ASU coming to Chandler. ASU is interested in forming undergraduate satellite campuses with nine communities throughout the state. At a breakfast at the Chandler Hilton on Tuesday, ASU President Michael Crow said "We want to be physically present in Chandler." Chandler Mayor Boyd Dunn reitterated that by saying "talks had been under way for several months about locating ASU in Chandler." 
The reason for establishing a campus in Chandler is simple. ASU is looking for ways to provide quality undergraduate degrees faster, and at a lower cost than traditional ways. ASU wants to find partners interested in starting 3,000 student schools. ASU has already outreached to other communities, and has the Polytechnic campus in Mesa, and a downtown Phoenix presence.
Both the City of Chandler and ASU are interested in having the campus located in the downtown area of Chandler. There may be available space in current downtown buildings, but there is also talk of possibly building a new structure.
Here are enrollment statistics from the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics:
| Enrollment of the 5 largest degree-granting college and university campuses: Fall 2006 | |||
| Institution |
State |
Rank1 |
Total enrollment |
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University of Phoenix, Online Campus |
Arizona |
1 |
165,373 |
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Ohio State University, Main Campus |
Ohio |
2 |
51,818 |
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Miami-Dade College |
Florida |
3 |
51,329 |
|
Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus |
Arizona |
4 |
51,234 |
|
University of Florida |
Florida |
5 |
50,912 |
The 2009 Arizona Fall League is almost here for another season of baseball, and I, for one, can't wait. We are approaching fall, and the way we tell here in Arizona is when temperatures drop below 100 degrees, and stay there. The other way we tell we are approaching fall is when the Arizona Fall League comes to town.
For those of you who don't know, The Arizona Fall League (AFL) is an off-season league owned and operated by Major League Baseball. They take seven of the top minor league prospects from five different Major League teams to form one team. They form a total of six teams that play at five spring training complexes. This season, games will run from October 13th through November 21st. Games are played Monday through Saturday, and have a start time of 12:35pm, or 6:35pm.
There have been several notable ballplayers who have played in the AFL, including Albert Pujols, Nomar Garciaparra, David Wright, Derek Jeter, Jason Giambi, Todd Helton, Jimmy Rollins, and even Michael Jordan back in 1994.
I am excited about this year because the number 1 overall draft pick this year, Stephen Strasburg, will be playing. His fastball has been known to reach as high as 102 mph, which is unheard of in baseball. There are a total of 4 first round draft picks from 2009, and a total of 23 former first rounders that will be playing this seaso
n. The league began in 1992, and if history is any indication, 75-100 of this seasons players (almost 50%) will be playing in the Major Leagues by next year.
What I enjoy about the Arizona Fall League is you get to sit as close as you want to the players, you can collect autographs pretty easy, and you get to watch the best Major League prospects play baseball under blue skies, all for $6. Every year, I get to take my son (top picture my son in 2002, and left 2008 AFL), and we just sit and talk and enjoy a hot dog, watching the boys of summer. I just love the Arizona Fall League; one of Arizona's best kept secrets.
| AREA | JULY RESALES CHANGE 2008 to 2009 | MEDIAN SALES CHANGE 2008 to 2009 | JULY FORECLOSURE CHANGE 2008 to 2009 |
| Phoenix | +1,200 | -$73,000 | +105 |
| Chandler | +120 | -$44,750 | +50 |
| Gilbert | +95 | -$41,000 | -5 |
| Maricopa County | +2,605 | -$65,250 | +140 |
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Contact Troy and Mia Erickson, Realtors®, Terra Solis Realty, LLC. Licensed Residential Realtors® in Arizona at 602-295-6807 for Chandler Arizona Real Estate.
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Fannie Mae recently launched a new program to help first-time home buyers purchase foreclosed homes in Chandler, AZ. The program is called "First Look", and it prevents investors from bidding on foreclosure homes during the first 15 days the home goes on the market. Investors usually end up buying the best foreclosure homes ahead of buyers who want to purchase a foreclosure as a primary residence. This is because lenders are selling homes to investors who are paying cash, and the transaction is closing quickly. This 15 day restriction for investors should help out those first-time buyers who are looking to buy foreclosures as their primary residence.
In addition to the "First Look" program, The Arizona Housing Department received $121 million federal stimulus dollars earlier this year to help first-time homebuyers purchase foreclosures and fix them up. A qualified buyer can receive at least $10,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance.
Fannie Mae is currently the only lender with the "First Look" program, but the Neighborhood Stabilization Program is encouraging other lenders to participate as well. These federal foreclosure funds need to be spent by early 2011.
Yourwayhomeaz.com has additional information to help those of you wanting to purchase foreclosed homes. The City of Chandler has its own program, as well as Maricopa County, and the State of Arizona. Check to see if you, as a first-time homebuyer, can qualify for any of these programs to help you purchase a foreclosed home.
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It's all about quality service with us. We specialize in working with buyers and sellers in Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Phoenix & East Valley. We are here to help, advise, and answer questions.
Mia and I have lived in Chandler for 12 fantastic years. We have 2 wonderful children who make life worth living. Our daughter is 22, and is still trying to figure out what she wants to be in life. She has been going to Chandler/Gilbert Community College, and is in the process of applying for beauty school. She has been singing in Choir since I don't know when, and was singing with the Chandler/Gilbert Choi
r the past two years. Our son is 9, going on 25. He wears a men's size 9 shoe! He is your typical boy who loves to be active. He has tried everything from Gymnastics, to BMX biking, to flag football, and he is currently trying out Club Soccer to bring out the competitive side of him. We just recently had a new addition to our family, a boxer puppy. We named her Gracie. We got her this past Easter, and we love her to death.
Prior to moving to Arizona, I lived in many states throughout the country, as well as Okinawa. My father was in the military, and we lived in Florida, Idaho, and Kansas (to name a few places), before moving back to Oregon when I was in the fifth grade. I guess you could say I knew a lot about being the new kid in school. Mia had lived in Oregon her whole life. Her father was an educator, and her mother worked for the post office before they both retired. She, however, had traveled extensively, including trips to Japan and Costa Rica. We both come from households with great work ethic and good family values.
In our spare time, we love activities, whether it is riding quads or jet skiing in 
Lake Havasu, attending Broadway shows and sporting events, or visiting new places like Bisbee and Jerome, AZ. We enjoy spending time with our families, and try to get together as often as possible. I especially like to play softball, as I am too old to participate in just about any other sport (The knees are giving out on me). Mia loves to create things, as she designs her own jewelry, and can be very artistic when she has the time. She can also create a meal out of nothing in less than 10 minutes, and that's an art all in itself. Mia is also fluent in Spanish, which has come in very handy with our trips to Ensenada, Costa Rica, and Cabo San Lucas.
We are very civic minded individuals as well, and at one time or another have both worked for County and/or City Government. Mia has also been on the Board for the school PTO, as well as a volunteer for the Special Olympics, and Hands Across The Border. I have been a youth sports coach and official for so many years, I can't remember how many. We have also served on Youth Councils, the Little League Board, volunteered for the United Way and the City of Chandler Youth Enhancement Program. We believe in giving back to our community, and that it really does take a village to raise great children.
We are Residential Real Estate experts in the East Valley, and we focus on neighborhoods in Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Queen Creek, Tempe, Scottsdale, as well as other cities within Maricopa County. My wife and I have been in Real Estate for over 7 years, and we enjoy the opportunity we have to work together to help others. Whether it is buying your first home, investing, or helping you sell your home so you can move, we are here to help, and available 24/7.
I have an additional 15 years experience in finance and accounting (including 3 years as a Loan Officer), and Mia has 10 years in corporate business, and another 10 in the public sector. Mia, at an earlier time in her life was an EMT4, riding around in Ambulances saving people's lives. Mia is fluent in Spanish as mentioned above. We are all about service, and together our experience and skill set are second to none.
We got into the Real Estate industry to help people. There have been many ups and downs in the real estate market (as to be expected), and we have stayed true to ourselves and our clients. Whether it is a buyers market or a sellers market, we do what's best for our clients, and we always offer our dedication, expertise, and full service.
Mia and I hold memberships with NAR, National Association of REALTORS®, AAR, Arizona Association of REALTORS®, and SEVRAR, South East Valley Association of REALTORS®, and are members of the Chandler Chamber of Commerce. Please visit our websites at http://troyandmiaerickson.point2agent.com and www.arizonarealestatehometeam.com. We are in the process of enhancing our websites, so please stay tuned.
Sheila Kofahl is our Designated Broker for Terra Solis Realty, LLC. She has over 13 years in the industry, is part of our team, and she holds the prestigious CRS, Certified Residential Specialist, the GRI, Graduate REALTOR® Institute, the ABR, Accredited Buyer Representative designation, and the e-PRO certification.
In addition to this, we only work with the best in the industry when it comes to home inspectors, lenders, appraisers, title companies, and home warranty companies. We want to work only with businesses that have the same integrity, values and morals that we have, and people who are the best at what they do.
Just a note of thanks for all of your hard work and patience. I know that it wasn't easy to get us into a house, but your efforts have made us feel that you care about what's best for us and not your respective careers. If you continue to do your jobs this way - there is no doubt you will find great success. Thanks Again! - Mark & Elaine Foster
Troy Erickson handled my mortgage refinance loan and provided very good service. Upon learning of my desires to refinance, he kept me posted on interest rate levels. I compared his rates against a few other banks and mortgage brokers, and found them to be quite competitive. Troy made himself available at all times to answer my questions and was very quick to follow up. He is an extremely honest individual whom I can trust, and he goes to great length to deliver good service. - Shari Fujii
Hello we are Daniel Maples and Brianna Joyner. Let us start out by saying that we love our new home and you could too! We were desperate to find a house in less than a month and received a number through a close friend. Our friend had told us these guys were great, just give them a call. This number that was given to us was the number for Troy and Mia Erickson. We needed a house fast, so we called them and they told us they could get it done. We gave them our criteria for what we were looking for in our new house. They were very thorough in their search for our perfect home! We were given a list of homes to pick what we would like to go and look at with them. We made a selection and shortly after we went to look at them....and found this big beauty. It was exactly what were wanted and so much more. We were told that Troy and Mia were great realtors, and now we can say that they are GREAT realtors! You can rely and trust them in the stressful situations while moving. You have plenty of things that you need to worry about when moving, let them help you by taking the most important thing off your shoulders...finding your new home! - Daniel Maples & Brianna Joyner
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