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Spring Home Maintenance Tips

May is almost here and that means it’s time ensure your home is all in order for the hotter months of summer that are just around the corner.  There are a few home maintenance items you’ll definitely want to take …


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Tips For Moving Into Your New Home

Moving into your new home is a big deal and it’s a huge undertaking.  But as big of a project it is, there are plenty of ways you can make it easier on yourself, from packing more effectively to hiring …


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Raising Your Family In The Phoenix Area

This region of the country may be arid and the summers may be swelteringly hot, but even that’s not enough for families to avoid sunny Phoenix, Arizona.  In fact, Homes.com recently named Phoenix the sixth best city in America to …




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Phoenix Home Values Up 20%

                Phoenix was hit incredibly hard when the housing market crashed. The metro Phoenix area struggled for so long in the fledgling economy but has slowly and surely been recovering. In many reports of various housing market recovery topics, Phoenix …


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Phoenix Homeowners Still Underwater

We have been seeing positive signs of economic and housing market recovery both nationally and in the Phoenix area. Home prices are on the rise, people are rejoining the work force and getting back into home ownership and Phoenix has …


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Voters Pass Proposition 117, What Does it Mean?

                Now that election season is over, we all have to prepare for what changes are to come and how they will affect us.  In the real estate world, Proposition 117 was a much discussed proposition on the ballot.  Many …


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Home Prices Continue to Rise in Phoenix

                On a national level we have seen home prices rise as the housing market continues to sustain a steady recovery and the Phoenix area is seeing home prices rise as well. After a few steady months, four months in …


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Why Getting a Mortgage Can Be Hard

The housing market is slowly but surely beginning to recover and mortgage rates are at record lows. Many people see this as a great opportunity to finally purchase their dream home. Before you get carried away searching for your future …