Arizona real estate leaders polled on state's problems

RL Brown and Greg Burger did more than compile important building statistics in their latest Phoenix Housing Market Letter.  The housing analysts polled 200 real estate leaders on the area’s economy and housing market. The first question asked participants to rank the state’s biggest problems: no. 1 was jobs and no. 2 was foreclosures.
Then, the group was asked what they expected of Phoenix’s real estate market in the next year. More than half the respondents expect it to stay the same. About 31 percent expect it to improve.
Arizona’s controversial immigration legislation hadn’t passed when the poll was taken.
On the stats side, the Phoenix …

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