Chronic pain can have a global impact on your life, making it difficult to enjoy family and friends, to excel in your career, and to embrace life’s simple pleasures. If you’re a chronic pain sufferer who has developed a grin-and bear- it mindset, it may be time to rethink that strategy, as you have a number of alternatives. Begin by seeing a doctor who specializes in the treatment of chronic Continue Reading
Archives for May 2014
New freeway connecting to Loop 202 (San Tan Freeway-Route 24) open in Mesa
East Valley drivers heading into work now have a new option to get to the Loop 202 San Tan Freeway. The first mile of State Route 24, the Gateway Freeway, was opened to traffic late Sunday afternoon, according to the Department of Transportation. The new freeway segment provides improved access to development surrounding Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, according to an ADOT press release. State Continue Reading
Attract Serious Buyers, Discourage Lookie-Loos
Serious buyers want to find a home. They've been pre-qualified by a lender, chosen a real estate agent, and are ready to make an offer on the right home. A Lookie-Loo is a person who is not seriously in the market to buy a home. "Loo" could be a nosy neighbor, an open house junkie, or worst of all - someone who thinks they're serious, but are incapable of making a realistic offer. In Continue Reading
Cash Out Re-Financings Back In Vogue As Home Equity Surges
By Kenneth R. Harney May 4, 2014, 5:00 a.m. WASHINGTON — The name itself conjures up images of ATMs: cash-outs. You may associate the term "cash-out refinancing" with the frothy and dangerous days of the real estate boom, when some owners turned their hyper-inflating houses into money mills, leveraging their equities to the hilt. That didn't end up too well for many of them. But Continue Reading
Should You Pay Discount Points?
When you see mortgage loans advertised online, you may think those rates are for everybody, but they aren't. Known as benchmark mortgage rates, the best rates are for borrowers with perfect credit and who are buying a home well within conforming loan limits with a large down-payment as icing on the cake. The rates you see may be teaser rates and they aren't going to be available to you when you Continue Reading
Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show (May 2nd – 4th)
Find home improvement inspiration at the Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show. More than 500 exhibitors, including local and national companies, will be a part of the show taking place May 2, 3, and 4th at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix, located off 18h Ave. & McDowell Road. WHAT: Maricopa County Home and Garden Show Attendees will be inspired with fresh ideas for their summer Continue Reading