Today was a challenging, exhausting, fulfilling, emotional day out in shadows of the Superstition Mountains. A dear friend of ours Holly had her husband Craig pass away suddenly and without warning five years ago at their home. They had been together since their early college days. They were both fitness enthusiasts and in great shape. Holly has been a personal fitness instructor for over a decade and Craig had completed many triathalons, but an undetected heart defect took him before the age of 50...read more.
The Spring Home Buying Season is here in Arizona
Buyers are finally awakening from their Winter slumber here in Arizona! In the last week alone, two of my buyer clients I have taken out to show homes have missed out on houses because of stiff competition for properties below the $200,000 range. This is a pretty standard entry level home price range for the Arizona market and specifically my area of Gilbert...read more.
Buyers are camping out for Mulberry in Mesa, Arizona
Before the real estate bubble burst plunging our entire economy into the abyss, competition for new homes was fierce and cutthroat. Nightly news stories detailed the extravagant efforts and lengths buyers were going to so that they could be assured a spot on the waiting list for a new home development. Some individuals would camp out for over a week in front of the offices of a new home subdivision just waiting for them to release the next set of lots that could be bought and built on. After such a long and difficult road back to a healthy real estate market I was astonished to hear about a new home development in Mesa, Arizona where, once again, buyers are camping out just for the chance to be one of the lucky few to purchase a home in this brand new subdivision...read more.
The 27th Annual Chandler Arizona Ostrich Festival
Every year Chandler, Arizona puts on one of the most unique events you'll ever attend. It's that time of year once again for The Chandler Ostrich Festival! The Festival starts Friday March 13th and goes through Sunday March 15th. Each day from 10am to 11pm visitors will descend upon Tumbleweed Park to watch the Ostrich Races, enjoy outdoor music and entertainment, and sample all of the unique foods available. Yes, Ostrich is on the menu!...read more.
The Most Expensive Home sold in Arizona last week
Every Monday I chronicle the most expensive home that sold in Arizona the previous week. Last week's most expensive home is located in Scottsdale, Arizona. Scottsdale is very diverse when it comes to real estate. There is a wide range of homeowners from middle-class to the extremely wealthy. However, Scottsdale is largely known for it's world class golf courses, luxury houses, celebrity sightings, and expensive clubs and restaurants...read more.
Fun Friday - Micro houses
You must be living under a rock the past few years if you haven't seen one of the latest trends in housing called Micro Houses or Tiny Houses. There are numerous shows on television now that highlight people choosing to downsize into one of these minuscule homes that are usually no larger than a few hundred square feet in size. It was only a matter of time before the sketch comedy shows picked up on this new fad in living...read more.