New Federal Measure Would Offer Tax Deductions to Millions of Homeowners U.S. Representatives Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) have introduced a measure that would allow homeowners in community associations who earn $115,000 or less in annual income to deduct up to $5,000 of their community association fees and assessments from their federal… Read More
Beyond the usual advice like removing all personal photos, keeping the beds made and dishes out of the sink, there are a few small details that can really help with staging your home for a quick sale. In addition to esthetics discussed in the article below, there are also some safety tips that I always… Read More
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has had a long history of tracking the evolution of home buyer preferences. Builders and other industry professionals now have an opportunity to find out what baby boomers want compared to other home buyers in Housing Preferences of the Boomer Generation: How They Compare to Other Home Buyers,… Read More
The advice in this video is, in my humble opinion, priceless. I always, ALWAYS, suggest that a home buyer have an in-depth home inspection, but very often the buyer of a New Construction home believes that because the home is brand new there can’t be anything to fix. Wrong! Home Builders attention is divided among… Read More
And the Best Cities for Supervillains Are? Have you ever wondered what it would be like if a supervillain set up shop in your city? Would a superhero be happy to patrol your city’s skyline? And just how on earth would your neighborhood bounce back after an epic clash of superhuman strength and dastardly deeds?… Read More
10 Houseplants That Can Actually Improve Your Health. Our backyard is known for what we like to call our ‘No-Kill Cactus Shelter’ but inside our house is not nearly as flora friendly, in fact we have only one houseplant that we’ve managed to keep alive for any length of time. Maybe we should try a… Read More
There was a slight decrease in the average Days-on-Market stats for Chandler this week. See the complete Chandler, AZ Real Estate Market Update Report for week ending April 4, 2016 here. Gilbert’s Days-on-Market and price per square foot both saw a small increase this past week. See the complete Gilbert, AZ Real Estate Market Update… Read More
I recently read a fantastic National Geographic article online. It lead me to the K9s for Warriors website where I was thoroughly impressed. I’ve been following K9s for Warriors on Facebook for quite some time. Befitting its name, the organization provides service dogs to Veterans and active duty military personnel with PTSD and traumatic injury…. Read More
There are some helpful tips in the article below, and you don’t need to be a penny pincher to find this advice useful. We recently tested the theory that ‘fees’ tacked on to regular monthly bill are negotiable… they are! And as for generics, we’ve found some store brands (I won’t name names but their… Read More
I never thought of the word ‘normal’ as comforting before. But as it applies to today’s Real Estate market, ‘normal’ is a virtual security blanket for Realtors, home sellers and buyers alike. The statistics in the article below illustrate a Real Estate market that can easily be called normal, maybe even healthy. For comparison’s sake,… Read More
