Tales of HOA horror: Read this before you choose a neighborhood
Mary Jean Lindgren said she never had a problem with her neighborhood homeowners association when she lived in Ahwatukee for 10 years.
But when her neighbor across the backyard became president of HOA’s board, her...
Would you pay $6.5 million for this Phoenix home? We would!
If a 16,000-acre “backyard” doesn’t turn you on, how does a two-story library with a retractable roof sound?
You can have both – and a lot more – if you’ve got about $6.48 million to...
Spring Cleaning: How to easily dispose of furniture, appliances and other bulk trash
You finally decided to bid a fond farewell to that ratty old couch, recliner, mattress, appliance or other bulk trash household item. However, it clearly won't fit in your standard garbage can and you probably don't want...
Xeriscaping your home saves water, brings beauty
When Carl Hermanns and his wife, Jeanne Powers, moved from San Diego in 2001 to teach at ASU, they were attracted to Tempe’s ranch houses and the established Meyer Park neighborhood especially.
The emerald green...
Valley cities ranked among best for renters
Finance site WalletHub just published an interesting new study that ranks the best and worst cities for renters. In a stunning victory, six Valley cities made it into the top 10 and eight made it...
What $1.19 million buys you in Ahwatukee
What will $1,195,000 buy in Ahwatukee? That was the sale price of a nearly 5,900-square foot, five-bedroom, four-bath house atop a hill with gorgeous views of South Mountain and the Phoenix skyline.
The house at 3520 E....
Important Reminder: Don’t leave your pets in the car
Through the year and particularly in the summer, the Arizona Humane Society educates the public in a dozen different ways on how to protect their pets from hot weather.
It never seems enough.
Pets are still...
Valley city earns high marks for recreation
For National Park and Recreation Month, which happens to be July, the site WalletHub took a look at the best cities in the country for going out. To create the list, 35 metrics were considered that comprised four categories: entertainment...
Important rattlesnake facts you need to know
You’re bound to hear a lot of folklore from Arizona old-timers about venomous bites and the indigenous critters that inflict the damage.
While entertaining and well-meaning, many of those stories are wrong, despite the sources’...
Upgrade your pool with cutting-edge designs
In what might be called the Bronze Age of residential pool building in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, the design phase was quick and easy. Homeowners asked for a kidney-shaped pool with a deep...
