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...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 27, 2016 | Home Buying, Real Estate Facts & Figures
The America THINKS survey found that 83% of all Americans were as or more interested in living near accessible public transportation than they were 5 years ago, including 76% of Americans living in rural areas. This desire to live near public transportation has...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 23, 2016 | Home Ownership
The most popular counter top material U.S. remodelers say they’re using is quartz, followed by granite. In 2015, 89% of National Kitchen and Bath Association members said they used quartz in their kitchen remodeling projects. Obviously that means the popularity of...
