Price Check: Housing Affordability Still Positive All of the cities on the ‘least affordable list below’ are located in California. This is not news, California as a whole has always lead the pack in rising home prices. The report and complete Index Listings are available here. In Arizona, Siera Vista and Tucson rank fairly high… Read More
Spending The Next Few Months Outside? Spruce Up Your Outdoor Living Areas. Unlike most of the rest of the country, here in Arizona we’re just getting around to working on our outdoor living spaces. By Christmas we should be ready for a neighborhood cookout and S’mores around the firepit. The perfect outdoor living areas take… Read More
We’ve been talking a lot lately about the newest features of today’s New Construction Homes so these 4 things may not surprise you. Some, like universal connectivity and charging stations are now standard fare but others like Geofencing to enhance your security system, are still relatively new and generally just an option. Read on for… Read More
New Construction homes are getting more and more energy efficient every day and the minimal extra up-front expense will be well worth it in long term savings. The cost of energy is skyrocketing so whether you’re buying a brand new home or upgrading the one you’re living in, insulation should probably be your first consideration…. Read More
One Attraction of Natural Stone, it’s Easy to Maintain We see natural stone accents everywhere, and though countertops and flooring are by far the most popular uses, fireplaces, showers and tub surrounds, kick-boards and window ledges are also common. Natural stone is both beautiful and durable but there are a few steps you should take… Read More
Video: 3 Things that determine what your home is worth. The video below does a great job of explaining the fact that a home’s worth is subjective. Appraisers work by a standard set of criteria and could not possibly consider every Buyer scenario. The upshot is, that a property appraisal will rarely be a perfect… Read More
You might think that when you make the decision to become a Home Owner, your first logical step might be to shop for a home. After all, that is the fun part, right? Actually, home shopping should be your third step. Imagine finding exactly the home you’re looking for, then being told that it’s way… Read More
In addition to the suggestions in the video below, I’ve recently seen some great looking countertops in Poured Concrete, recycled glass, and even some very attractive new plastic laminates with a number of customizable edges. Builders are offering more options than ever in their New Construction homes and of course your options are unlimited if… Read More
New-Home Sales Up After Late Summer Lapse New Construction is popping up everywhere, gas stations, pharmacies, retail complexes, even small business malls, and one of the strongest indicators of healthy residential new home sales is Commercial and Retail New Construction. It’s good to see movement at residential new construction sites again. New-home sales activity is… Read More
5 Home Design Looks Now Trending Have you wondered when remodeling or buying a new home, whether or not to go with the style that’s trending? Current trends in home design might be more durable than you think. In my experience it takes around 15 years or more for a home to look dated, and… Read More
