Thinking of Retiring in Arizona? 8 Hot Tips to Find the Perfect Place! Author: Bill Salvatore Arizona is a wildly popular choice for retirees. Indeed our 300+ days of sunshine, mild winters, endless amenities and master planned Active Adult communities provide the ideal environment for taking full advantage ones retirement. Purchasing a home specifically for… Read More
Last week I read an article on AZ Big Media that put Gilbert, Arizona in the top 10 cities to buy an affordable home. As a Realtor and a long time Gilbert resident, this was news to me, until I read the criteria. I was also surprised to learn that our next door neighbor Chandler… Read More
Recent Zillow research confirms there is some validity to the theory that renters are choosing the suburbs over city life. Similar to home prices, rents are rising everywhere, but more so in areas immediately surrounding many major cities. It only stands to reason that communities where rents are increasing are the ones that are most… Read More
As a result of the widely available COVID 19 vaccine, lifestyle limitations have lessened considerably, but they haven’t completely disappeared. We’re all still likely to spend more time than usual inside our homes this winter. Some of us are still doing all or a portion of our work from home. There are pockets of COVID… Read More
Working from home? While you’re probably enjoying the convenience and perks of a remote work situation, you may also be seriously reevaluating your home-office design. As a matter of fact, a home office has become one of the top requests on Home Buyers wish lists. A few tips for designing your home work environment: Lighting… Read More
A visit to the Phoenix Zoo is always an amazing adventure. Among many other things, we’ve enjoyed a birthday party for the Painted Dog sisters (better known as the Spice Girls), Pelicans in the lagoon monitoring Zoo Lights at Christmastime from atop illuminated columns, the unmistakably vocal Gibbons performing gymnastics on ropes and Palm trees,… Read More
Immaculate and updated, this lovely four bedroom home is truly not to be missed! Desert landscaping is easy care and lush, including two giant pineapple palms providing privacy for the shady, north-facing front patio, and fruit trees in the large back yard. The master bath is updated, beautiful and stylish. Tile flooring throughout the home,… Read More
The Arizona luxury home market is booming. AZBigMedia recently reported that a 14.5M home in Paradise Valley, a region Northeast of Phoenix and just North of Scottsdale, set a record for the highest per-square-foot expenditure ever in the Phoenix Metro area at $1,566.55 per square foot. According to the post, “the 9,256-square-foot custom home sits… Read More
Kitchens are probably the most scrutinized room in the house when it comes to potential home buyers. Kitchen styles and trends change more frequently than any other home feature, yet the kitchen is the most expensive area to remodel. The upshot being that your kitchen can very quickly appear dated. Monotones in grays and beiges… Read More
Gilbert, Arizona is not on this list. I’m not even sure it should be… it’s not a city, it’s fairly anonymous in comparison to the winning locations, it’s not particularly a tourist destination (though it would appear they’re working on that) but Ooooohhhhh do we have coffee! No need to venture outside town limits to… Read More
