Woods, former McCain chief of staff, delivers stellar eulogy at Phoenix memorial service; VIDEO entire service. Watch in Rose Law Group Reporter. http://bit.ly/2wyI0mE