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Rentals are always slow between Thanksgiving and Christmas, but this year they were FROZEN! We ran "Holiday Specials" for many Owners- didn't make a bit of difference.

But now we are in February, the weather is REALLY unseasonably warm (high 60s today, and barely freezing tonight), and the rental market is just as warm. I signed several leases in January, I signed a lease yesterday, one today, have one for tomorrow and another for Monday, AND we have many rental applications to process.

If you are looking for a home for rent  in Payson, now is a great time. We still have more than usual the number of vacancies, and rents have come down somewhat in town. Visit our web site RentinPayson.com (caps or small letters, doesn't matter) for our availables (with…

Yes, parts of Arizona DO get snow! At 5,000 ft elevation, Payson gets several snow falls a year, usually only a few inches. Snow has been forecast several times lately, but all we have gotten is rain. They are predicting snow again for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, AND Wednesday. So we'll see. I'm really hoping for a White Christmas!
Here are more winter pictures (these are from last year) just to get you in the mood.

This one leased pretty quickly- we have more!

This 2 bedroom, 2 bath home is for lease at $1250 per month. This home is on a corner lot in Golden Frontier subdivision. Yard service will be provided, so all you have to do is enjoy Payson's great climate form the side deck. Comparable homes are all around.

The kitchen has nice tile touches between the kitchen and living room and on the floor. The dining area has wood-look laminate, and the living room and bedrooms are carpeted. The house has new paint, updated baths, a fireplace, a walk-in closet in the master bedroom, a garage, a shed/shop. It is a VERY attractive house and yard.

See our listings for a virtual tour.

August 15th through the 17th brings the "World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo" to Payson, AZ. This is the 124th year for the Rodeo, held on the 3rd weekend in August. Here is a list of events and times. The Rodeo is held at the Payson Event Center, South of town, across the Beeline Hwy (Hwy 87, the highway which comes North from Phoenix) from the Mazatzal Casino. The Casino, if you don't know, is located just South of Payson on the Tonto Apache Reservation.

The Rodeo Parade will be held on Main  Street, Saturday morning (the 16th), starting from Green Valley Park at 9am, and ending at the Sawmill Crossing shopping center.

Payson is also home to the Northern Gila County Fair September 5th through the 7th. The fun starts at 9 in the morning, with…

Many home owners are finding that in today's market they either can't find a buyer AT ALL for their house, or that they will have to bring their price WAY down to attract a buyer. If the Owners are living in the house currently they may have to just stay put until the market changes.

In our area, however, (Payson, AZ, a small town North of Phoenix) there are a large number of vacation/second homes or otherwise unoccupied homes. Some were bought as investments and not sold before the market changed, some belong to people who HAD to move for various reasons. These people are coming to us to rent out their house.

The only honest answer to "can you rent my house for me?" is MAYBE.
To give a better answer I need to ask questions of the Owners:

-Where is…

Amazing price on this Payson, AZ condo! To find out more play the show, click "details" and then amenities" for more information.

I LOVE storms! This is a great time of year to live in Payson if you like storms. Almost every afternoon the clouds build on the horizon and start moving in. We've gotten a storm every couple of days for most of the month. Lightning flashes and thunder booms, And that lovely rain...

The Payson area has lost a lot of Pine trees to the drought and bark beetles. This year we are AHEAD of the 30 year average for precipitation. Maybe the weather cycle is turning!

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Payson is a great place to live. Call or email us if we can help you with any real estate needs. We handle both SALES and RENTALS.

Real Estate Statistics for Payson, AZ, for May, 2008

These stats are only for Payson, for outlying areas, please contact us.

Site-built homes:
22 sold through RE offices in May in Payson, at prices from $137,900 to a million.
-4 were under $200,000
-6 in the $200,000s
-5 in the $300,000s
-7 over $400,000

The average days on the market was 159

I checked the sold price versus the asking price, the following is the percentage of the asking price for which the house actually sold
-Payson NE 82%       
-Payson NW 90%
-Payson SE 87%
-Payson SW 97%

When the market was better the percentages were much higher. Even though prices have not dropped a lot in Payson, the homes are selling for a good bit under the asking price.

Manufactured homes:
NO…