December Real Estate Update
Hello again – December is here and 2006 is almost over. December and January are great months to be in Sedona with usually good weather and far fewer people. Sedona is decked out for the holidays – with our traditional “Red Rock Fantasy” at Los Abrigados Resort with over 1 million lights. This year uptown Sedona is also ablaze with holiday lighting.
The uptown “enhancement project” is almost complete and it really is worth seeing the new pedestrian friendly areas as well as the new “street art.”
Saturday December 9th marks the 33rd anniversary of the lighting of the luminarias at Tlaquepaque known as “Festival of Lights.” Over 6000 luminarias will be placed thought the grounds of the arts and crafts village and the 47 stores and galleries.
Also a sight to be seen is John Soderberg’s “Merlin”, a 12’ sculpture of the wizard which has a new home at the Old Marketplace Center in West Sedona.
The Southwest Inn has great rates for December and January with mid-week rates stating at only $99 (except for the Christmas holiday period). For more information see www.swinn.com.
Two items of local news that will affect Sedona’s future have occurred this week. The City Council has approved a community plan amendment to allow the new owners of the Sedona Cultural Park to live on. The developers were given the changes necessary to create a small commercial village surrounding the amphitheater area and also provide land for an indoor performing arts center.
ILX Corporation had their request approved to build The Village at Heritage Park, a mixed use time-share, retail and public facilities. Both developers still have a long road ahead of them to get approval to construct their specific site-plans.
Here is a link to my “December Real Estate Update”:
http://realtytimes.com/97/JoelGilgoff
This Newsletter is full of interesting and useful information that I think you will enjoy whether you are a buyer, seller, homeowner, or renter. I hope you enjoy this monthly newsletter. If you have any comments, please e-mail them to me. Or, if you would like to see a certain topic covered in future months, let me know that too!
We wish you and your family a great holiday - and a sucessful, happpy and healthy new year!
From: Joel Gilgoff Associate Broker/President, jg@sedona.net
Lori Stewart, Associate, ljestewart@commspeed.net
Skip Stewart, Associate, skipstewart@commspeed.net
RE/MAX Sedona 800-282-4166
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