The Holt Group - Real Estate

We are always available to offer you personal, one-on-one help with what some say is the biggest decision you will make in your life. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call or e-mail us!

 •  Buying a home?  By taking the time to listen to your needs, desires and dreams we are able to find the perfect home for you and your family. Furthermore, we are committed to ensuring that you successfully close escrow without headache and for the best possible price creating an experience that is pleasantly remembered for many years to come. In addition to offering one of the most comprehensive buyer programs in the business, we are proud to provide all of our clients with a minimum of a .5% rebate of the sales price on their new home at time of closing. This is proven to be a very nice benefit and it is our way of saying thank you for allowing us to serve you.

 •  Selling a home? We don't want to just list your home, we want to sell it! Our commitment to aggressive online and offline marketing programs coupled with our expert knowledge of the area and the market will give you the edge you need to sell your home fast while getting the maximum market value possible.   

Real Estate and Scottsdale Real Estate

was incorporated as a city on February 5 , 1881 . It is the capital , largest city and largest metropolitan area in the state of Arizona in the southwestern United States , 150 miles (241 km) northwest of Tucson . It is also the county seat of Maricopa County and the principal city of the metropolitan area . is appropriately called Hoozdo (which translates to, "the place is hot," in the Navajo language) and Fiinigis in the Western Apache language.

is currently the fifth largest city in the U.S., according to the City of in 2005. The Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is currently the fourteenth largest MSA of the United States, with a population of 3,251,876 (according to the 2000 U.S. Census ); with a 2004 estimate of 3,790,000. It ranks as the eighth fastest growing metropolitan area in the U.S, growing 34 percent between 1990 and 2000 .  is the largest capital city by population in the U.S., and the third largest capital city by area in the U.S. (behind Juneau, AK and Oklahoma City, OK ).

Downtown

The downtown area has been undergoing a major facelift since the building of the America West Arena and Chase Field (formerly Bank One Ballpark). Coffeehouses, restaurants, nightclubs and shopping in the Arizona Center continue to draw people downtown for the hopping nightlife. Many new restaurants have blossomed, including A League Of Our Own. Incorporating the themes of 's early history with culture and local events, Copper Square is a full square-mile hotspot for activities and action. Downtown attractions include a walk in the park at Patriots Square or delve into the new Arizona Science Center, Museum of History or the Art Museum.

West

The inner neighborhoods include moderately priced homes largely developed in the 70s. Shopping in the west area is provided by Desert Sky Mall, and Cricket Pavilion offers an open-air entertainment amphitheatre for concerts and attractions.

The growing west side continues to spread outward. Visit charming Historic Downtown Glendale and Catlin Court for first-rate antique opportunities. The newer Arrowhead Towne Center Mall affords shopping and diverse dining choices.

South

Largely comprised of low-cost housing and industry, the walled and gated community of Ahwatukee is a notable exception. Ahwatukee residents are mostly older adults and urban professionals, and upscale apartments coexist with middle class housing. Be sure to take the South Mountain Park Scenic Drive while you are visiting this area. Fabulous sunsets are the pride of Arizona and best enjoyed from a desert wilderness vantage point. Nearby shopping can be accomplished at the new Arizona Mills Mall just across the freeway.

Origin of the city

In 1867 , Jack Swilling of Wickenburg stopped to rest his horse at the foot of the north slopes of the White Tank Mountains. He looked down across the expansive Salt River Valley and his eyes caught the rich gleam of the brown, dry soil turned up by the horse's hooves. He saw farmland, predominantly free of rocks, and beyond the reach of heavy frost or snow. All it needed was water. By 1868 , he and others from Wickenburg had dug a short canal from the Salt River and founded a small farming colony approximately four miles (6 km) east of the present city (about 22 miles west of Mesa , which was already a city of 1,000 people; and a few miles northwest of a similar farming community at Hayden's Ferry, which would become Tempe ).

The area was named Swilling's Mill in his honor. It would later become Hellinwg Mill, Mill City, then East . As for the town that was to be built, Swilling, a former Confederate soldier, wanted to name it Stonewall, after Stonewall Jackson ; others suggested Salina. [MORE]

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