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Bill Salvatore- Realtor

Bill Salvatore, Arizona Elite Properties Realtor / Business Owner / Veteran Full Time - Full Service - Complete Satisfaction * Founder: AZVHV, Arizona Veterans Helping Veterans * Accredited Veterans Housing Specialist * Military Veterans Housing Certified Direct Phone: 602-999-0952 E-Mail: golfarizona@cox.net Web site and blog: www.yourValleyProperty.com Your Valley Property Team at Arizona Elite Properties
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A Gilbert, AZ Thank You Thursday – Dogs4Vets

We recently learned of an admirable little organization right here in our hometown of Gilbert, Arizona. Not so little actually, Dogs4Vets has now become one of the largest programs of its kind in the U.S. This wonderful non-profit, ‘Dogs4Vets‘, was founded by Gerad & Debbie Claseman in 2005. As the name implies, they set out… Read More

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Spa-Like Bathrooms are Trending, Make Yours ‘Post Worthy’

It’s not really surprising that the most ‘likeable’ real estate photos on social media sites like Pinterest, Instagram and Flickr, are spa-like baths. For today’s home buyers, the bathroom is the new kitchen. In years past kitchens were the most scrutinized room in the house. Home buyers inevitably spent the most time during showings of… Read More

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Foreclosures Dropping Nationwide. Is Your Local Market an Anomaly?

Nationwide, foreclosures have been steadily decreasing since 2010. However there are a few isolated markets that have been seeing a recent increase in foreclosures and foreclosure starts. This is not necessarily baffling. It’s no coincidence that the majority of these locals are the same ones that have experienced a faster-than-average rise in home prices. Most… Read More

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Thank You Thursday – Police Officers Buy Car Seats for a Young Mom in Need

We applaud the compassionate Savannah, GA police officers who bought car seats for a Mom in need. After a routine traffic stop, the officers discovered two young children not secured in car seats. Instead of promptly charging the young mother who was driving the car, they instead listened. “The mother was only 21 years old… Read More

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Thank You Thursday – A Home with Heart for Homeless Veterans

Thank You Thursday honors Veterans Furniture Center There are upwards of 37,000 homeless Veterans in the United States. Though admittedly the numbers are slowly declining each year, there were nearly 1000 Veterans living on the streets of Phoenix, Arizona in 2017. Did You Know: When the VA grants a housing voucher to a homeless Vet,… Read More

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(Really) Great Spaces: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s Martha’s Vineyard Estate – Photos & Video

Though I’ve lived in Arizona for over 17 years, I am originally a New Englander. Growing up near Cape Cod and the South Shore of Massachusetts, I associate traditional coastal-style architecture with the ubiquitous boxy, weathered-shingle Capes and Colonials found there and all along the upper Atlantic Seaboard. Unlike tract homes common throughout our country,… Read More

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New Home or Pre-Owned, Cash or Financed, Do You Need Title Insurance?

Home buyers are frequently surprised to learn that they need to have a title insurance policy in place in order to close on their home loan. In fact, if you’re using a mortgage to buy your home, a lender’s title insurance policy will be required. In addition to protecting the mortgage company, home buyers should… Read More