Building an Energy Efficient Home From the Ground Up
The very best thing about buying your piece of land and building the home of your dreams is that you have complete control over what kind of house you want to build. Every element of your newly-designed home has to planned for, and that means having a lot of long, detailed conversations with your builder […]
Mark Your Calendar! Spring Events in Tucson
It is hard to imagine, but in case you haven’t noticed (or haven’t been in Tucson for very long), Spring tends to come early. The winter frosts have subsided, flower gardens are getting planted as we speak, and storage bags full of sweaters and jackets are getting zipped up all around town – and it […]
8 Arizona Destinations to Reconnect with the Old West, Part Two
One of the best perks of living in Arizona is how much access we have to American history. Arizona is a fantastic place that is loaded with places where can be entertained, educated, and interact with the history of the Southwest, and we are privileged to be able to touch base with our history any […]
8 Arizona Destinations to Reconnect with the Old West, Part One
Loaded with luxury mansions nestled neatly in the Foothills, premier shopping, world-renowned resorts, and world-class golf courses that draw people in by the thousands, it can be hard to picture southern Arizona as the Old West locale that put it on the map nearly 200 years ago. Southern Arizona has always had a knack for […]
Building a Home Together (and Keeping It Together): Tips for Couples
Your head is spinning with ideas for your new home—which kinds of tile you want in the dining room, how big of pool you need to do your daily laps, how large of a garage you’ll need if you want to include a large workshop area for your favorite hobby. Then you tell your spouse […]
Are Custom Builders Back? Has the High-End Spec Home Returned? Part Three
In 2014, the recession finally seemed to be behind us, and the real estate trajectory for new home demand and sales was heading north. The semi-custom builders had proven sales up to the $650,000 price point. The custom home builders were still leery of the demand for new luxury homes and knew the inventory of […]
Are Custom Builders Back? Has the High-End Spec Home Returned? Part Two
During Tucson’s residential real estate recession, which lasted roughly from 2007 until 2012-2013, virtually no high-end, custom, and speculative building took place in Tucson. Very gradually, some semi-custom home building companies began to re-enter the market with new home products, generally under the $500,000 price point. In addition to their on-going new subdivision developments, local […]
Are Custom Builders Back? Has the High-End Spec Home Returned? Part One
The banner across the top of today’s Arizona Daily Star proclaims,”Home Sells for $3M – Foothills deal is Tucson’s biggest in 3 years.” The accompanying article points to this sale as a sign of a”resurgence of the luxury home market in the Foothills.” The manager of the office that sold this house is quoted as […]
2017: The Year to Buy and Build in Tucson
There is just something about Tucson that makes it hard for people to stay away. For decades, visitors have turned their love of visiting the Old Pueblo into building new homes here, settling down and helping to make Tucson the booming and thriving mini-metropolis that it is today. In their annual forecast of the hottest […]
Big Enough or Too Big? Determining How Much Space You Need for Your Custom Home
You’ve spent months researching, visiting, and preparing, and you finally found the beautiful land that you’ve been looking for. You nabbed a great builder, loaded your Pinterest boards to the gills with design inspiration, and have begun tackling the task of securing a lender to build the home of your dreams on your very own […]