Surprise! A New Style of Desert Living

A Snapshot of the Verrado Rental Market: Buckeye, Arizona Verrado, Arizona is a community located in the West Valley of Phoenix, Arizona.  Situated in the Sonoran Desert, 25 miles west of downtown Phoenix, Verrado boasts beautiful mountain views, the Raven Golf Club, shopping and dining, such as ...

Tick-Tick-Tick: Mortgage Debt Relief Act is About to Expire We've recently housed the debate. Is it plausible, reputable, even financially feasible to foreclose on your home?  We debated both sides of Arizona's current real estate debate in our recent post Phoenix Real Estate: Is it Okay to Forec...

How Safe is Living in Surprise? According to Surprise Police statistics, Surprise is one of the Valley's safest cities. Being aware is half of the battle in the fight against crime. It not only makes you a more knowledgeable home-buyer, but it also makes you a safer citizen in general. Knowing wh...

Mortgage Rates Hit Record Low in the Second Week of 2012 Buying a new home on your list of Things to do in 2012? Now certainly could be a great time to buy, according to Freddie Mac.  Reporting last week in its weekly market survey, mortgage rates fell for the 6th consecutive week, and dropped be...

What to Do in the Valley of the Sun: January 14th-21st, 2012 Looking for something to do as we celebrate a long 3-day weekend in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this weekend? There are lots of things going on this weekend in the Valley of the Sun. Here are a few weekend favorites, and ...

Phoenix Named One of America's Rudest CitiesDoes Phoenix have you feeling down in the dumps like Paz?If so, you aren't alone. In fact, according to Travel + Leisure, it's common to feel a little blue in Phoenix, as you are living in one of the rudest cities in the nation.Recently, the magazine ra...

Phoenix Real Estate: Is it Okay to Foreclose on Your Home? Part II Yesterday, we began to talk about the great Arizona real estate debate of the moment, Phoenix Real Estate: Is it Okay to Foreclose on Your Home? Part I.  In the first post, we argued for the side of the argument that says "Yes! Fo...

Phoenix Real Estate: Is it Okay to Foreclose on Your Home? It's a hot debate, and there are certainly two sides to it given today's crummy economy. It's no secret that Arizona families are struggling with pay cuts, layoffs, and flat out financial distress. But is it okay to foreclose on your home...

Loop 303, Surprise Arizona Construction Updates As of January, 2012, the Loop 303 Improvement Project is now 20% complete, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). ADOT began the improvement project here in Surprise last summer, and the project, costing $129 million, is now 2...

Surprise! Spring Training is Back! I know that many of you may think it's too early to begin thinking about Spring Training, but with January temps in Surprise, Arizona in the 70s, it's hard not to have spring fever. Shoot, today I laid in my backyard and got burnt (as did my Cincinnati Bengals i...