by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 26, 2015 | Home Buying, Home Ownership
Flood plains are areas determined to be potentially affected by flooding. Why should you care? As Mesa, Arizona homeowners found out last year, flooding is possible in some neighborhoods. Flood damage is not covered by homeowners’ insurance policies, so you have...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 19, 2015 | Home Buying, Home Ownership
Although not always present on Arizona lots, the number of trees can be a powerful influence on home buying nationally. In an eastern-U.S. centered study, 18% of repeat buyers and 25% of buyers purchasing a new home said that being on a wooded lot or on a lot...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 11, 2015 | Home Ownership
Want to get real-time information about construction activity, development, building permits, and code enforcement in your metro Phoenix area city? In Scottsdale, sign up for the “Scottsdale P & Z Link”, a bulletin that includes information about new...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | May 28, 2015 | Home Ownership
Kitchen and Bathroom remodeling dominate home remodeling projects. Bathroom remodeling was cited as the most common remodeling project in 2014 by 78% of remodelers, barely edging out kitchen remodels at 77%, the National Assoc. of Home Building reports. Other types of...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | May 27, 2015 | Home Ownership, Real Estate Facts & Figures
Only 4% of all U.S. single-family home sales in the first quarter were flips – defined as sold for a second time within a 12-month period. According to RealtyTrac’s first quarter 2015 U.S. Home Flipping Report, this was the lowest number of homes flipped...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Apr 17, 2015 | Home Ownership, Selling Your Home
Zillow is a source for much misinformation when it comes to market value in the metro Phoenix area. “Zillow’s price forecasts are for entertainment purposes,” said Mike Orr, ASU’s real estate expert. Zillow has been “wildly...
