Leslie Prest, Owner, Assoc. Broker, ePro Prest Realty, Payson, AZ

Payson, AZ sold statistics for September, 2009.

(These are ONLY for properties listed as being IN PAYSON, not outlying areas, and are properties which were listed through our local MLS).

Site Built homes (constructed on the site)

38 sold
1 of these was "bank-owned"
prices ranged from $105,900 to $975,000

15 of the "solds" were under $200,000
15 were between $200,000 and $300,000
8 were over $300,000

the average price was $258,665
median price was $225,000

average days on the market until sold was 185

Manufactured homes (trucked in, but newer than mobiles)

8 sold
prices ranged from $108,000 to $325,000
average price was $157,937
median was $132,500

average days on the market was 129

There were also older mobiles, condos, land sales; and there are many properties in Pine, Strawberry, Star Valley, Christopher Creek, and other outlying areas. For info on any of these please contact us.

Last year a couple of days cold snap took out my tomatoes, flowers, and herbs; then we had "Indian Summer" for several weeks. This year I'm not gonna let it happen!
I still have green tomatoes on my vines, and after tonight we are supposed to warm up again with lows into the 40s, maybe even 50s.

A lady at our Farmers Market told me about a web site which gives detailed weather information for any location.

It is http://www.NOAA.com
NOAA is National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (say THAT 3 times, even slowly!)

Put in your city and state, and it will give you a forecast, as well as an interactive map on which you can zero in on your house/garden. If you are like we are, there are a lot of hills and valleys which affect climate. My town of Payson, AZ is predicted to be 37 degrees tonight, but at my house (2 miles out, higher elevation) it predicts 39.

Look at dew point (higher=less chance of a freeze), look for clouds and breeze predicted (they help lessen the chance of a freeze). The site is updated often, so you can check in the evening and decide whether or not to cover, harvest, or just go say goodbye to your plants. (Personally, I'm covering tonight, just to be safe).

Hope this is helpful to someone.

UPDATE: It got to 34, according to the thermometer on my deck. I covered the 'maters, and they are just fine- supposed to be back in the 40s tonight.

(Yes, I know I'm late)

Payson, AZ sold statistics for the Summer, 2009- June 1st to August 31st.
(These are ONLY for properties listed as being IN PAYSON, not outlying areas, and are properties which were listed through our local MLS).

Site Built homes (constructed on the site)
64 sold
3 of these were "bank-owned"
prices ranged from $61,400 to $725,000
25 of the "solds" were under $200,000
17 were between $200,000 and $300,000
22 were over $300,000
the average price was $284,641
median price was $230,000
average days on the market until sold was 188

Manufactured homes (trucked in, but newer than mobiles)
11 sold
prices ranged from $70,000 to $187,500
only the one at $70,000 was under $100,000
average price was $139,955
median was $140,000
average days on the market was 298

There were also older mobiles, condos, land sales; and there are many properties in Pine, Strawberry, Star Valley, Christopher Creek, and other outlying areas. For info on any of these please contact us.

(I tried to post this Friday, but our internet service was out due to a storm)

Picture below is from a fire a few years ago west of Payson. That's not sunset- it was the middle of the afternoon. The smoke and ash made it hard to breathe, and turned the sunlight red and yellow.

We who live in the woods understand why people who live in the desert want to come North for the weekend. Really, we do. And we welcome you.

But PLEASE, please, be careful while you're here.

We had a fire just North of Payson last week. It started last Sunday afternoon, within half an hour there was a gigantic plume of smoke, and two small communities in the woods, Beaver Valley and Whispering Pines were quickly evacuated. Here is the story in the local newspaper.

The fire is pretty well out now, the evacuees were back home by mid-week. and no homes were destroyed/no one hurt.
We were lucky this time. A headline in the paper in big print read "Dodged the Bullet". This time.

They aren't yet sure of the cause,but they say it started near the road. Sounds to me like a careless cigarette tossed out a car window.

If you come North to be in the woods, you must THINK about what you are doing. Don't be the cause of the next fire. we might not be able to dodge that bullet.

I posted the 3 and 4 bedroom rentals already. Here are the 1 and 2 bedrooms:

*apartments at 2 locations, one a large complex, one a very small complex.
-The large complex is technically condos (converted from apts a few years ago) so it is a mix of Owner occupied and renter occupied. Our rents start at $400 for an uptairs 1 bedroom to $525 for a downstairs 2 bedroom. Our Owner also has a couple of these for sale at good prices. Visit our web site for details.
-The small complex is 5 one bedroom units, 5 two bedroom. The 2 bedrooms are two story, and back to a shared yard. They range from $450 for a 1 bedroom to $595 for a 2 bedroom.

*a 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath site-built home in Payson, for $700
*a 2 bedroom, 1 bath site-built home in Tonto Village (about 20 miles East of Payson), very near National Forest, has a large garage, for $800
*a 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath site-built home in Pine (about 15 miles North of Payson), for $700

We could use more 2 bedroom places for rent! Mid-range properties are still filling fairly quickly in Payson.
Visit our web site for full details.