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Pending Home Sales Stats Cast Pall on Housing Outlook
The National Association of Realtors® today announced its monthly report of homes under contract for sale and the news was not upbeat. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, fell 8.7% to 92.4 in December from a downwardly...
What Can I Do About that Crummy Fence?
QUESTION: We want to replace the rickety old fence that separates our backyard from our neighbor's yard with a new one. Do we have to get our neighbor's permission first? Would he be required to pay half of the cost? Also, how tall could the new fence be? ANSWER: You...
Best Place To Be Finally Free: Flagstaff, AZ
A couple of decades ago, when we were making our final decision to move to Flagstaff from the Chicago area, some close friends gave us a subscription to Sunset Magazine. So I was especially thrilled to learn this week that Sunset Magazine chose Flagstaff as it's #1...
Home Sales in 2013 Strongest in Seven Years
Although December sales were lower than a year earlier, 2013 total existing home sales on a national basis ended higher than in any year since 2006, according to data released by the National Association of Realtors® today.Headlines are touting that home sales rose in...
Biggest Mistakes Home Sellers Can Make
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A Bright Idea? Smart Light Bulbs Debut
As of Jan. 1 of this year, incandescent light bulbs are no longer being manufactured in the U.S. Some in the lighting industry see “smart bulbs” as the next bright idea in lighting up homes. Smart bulbs are not only energy-efficient but they can be controlled by your...
This is the year to sell your home – MarketWatch
“Going forward this year, the level of price appreciation will likely be nowhere near what we witnessed in 2013,” says Stuart Gabriel, director of the Ziman Center for Real Estate at the University of California, Los Angeles. My thoughts about Flagstaff real estate,...
One Reason Home Prices Will Keep Rising
There are insufficient homes being built to relieve the shortage of housing inventory that permeates the country. The inventory of newly constructed homes is essentially at a 50-year low. Yes, the country over-built during the housing bubble. But now demand for homes...
NAU Film Series
Great, free entertainment in Flagstaff! Flagstaff is home to Northern Arizona University (NAU), with all of the educational and cultural amenities of a college town. Approximately 15,500 undergraduates and 2,000 graduate students attend the NAU Flagstaff campus. NAU...
Monthly Flagstaff Home Sales Report
Flagstaff home sales were strong in December given low inventory The median price of Flagstaff homes sold in December dropped $13,000 compared with the price of Flagstaff homes sold in November; however, the price is up 8% from December 2012. The median price of...