Video: How to Prepare for a Home Inspection I don’t often recommend that home sellers employ a home inspector before putting their house on the market, unless it’s obvious that the home has not been well maintained. On the other hand, if you’re not handy at all or generally unable to perform any kind of… Read More
Home Values 77 Percent Higher in Zip Codes with Good Schools. In my opinion, all schools should be good. Having said that, there are always going to be favorite school districts among home buyers, and home sellers who view their district as desirable. Whether we like it or not, school districts play an enormous roll… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
