Plan now to attend the 19th annual Prescott Indian Art Market July 9 and 10 at Sharlot Hall Museum. The museum’s garden area will be the host to this Indian-art show featuring exquisite carvings, ceramics, sculpture, paintings, hand-woven baskets, blankets, and distinctive jewelry. Artists producing […]
Weekend Events to Kick-off Summer
Summer is proving to be filled with lots of activities in Prescott and that starts with a couple weekend events to kick off the month of June.
First is the Woof Down Lunch event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 4.
Bring your dog to this fun event and listen to live music, let your kids have fun with various activities and of course, pamper your pooch. There will be dog obedience demonstrations, agility and K-9 unit demonstrations and various dog contests.
Also featured at the event will be adoptable dog introductions.
The event is free, but a $20 people/pet ticket includes a handcrafted pet bowl, pet food samples, and a picnic lunch from Crossroads Cafe. For more information about this event click HERE. Proceeds benefit United Animal Friends programs.
The event takes place at Courthouse Square, 20 South Cortez St., Prescott, AZ, 86303.
The next day, Sunday, June 5, enjoy Antiques on the Square from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Visit historic downtown Prescott to enjoy the ambiance, weather, history and great antiques shopping. Designated as one of America’s great public spaces, the Courthouse Plaza will be the setting for approximately 80 antique dealers offering glass, pottery furniture, jewelry, textiles, primitives, unique surprises and much more.
Listen to realtor Cody Anne Yarnes in this radio broadcast to see how dramatically the real estate market has changed during the last 10 years.
The demographics in Prescott, alone, are enough to turn heads. In 2015, the greater Quad Cities area sold 3,752 homes. Of those, 1,580 were in the Prescott community. Also in 2015, 10 houses sold that were valued at more than $1 million. One year prior, in 2014, 13 homes sold for more than $1 million. “It’s an active marketplace,” Yarnes said. What’s perhaps most fascinating is the Prescott area can barely keep up with housing demand. “This is the lowest inventory we’ve ever seen,” Yarnes said. “Our demand has not decreased and inventory has not increased.
“It’s a classic supply and demand situation.”
When Yarnes started her career in real estate in 2006, buyers had so much more to choose from. Today, their choices are narrow because there just aren’t enough houses for the population. Houses sell fast. Most homes in the Prescott area sell in fewer than 105 days, she said.
Another major change in the realty market has to do with foreclosures. Five years ago, 43 percent of properties sold came from either foreclosures or short sales. In the first quarter of 2016, that number is down to eight percent.
Take a few minutes to listen to Cody Anne Yarnes to see what else she has to say about how real estate has changed in the last decade. It might surprise you. Her segment starts about 30 minutes in.
No matter your price point, Prescott truly has a home to fit every budget.
In the first quarter of 2016, the most expensive home sold for $2 million while the least expensive was $21,000. An estimated 725 homes were sold here this first quarter which averages to about 8 homes per day.
Homes are selling for 98 percent of their listing prices with only 8 percent of those sales attributed to foreclosures and short sales.
Prescott is quaint little town with a population of nearly 40,000, but is also part of the Quad-City area which includes the towns of Prescott Valley, Chino Valley and Dewey-Humboldt.
While known for its cowboy-feel, Prescott is home to four golf courses within the city limits. It is also home to Prescott College, a small liveral arts college focused on environmental and social justice. Prescott even has its own zoo – Heritage Park Zoo.
Prescott has a municipal airport, Ernest A. Love Field and local public transit is handled by Prescott Citibus.
There’s plenty to do year-round in Prescott. The city hosts Frontier Days; the World’s Oldest Rodeo; an Easter Egg-Stravaganza; a Bluegrass Festival; Earth Day; Fourth of July celebration; Tsunami on the Square; arts festivals, a Cinco de Mayo celebration; film festivals; art fairs and so much more.
Prescott is a cozy community located about 65 miles from downtown Phoenix.
Check out this 2016 1st Quarter data sheet
