Arizona housing on the mend: Why it's time to sell or buy

Outside the Superior Courthouse in Phoenix, a crowd grows around a white pop up tent with bold green lettering. Every Tuesday morning at 9:00 a.m. Auction.com passes out numbered paddles in an attempt to organize a motley crew of bidders. They represent millions of dollars ready to swoop up Valley homes hitting the auction block. Some are here sent by an investor interested in picking up one home, others like Dan Robinson and Dusty Figg, are working for a bidding company representing dozens of investors from all over the world. As supply dwindles, the race to snag lucrative deals becomes a race for the most accurate facts. If you rely on national statistics, local realtor Russell Shaw says you're seriously misguided. "All the national services have odd theories and false data." For the truth on Arizona housing trends, he says, "You can't get anyone better than Tom Ruff of AZBidders and Mike Orr of the Cromford Report." The two have formed a partnership following real time Arizona real estate data. Ruff is also the Managing Director at AZBidders.com, a one-stop trustee auction bidding company. He makes sure Robinson and Figg have the most accurate local data as they bid at the courthouse. He snubs national predictions,

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