– Volunteer for Thanksgiving 2016 –
Thanksgiving will be here before you know it. During this time of year, when we count our blessings and visit with friends and family, it is also a perfect time to give back and assist those in need or those who do not have families to spend the holiday with.*
Here are some ideas on how you can volunteer for Thanksgiving in and around Scottsdale.
- Phoenix Rescue Mission Frozen Turkey Drive – Saturday, November 12th – Donate a frozen turkey on the 12th and then take a tour of the facility. Lunch will be served to donors! They also need help with food box delivery on November 19th.
- United Food Bank in Mesa – There are several opportunities to volunteer for the United Food Bank. Current openings include prepping backpacks with food for children as well as preparing emergency food boxes and getting the co-op organized.
- Salvation Army in Phoenix – The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers 16 and over to help load and stack supplies on Thanksgiving Day. They also have ongoing needs for delivering meals to home-bound individuals.
- Turkey Drive Gobble Give in Chandler – Volunteers 8 and up will be selling Gobble Give cards at Fry’s that represent a turkey that will be donated on Thanksgiving. Cards purchased include a bonus offer for the shopper who purchased them.
- St. Mary’s Food Bank Turkey Drive – November 19th – St. Mary’s is holding a turkey drive on the 19th at select Safeway and Albertsons locations. There are also many other volunteer opportunities with St. Mary’s.
- Turkey Tuesdays – St. Vincent De Paul’s Turkey Drive – On Tuesdays through November 22nd at Bashas’ and Food City locations, St. Vincent De Paul’s is looking to collect 20,000 turkeys for local families. Monetary donations are also accepted. Here are some other hands-on volunteering opportunities as well.
- Salvation Army’s Christmas Angel and Adopt-a-Family – This wonderful program helps families and children in need by supplying them with presents at Christmas. There are several ways to get involved with this program.
- Other ideas: Organize a food drive, collect coats and/or blankets for kids and families, volunteer at a senior center or animal shelter.
*Please note you might have to sign up in advance and or register ahead of time.
This first image shows the number of homes for sale at the end of October as compared to the same time in 2015.
This next image portrays the median list price. The median is the exact middle of prices, so half of the homes were less expensive and half were more expensive.
Days on Market (DOM) is a measurement that tells you how quickly, or not, homes are selling in a given market.
This next image is median sales price. Just like the median asking price, half of all homes sold for more and half sold for less.
These last two charts show home sales in October.
This next image looks at home sales in September and October of 2016. Sales were down to 391 in October, a 5% decrease.
Now that we are well into Fall, more and more events are on tap in and around Scottsdale.
Desert Highlands 
A while back, I had a chance to post about the great first meal I had at 
On that morning, we had three very different, but equally excellent meals.
This first section is a representation of the number of homes for sale in Scottsdale at the end of the month.
This next chart covers the median list price of homes. The median list price is a good measurement to track as it represents the exact middle of home prices, with half being priced higher and half being priced lower.
Days on Market (DOM) takes a look at how long it takes homes to sell. If the market is hot, you will see low days on market and conversely, if the market is slow, this number goes up.
Now we will take a look at the median sales prices in Scottsdale. This is the same kind of measure as above, but this time we are looking at sales prices versus asking prices.
Now we will take a look at home sales activity in Scottsdale. The top image shows this information comparing September 2015 and 2016 and the lower image shows the August to September 2016 information.
However, after a strong August, we saw sales drop by 8% in September.
