by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 22, 2016 | Home Ownership
RealtyTrac’s new website homedisclosure.com lists #sex offenders, #drug labs and environmental problems in metro #Phoenix and other selected areas.
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 9, 2015 | Home Ownership
Halloween may be over, but hauntings can occur all year round. An example is what is happening to the owners of a home depicted as “haunted” in the 2013 film “The Conjuring”. The Conjuring identified the Harrisville, Rhode Island farmhouse as...
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...
