Last week I took a look at the number of homes in ARMLS which sold with and without a swimming pool. My assumption was that the number with a pool would be much higher in the "inland cities" which didn't have as much rampant growth during the peak - Glendale, Tempe, Scottsdale, Phoenix, etc. Conversely, I believed the number would be much lower in the outlying suburbs, which were driven by speculation during the peak.
Was I right? Here's a look at the number of homes sold between 2003 and 2006 for a sampling of each type of suburb:
The first chart shows the distribution in some of the outlying suburbs.
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The second chart shows the distribution in some of the inner, "core" cities.
The outlying suburbs definitely had fewer homes with pools. However, I was surprised by the number of no-pool homes in Phoenix, since just about every home in the neighborhood where I grew up had a pool. Hmmm, maybe a pools-by-zip code post is in my future...
Your thinking life is better with a swimming pool Realtor,
Chris Butterworth
