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happy new yearHere are the 10 most popular posts readers liked the best and shared the most in 2013.
The Real Estate Daily News had a great year in 2013, with over 650 posts, we reached more readers than ever imagined and hope to continue serving our readers in 2014 with timely and accurate real estate news from Arizona.
These are the columns that our readers, liked the most last year:

 

  • We got the price right on this one! Unlike some other publications who didn’t combine the two affidavits of value. El Rio Community Health Center, the largest provider of medical and dental services to uninsured and Medicaid patients in Pima County, purchased the historic Manning House downtown for El Rio's administrative offices.  June 14, 2013 - Historic Manning House to become El Rio Community Health Center Offices for $3.05 mm
  • Sometimes you don’t expect a story to go viral like this one did, but for some reason everyday around lunch and dinner time this column gets read. We wrote it for those who might still be intimidated by the thought of eating with their bare hands, and bring everything they would need to know in one brief lesson here. July 17, 2013 - Learn Ethiopian Cuisine - New Zemans Opens Friday!
  • A new joint venture was inked between Mark Taylor, Inc. of Scottsdale and the Kitchell Development Company of Phoenix for a new destination retail and luxury apartment complex in Oro Valley. The project deemed “San Dorado” located at the southeast corner of First Ave and Oracle started to take shape this year. July 18, 2013 - Phoenix Builders JV on Luxury Apartments & Shopping in Oro Valley
  • China’s Solar Leader, Hanergy completed the acquisition of Tucson’s Global Solar Energy, Inc., the world’s leader in copper indium gallium diselenide (also known as CIGS) solar technology. Aug 2, 2103 -Tucson’s Global Solar Energy Acquired by China’s Solar Leader
  • Sunbelt Holdings, a privately-held Scottsdale developer involved in some of metro Phoenix's largest master-planned communities, purchased 480-acres at the northwest corner of Kolb and I-10 for La Estancia, a new master-planned community with a complimentary mix of uses planned. When fully developed La Estancia will consist of 1,500 – 2,000 homes, 51 acres commercial use and 24 acres of light industrial space, plus parks and open spaces; there’s even 10-acres reserved for a ‘possible elementary school’. The community sold with 664 platted lots. Aug 22, 2013 - Scottsdale Developer Sunbelt Holdings Buys La Estancia for $ 17.1 M
  • Confirmation that there was a need for this column came when numerous hits came from both Pima County and ADOT and downloading of their own maps. And yet it seems that Pima County and ADOT may not still be on the same road map. We do hope they are talking anyway. Sept 3, 2013 - Are Pima County & ADOT on the Same Road Map?
  • The Port of Tucson has been slowly unveiling itself to the region since about 2004. First for Domestic Service and this year reaching International Service status as an International Inland Port Sept. 5, 2013 The Port of Tucson – Where Rail Meets the Road   Within weeks after this first story, the very first rail export was heading to Japan. Oct 1, 2013 - PORT OF TUCSON'S FIRST RAIL EXPORT HEADED TO JAPAN
  • Maracay Homes finalized the acquisition of the last large remaining 122 acres at the Rancho Vistoso ‘Donut Hole’ for nearly $23 million in Oro Valley this year. Upon completion, Maracay’s investment is expected to be $41 million in the community with planned amenities. The “Donut Hole” property, is so named because of the way the golf course wraps around it, is on the 8 holes at the back hook of the course. Oct 3, 2013 - Maracay Homes Finalizes Rancho Vistoso Donut Hole Purchase - Estimates $41 Million Investment
  • A race for retail was begun in the Northwest, when a group of former Westcor Development executives, Vintage Partners, LLC of Phoenix, purchased 161 acres at Interstate 10 near the Twin Peaks interchange and the newly routed Linda Vista Boulevard in the Town of Marana for $23.9 million,  the site where Kimco with Barclay Group had planned a 1.3 million SF ‘lifestyle’ center known as “Marana Spectrum”. Meanwhile, within a week, and two miles up the road, Pima County Supervisors approved a proposed “100-plus store outlet center”. The owner of the property, needed approval to sell the property to a private company, AWE Talisman, a Florida shopping center developer who has an interest in developing there. We’ll keep an eye on this one as things progress. Dec 20, 2013 - Multiple Retail Developers Eye Northwest Tucson - Kimco sells Marana Spectrum Site for $23.9Million

Have a great End-of-Year and an even better New Year. We've got lots of cool stuff ready for the new year, so do stay tuned!

 

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