I think we can all agree that the cost of living everywhere is out of control, but some U.S. cities are being hit harder than others. GoBankRate.com did a study to determine which 5 US cities were experiencing the most dramatic cost increases. The results of their study below does not include any Arizona cities… Read More
Plan to Wait for New Construction Homes, Where and Why. Residential new build homes are not exactly flying off the shelf lately. It’s not because people aren’t buying brand new homes, quite the opposite. As a matter of fact, Phoenix AZ alone forecasts nearly 30,000 new home permits by the end of 2017. That doesn’t… Read More
Kudos Gilbert, AZ – Most Prosperous City AND the 15th Best Housing Market! azCentral reports that in a recent study by the Economic Innovation Group, Gilbert, Arizona ranked #1 in the U.S. for Most Prosperous City or Town of its size. Gilbert beat out San Francisco, Seattle and even Austin TX for the coveted distinction…. Read More
What Increases Your Home’s Value? Apparently Walking, and Trader Joe’s I recently read an article titled Trader Joe’s is Secretly Making Your Home More Valuable. I get it, sort of. But at the end of it all my question was: Is retail like Trader Joe’s actually increasing the value of the residential areas around it,… Read More
What exactly is it that makes a homeowner happy? A safe community? A short commute? What about walkability?
The answer is all of the above, according to HomeAdvisor.com’s recently released Homeowner Happiness Index… …What’s the best Arizona town or city for your lifestyle?
