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Own a Home? Go Low-Maintenance and Reclaim Your Free Time!

Every home owner knows that given the opportunity, owning a home can quickly eat up your free time. To make your space feel like your own and increase the value of your investment, homeowners need to perform periodic maintenance beyond the usual cleaning and tidying. From routine yard work, patching and small repairs all the… Read More

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One Property, One Agent, One Listing… and All Those Home Buyers

In case you haven’t heard, this is a Sellers Market! (that was a joke-of course you’ve heard 🙂 ) More than just an inventory of basic amenities like number of bedrooms and baths, your listing description should pique the imagination of potential home buyers. Of course every home has a kitchen, but is yours sleek… Read More

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Trending Design Solutions to Attract the 2019 Home Buyer

With the optimum home selling season right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about prepping your home to attract 2019’s crop of potential property buyers. In order to maximize your home’s appeal, begin by researching the most recent design trends. Simplicity – In 2019 the design buzzwords are ‘Less is More’, as evidenced… Read More

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Mortgage Delinquency Rates Drop, Can You Still Get A Deal on Real Estate?

Home Buyers scouring the market for deals are having a much more difficult time finding one. Due to a shortage of foreclosures and the virtual non-existance of short sales, it’s been necessary for Home Buyers and property investors to adjust their definition of a bargain. Bargains nowadays might include

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Put a Healthy Green Face on Your Landscaping

Curb appeal may be the most important element in the presentation of a listing. The photos that are displayed in MLS can get a home buyer to the property, but the Wow-Factor needs to happen the minute they drive down the street and compare your home for sale with the rest of the neighborhood. Curb… Read More

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Common Home Health Hazards Can be More Harmful During the Holidays

Common Home Health Hazards Can be More Harmful During the Holidays. Your home is cozy and weather tight. You’ve taken all necessary measures to keep Winter weather on the outside. But sometimes consequences of winter-proofing your home may be more harmful than helpful, particularly during the holiday season. Decreased circulation of fresh air along with… Read More

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Show of Hands… Would You Buy a Haunted House?

Show of Hands… Would You Buy a Haunted House? Strangely enough the subject of haunted houses comes up frequently in Real Estate continuing ed classes. Personally, though I’ve never encountered one (at lease not that I know of), I don’t think selling a haunted house would be any more dubious than selling a house with… Read More

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7 Simple Ways to Make Your Style More Functional

7 Simple Ways to Make Your Style More Functional. One of the first things most home buyers note when they’re touring a listings is closet space. 99% of homes in the Phoenix area do not have basements so well designed floorplans incorporating plenty of closet space are always in demand. HINT for Home Sellers: You… Read More

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Sensational Inside, Golf Course Outside… what more could you wish for?

Western Skies Golf Property. Chic, comfortable and updated to perfection, this single-level Gilbert home is ideal for full-time residence or vacation getaway. Split, 2,740/square foot floorplan with 4 bedrooms plus a private office, three full baths and two spacious greatrooms. Gorgeous neutral tile flooring in high-traffic areas. Island kitchen has oak cabinets and granite countertops…. Read More

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Video: New to Homeownership? Don’t Make These Mistakes.

 Video: New to Homeownership? Don’t Make These Mistakes. When you’re renting a home you generally don’t live there long enough to notice long-term changes in the property so you might be completely unaware of any damage caused by your actions. If you’re new to buying a home, you’re going to want to be forewarned about… Read More