It’s been a jam packed week, so it was a treat to slip out with my camera for a few minutes this morning. My new clients spent the week searching for their next home, and kept remarking on how beautiful and clean Scottsdale was. They are so right. Scottsdale — a great place to call [...]
September 2011
Tour de Scottsdale cycling events kick off Saturday, Sept. 24, with proceeds benefiting the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy. To give you a taste of the final event: Last year, I watched the 7th annual Tour de Scottsdale, camera in hand. I “camped out” at the entrance to the Discovery Center on Thompson Peak Parkway, north of [...]
In addition to being named 4th best city in the U.S by BusinessWeek.com this week, the city captured a few more awards for art, innovation, and more. Scottsdale’s landmark Soleri Bridge and Plaza captured two top honors at the Valley Forward Association’s Environmental Excellence Awards. The Soleri Bridge and Plaza captured top spot in both [...]
Business Week asks the question: Which Is America’s Best City? And then ranks Scottsdale as #4, in the nation. And here’s why: A wealthy Phoenix suburb, Scottsdale has the second-best schools among cities we ranked, low unemployment, and a high number of park acres per person. More than half the population has a college degree. [...]
When you start looking for a home, you need to get your list together. Age? Location? Features? Schools? Pool? Use the Internet. Drive neighborhoods. Categorize your “Got to have’s” and “Want to have’s”, because really there is no such thing as the perfect house. Ask someone who has built a custom home, if there’s anything [...]
If you are thinking about buying a house, there are a couple good reasons to have your representation, a buyer’s agent: You have an advocate looking out to YOUR best interests. A buyers agent will focus on YOUR home search, not selling their listing. After you choose your agent, searching on-line plays a big part [...]
Monsoon season is almost over. By the new weather service guidelines, September 30th is the last day. Until then, we get to see some amazing clouds, and incredible sunsets…. like this: More photos of Scottsdale’s beautiful skies: Scottsdale Weather Forecast – What does a day in July look like? Arizona Sunset My favorite sunrise and [...]
