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Gene Urban -- The Urban Team

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My brother Ron and I are the Urban Team at Realty Executives. We live and work in the Phoenix/Scottsdale Arizona area. Ron handles most of the transactional real estate while I focus on marketing and analysis. What a life!

I author most of the content for our blog site. Hope you visit us at www.UrbanLifeBlog.com to see what's happening. We focus on the central Phoenix area with posts about local businesses, real estate (what a shock), local issues and politics.

My wife Amy and I live on the Phoenix Mountain Preserve with Fred the dog.

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  • Congrats to Glenn and the
    By Gene Urban -- The Urban TeamOctober 6, 2011 - 10:16am

    Congrats to Glenn and the gang for their first franchise. I also have to ask why you emphasis the first franchise they converted was a Realty Executives one? If had been CB or Remax, would have mentioned it. One last thought: Most business leaders I know frown on employees who solicit clients of their former employer. Sure it is done, yet not often endorsed by a journalist. Gene Urban The Urban Team 602-234-5777 http://www.UrbanConnectionRealty.com

  • Hi Marcie, Great article and
    By Gene Urban -- The Urban TeamMay 19, 2009 - 3:48pm

    Hi Marcie, Great article and very topical. We just had a speaker come to one of our downtown Phoenix meetings who specializes in Urban gardens. I wrote up a piece on Urban Life discussing his thoughts. You can check it out at: http://www.urbanlifeblog.com/2009/04/radiate-phoenix-meets-at-maizies-and-talks-urban-gardens-with-greg-peterson.html. We still need to get together next time you are in Phoenix. Take care, Gene Urban The Urban Team at Realty Executives 602-234-5777 www.UrbanTeamAZ.com www.UrbanLifeBlog.com www.greatinvestmenthomesaz.com

  • The Phoenix market saw a big
    By Gene Urban -- The Urban TeamApril 6, 2009 - 4:06pm

    The Phoenix market saw a big shift in March. Our sales and pending numbers have been consistently rising for several months and simply exploded in March '09. Closings bounced up to 7100+. This is the first time we've been above the 7000 mark since mid-2006. Pendings rose as well to 12,587 indicating our April closings will be even stronger. Another important factor is inventory levels are down 20% from a year ago. On the flip side, a high percentage of sales are REOs. They count for about 25% of the inventory and nearly 80% of the sales (depending on who supplies the stats.) Generally, we are feeling more optimistic, yet we do not expect to see values rise for some time with the exception of the under $80K market. Mostly seeing first time home buyers and residential investors in the under $250K range. The 600K+ market is still very slow accounting for about 2% of the total sales last month. Thanks for providing ths forum. Helps to get a perspective on the market. Gene Urban The Urban Team at Realty Executives 602-234-5777 www.UrbanTeamAZ.com www.UrbanLifeBlog.com www.greatinvestmenthomesaz.com

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