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Scottsdale Realtor Survey

99 responses from Scottsdale/Phoenix area Realtors who attended the Annual Water Summit at Scottsdale Association of Realtors in May of 2023. The questions were aimed at understanding how much Realtors know/need to know about water issues in support of their business functions and client relations.

Survey Questions:

How long have you worked in Real Estate?

Pertaining to your business how important is a knowledge of water rights, regulations, availability, and quality?

Where do you typically get information about the drought and water supply situation in Arizona?

These days how often do you typically discuss water or drought issues with your clients, colleagues or potential clients?

What information would you like to have about what and drought to better serve your clients?

What are the most common questions you get asked about water?

Is there a particular sector of your client population who are most concerned about water?

Is there any information on the water shortage that you would like to know, but have been unable to find on the internet or elsewhere?

To what extent do you think a large scale conversion of grass to xeriscaping (low water-use landscaping) in Scottsdale businesses and communities will affect real estate in Scottsdale?

What impact do you believe future water shortages in the Colorado River Basin may have on the local real estate market and property values?

If you are willing to be contacted to preview ASU resources we are developing for real estate professionals in Arizona, how can we contact you? (You can reach out to Claire Lauer for a list of Realtor users for user testing, if you would like to engage with this group)

Survey Response Summary

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Forms response chart. Question title: How long have you worked in real estate in Arizona? . Number of responses: 99 responses.

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Forms response chart. Question title: Pertaining to your business, how important is a knowledge of water rights, regulations, availability, and quality?
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Where do you typically get information about the drought and water supply situation in Arizona?

Where do Realtors get their water information?

frequency of this choice (respondents chose all that apply)

Notes

Publications for Realtors

71.5% of choices

News/media

68.41% of choices

Water themed events

64.25% of choices

Like the annual Scottsdale Realtors Water Summit

City of State Government

42.9% of choices

water agency websites

33.66% of choices

Their water provider

31.7% of choices

Arizona State University

11.2% of choices

Other

1% of choices

online, builders, CE classes, their broker, kjzz.org

There are no rows in this table

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Forms response chart. Question title: These days, how often do you typically discuss water or drought issues with your clients, colleagues or potential clients? . Number of responses: 98 responses.

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5. What information would you like to have about what and drought to better serve your clients?

What information would they like to have to better serve their clients?

frequency of this choice (respondents chose all that apply)

Notes

The current state of AZ water resources

90.1% of choices

the amount of water available and the sources of water

The future of water resources in Arizona

84% of choices

How is climate change expected to affect water resources in AZ, and how should the State respond.

Water conservation for homes, businesses, and schools

76% of choices

Water demand in Arizona

69% of choices

The cost of water

59% of choices

Other

6% of choices

Areas of Arizona where water rights are in question

turf use effects

What is the underground water bank (how it works, it’s volume, and how it’s used),

innovation to solve the water crisis, water policy to engage with

There are no rows in this table

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6. What are the most common questions you get asked about water?

Is there enough water in Arizona? 98% of respondents selected this option

Where does the water come from? 48% of respondents selected this option

What conservation efforts are happening? 42% of respondents selected this option

How much does water cost? 34% of respondents selected this option

Is the water safe to drink? 32% of respondents selected this option

What is the quality of the water? 23% of respondents selected this option

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Forms response chart. Question title: What impact do you believe future water shortages in the Colorado River Basin may have on the local real estate market and property values?. Number of responses: 97 responses.

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