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Gabriela’s Eco-Boémio Home in Bahia, Brazil (Image credit: Nasozi Kakembo) For many people, bigger is still better—especially when it comes to their homes. Sure, that motorized monstrosity known as the Hummer is no longer in production, and McMansions have fallen out of favor in recent

Quick fixes to sell your house faster. By Sarah Yang When you’re putting your house on the market, preparation and presentation can be the keys to selling faster and for a better price. While curb appeal improvements can definitely help, interiors are

A Photo credit: ©iStock/Courtney Keating Ah, the dreaded credit score. It’s one of the biggest criteria considered by lenders in the mortgage application process — three tiny little digits that can mean the difference between yes and no, between moving into the

A Vibrant Urban Jungle Paradise in Downtown LA (Image credit: Marisa Vitale) As a design editor, it’s my job to stay on top of (and decode) potential trends in the industry. There are some that are low hanging fruit (for 2017, it’s

The median home value in the U.S. is now $193,800, according to Zillow’s December Real Estate Market Reports. Rents grew 1.5 percent annually to a $1,403 median monthly payment. – Home values rose 6.8 percent over the past year to a Zillow

By Eric D. updated January 13, 2017 Landlording and Rental Properties If you are like many people, you may be investing in a buy and hold rental that you can use for passive income in your later years — or even in

By Lisa Gordon | Jan 17, 2017 If you’re anything like us, you probably have a love-hate relationship with furniture shopping. You’re besotted while browsing catalogs, admiring gorgeous pieces, and imagining them in your home. But then reality strikes: You have to actually go

Thanks to all of our agents and their friends and family who joined us this weekends at Tempe Beach Park for the Walk for a Cure! We had an amazing showing at this years “Walk for the Cure”! People brought their friends,

Should you be thinking about buying a home over Renting? With rents are increasing and predicted to keep increasing into 2017 there is a lot of talk about why it can be a better idea to buy a home instead of rent.