Best Value in the Neighborhood!

Just 3 years old, this 4 bedroom, 2 bath home with desirable North/South exposure, is the best value in the Magma Ranch community. The greatroom is open and bright with large, neutral tile flooring and sliding doors to a covered patio and big back yard. There’s plenty of stylish, dark kitchen cabinets, an island with… Read More

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5 Reasons Why Veterans Make Excellent Real Estate Agents

I know a lot of Real Estate agents who are Veterans. I’ve worked for them, with them and hired them. The same qualities that ensure success in the military are priceless advantages for a REALTOR®, things like integrity, reliability, time management and attention to detail, communication skills, respect for commitments and regulations, and last but… Read More

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Your Home, Your Life- Fire Safety Maintenance You Can’t Risk Ignoring

Our lives are all busy, I know that, but there are a few things around the house that you really need to set aside time for. Fire safety should most definitely be at the top of that list. Someone’s life depends on it. A fatal fire yesterday in a nearby town, sadly took the lives… Read More

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Saving hundreds of dollars a month might just clear up your Rent vs Buy dilemma- Get off the fence!

Are you planted firmly on the Rent vs Buy fence? That’s where my clients were. The dilemma they found themselves facing is a very common one. They’ve been renting a residence here in the Phoenix valley for several years. As rents were relentlessly increasing, they began to explore the possibility of buying a home. Home… Read More

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Always Wanted a Fireplace? Consider the Pros and Cons

Has a fireplace always been on your home buying wish list? The article below relates to any fireplace anywhere, but I’ve included a few specific tips for homeowners in our region as well. If you’re shopping for a home in Arizona your REALTOR® should make you aware of air quality restrictions and exemptions before you… Read More

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Luxury Home Sales Soar in Arizona, and The Jeters List Tampa Waterfront Estate

The Arizona luxury home market is booming. AZBigMedia recently reported that a 14.5M home in Paradise Valley, a region Northeast of Phoenix and just North of Scottsdale, set a record for the highest per-square-foot expenditure ever in the Phoenix Metro area at $1,566.55 per square foot. According to the post, “the 9,256-square-foot custom home sits… Read More

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Buying a New Construction Home? The Devil is in the Details.

Most people would not normally begin the home buying process until they felt that they were ready to make a move. In the case of a New Construction home however, it is almost always advisable to initiate your search much sooner than that, even up to a year in advance of your desired moving date…. Read More

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Wanna Buy a Ghost Town? Have I Got a Deal for You!

About 35 miles off the beaten path, North of Phoenix and South of Flagstaff, lies a tiny little town, by definition a Ghost Town, called Cleator. And it’s for sale! Ghost Towns are not necessarily uninhabited, as is the case with Cleator. Real people live here, albeit current residents number only eight. Cleator was originally… Read More

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COVID 19: How is it affecting home owners? Home buyers?

At this moment, the Real Estate market is experiencing a reluctance on the part of both home sellers and buyers. The ‘unavoidable’ activity is still taking place, folks for whom moving is a necessity. But where the sale or purchase of a home is nonessential, motion in the Real Estate market has come to a… Read More

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Bring Your Home into the 2020s, Trends to Embrace for the Long Run

As 2020 home design trends move decisively away from neutral and conforming, creativity is clearly the craze of the next decade. Monochrome vs High Contrast – Given that these would appear to be design opposites, you might think they couldn’t both be on trend at the same time. However, the true focus here is drama. Both… Read More