Fountain Hills, AZ The Fountain and the Park The fountain was built in 1970, by Robert P. McCulloch, the year before the reconstruction of the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, another of McCulloch’s projects. The fountain sprays water for about 15 minutes every hour between 9am and 9pm. The plume rises from a concrete [...] Read more
Rio Verde and Tonto Verde, The Views
Rio Verde, AZ Rio Verde is an adult community, what does this mean? Federal housing rules allow adult communities where 80 percent of the homes are occupied by at least one person 55 years old, or older. No school age children are allowed for more than 30 days out of any six-month period. The benefit [...] Read more
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa – Alto Ristorante e Bar
Looking for a great place to dine in Scottsdale, Arizona? One of my favorite places is at The Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch. Enjoy a quiet and romantic dinner at Alto ristorante e bar followed by a complimentary gondola ride through the resorts waterways, with singing gondoliers (with purchase of an [...] Read more
Scottsdale Art Walk – Things To Do
Looking for something to do or a special gift to buy this holiday? Enjoy a casual evening walking in Downtown Scottsdale viewing fine art. The Scottsdale Art Walk takes place along Main Street and Marshall Way. Scottsdale Art Walk December 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 Time: 7p.m. – 9p.m. Cost: FREE MAP: http://www.scottsdaledowntown.com/GettingAround.aspx TROLLEY: [...] Read more
Market Trends
It’s that time again-how did the numbers look in September and what kind of trends are we seeing continue or change? That’s a loaded question right now, with new information from banks on how they’re handling foreclosures and what that will mean for the market over the next several months. But let’s look at September [...] Read more
Banks Freezing Foreclosures
Bank of America announced it is freezing foreclosures in 23 states (but didn’t specify whether AZ was one of them…it’s a safe assumption that AZ is on that list). This comes after the Associated Press reported that BofA mortgage and foreclosure officials had proceeded with some actions without reading forms and documents provided by distressed [...] Read more
