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In another sign that metro Phoenix’s housing market is slowly recovering, hundreds of homes across the region sold by banks after foreclosure or through short sales are being flipped by investors for almost double the price they paid just a few months earlier.

With metro Phoenix’s median home price steadily climbing this year, speculators have seized on an opportunity to make fast profits and are selling houses across the region at prices not seen since the beginning of the housing boom in 2003-04.

Home prices have climbed as the supply of houses for sale has shrunk. The number of homes for sale in the Phoenix area is half of what it was last May, and the median price is up by an astonishing 30 percent since then.

Lenders clearing inventories of foreclosure and shortsale homes, coupled with a shortage of other homes for sale, have led to a rapid increase in home prices this year. And the bounce in prices has given cash buyers a

Former carpenter Larry Bradley had to learn new skills to meet changing workplace demands. Many firms are reluctant to hire workers who lack specific skills because they no longer have the resources for on-thejob training. Charlie Leight/The Republic

Skill gap Frustration

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Tempe man claims fraud, sues LA Fitness

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Last year, the CORE Institute, a Phoenix medical laboratory, searched for a lab director for six months. The company eventually gave up, and a vice president shouldered the extra duties.

Meanwhile, Phoenix resident Alethea Session has been looking for a job as a finance manager for more than a year.

Session has a master’s degree in business administration and 20-plus years of industry experience. But now some companies require that certain finance-manager applicants be certified public accountants, a credential that Session lacks.

The two stories illustrate a

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A Tempe man is suing LA Fitness for fraud, contending that staff members used his electronic signature to charge him for more than $1,200 in services he did not want or need.

Benjamin Calleros, 22, said LA Fitness drained his bank account of money set aside for tuition when staff members fraudulently signed him up for personal-training services.

The lawsuit mirrors hundreds of concerns posted on consumer-protection websites alleging that LA Fitness bills for unrequested services, continues auto-deducting monthly fees after contracts are canceled and refuses to reimburse once fees are collected.

“I was never someone who thought I would sue anyone,” said Calleros, who is a film student at Scottsdale Community College. “But somebody needs to stand up.”

LA Fitness officials in Arizona and at its headquarters in California did not respond See LA Fitness, Page D2

Economic Snapshot Retail sales in May $6 billion 5 4 3 2 1 0

May ‘12: $4.1 bil May ‘10: $3.6 bil

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gap in the state and national job market that troubles employers, job seekers and workforce analysts. Although the state unemployment rate is 8.7 percent and nearly 262,000 Arizonans are actively looking for jobs, some employers say that they have trouble finding qualified job candidates.

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remember clearly the first time I drove around downtown Phoenix. It was seven years ago, a July scorcher, not a soul to be seen. Where was everyone? The city felt so deserted, even if most people were hunkered inside.

But what about in November or even January? I knew the

city was the sixth-largest in the country with nearly 1.5 million.

I didn’t see them out in droves then, either.

Of course, it never makes sense to rely on visual observation for a place you don’t know well. After living in Los Angeles, I knew that its downtown could be a ghost town after dark, even with a city

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Even subprime buyers see auto loans loosen DETROIT — For car buyers seeking auto loans, happy days are here again. Banks and auto finance companies are once again welcoming all kinds of customers, even those with less-than-stellar credit.

Better yet, experts don’t think the credit pipeline will dry up soon. Low interest rates are making it cheaper for banks to get money, which makes them more willing to lend. The federal funds rate, or the rate at which banks lend money to one another, is near zero percent.

Loans to subprime buyers — or buyers with credit scores of 679 or lower — are particularly attractive, since banks can charge higher interest rates. The average interest rate for a deep subprime loan on a new car is 12.9 percent, according to Experian Automotive.

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population of nearly 4 million.

But while I didn’t expect to see 1.5 million Phoenix residents with my own eyes, I had expected to see a greater city dynamic, the magnetic kind where people engage each other, spur each other, make new things, create life.

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Recurring estate checks add to heartache S Cruise story creates ripples needed from a third party whose high-speed computers can be accessed online.

Software as a service, or SaaS, is one of the leading uses of cloud computing, in which customers access applications using a Web browser instead of ith his beloved it seemed like an easy quently issue checks to the estatesoftware of buying software and installing it on desktops.

PROBLEM WITH A BUSINESS? wife of 37 years enough fix. Time and a deceased person, whether or not Klug said businesses that subscribe cloud-based Volunteers take phone calls from 11toam to 1 pm gone, Jess Haller of time again, Jess says they have a will and whether or not services save money because they no longer have Monday-Friday at 602-444-1212.

Or submit your to Phoenix needed to attend to he asked Discover to the estate is going through probate. buy expensive computing equipment or software.

Inclaim online at call12.azcentral.com. her affairs, such as closing re-issue the check in his Once our viewer proved his wife stead, they lease computing, data-storage and softher Discover account. name. He said Discover didn’t have a will/probate, Discover on a per-use basis, allowing them to Connect with the reporters “We informed them she always agreed but acknowledged it should have is- ware services scale up or down as needed.

Veronica Sanchez passed away and to cancel never followed through. sued the check to a person - not an CHERRY month after a Call 12 DAVE for a game-changer as far as how it’s changvsanchez@12news.com out the card,” Haller said.

“They just kept send- estate. Discover said it was a simple“It’s really Action investigation 12 news ing IT departments,” he said. facebook.com/veronicasanchezgunnarson “They informed us that she ing estate checks,” he computer glitch, and company reprerevealed how legislation Spectrum Technology is itself a small business, Twitter: @12newsvsanchez had a $75 balance coming.” said. “I’ve got three or sentatives apologized for the inconwas changed to withhold with just five employees including Klug. He said the It was a small but welcomed refour of them in there.”

Dave Cherry venience. information about crimes on company is able to provide cloud services affordably fund - except for one problem.

Every one of those checks was a dcherry@12news.com By the way, if a financial insticruise ships, members of Conby partnering with a firm called LevelCloud, a whole“They sent a check to the estate of sad reminder of Mary’s death. facebook.com/davecherry tution sends you a check in your gress are calling for changes. saler of cloud-computing services.

Mary Haller. I took it down to Wells Jess said it was our Call 12 VolunTwitter: @12newsdcherry deceased spouse’s name (not to theirChad Trott, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., now president of Phoenix-based El Sol ConFargo and they informed me that teers who finally put an end to the estate), take it to your bank with both Anglen is promising to reform the reform struction, Robert said he became a Spectrum Technology Ilegislation could not that deposit it because she pain. They made one call to Discover the marriage and death certificates Robert.anglen@arizonarepublic.com he co-sponsored customer in October 2010 afdidn’t haveago an and estate,” Haller said and got the problem fixed. A check and you should be able to depositter realizing Facebook.com/robertanglen two years touted as bringhow much mon- COMPANY Discover hadof alloversight the required was sent to Jess, in his name. the check into your account with ey no he had spent Twitter: ing a new level and on@robertanglen now-obso- INFORMATION documents on to Mary Haller’s death so Financial institutions will freproblems. transparency the cruise-line lete Web servers and other Name: Spectrum Techindustry. high-tech equipment.

Kendall Carver became interested in how crimes on cruise ships are reported In the wake of the Call 12 story, Trott estimates he has nology Solutions. after his daughter disappeared from a ship in 2004. MARK HENLE/THE REPUBLIC articles about the changed legislasaved at least $45,000 since Type: Managed Webtion have appeared in newspapers, switching to cloud-comput- hosting and cloud-comguage was inserted into magazines and television shows limited the public’s ing services. He said out- puting service provider. the bill. from San Francisco to Boston. access to reports. She sourced IT services are parContinued from page D1 It wasn’t until Call 12 Reports in publications from said the senator was ticularly useful for the con- Founded: 2009. for Action inquiries in Salon.com to the Los Angeles Times aware of the changes struction industry, which Headquarters: Surprise. to requests forcruise interarerepeated asking, “How safe are May that Kerry’s office and that stakeholders tends to go through frequent views.

Owner and president: ships?” acknowledged the FBI were notified. boom-and-bust cycles.

Phoenix lawyer Burke, The Cruise VesselTom Security and and the Coast Guard Stakeholders say “With cloud computing, Wayne Klug. convenience, electronics, who represents thewas LA intended Fitness in Safety Act of 2010 to sought the legislative that’s not the whole youustomers can growat and expand as auto-parts, Website:instsarizona.com. grocery andreally other retailers Arizona are this case, said Thursday the CALL 12 FOR changes. make public reports of allthat serious story. Kendall Carver, needed,” he stores said. “It’s far more to get deals on mispriced items lawsuit would be on challenged in crimes that occur cruise ships, Carver has no interest founder of the Internaa dream comelikely true.”

ACTION than Klug pay too much for them.analysts expect a mass micourt. including murders, rapes, asin a blame game; he said tional Cruise Victims said IT-industry ROBERT ANGLEN In its annual test of store the Arizona “We thefts deny the he saults, and allegations,” missing persons. he is concentrating on Association, who chamgration of businesses to scanners, cloud computing

by April Department WeightsCorp. and Measures found that sesaid, without discussing specifics But language inserted into the bill efforts to get the bill pioned the legislation, 2014, whenof Microsoft plans to stop providing retailers undercharged consumers a total of the case. before it passed at the request of fixed. He said the public should says he was never specifically curity updates and customer support for of the$21,440 Windows compared with overcharges of $5,717.Office 2003, both Phoenix Van O’Steen, the FBI andlawyer Coast Guard limited have access to crime reports on alerted to changes.

XP operating system and Microsoft Undercharges ofpopular retail items who is representing Calleros, said public access to reports of cases ships the same way it does in citAfter realizing that crime reof which remain with dominated businesses.scanning in 2011, the the lawsuit closed by theraises FBI. larger quesies on land. ports weren’t being published, The end of support forinaccuracies XP and Office 2003 means department in a report tions about the electronic That means theway public has no Carver has a personal stake in Carver began raising questions in businesses will have to upgrade to newsaid operating syssinctoria numque vollacc ullaceri inciisthe solupta sseniendam essit vendant signatures collected via reway to find are out about hundreds of Facidit, effort.

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He said the plex documents. to say about it,” he said, referring include complaints over billing Framingham, concluded that cloud computing wrong price on one item could significantly impact Calleros said shortly after he questions to his lawyer. “When issues from individuals claimwould create more than 1 million jobs in the U.S.aby businesses’ profit about margin depending on the amount purchased a $24-per-month gym the truth of the matter comes ing to be former and current 2015, including 14,000 in the Phoenix area. and the number of items sold. membership at the LA Fitness out, I don’t feel that it will be an LA Fitness members across the He said have the most comprehenat Southern and Mill avenues issue.” country. Many sites such as RiReach thegrocery reporter stores at craig.anderson@arizonarepublic sive systems for ensuring that price scanners and in Tempe, he was offered a free LA Fitness is a member of the pOff Report, Consumer Affairs .com or 602-444-8681. posted prices are accurate. Groceries change sale training assessment.

International Health, Racquet and ComplaintWire include comprices every Wednesday and have employees whose Calleros the personal Sportsclub Association, consumers said t seems said as if once any new approach &model that pays doctors head- plaints fromThe programwho started job is to verify prices. trainer fished the delivery assessment, in Boston. they wereJuly billed forLincoln unrequested in health-care re- he quartered or hospitals based on the 1, and soon Weights and Measures does not issue citations for asked Calleros to sign up for A representative said Thurs- services. will mail notices to people quires a jargony phrase orpera number of procedures store undercharges, although any price inaccuracy sonal training.

Calleros saidPPO he day that the association “I have madefor attempts three-letter acronym: HMO, they perform.

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That’s when heofsaid he dis- reporter cent for the entire group, it will “You have to stay on your toes,” a less-expensive option to get care share 50 percent of the overall said Nathan Anspach, CEO of John after-hours and on weekends. savings. Lincoln wants to reduce C. Lincoln’s physician network Federal officials estimate that costs by 5 percent. and accountable care. “That is a ACOs could save Medicare The ACO is a departure from key factor in whether you are $940 million over four years.

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The research was conducted how it costs for types of assets.

An upscale Atreport are for four types of austere existence. roughly $150 million stock ofphy,much a spokesman forfamithe Na- Penny, the foundation’s execu»tive What happens if a loan repaid?

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SynCardia Inc. wants to that small businesses for vari- (www.ifyouownitweloanonit scaled a planned more people Systems to consider short(FCFS). lastThe year.

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A predecessor was small, cash needs. or aren’t required. And if opment,indeveloped byFender.

MGM itarian-use device designation silver have dropped signifi- checks founded 1946 by Leo Even some businesses arefor can’t repay a loan, that a more Resorts International and SynCardia’s artificial heart. The cantly over the past year, so youuse The company sees opportuturning to pawn transactions to show up as a blotch on portable Dubai World.its brand globally company alsoinneeds FDA approvalLofty rates pawn businesses that bought a won’t nity to expand raise money a pinch.

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But Europe, operates ATM machines, said charge interest Goldstein said. “If you default timesone-fourth the size of aoftypical cording to Don Isaacs, SynCardia’s “Wetocan say that it has been in his heart’s left ventricle. on exartwork,clot heirlooms, collectwith company he recently sought a loan from lishments of up to 8reliable,” percent aIsaacs month said. to us, athere’s roadside has billboard. vice president of communications.

The boy has since received heart no record.” revenues, been a concern of ibles and more.

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Monday, according to a counted for just 47 percent of comdegree,” Friedman gettingmake the the runaround from 6 percent TECHNOLOGY loan, out to a “market maker for prodapart, he said, giving the available to 4,000 heart-failheart hasthat keptworks patients in hospitals.

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The company’s financial perare small and short-term, aver- ucts.” erating in Arizona.

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Stocks don’t deserve their recent bad reputation W russ wiles ith all the fear and loathing out there, you would think the stock market has been in a meltdown. In fact, stocks were up 9.5percent including dividends over the first half, positioning 2012 to be a pretty good year.

This is another example of the market climbing the proverbial wall of worry — rising despite widespread anxiety and low expectations. That’s nothing new, but the extent of the pessimism these days seems unjustifiably intense.

Sure, there are problems, but there always have been.

Is the European debt crisis worse than, say, the oil shortages and hyperinflation of the 1970s? Do federal government deficits warrant louder alarm bells than the threat of mutually assured nuclear destruction with the Soviet Union in the early 1980s? Would you rather have a rancorous health-care debate or a global epidemic D4theSflu U Noutbreak D AY , J U LYthat 15 , killed 2 012 like more than 20million people at

the end of World War I? The popular sentiment is that today’s problems are not just unsolvable but worse than anything that has come before.

Much of the public sees the current economic situation as one-sidedly negative, when clearly that’s not the case.

A few examples to the contrary: Auto sales are surging, housing prices are starting to rebound, oil prices have eased, bankruptcies have declined steadily, corporate cash is near record-high levels, credit-card delinquencies are back below pre-recession levels, municipal finances have stabilized and hardly any banks are failing anymore.

Even so, millions of Americans have thrown in the towel on stocks and, perhaps, risky assets in general — though most people have little chance of a comfortable retirement without some exposure to volatile investments and the gains only they can generate.

At the current average

Investment Company Institute last year.

Investors have put more money into bond mutual funds than stock funds in 47 of the past 49 months, although bonds have their own problems and could get hit hard if interest rates spike.

Stocks have become less popular than even banks. In a recent survey by the University of Chicago, only 15percent of respondents said they trusted the stock market. More than twice as many, 32percent, said they trusted banks.

It’s not just novices either, as risk tolerance has dropped among many financial advisers and professional investors who should know better than to get so worked up over the latest headlines.

About 58percent of money managers surveyed recently

by Russell Investments said they expect the U.S. economy will continue to grow, and 48percent view the stock market as undervalued (compared

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0.32percent yield on one-year certificates of deposit, it would take about 225 years to double your money (ignoring inflation and taxes). The stock market doubled over the past three years.

Yet people continue to shun stocks as if they carried rabies: Just 19percent of respondents said they’re willing to take above-average or substantial risks, according to a survey conducted by the

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with 43percent who think it’s fairly valued and 9percent who consider it overvalued).

Yet the same professionals have turned much more bearish on stocks.

In Russell’s view, professional money managers are “struggling to reconcile their rational beliefs that risky assets make sense … with their emotional reactions to the headline-grabbing issues and uncertainty in Europe.”

In another recent survey, by investment-firm BlackRock, just 11percent of advisers said they consider holding too much cash to be a major mistake.

When inflation is low and falling — the trend we’ve been in — stocks historically return about 12percent annually.

When inflation is low and rising — the environment where we’re headed next — they’ve returned closer to 20percent.

Reach Wiles at russ.wiles@arizo THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC narepublic.com or 602-444-8616. Follow him on Twitter: @azmoneynews.

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Sunday, September 23, 2012 D5 2009 2007 (complete amt.) rounded off, billions jan $367,034,310 jan 5,823,134,406 5.82 feb. $347,633,987 feb. 4,265,019,792 4.27 mar $343,281,720 mar 4,298,717,441 4.30 RETAIL SALES april $365,365,720 apr 4,912,792,699 4.91 May $366,840,474 may 4,807,016,649 4.80 June: $352,157,469 june 4,517,242,015 4.52 July $436,557,110 july 4,563,628,740 4.56 August: $413,289,598 aug 4,214,941,366 4.21 Sept.: $500,588,940 sept. 4,272,517,052 4.27 Oct. $328,086,959 oct.

4,200,434,689 4.20 Nov. $334,720,501 nov. 4,208,619,226 4.21 Dec. $331,062,449 Motor-vehicle sales have risen significantly every month in 2012 compared with the same months in 2011. dec. 4,384,870,858 4.38 2010 The same pattern has generally Jan. held$380,377,100 true for retail sales overall.

2008 Feb. $333,340,420 jan. 5,599,977,025 5.60 Mar: $362,992,680 Overall retail sales Automotive sales General merchandise sales April: $456,429,000 feb. 3,836,009,999 3.84 May: $403,507,696$ mar 4,099,657,003 4.10 $6 billion $600 million $4 June: $459,886,420 april 4,649,816,784 4.65 July: $385,425,080 may 4,174,228,725 4.17 Aug.: $400,141,480 june 4,288,541,402 4.29 5 500 Sept.: $415,297,800 july 4,092,128,460 4.10 Oct.: $393,354,360 3 aug 3,842,971,820 3.84 Nov.: $406,594,320 sept 4,016,612,980 4.02 4 400 Dec.: $415,615,151 June ‘12: oct 3,857,014,808 3.86‘12: May 2011 $3.47 nov. 3,573,959,120 3.57 mil $533 Jan: $462,294,500 3 dec.

3,768,459,832 3.77 2 300 Feb.: $429,088,382 May ‘12: Mar: $444,748,360 $4.1 bil 2009 ‘10: May April: $494,448,548 2 jan 4,831,284,263 4.83 200 $403.5 mil May: $479,595,080 May ‘10: June ‘10: feb. 3,385,041,338 3.39 June: $490,038,930 1 $3.6 bil mar 3,460,938,540 3.46 $2.78 July: 454,090,200 1 100 april 3.82 Aug. 473,874,312 Sept: $472,887,236 May 3.61 billion Oct. $460,330,948 0 0 Nov.: $450,662,100 0 June: 3,810,044,776 3.8 billion 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 Dec: $455,702,000 2012 July : $3,594,505,901 $3.6 billion Source: Arizona Department of Revenue Source: Arizona Department of Revenue Source: AAA Arizona August: $3,363,151,223 $3.36 billion an.: $504,338,260 Sept. $3,529,753,040 $3.5 billion Feb.: $479,804,320 Oct. $3,367,595,302 $3.37 billion (actual Jan. sales) Nov. $3,392,226,930 $3.4billion March: $515,146,728 foreclosure homes for sale by Dec.: $3,650,033,449 $3.65 billion (actual Feb. sales) lenders because they are sell©

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economic snapshot

Consumer spending rebounds

Real Estate

2011 Jan. $4,978,179 $5 billion Feb. $3,519,084,189 $3.5 billion March $3,771,760,371 $3.8 billion April: $4,331,137,948 $4.3 billion May: $4,008,489,820 $4 billion June: $4,151,801,131 $4.15 billion Realtor Diane Brennan (center) showsJuly: Terri3,832,379,580 (right) and her husband, Bozok a foreclosed home in Mesa. The $3.8 Don billion Bozoks who live in both Mesa and Alberta, Canada, are looking to buy a foreclosed August: $3,545,286,698, $3.5 billion home and then flip it.

Sept.: $3,754,262,823 $3.75 billion bought for $131,000 in January Oct.: time$3,806,196,107 demand for homes has auction in late February for $3.8 billion and flipped in mid-April for Nov: jumped as investors $3.6 and regu$3,633,182,620 billion $281,000. Less than a month $243,000, an 85 percent jump. December: lar buyers$4,015,809,980 try to purchase at later, the home was resold for $4 billion The investor added stainless- January: the bottom of the market. $361,000. $5,161,441,961 $5.2 billion (actual Dec. steel appliances and replas- sales) It’s now clear metro PhoeLast November, a north tered the swimming pool at the nix’s housing market hit bot- Phoenix house was grabbed ranch-style home. tom last $3,705,972,180 fall, according to thebillion at a(actual foreclosure February: $3.7 Jan. auction for In Goodyear, a 2,000-square- sales) experts. $150,200. The investor renovatfoot home in the Estrella Vista Foreclosure auctions ed the 3,000-square-foot home, community was purchased March: Investors looking for everything from the $4,034,268,381 $4 barbillion redoing (actual Feb. from the lender for $88,000 in sales) gains on foreclosure homes plumbing and electrical to the January. The investor repaint- fight for them at daily auctions kitchen. It resold for $319,000 ed the home, put in new car- in front of Maricopa County’s in March. pet and resold it for $188,000 courthouse.

A house in the north Scottsin mid-April for a 113 percent Lenders foreclose on homes dale golf community Troon Vilgain. in Arizona through trustee-sale lage sold at auction in Decem“There are hundreds of re- auctions, where buyers must ber for $628,000. The buyer cent examples of foreclosure pay cash, make the winning was able to flip the property or short-sale homes that have bid and take the home “as is.” by March for $850,000 withsold to investors who have been Many of the investors making out having to put much more able to resell them quickly for the most money are buying at money or work into remodelmuch higher prices,” said Tom the auctions. ing it. The original owner paid Ruff, managing director of AZ In an effort to save money $771,500 for the 4,000-squareBidder, a Phoenix-based online and avoid having to take the foot upscale home with three foreclosure-auction firm. house back, fix it up and pay a bedrooms, four bathrooms and He said these deals are giv- real-estate agent to market it, a negative-edge pool. ing metro Phoenix’s housing banks are making more deals Orr said the strong resale market a huge boost and aiding with investors at foreclosure market for investors who buy in its recovery. auctions. Bidding wars are homes directly from lenders Ruff, who has been re- common among investors, who at foreclosure auctions will searching the trend and cre- know what shape a house is in continue at least for the rest of ated a database of thousands of and what they can spend on it the year as Valley home values sales, said the market has been to still make a profit. continue to rise. building toward this trend for Those homes are providing But Orr, who also publishes the past year. buyers with the biggest profits: the “Cromford Report,” an onA slowing of foreclosures In a central Phoenix historic line daily real-estate analysis, means fewer bargain homes on district, a home built in 1925 said that will make it tougher the market, while at the same was purchased at a foreclosure for buyers to find inexpensive

ing at the auctions.

“The model for flippers works best when prices are rising, even though they have to work hard to find the right homes to buy,” he said.

However, housing analysts say the current big jumps in prices on former foreclosure homes won’t last for long because the number of foreclosures is falling. The number of metro Phoenix homes taken back by lenders in April was 1,650, the lowest level since late December 2007.

Can it last?

Although flipping homes for profit is reminiscent of the boom times in metro Phoenix, those golden days are a long way off for regular homeowners.

But real-estate experts say a rising number of people who were underwater on their mortgages last year are seeing they suddenly have equity in their properties.

Metro Phoenix’s median resale-home price has climbed 23 percent since August from a 12-year low of $112,000 to $138,400 last month.

Today’s metro Phoenix home prices are nowhere near boom levels. The area’s resale median reached a record high of $253,000 in May 2006, according to Information Market, a real-estate research firm. But home prices are now rising fast. This year alone, the median has climbed 15 percent.

Experts say what will help the housing market continue to recover is if regular homeowners see they can make a profit and sell. That is beginning to happen now.

Last month, a 1,600-squarefoot south Scottsdale condominium bought by an investor in January for $125,000 in a normal transacation -- not a foreclosure or short sale -- sold for $238,500 in cash. The owner who sold the condo in January paid $100,000 for it in 1994.

“When the typical homeowners see they can sell for a profit, supply will increase and the housing market will truly recover,” Orr said. “But it will be awhile before all the great

of their city, admit that they wish they had been growing like Phoenix rather than struggling with population decline.

To a point, more people can solve a lot of problems.

But the quick, explosive growth of Phoenix -- it was the 99th-largest city in America with only 107,000 people in 1950 -- also has masked the failure to build the solid culture and secure the kind of deep attachments and loyalty that older, more established cities can assume and bank on. How else can we really explain that our baseball and football teams are not the Phoenix Diamondbacks and the Phoenix Cardinals?

This failure to bind may not matter so much when the economy booms, but an economic downturn painfully exposes a shallow talent pool, the crying shame of suburbs built on easy credit and the need for greater economic diversity to withstand business closings, job loss and relocation.

Which brings us back to the question of creative dynamism. Just as the nation depends on innovation and communication to spur new products, new businesses and new industries, so Phoenix (and every city) needs these things to thrive.

That takes more than building a state-of-the-art stadium or a smart new skyscraper, as alluring as this kind of

income. Moreover, a solid core of college grads not only communicates to business leaders that the city possesses an able and ready workforce, it also helps drive the creative dynamic that attracts and holds talented people.

In contrast to our city, Austin is ranked eighth nationally with 39.4 percent of its residents holding a college degree. Given its similar climate, similar status as a state capital and similar reliance on a single major university (University of Texas-Austin), we might expect similar educational attainment.

Innovation-minded business incubators such as SkySong in Scottsdale, eco-minded projects like the Metro light rail and entrepreneurialminded development projects like the Discovery Triangle near Sky Harbor International Airport are meaningful signs that the city may one day produce enough urban energy to inspire both locals and a diverse collection of prospective newcomers. But to reach that tipping point and secure Phoenix a slot amongst America’s alluring cities of the future, it will take the commitment of more than a limited pool of urban enthusiasts.

Steven Beschloss is a Valley-based journalist. He is co-author of “Adrift: Charting Our Course Back to a Great Nation.”

2010 Jan. $4,784,153,354 $4.78 billion Feb. $3,188,988,720 $3.2 billion March $3,481,037,410 $3.48 bil April $2,939,816,920 $2.94 billion *April number fell because Arizona Department of Revenue had to make a one-time unusually large $700 million adjustment.

May: $3,611,342,184 $3.61 billion June: $3,682,583 $3.67 billion July: $3563,463,0440 $3.56 billion Aug.: $3,268,943,400 $3.27 billion Sept.: $3,449,660,320 $3.45 billion Oct. $3,530,159,280 $3.53 billion Nov. $3,385,517,000 $3.39 billion Dec. $3,823,214,957 $3.8 billion

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chance to make hundreds of thousands of dollars flipping homes.

Real-estate experts say that’s also good news for homeowners who have been battered by falling prices for six years due to record foreclosure homes flooding the market and selling for bargain prices. Now that foreclosures have dropped and home prices have started to rebound, many more homeowners may be able to sell for a profit again.

Also, investors are fixing up homes before reselling them for higher prices, which improves neighborhoods and nearby home values, said Mike Orr, real- estate analyst with Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business.

“Investors fixing and flipping homes are adding to the supply of homes for sale that the regular buyer wants,” he said. “This is good for the market and good for home values.”

The trend has unfolded fast.

Foreclosures started steadily falling last year, and lenders began moving to sell the homes they had already taken back and close short sales.

Most of the flipped houses are getting at least minor renovations and upgrades and selling to people who intend to live in them, another sign that regular buyers are returning to the market in big enough numbers to push prices higher.

A sample of the jaw-dropping price run-ups: An east Phoenix home bought through a short sale for $218,000 in September sold in late February for $560,000.

The home was completely remodeled, but the price was still an eye-popping 156 percent more than the investor paid.

A home in Chandler, built in 2005, sold through a short sale in November for $255,000 and was then flipped by an investor for $410,000 in March -- a 61 percent profit in five months.

A former foreclosure home in central Glendale was

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make new things, create life.

This is the urban whirlwind that drags you out of the house; it’s what helps persuade college grads and other up-and-comers to stick around and make things happen.

This is no mere lifestyle choice: This creative urban energy can be the difference between a city taking its place among thriving cities of the future or stuck as an afterthought, an also-ran in the global competition for jobs and opportunity.

It’s easy to blame geographic sprawl, especially in Phoenix and other Southwestern cities where land speculators and real-estate interests saw their fortunes tied to luring newcomers away from city centers and to cheap land and open spaces. They tapped into the national craving for easy living.

As long as the population kept coming, it may have seemed that it didn’t matter.

After all, more people meant more dollars to spread around -- more buyers for shiny new cars, snappy new homes or even promising new towns, farther and farther out.

My friends in Pittsburgh, while deeply loyal and proud

hardware may be. It requires the more elusive attraction of brain power that combines to design something not yet seen or even imagined. The result can inspire loyalty and change a city’s fortunes.

It’s encouraging that Mayor Greg Stanton seemed to grasp this when he outlined his priorities in his April State of the City address. “We can’t simply adopt a ‘superblock’ mentality for our downtown. We must focus our energies on attracting more people and events to our downtown to create a more modern, more lively center city.”

Nonetheless, it’s discouraging to realize that one of America’s largest cities -despite its relative youth -- is still just forming new organizations to make some noise.

Kimber Lanning, founder and executive director of Local First Arizona, which supports locally owned businesses, explained the decades-old dilemma to me like this: “The Old Guard is still here -- and they don’t know how to collaborate. They know they’ve given us a faulty product, but they don’t know what to do about it.”

Thirty years ago, when Pittsburgh struggled with the collapse of the steel industry and the loss of more than 150,000 jobs, it chose to focus on its universities and medical center to transform its

prospects. Public and private leaders in the city and region took advantage of their history of strategic cooperation and belief in their ability to switch course.

It didn’t hurt that they could draw on the philanthropy of loyal Pittsburgh residents who are also some of the country’s wealthiest Americans, including the Heinz, Mellon and Carnegie families.

But the most important asset was their willingness to adapt and change, making it possible for the historic Steel City to become a brand-new Brain City with fresh reasons for people to come and stay.

By 2009, half of the 25- to 34-year-old population had earned a college degree, the fifth-highest percentage in the nation. Even more impressive, no other metro area in the country had as many young people 25 to 34 with a graduate or professional degree.

The reality in Phoenix is quite different. In just-released data from the Brookings Institution, a mere 27.2 percent of Phoenix metro residents had earned a college degree, ranking it a dismal 66th among the nation’s top 100 cities.

While a college degree these days is no guarantee of success, it has shown to be a reliable marker of longer life expectancy, lower divorce rates and higher household

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Part-time jobs you may have passed over CareerBuilder

When you think of part-time work, jobs in retail, sales or restaurants might come to mind. But you might be overlooking the many other industries that need part-timers.

Some examples: Caterer. Look for jobs at restaurants that have catering divisions, full-service event-planning organizations or private catering companies. The median pay is $9.18 per hour.

Chauffeur. Some people love to drive, while others avoid it as much as possible. Workers in this role transport passengers via limousines, vans or private cars. Hours vary greatly, and you may need to make pickups early in the morning or late at night. The median pay is $10.79 per hour.

Dog walker. If you’re an animal lover who knows the basics of caring for a pet, consider dog

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walking. Dog walkers usually have more than one pet to take care of, so be sure you’re strong and patient enough to wrangle a bunch of rowdy dogs. Pay can vary from $10 to $30 per 30-minute walk.

Fitness instructor. You’ll be responsible for everything from creating class formats to instructing participants on the moves and ensuring the exercises are being done properly and safely. Average pay is $17.38 per hour.

Translator. If you’re fluent in one or more languages, consider part-time work as a translator.

Translators often work from home, which is convenient because hours fluctuate greatly. Education backgrounds for translators vary, but it’s important to be fluent in English and at least one other language.

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Thirty-eight percent of employees have embellished their job responsibilities at some point, and 18 percent have lied about their skills, according to a recent CareerBuilder survey. Other common lies regarded information about employment start and end dates, academic degrees, previous employers and job titles.

Here are some ways employers might be evaluating your resume in a digital world to spot those lies: Performing a standard background check. Employers check on work history, residences, dates of employment, etc., to look for discrepancies between what the candidate submitted and what the reports reveal.

Checking for red flags. Unexplained gaps in employment, a reluctance to explain the reason for leaving and unusual periods of self-employment can be a tipoff to false employment history.

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Using social-networking sites.

Social-networking profiles contain public information that may help employers verify certain information such as a candidate’s work history or education credentials.

Testing your skills. Knowing that employers use keyword searching to find and qualify their resumes, applicants may include keywords for all skills required for the job — regardless of whether they have them or not. To confirm any embellishment, employers might ask specific technical questions or test you.

Following their intuition.

When it comes to the difficult task of hiring a new employee, employers have to trust their intuition and experience. If something doesn’t seem right, they’ll probably follow up on it.

Mistakes and misunderstandings do happen. If managers find a discrepancy, they might give the candidate an opportunity to explain.

If this happens, have a good explanation for the error.

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The Phoenix Suns, US Airways Center, and Chase Field will be hosting a Job Fair!

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm.

The job fair is for part-time positions only in Security, Guest Services, and Traffic Support Services. We will have candidates complete an application and will be interviewing at US Airways Center. Parking will be available at the US Airways Center garage located on 1st Street just south of Jefferson.

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Information Technology Coordinator OTTAWA UNIVERSITY seeks Information Technology Coordinator for its Phoenix, AZ campus. Position will provide advanced technical expertise in support of information technology users including: troubleshooting, complex desktop support/telephony IT services and support issues; research and development of solutions to issues, and subject matter assistance.

Superb customer service is essential.

Bachelor’s Degree required, computer related major desirable. Technical certifications (A+, MCP, MCSE, Juniper, Avaya/ShoreTel) preferred. Four or more years of related job experience preferred; 2 years minimum required.

Pay commensurate with training and experience. Applications accepted until position is filled; a completed application for employment required (available online at www.ottawa.edu) to be considered. Forward cover letter, resume, a completed application for employment (available for print or electronic submission at www.ottawa.edu), and contact information for three professional references to: Ottawa University, Attn: IT Manager- User Services, 1001 S. Cedar St. #19, Ottawa, KS 66067; email: kent.corser@ottawa.edu Detailed job description and requirements available at www.ottawa.edu. EOE. Customer Service, Field Sales Managers, Customer Service, Online Survey Taker, Surveysaycom, Tempe, http://tinyurl.

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Housekeepers

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Systems Consulting Senior Analyst needed by Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ to lead the business analysis and implementation of Microsoft CRM application. Req. Masters or foreign equi in Business Admin or Comp Info Systems and 2 yrs exp in implementing Microsoft CRM application using the agile business process methodologies and tools including RFS, and Microsoft Project; reengineering online and backend business process including internal business solution production application. To apply, mail resume to Recruiting, ATTN 725-N, ACS, 2828 N. Haskell Ave, Bldg 4, Floor 1, Dallas, TX 75204; EOE

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Veterinary Technician

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Programmer II

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Scottsdale, AZ Fax 480-368-0566 State Farm Office. Sales & Service.

Self-motivated, Multi-tasker. Must be licensed. Sales experience a plus

LEGAL

Chandler, AZ Email Glynlyon, Inc. Req’s: B.S. in Computer Engrg, Computer Science or foreign equiv of either plus 5 yrs exp in software development. Exp with: Java, JEE, .NET technology architectures; usage of Open Source software and products; Oracle or Postgres and MS-SQL Server database technologies; reporting tools; JAVA application servers; and Linux and Windows operations systems.

Email resume to mlincoln@glynlyon.com.

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Litchfield Park, AZ

Litigation Attorney

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MECHANICAL Machinist

Chandler, AZ

Website

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RV Tech

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Debt Settlement

Phoenix, AZ

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Phoenix, AZ

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Production Associates

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Production

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Rout Operator

Tucson, AZ Email F/T Drill / Rout operator, 6 mo. - 1yr CNC exp., Math & computer skills, Read Traveller, Prog. Sheet & Blueprints. Use Micrometer, shear, Pinner, Ring setter, X-Ray, Microscope, Calipers. Must be legal US Citizen or a Lawful Permanent Resident. employment@prototron.com

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Financial Service Sales Rep

Phoenix, AZ Email We are seeking top producers from the debt resolution, mortgage, insurance, and real estate industries.

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Western Region

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needed for Western Region of US for national manufacturer of towel/ tissue products. Extensive travel, MUST HAVE 1 to 2 years previous sales experience, good communica tion, organizational and computer skills. Competitive salary with excellent benefits, including paid health and dental insurance, 401k and ESOP.

Email Resume to:

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per a good sale, he says. mies,” ($19.99, For Dummies) thor of “Tips & Traps When “Whether it’s a little peeling recommends that all prospec- Hiring a Contractor,” ($16.95, paint, a leaky faucet or a mal- tive home sellers line up a McGraw-Hill Professional) Do you sense a revival of functioning doorbell ... buy- “pre-inspection” of their place advises against using the Yelthe see these little issues and before the “for sale” sign goes low Pages or online advertisBy real-estate Ellen Jamesmarket Martin in your ers detached house.

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Because of this, any agent panded and updated. make sure that the supplyother barriers to mobility,” For example, you might searching on behalf of senior But as the cost of buildable demand ratio is in their favor Davis says. wish to replace shag carpet buyers can do a computer land has risen in recent years, before putting a premium Granted, one-level apartHome prices have soared percent in the pastfewer year, prompting worries aboutprice whether residential market is overheating as it did during the boom. With fewer with laminate flooring to make check thatlower-priced will locateforeclosure nearly many one-level houses tag the on their property. ment-style condos are30widely homes on the investor involvement to wane butsays buyers are spending more onhouse home sales. shift foreasier the housing market, analysts your moreIt’s a healthy your rooms to navigate all thesay. available one-level havecontinues been constructed, » Make available inmarket, numerous commuappealing to seniors. To cater by those in wheelchairs. homes in a neighborhood, as John Rygiol, a real-estate bronities. But according to Davis, January - Mayto 2012 January - May with 2011 the National median price by spent type the burgeoning senior marAlso, home-sellers who are well as those with a first-floor ker affiliated many seniors who’ve ket, some sellers are tempted already planning to redo a master suite.

Association of Exclusive Buytheir adult lives in detached New home sales Short sales and bank-owned sales Fannie maemight and want to incorpoto renovate their houses to kitchen But, asForeclosure Helfant says, the er Agents. suburban Normal housingresales have an make them more user-friendly. Freddie rate some easy-to-use features listing agent for a senior“Except where land is preforclosures mac sales auctions intense aversion to apartment For example, they might such of ashomes low kitchen cabinets friendly house can do more cheap and plentiful, most living.

Through trustees, Resales of foreclosed Resales Bank-approved sales Sales between Sales between consider adding a first-floor and countertops, as well as than just identify its features builders are stacking houses “They say they’d feel lenders auction off the homes. foreclosed on by the for homeowners new-home builders homeowners and wide doorways. through the MLS. Askhighest your two and three storieswho high,” trapped ifregular they had to live homes to the government agencies. are facingmaster suite. But Davis says buyers. buyers whoin a and such a major investment is “Many people don’t wait agent to highlight your home’s says Rygiol, who notes that condo,” heplan says. cash bidder. foreclosure. to move in. usually a mistake — unless until they have health probspecial features through all many of his home-buying cliDorcas Helfant, a real$225,000 you intend to enjoy the imlems or need a wheelchair to forms of advertising, includents find it challenging to loestate broker and former provement for several years think about buying a more ing newspapers, Internet and president of the National Asso- cate a single-level house that 150,000of Realtors, says some before you move. accessible house. Once they social media. meets their needs. ciation “Spending too much on a hit their early 60s, they start Davis says that seniorseniors who try apartment 75,000 E-mail Martin at pre-sale basis is overkill. Norpreparing for their future friendly homes in areas where living later reverse course, ellenjamesmartin@gmail.com. mally you can’t expect to get needs,” Davis says. such domiciles are in short heading back to a traditional

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In its 19 Arizona communities, Lennar is offering buyers help with getting their finances in order and boosting their credit scores so they can qualify to purchase one of the builder’s houses.

Lennar’s Arizona Dream Home program is led by buyer advocate Josie Johanson. Her job is to help prospective homebuyers improve their credit scores, even if they have had a shorts sale, foreclosure or bankruptcy in their recent past.

“I tell them exactly what they need to do to improve their credit situation and connect them, if need be, with other resources like a credit-repair company,” Johanson said. “I check on them on a regular basis to make sure they’re doing everything necessary to get to their dream.”

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buy Lennar homes, the goal is to help them become more financially savvy.

Employees and buyers in Lennar’s Tempe office have nicknamed Johanson the company’s “superhero buyer advocate.” She has worked with more than 150 people since the beginning of 2012.

Air Force veteran Virginia Matta was a medical-evacuation flight instructor and a nurse for 30 years. But when she tried to buy a home, her experience meant very little to lenders. A single mother of

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She told Johanson that since she had retired, she was ready to stop living out of a duffel bag and buy a home where her six grandchildren could visit her. Lennar’s model home in Tempe drew many clients for the homebuilder and Johanson.

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retreat, this peaceful getaway also enjoys a black-tie closet lined with built-ins and a pampering bath blessed with a deep jetted garden-style tub.

Just like having an attached casita, this jewel’s big bonus room boasts a Murphy bed, kitchenette and a private bath.

Meanwhile, the wealth of outdoor amenities includes a sparkling

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3BR-2.5BA, 2-Story 1385Sf TH, Country Pines in Pine Top AZ. Fully Furnished, FP. Backs to Preserve. $134,500.

480-816-3447 /480-747-3123

E Gold Dust Ave.

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West on Doubletree from Invergordon or East from Tatum Blvd on Doubletree to Sanna. West to home on your left.

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range, glass-fronted display cabinetry and a walk-in catering pantry. Next door, the ultraspacious family room opens to an alfresco fireplaced patio with a soaring skylit roof.

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inspired wall décor that adds a splash of panache to this chic scene. Tall bay windows dapple the handsome hardwood floors with just the right amount of natural light, while the nearby kitchen is dressed with gorgeous bronze-hued granite, a magnificent serving/prep island and chef-pleasing appointments including a professional gas

court and a sparkling pool surrounded by lounge decks. (two master suites; mountain views; RV gate/parking; 6BD; 5BA; 4,195SF)

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5639 East Sanna Street, Paradise Valley

oval jetted tub and multi-head shower), and a blissful boudoir blessed with picture windows and French exits. Along with a wood-floored den/family room, a sampling of additional interior amenities includes a double-door office ideal for the work-at-home professional.

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