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What’s Cooking? The Secrets to a Gourmet Kitchen

(BPT) – If you’re a homeowner with a passion for cooking, there’s likely one home amenity you covet above all others: a gourmet kitchen. But you don’t need a five-star restaurant budget to have a chef-worthy kitchen. All it takes are a few simple upgrades and coordinating design elements, say the experts at faucet manufacturer… Read More

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Thank You Thursday Honors Dominoes Pizza Driver, Angela Nguyen

I recently read about Minnesota Dominoes Pizza driver Angela Nguyen on HuffPost’s website, and I can’t seem to get her out of my mind. Here’s why. Angela started a GoFundMe campaign for a delivery customer of hers, Lee Haase, who is living in camper with no heat, electricity or running water after a storm destroyed… Read More

Video: Now Available in one of Gilbert, Arizona’s premier Golf communities!

I know you hear it all the time, see it on home listings and in advertising… “This one won’t last long”, it’s nearly as cliché in the Real Estate industry as “Location, Location, Location”. I almost always avoid the clichés but here I am using them both. Location, Location, Location This one won’t last long! <iframe… Read More

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Mortgage Interest Rates Still Low After Summer Decrease

Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages decreased from July to August, according to several indices of new mortgage contracts. October rates so far have remained fairly stable. The National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders Index was 3.99 percent for loans closed in late August, down 3… Read More

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5 Landscaping hacks to increase your home’s value

Landscaping is one of the most important ways to increase your property’s value quickly. In fact, a gorgeous landscape design can increase the value of your home by at least 5 to 11 percent—and maybe more. The best part about landscaping is that even though it’s one of the most valuable home improvements you can make, it’s… Read More

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Home Price Gains Concentrated in the West

Home prices continued their rise across the country over the last 12 months, with the majority of late summer gains concentrated in the west, according to the recently released S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Year-over-Year The S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, recorded a slightly higher year-over-year gain with a… Read More

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Four prominent new build sites among Chandler, Arizona new construction.

Fire Rock Villas, Sendera Place, Ocotillo Landing, Avian Meadows are all prominent among communities with New Construction homes for sale in Chandler, Arizona. There are some unique, contemporary designs available in Jacaranda, including one on E Lynx Place with a fantastic 2,900/sf floor plan. Our New Construction Discount program to helps you with your closing… Read More

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Real Estate Market Expected to Continue Economic Expansion through 2017

The real estate market is projected to continue expanding at healthy and fairly steady levels for 2015 through 2017, according to a new three-year economic forecast from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate. The latest ULI Real Estate Consensus Forecast, a semi-annual outlook, is based on a survey of… Read More