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AZVHV is Honoring Our Heroes: Police Officers

May is the month when we as a nation, honor our heroes. It’s National Military Appreciation Month. May also includes week long commemorations to honor Teachers, Nurses, Firefighters, Police Officers, and Veterans. Though the Your Valley Property Team takes part in our nation’s expression of gratitude each year during the month of May, we continue… Read More

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AZVHV is Honoring Our Heroes: Nurses

May is the national month of celebration for our heroes. All month long, events throughout the U.S. commemorate Nurses, Teachers, Police Officers and Firefighters, culminating in Memorial Day on the last Monday of the month honoring those who died while serving in the Military. We’re coming up on May 12th, the birthday of Florence Nightingale… Read More

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Home Buying 101- Looking for Something Special? 10 Trends in New Construction Homes

If you’re in the market for a home you doubtless have an extensive shopping list. Even if you break that down into categories like ‘must-haves’, ‘recommended features’, and ‘purely a wish list’ it’s unlikely that any of the existing homes you have viewed can tick all right the boxes. So what are your options? Enter…… Read More

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The Hidden Treasures of Retirement in Arizona

Arizona has long enjoyed appeal as a snowbird haven but more and more frequently retirees are regarding Arizona’s low cost of living, climate and availability of services as motivation to retire here. In the Phoenix metro area, Active Adult communities are abundant and well appointed with homes available in every price range. But whether or… Read More

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Great News! Affordable Homeownership Just Got Even More Affordable

A Big Break for Home Buyers In light of current real estate market conditions and FHA’s recent announcement, this is one of those rare occasions when the question is “do you want the good news… or the great news?” I’ll make your choice really easy, the great news first- if you’re considering applying for an… Read More

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Home Staging Secrets: Simple, Available and FREE Decorative Accents

Staging your home for sale isn’t always what you might imagine. Home Sellers are often under the impression that staging means moving all their belongings out and replacing them with vanilla furniture meant only for display. In fact, this is rarely the case. Staging an empty property may indeed involve a house full of rented… Read More

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Gilbert AZ Tops List of Best Places to Live

It comes as no surprise to us that Gilbert placed number one- the best place to live, in AZBigMedia‘s most recent edition of ‘Ranking Arizona’. Gilbert has long been one of Arizona’s fastest growing communities, indeed Gilbert as ‘the nation’s largest small town’ and home to around 272,000 residents, has managed to maintain its homey,… Read More

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10 Helpful Tips and One Must-Do When Hiring a Contractor

So you’re planning a few home updates, improvements or repairs, maybe an entire remodel, you have a plumbing headache or an electrical predicament, maybe your home needs painting inside or out, perhaps your family could use some extra space and an addition is in your future. You need a contractor, so where do you start?… Read More