Archives for November 2014

Home buyers are reportedly returning to the market after nearly a year, as mortgage rates mostly stabilize and federal regulators offer up rules that promise to make it easier to get a loan, Reuters reports. Homebuilding giants D.R. Horton Inc. and Toll Brothers Inc. reported this week a sharp rise in new orders that hasn’t been matched since last year. Builders are welcoming the rise, after a Continue Reading

Arizona officials like to tout the state's business friendliness, but, according to Forbes, the state could do better. The venerable magazine listed Arizona No. 22 in its list of best states for business. Not bad – but it certainly could be better. Forbes' annual list was compiled by evaluating 36 data points across six areas: business costs, labor supply, regulatory environment, economic Continue Reading

Veterans Day is an official United States holiday that honors people who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, also known as veterans. It is a federal holiday that is observed on November 11. It coincides with other holidays such as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also mark the anniversary of the end of World War I (major hostilities of World Continue Reading

Today, November 4t,  is election day in Arizona. Polling locations are open from 6:00am-7:00pm. Anyone who is in line at a polling location by 7:00pm will be allowed to cast a ballot. Polling locations: Visit the AZSOS.gov to find your polling location. Bring the following to the polls: Voters must provide 1 of the following: 1 piece of identification that has a voter's name, Continue Reading