Choose Your 5 Top Priorities When Shopping for a Home!

Make it easier on yourself, when shopping for a new home.  Make a list of your top  "must haves".  Then whittle it down to 10, or better yet, 5.

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Tips to Keep Scorpions Out of Your House!

If you live in the Valley, you know that the nasty little devils are inevitable.  There are a few things you can do to reduce the risk of finding one in your home, besides investing in the blue scorpion light and begging your husband to get up in the night and kill them for you!

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Take a peek at your favorite celebrities' homes!

Get a glimpse of the homes of our celebrity favorites!  From Jessica Simpson to Michael J. Fox.

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Do you love golf? Check out these hidden gems!

Everyone has heard of some of Scottsdale’s top courses like Grayhawk, Troon North, and TPC Scottsdale. With such notable courses like those, other courses that are as equally exceptional might go unnoticed.

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Pink Full Moon April 15th!

Friday, April 25th Artopia!

NFL: The Pro Bowl Coming to Phoenix Next Year!

Arizona will not only host this season's Super Bowl, but also the Pro Bowl, the NFL announced on Wednesday. 

The Pro Bowl will be played on Jan. 25, 2015, a week before the Super Bowl, at University of Phoenix Stadium and televised live on ESPN at 6 p.m. It will be the first time the game will be played in Arizona.  Read Article

Have you, or someone you know, lost a home through short sale or foreclosure?

If you lost your home in a short sale or in a foreclosure, you would normally have to wait 36 months to purchase a primary residence again with an FHA fixed-rate mortgage. However, the FHA Back to Work Program allows a buyer to purchase a primary home just 12 months after a foreclosure, short sale or a deed in lieu of foreclosure. Do you qualify?  

Do you have a pool? Think Liquid Pool Covers!

SRP:  Reduce evaporation (30 to 50%) from your pool (and reduce heat loss)  

Pool water fact: With more than 300,000 pools in Arizona, the water lost to evaporation each year is significant. The average pool contains 10,000 to 15,000 gallons of water and evaporates its entire contents each year.

The cost is relatively inexpensive, about $3 a week!  Check it out!

3 Reasons to Sell Your Home this Spring

by The KCM Crew on April 8, 2014

1. Demand is about to skyrocket

Most people realize that the housing market is hottest from April through June. The most serious buyers are well aware of this and, for that reason, come out in early spring in order to beat the heavy competition. We also have a pent-up demand as many buyers pushed off their home search this winter because of extreme weather. Sellers in markets where seasonal weather is never an issue must realize that buyers relocating to their region will increase dramatically this spring as these purchasers finally decide to escape the freezing temperatures of the winters in the north.

These buyers are ready, willing and able to buy…and are in the market right now!

2. There Is Less Competition - For Now

Housing supply always grows from the spring through the early summer. Also, there has been a growing desire for many homeowners to move as they were unable to sell over the last few years because of a negative equity situation. Homeowners have seen a return to positive equity as prices increased over the last eighteen months. Many of these homes will be coming to the market in the near future.

The choices buyers have will continue to increase over the next few months. Don’t wait until all the other potential sellers in your market put their homes up for sale.

3. There Will Never Be a Better Time to Move-Up

If you are moving up to a larger, more expensive home, consider doing it now. Prices are projected to appreciate by approximately 4% this year and 8% by the end of 2015. If you are moving to a higher priced home, it will wind-up costing you more in raw dollars (both in down payment and mortgage payment) if you wait. You can also lock-in your 30 year housing expense with an interest rate at about 4.5% right now. Freddie Mac projects rates to be 5.1% by this time next year and 5.7% by the fourth quarter of 2015.

Moving up to a new home will be less expensive this spring than later this year or next year.

36th Annual Scottsdale Culinary Festival

The 36th anniversary of the Scottsdale Culinary Festival is the longest running event of its type in the nation. The Festival has grown to a community favorite hosting over 35,000 guests, 20 events, 100 restaurants, dozens of top chefs and countless fine wine and spirit selections.

The six day festival offers a diverse menu of luxurious dinners, themed cocktail parties and our signature event, the Great Arizona Picnic featuring 50 restaurants, chef demonstrations, live bands and specialty tasting venues.  

Since 2002, the League has donated over $3.8 million to arts organizations in Arizona.  This is an excellent (and inexpensive) way to sample the cuisine from a wide variety of local restaurants.  


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