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Week Ending February 22, 2016 – Gilbert / Chandler Real Estate Market Update

Gilbert, Arizona – The most expensive home sold in Gilbert this week had a sales price of $2,290,000. See complete Real Estate market stats in our City Overview for Gilbert, AZ. Chandler, Arizona – The median list price in Chandler this past week was $339,950. For complete Real Estate market stats check out our City… Read More

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Drum Roll Please… seriously, our Thank You Thursday goes to…

Drum Roll Please… seriously, our Thank You Thursday goes to… I can’t wait any longer to express my appreciation to the individual responsible for declaring National (whatever) Days. I just have to admire the fact that virtually EVERYTHING has a day of it’s own; ‘Brownies’, ‘Turtles’, ‘Curling’, even ‘Quiet’ for pete’s sake! With unique calendar… Read More

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5 Hot Curb Appeal Trends for 2016

By John Egan Curb appeal is in the eyes of the buyer. But as Texas Tech University researchers Emmett Elam and Andrea Stigarall point out, the precise factors that influence a homebuyer’s perceptions of curb appeal are debatable. What is not debatable is the lift that curb appeal gives to the value of a home. Improving… Read More

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8 Ways to Boost Your Home’s Value

By Barbara Pronin Improving the look and functionality of your home goes a long way toward boosting its value. But what types of renovation are today’s buyers looking for? If you are thinking of remodeling, a national survey by Consumer Reports reveals the most sought-after amenities: Kitchens top the list – Buyers want a clean,… Read More

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Smarter Living: How to Automate Your Home

By Jim Burch The home of the future doesn’t just live in science fiction anymore. You can own it today. Better yet, it doesn’t require thousands of dollars or long construction times. Home automation is available and affordable thanks to wireless Internet and smartphones. If you want to make your home smarter and work for… Read More

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Moving Motivations: What Would Make Americans Consider Uprooting?

A recent Harris Poll found Florida, California and Hawaii to be the states where Americans would most like to live (excluding where they live now), followed by Colorado and New York. But what might inspire Americans to actually consider such a move? While there are clear frontrunners, a lot of it depends on region, age, gender and more. These are some of the results of The… Read More

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Dreading the Home Inspection? You shouldn’t be.

Whether your home is newly listed or it’s been on the market for awhile, even if you’re simply thinking about selling, it’s never too early to prepare for the home inspection. What will the home inspector be looking at? How can you prepare for the inspection? There are a few important but manageable projects that… Read More

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Thank You Thursday Recognizes a Giant

Google contributes far more than just help finding things on the internet. On their site google.org you’ll find that Google provides massive support for a wide variety of altruistic endevors. Today we noticed an article on GoodNewsNetwork. Google is providing 25,000 laptops to help Syrian Refugees assimilate into their new environment. I can’t even imagine… Read More

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Consumers More Confident in January

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had increased in December, improved moderately in January. The Index now stands at 98.1 (1985=100), up from 96.3 in December. The Present Situation Index was unchanged at 116.4, while the Expectations Index increased from 83.0 to 85.9 in January. “Consumer confidence improved slightly in January, following an increase in… Read More