Realtor.com predicts another banner year for Phoenix real estate markets. The website’s economic team released its annual market forecast last week and while the report predicted a slight slowdown for the U.S. real estate market as a whole, they expect Phoenix to continue strong growth through 2017.
“According to our forecasts, the western U.S. will continue to lead the nation in prices and sales,” the article reports. “The top 10 markets all benefit from strong growth dynamics: population, jobs, and households,” says Jonathan Smoke, realtor.com’s chief economist.
When you get to the point in your life where you just don’t want to deal with nasty winter weather anymore — when you want “snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes” to be just a song lyric and not a reality — you still have a decision to make. Which warm spot will suit your retirement and leisure plans best? If the place that speaks to you is an upscale condo development such as those at Toscana of Desert Ridge, don’t be surprised: Arizona has increasingly become a snowbird’s go-to spot for many reasons. Here are five…
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We’ve all heard the platitude about travel “broadening” your life; once you’ve experienced a different culture — even if it’s just one state or one town over! — you’ve expanded your perspective and adjusted your expectations of what “the world” is all about. Whether it’s a destination where you’ll be pampered or one where you’ll rough it like a wilderness survivor, perhaps the best benefit of travel is an inner paradigm shift, and most of the time for the better. At Toscana of Desert Ridge, you can experience this shift of your daily reality. A vacation in Arizona can…
Buying a Condo: Not a Small Decision
Buying a Condo or home can be a scary decision to make. Have you ever taken a tour of a home and still felt uneasy about the purchase? What if you don’t like it once you’ve moved in? What if you missed a detail that will take the joy away from your new purchase?
When thinking about where you will live your life, it’s undoubtedly a decision to not make lightly. Money aside, you want to be sure that the place that you call “home” is worth every day and night that you spend in…
