by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 12, 2016 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home
An ongoing issue in home sales is the evaluation of solar panels. Systems can be owned or leased. When a system is leased, the homeowner doesn’t own the system. Leased items typically don’t add much value, and in some cases can be legitimately excluded from...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 10, 2016 | Canada and Canadians
The Connecting America tourism campaign is Canada’s latest effort to attract more American visitors. The U.S. is Canada’s largest inbound tourism market, representing approximately 70% of overnight tourists to Canada. Other notable examples to strengthen Canada’s...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 7, 2016 | Global Buyers + Foreign Investment
While Vancouver and Toronto are traditionally the top two favorites for Chinese buyers, there’s a new competitor that is nabbing much Chinese investor interest – Calgary, the largest city in Alberta. Chinese inquiries for Alberta properties on Juwai.com have surged...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 5, 2016 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home
The city and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have reconsidered a designated flood plain area east of Scottsdale Road, from roughly Deer Valley to Happy Valley. Better flood modeling techniques and improvements in infrastructure led to FEMA dropping the...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 29, 2016 | Arizona and Its Amenities, Home Buying
According to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, Florida has more sinkholes than any other state. The Florida Geological Survey noted that, “[s]ince the entire state is underlain by carbonate rocks, sinkholes could theoretically form anywhere.” To illustrate...
