Arizona has long enjoyed appeal as a snowbird haven but more and more frequently retirees are regarding Arizona’s low cost of living, climate and availability of services as motivation to retire here. In the Phoenix metro area, Active Adult communities are abundant and well appointed with homes available in every price range. But whether or… Read More
Thinking of Retiring in Arizona? 8 Hot Tips to Find the Perfect Place! Author: Bill Salvatore Arizona is a wildly popular choice for retirees. Indeed our 300+ days of sunshine, mild winters, endless amenities and master planned Active Adult communities provide the ideal environment for taking full advantage ones retirement. Purchasing a home specifically for… Read More
Arizona has flourished over the last couple of decades. It’s become the land of Golf Courses, resort quality Retirement neighborhoods, dessert Ranches and mountainside Horse Properties, a seemingly endless supply of New Construction, mind-boggling planned community developments and intimate luxury enclaves. The Phoenix Valley in particular has so much to offer the contemporary home buyer… Read More
55+ Housing Market Remains in Positive Territory. Active Adult communities are getting lots of notice and with the baby-boomer generation aging, the popularity of these communities is likely to just keep flourishing for quite some time. After a period of static growth, new Active Adult neighborhoods are popping up in nearly every district. Mega-communities all… Read More
Older Americans Ready to Tackle Housing Market, Survey Says. Three out of four homeowners born before 1961 are confident they will have a financially comfortable retirement according to the Freddie Mac 55+ Survey, a comprehensive survey of the housing perceptions and preferences of Americans over the age of 55. The first Freddie Mac 55+ Survey… Read More
With the number of retiring homeowners projected to expand seemingly exponentially in the coming years, I went on a quest for more ideas on how to maximize your Real Estate investment to help underwrite retirement expenses. For your consideration: the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) – a Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) reverse mortgage program, which… Read More
Active Adult communities are huge in Arizona, and the beautiful, diverse Sun Lakes, Southeast of Phoenix, is one of the nicest. Sun Lakes offers both championship and executive golf, a notable Tennis Club, miles and miles of walking trails, swimming pools and spas, clubhouse, restaurants and retail, and a wide variety of social activities both… Read More
When you’re ready to put your home on the market, you need to start looking at your home with the critical eye of a buyer. Start where the buyer will park their your car and do a complete walk-around, inside and out, with notebook in hand. Notice EVERYTHING; landscaping, scuffed walls, dripping faucets, soiled carpeting,… Read More
