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Is it true? Is new-home recovery really here?
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ome offices have evolved from amenity to necessity. Most of us need an office at home for telecommuting, running a business or, for kids, homework. Today, a home office, whether tucked into a corner or in a sprawling room, can do more than make it easy to work at home. A wellstaged office can also help sell a home. A few office decorating tips from the pros:  Pay attention to work flow. Decorate with office pieces that are both functional and attractive.  Decorate an office to complement — not See OFFICE, Page 3R
When a dozen people camped out to buy a new house in Mesa four months ago, it appeared to be a sign that metro Phoenix’s new-home market might soon rebound. The numbers are in, and it was. Homebuilding in the Valley has been climbing steadily this year; in June, building jumped to its highest level since 2007. The long-awaited recovery of the region’s homebuilding industry could finally be underway. Veteran Arizona housing analysts RL Brown and Greg Burger tracked the recent jump in the new-home market. The publishers of the Phoenix Housing Market Letter believe the trend will continue and are working on upping their forecast for homebuilding in metro Phoenix this year. New-home permits climbed to 1,679 in June, up 47 percent from a year ago. For the first half of this year, new-home construction is 36 percent ahead of 2014’s pace. Burger told me there has been a definite shift among buyers toward new homes in the Valley, and homebuilders are seeing it with more visitors to model homes and rising sales. The Mesa development called Mulberry, where the buyers camped out in the spring, was the most popular Valley community for home construction and sales in June. Blandford Homes sold 13 houses in Mulberry, near Signal Butte and Guadalupe roads, and started construction on another 29. Metro Phoenix’s homebuilding industry had long been one of the region’s biggest economic drivers until the crash. More than 50 years ago, Arizona developers Del E. Webb and John F. Long launched the Valley as an affordable housing hotspot with the communities Sun City and Maryvale, where homes sold for less than $15,000. Metro Phoenix led the nation for homebuilding, or came in right behind Atlanta, from the mid-1990s until the housing crash. See REAGOR, Page 3R
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find your next place. SCOTTSDALE | 8217 East Montello Road | Open Today 1-4PM
A BOB BACON DESIGN. Authentic southwest home in gated MLS# Tecolote. A rare opportunity, this dream estate designed by Bob Bedrooms Bacon, renowned designer whose credits include The Boulders Bath Resort is stunning. Alluring elegance gracefully blends with Pool breathtaking mountain vistas. Exquisite interior with 6,600 sq. ft. under roof. Fabulous island kitchen has Viking & Sub-Zero Sq. Ft. appliances. Huge master with impressive closet! Fourth bedroom Parking set up as an office. Vessel sink and free standing claw-leg tub in Lot Size guest bath. Views abound from the L-shaped porch. Beautiful ZIP Code outdoor living space with fireplace. Heated negative-edge PebbleTec pool. Extra deep three car garage with paver block floor. Online Pics Motor court. – Joseph Callaway Price
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- 4900388 -4 -4 - Yes - 3,642 - 3-Car Garage - 1.5 Acres - 85266 - ThoseCallaways.com - $1,299,999
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PARADISE VALLEY | 6331 East Hummingbird Lane | Open Today 1-5PM
VIEW-RICH JEWEL ON NORTH SLOPE OF MUMMY MLS# MOUNTAIN. Nestled on the north slope of Mummy Mountain, Bedrooms this stunning home features fantastic views of the majesties of Bath the McDowell Mountains, the ancient spires of Pinnacle Peak and Pool the shimmering city lights of Scottsdale. Ideal for moving right in or remodeling to suit your taste. Gorgeous great room w/MidSq. Ft. Century-style ambience with vaulted beamed ceiling, soaring ZIP Code fireplace, floor-to-ceiling glass. Dining room opens to dining/ dessert patio. Sharp kitchen with butted-glass view-windows. Two Online Pics Price master suites. Enormous bonus room, guest quarters, office, hobby room. Towering palm trees, generous patios, spa, boulder-trimmed pool. Visit tourfactory.com/1392781. Inside: details, directions.
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- 5307000 -4 - 3.75 - Yes - 4,789 - 85253 - BaldwinTeam.com - $1,795,000
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