I think the main way buyers are able to actually buy a home in the Phoenix market is if they are lucky ... lucky they have an inside connection, lucky to have a good Realtor, lucky to be at the right place at the right time, lucky their offer was accepted, lucky the new home builder picked their "golden ticket," ... just plain lucky. 

Currently dealing with the very nice dilemma of deciding if I’m going to buy stocks on the low or wait for the next golden real estate opportunity.

@Nelson Sandoval if you bought after 2008 then it was golden timing but if you bought in late 2005/early 2006 your values went down.

The golden ticket is finding someone to help you identify them from afar. 

I’ve worked in the construction industry for 15 years now and I can tell you this career path is a golden ticket. 5-10 years down the road you can start your own business.

With all the speculation on where we are currently in the real estate cycle and some more or less anecdotal evidence supporting a market crash or still more golden years to come I wanted to know the numbers and facts and recently pulled some data out of our local MLS to get the facts and data. 

If you can find them you're golden.

The golden rules to a successful contractor relationship1.

Once you find your attorney,  you are golden.