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New Listing in a Desert-Mountain-View Golf Community

This lovely home has been lightly lived in and meticulously maintained. Its corner lot with large open spaces to one side and directly behind, affords delightful privacy as you relax or play in your pool-sized backyard. — find additional details, video tour and photo gallery here — Johnson Ranch in San Tan Valley is the… 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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Video: Is a Historic Home Right for You?

It’s a given, that home ownership of any kind comes with a steady diet of upkeep and repairs. Even a newly built home is going to require some level of routine maintenance. However, if your dream home happens to fall into the ‘historic home’ category, or a location within in a historic district, be advised… Read More

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The Before, Could be More Important than the Open House Itself

There are multiple things to keep in mind when considering whether or not an Open House can work for you. General traffic patterns in the neighborhood determine signage including where, how much, and the need for enhanced visibility in some instances. During what hours is traffic the heaviest, and more importantly what type of traffic… Read More

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Video: How to Upgrade Your Home Office

According to BankRate, more than 13 million Americans work from home. That makes a home office one of the most requested features for today’s home buyers. Home offices range from a private, dedicated space to an unused back bedroom. Some home buyers require an independent, outside entrance, some have need of additional space to welcome… Read More

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Home Buyers: Tips for Maximizing Limited Kitchen Storage Space

Kitchens and garages are often carefully scrutinized when shopping for a home. Why? My theory is that much of the home’s storage space is located in the kitchen area and in the garage. Considering the scarcity of basements in our region, storage space claims an even higher spot on an Arizona home buyer’s list of… Read More

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Rudy Quinones, Our Thank You Thursday Hero

One of our favorite news sources is Leo Notenboom’s ‘Not All News is Bad‘. Leo is a tech expert (with an enviably nerdy understanding of all things computers), and a modest humanitarian. Recently, Leo brought to the attention of all his readers through his Not All News is Bad newsletter, Rudy Quinones, a remarkable man… Read More

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It’s Storm Season – 10 Safety Tips for Home Backup Generators

Monsoon, bringing high winds, dust and heavy rain, has finally taken hold here in Arizona, while other parts of the country are experiencing hurricanes, floods, powerful thunder storms and oppressive heat waves. Having the right resources to deal with varying weather conditions can save time, money and your sanity. One such resource is a home… Read More

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Minimize Risk to Your Home as Storm Season Closes In

Weather skirmishes differ in personality but many are capable of being harmful or damaging to your property, and in various regions of the country we are now anticipating some version storm season. Along the East Coast, folks are readying for hurricanes while the Southwest has Monsoon to look forward to, and though thunder storms can… Read More

Video: Selling Your Home? Make Sure it’s Not Lights Out For You!

In the world of Real Estate, light sells! Arizona homes tend to be dark, especially during the warmer seasons. I get it. Keeping the sun out keeps the heat out. Though we’ve had an unusually cool Spring so far this year, many of the homes I’ve shown to potential home buyers have been dim. Not… Read More