Note: You still have time to visit Phoenix Zoolights. The holiday light show will be available through next weekend. It’s final evening in 2017 will be January 15th. It’s a bit of a challenge getting into the Christmas spirit when the temperature outside is in the 70s. That’s why we always try to catch a… Read More
Don’t Trade off Chic for Safety, These 6 Stylish Tips Will Help (FamilyFeatures)–Home accidents cause nearly 13 million injuries a year. Some simple updates to your homecan help you avoid these accidents, as well as give your rooms a facelift. “People often think that home improvement projects mean a complete overhaul of a… Read More
Spending The Next Few Months Outside? Spruce Up Your Outdoor Living Areas. Unlike most of the rest of the country, here in Arizona we’re just getting around to working on our outdoor living spaces. By Christmas we should be ready for a neighborhood cookout and S’mores around the firepit. The perfect outdoor living areas take… Read More
Anticipate a Promising Outlook for Home Sellers in 2017. Home prices continued their climb in September, up 6.3 percent year-over-year and 1.1 percent month-to-month, according to CoreLogic®’s recently released Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast. The Forecast projected a 5.2 percent price increase from September 2016 to September 2017, generating $1 trillion in homeowner… Read More
“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” ~Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The folks at the Gilbert AZ Chamber of Commerce have a habit of making Christmas mean a little bit more. Thank You… Read More
This video mentions the icon bed (ikon?, eycon?, eykon?, eichan?), something I am completely unfamiliar with and was unable to find during an extensive google search. Anyone have any idea what she’s talking about? I’d be really interested to hear about it if you do. One upgrade that is not mentioned here but one that… Read More
Each of these kitchens is indeed unusual but I think that other than their made-you-look qualities, they have little to recommend them practicality-wise. For the most part, storage in these spaces is limited by the actual design or perhaps a lack of forethought. I do love the idea of the one kitchen that is open… Read More
Millennials faced a challenging job market when they graduated, but as the economy is looking up, Millennials are looking forward. From a lifestyle perspective, buying a home is still the American Dream. From a practical standpoint, Millennials realize the investment value of owning a home of their own. As in anything worth running after, there… Read More
When the TV show “Dallas” premiered, it was was a model of innovation. The first in a soon-to-follow flood of nighttime soap operas, “Dallas” was greedy, promiscuous, raucous drama at it’s finest. The show was famous for highly effective execution of the “cliff-hanger”, and the first to successfully feature a year-long dream sequence. America was… Read More
A Triumph for Both Home Sellers & Buyers – FHA Eases Condo Regulations Condominiums have been a tough sell in the years following the Real Estate crunch. Strict mortgage regulations, as applied to condominium purchases, were getting in the way of many home buyers looking to purchase a condo. The immediate result was falling condominium… Read More
