You all know the neighborhoods, the homes were built by the tens of thousands here in the Valley. Tile roof, stucco exterior with elevation A, B, and C differentiated by moving a window or maybe a slightly different pitch to the roof line. Either way, when you drive down the street, they all basically look […]

It doesn’t take a genius to realize that living near our light rail line gives people easy access to a LOT of cool stuff. In Arizona, the term walkable community seemed like an oxymoron for a very long time. To some, it probably still does. We have cars, why would we need to walk anywhere? […]

For this community spotlight we head to Mesa, just north of the Sycamore station, to check out Sycamore Square. Sycamore Square consists of 30 homes that feature covered parking and a nice community pool in a very “transit friendly” location. On the map below, you can get a good idea of how close the community […]

It was recently announced that Allstate Insurance Company has leased 66,000 square feet of office space at the Tempe Gateway building located at Mill Avenue and 3rd Street. Yep, right next to the Mill Avenue light rail station. The Tempe Gateway building is 8 stories tall and has 260,000 square feet of Class A space […]

So, I read some more about Shea Homes striving for an “electric bill of zero” in 10 communities across the nation, including one in San Tan Valley. While I think the idea sounds cool and I’m glad we are getting closer to this being the norm, part of me wants to say… “San Tan Valley? […]

Last year, I started talking about a cool project called Encore on Farmer that was under construction in downtown Tempe. Encore isn’t for everyone. In fact, if you are not 55 years of age or older, it’s not for you.  However, if you do qualify to live at Encore, you will have a spiffy new […]

Everyone LOVES the Willo Historic District. Yes, everyone. The annual Willo Historic District Home Tour attracts thousands of people each year because of this love affair with cool homes in this awesome downtown Phoenix location. The self guided tour of Willo allows people to peak inside of some really great homes while walking the tree […]

During this time of record low mortgage rates, many people still seem to be surprised when they hear of how many homes are selling for cash. Recent numbers released by the Arizona Regional MLS show that 2011 saw the second highest number of home sales in the last decade, which was surpassed only by the […]

Most of us know the importance of walk ability when it comes to choosing a place to live. As we’ve said before, it seems like more people in the Phoenix Metropolitan area are becoming aware of a more urban lifestyle, but most still prefer to drive. We’ve heard a lot about the trend to build […]

Lakeside living in Tempe AZ offers a unique opportunity to live an urban / active lifestyle where people have easy access to hiking, biking, boating, sand volleyball and so much more. Living in or near the Mill Avenue district, people also have the convenience of a lifestyle that is arguably Arizona’s most urban environment with […]