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Newspaper

Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1977

Page

5

Europeans Buy U S Realty As Americans Offer Cash Surge

A shift in global real estate shows Europeans buying expansive U S homes and investment properties while Americans previously sought European properties. Experts cite the United States' enduring capitalist system and fewer government controls on land use as key factors in the trend. Harry G Elmstrom, 1977 president of the ...

Copley News Service U.S United States Canada Australia

Foreign buyers eye U S property as investment security

Scottsdale daily notes rising interest from Germany England France Spain and Canada as foreign entities own about five million acres of U S land. Milton Berger cites breakdowns from agriculture to manufacturing and investments. A Tehran bank plans a $500 million multiuse project in New Orleans.

Germany England France Spain Canada U.S Milton Berger Commerce Department Office of Foreign Investments United States Bank of Omran Tehran Iran New Orleans

Sweetwater Street Subdivision Opens Second Phase

Better Design Inc. debuts phase two of the Sweetwater Street subdivision at Scottsdale and Thunderbird Roads with 480 semi custom homes. Six models from 1800 to 2450 sq ft, priced 48990 to 64900, feature modern amenities and energy saving options.

Sweetwater Street Better Design Inc Scottsdale Thunderbird Roads Sweetwater

Architect Ralph Harris named to national design panel

Scottsdale architect Ralph Harris joins the 1977 National American Institute of Architects Design Committee in Washington DC. Harris, who arrived in Scottsdale in 1972 for the Scottsdale Center for the Arts project, now runs a practice at 7525 E Camelback Rd and is a MIT Yale graduate with 12 years in the field. Ed Thirkhill Realty promotes three staff in Scottsdale office. Bob Duetsch named residential division manager, Claude M Johns Jr. appointed commercial division manager, and Bob Williams named Paradise Valley office manager. Dan L Earlie of Santerra Properties elected president of the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona, which represents builders of 85 percent of new homes in Maricopa County. Additional officers and a 10-member board are listed, including Tom Brown and Rich Rosen. Gene York of O Malleys Building Materials received the 1976 Productivity Award, his 12th in 11 years, with other awards going to Bill Cox and store staff George Price and Tony Gardella.

Scottsdale Ralph Harris National American Institute of Architects Washington, D.C Harris Scottsdale Center For the Arts Bennie Gonzales E. Camelback Rd Massachusetts Institute of Technology Yale University Ed Thirkhill Realty Bob Duetsch N. Scottsdale Rd Scottsdale Board of Realtors Million Dollar Club Claude M. Johns Jr Bob Williams Paradise Valley E. Cactus Rd Dan L. Earlie Santerra Properties, Inc Home Builders Association Central Arizona Maricopa County W. D. Long Design Master Homes, Inc Ronald Haarer Singer Housing Co James Anderson Universal Homes, Inc von Dix Dix Construction Co Tom Brown Mastercraft Homes, Inc Jim Gillanders Gillanders Stark Development Co Bill Goodheart Goodheart Construction Co Tom Knoell Knoell Homes, Inc Mike Master V. E Gene” York O’malleys Scottsdale Rd Mountain Shadows York Bill Cox Cox George Price Tony Gardella

November contracts surge in Arizona construction value

McGraw-Hill Dodge reports November Arizona contracts totaling 128.85 million, nearly double 1976 figures. Year to date valuation through November stands at 1.3392 billion, an 18 percent drop from 1975. Nonresidential and residential sectors show gains, while nonbuilding is down year to date.

Arizona F.W. Dodge McGraw-Hill Information Systems ‘Company George Christie Dodge Christie

Graham ends hospital stay for Sweden preaching tour

Evangelist Billy Graham was released from Methodist Hospital in Rochester Minnesota after his phlebitis in the left leg cleared up. The 58 year old had been admitted a week earlier with numbness in the leg and headed to Sweden for a preaching campaign.

Rochester, Minn Billy Graham Sweden Methodist Hospital Mayo Clinic Graham the Evangelist

Paradise Valley Town Hall Architect's Sunday Open House

The Paradise Valley Town Hall at 6401 E Lincoln Drive hosts an Architect's Sunday open house. The event, sponsored by the Central Arizona chapter of the American Institute of Architects, invites the public to view the 1974 facility and meet the designers and engineers involved.

Paradise Valley Town Hall Lincoln Drive

Real Estate Broker Launches Luxury Homesite Services

Benton Properties headed by Larry Benton plans to assist small custom homebuilders in the Valley of the Sun. The Arizona firm offers site acquisition, larger development, and finished home sales for builders completing three to twenty homes annually. Benton cites his five years in Valley real estate and ties to local and national Realtor groups.

Valley of the Sun Larry Benton Benton Properties 70Th St Benton

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