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Calgary is on the rise for Chinese buyers.
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...
Scottsdale Owners Save.
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...
Do You Have That Sinking Feeling?
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...
Public Transit Proximity Matters.
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...
The New No. 1 Counter Choice.
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...
Low Hazard Risk County Home Sales Increasing Twice as Fast.
In a study, 3,000 U.S. counties were indexed based on risk of six natural hazards - such as earthquakes, floods, hail, and hurricane storm surge. The research showed that median home prices in the first 6 months of 2016 are up 9.5% from the same time period 10 years...