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55+ Housing Market Remains in Positive Territory

55+ Housing Market Remains in Positive Territory. Active Adult communities are getting lots of notice and with the baby-boomer generation aging, the popularity of these communities is likely to just keep flourishing for quite some time. After a period of static growth, new Active Adult neighborhoods are popping up in nearly every district. Mega-communities all… Read More

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Sun Lakes Fast 15 – An Active Adult Paradise at just the right time of year

Sun Lakes Fast 15 – An Active Adult Paradise at just the right time of year. It’s Monday, September 26, 2016, and less than 5 days away from Sun Lakes’ busiest ‘moving in’ day. We joke here in Arizona that Fall is the time of year that our license plates change color. Most Active Adult… Read More

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Pop-Up Staging or Virtual Staging, What Do You Think?

Set the Selling Scene with Pop-Up Staging. There are a couple of recent trends in home staging. one is virtual staging, where photos are edited to include nearly realistic furniture when the home has none. The other recent movement is toward pop-up staging, explained in more detail below. As you can see in the photos,… Read More

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Video: Tiny Home, Big Savings

Video: Tiny Home, Big Savings. Tiny homes are a really big thing! Tiny homes are so big in fact that they even have several web sites and a show of their own on HGTV. There are some incredibly cute homes in this video and some really logical reasons for owning one. Will the ‘cuteness’ wear… Read More

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Negative Equity Still Impacts Over 1 in 10 Homeowners

Negative Equity Still Impacts Over 1 in 10 Homeowners. We don’t see a lot of this in Arizona anymore but I do every so often, get a call from a homeowner who is still under water and considering a short sale. As a matter of fact I recently showed a home that was listed as… Read More

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Photo Gallery: Design Trends from Around the World

Photo Gallery: Design Trends from Around the World. Many of the worlds design trends have also taken hold here in the U.S and with good reason. Luxurious surface materials, industrial chic, sustainable, eco-friendly components, and vintage elegance all display warmth as well as style. As a home buyer, it is often useful to search for… Read More

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Chandler Fast 15 Featured Home at Pine Lake

For today’s Fast 15 feature home we’ll start in the back yard of Number 9 on our list of 15 of the newest homes for sale in Chandler, Arizona. 460 E Alamosa Drive, Chandler AZ – This resort-worthy backyard haven offers a stylish Pergola over the tiled patio with fireplace, built in barbecue and smoker,… Read More

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Thank You Thursday… HUD and VA Work to Find Permanent Homes for Homeless Veterans

HUD and VA Work to Find Permanent Homes for Homeless Veterans. A while back we celebrated the city of Tucson for their tireless, and successful I might add, efforts to get homeless Veterans off the streets and find them a decent place to live. Since then we’ve read countless articles posted by cities all over… Read More

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Luxury, in Today’s Gilbert Arizona Fast 15

Luxury, in Today’s Gilbert Arizona Fast 15. Today in Gilbert Fast 15, fifteen of the newest homes for sale in Gilbert, Arizona – Set in an intimate, gated community, walking distance to The Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, this elegant 5,249 square foot Gilbert home is brand new to the market. Gorgeous details include coffered… Read More

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3 Tips to Keep in Mind as You Search for a Starter Home

3 Tips to Keep in Mind as You Search for a Starter Home. Buying a home is like a puzzle, there are a ton of little pieces that need to be put in place; mortgage pre-approval, your list of wants and needs, finding a Realtor that suits your personality. I often tell my first time… Read More