This weekend marks the 11th annual M7 Street Fair. The fair and  classic car show features indie crafts, live music, food, cool cars, shopping, vintage trailers and fun for kids in Downtown Phoenix.

Every street fair that we have, every open market goes to building a better downtown. You just don’t get this sense of community in pre-planned developments. I’m just sayin’.

The first fair was 11 years ago, when local vendors partnered up with the School of Architecture at ASU to revitalize phoenix and a deteriorating Melrose Curve. The merchants received grant money from the City of Phoenix Neighborhood Fight Back Program and with the support of the surrounding neighborhoods, the Melrose District began to rebound.  One year after the Seventh Avenue Merchants Association incorporated, they held a “street fair” to commemorate the building of the first lighted canopies on Seventh Avenue.

Just over a decade later, what started as a 6 vendor street fair has grown into a highly anticipated family event with over 140 booths, food, live music, over 200 classic cars, and almost 18,000+ visitors

Its happening this weekend, March 3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 7th and W. Glenrosa Avenues

We’ll you there! I’ll be out there with Ru visiting the booths and all that fun stuff.

As an Phoenix home seller, you might be wondering if you should put your home on the market or wait till Spring, which is not all that far away.

Of course, given what is has happened in pricing in the past month, waiting on the sidelines to make your move after the last of the market slump is played out seems like a pretty smart strategy. But while you’re laser focused on the idea that home prices may bubble again, which you may well be right about,  you know that buyers are likely to be more conservative this time around.

As you can see, the number of homes available has dropped significantly in the past year, but the buyers haven’t gone anywhere. So the time is now! The best reason there is to sell now is to buy a better house within your price range while those prices are still low. This is called “trading up”. You may not get what you want from the house you sell in a low market, but you will more than make up for it by buying your newer home in that same low market.

If you’re a home Seller and are serious about selling your home don’t wait! Remember to price it right, have it staged to sell and make your home easily accessible to prospective buyers!

And as always, contact me ken@getyourphx.com or at 602-456-9388