by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Apr 23, 2020 | Home Buying, Home Ownership
Front yard grass is almost non existent in new and newer homes in the Valley of the Sun. And in the back yard, the great majority of those homes have limited or fake grass. Desert or natural landscaping is the preferred choice. This is the reverse of homes built in...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Apr 16, 2020 | Home Ownership
The second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. (smoking is #1) is Radon. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas in the ground. When Radon has accumulated in a structure in sufficient quantities, it may present health risks over time. Homes with basements...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Apr 9, 2020 | Home Ownership
I’ve written a couple of blogs (the latest being Do You Have an HOA Dispute? Part 2) about how a homeowner to contest a notice of violation or fine by a Homeowner’s Association. It is an alternative to the civil court system administered by the Arizona...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Mar 23, 2020 | Arizona and Its Amenities, Home Ownership
Back in the 1970-80s, about 40% of new homes in the Phoenix metro area were built with pools. As of 2014, only 6% were. And some owners of older homes are removing existing pools. Reasons given are safety, the burden and cost of ongoing maintenance, and the energy...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jan 10, 2020 | Home Ownership, Real Estate Facts & Figures
Phoenix has the highest home-price appreciation in the country according to the October numbers from the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index. Nationally, home prices were up 3.3% year over year, but Phoenix led the U.S. with a 5.8% year-over-year home price rise...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Dec 3, 2019 | Home Ownership, Renters and Renting
State law allows owners to rent out their homes short term, subject to certain administrative rules. So they can’t be banned by cities, and counties. But in response to “party house” type problems, state law allows cities to prohibit short-term rentals from hosting...
