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great time to get rid of anything you don’t want or don’t use. There will be less to pack and unpack. The last thing you want in your new home is old junk. “The worst part for me was going through all my stuff and figuring out what I wanted to move and what I wanted to get rid of,” said Spadafore. “I wanted to give some things to friends or a charity and not throw everything into a landfill somewhere. That part was very tedious.” If possible, sell anything you don’t want to pack up at a garage sale. The thought that your old possessions will get a new use and that you’ll be rewarded with some cash can ease the pain. When it’s over, take everything that’s left to Goodwill or another charity.
igh-end homebuyers, particularly those spending more than $2 million, weren’t just looking at metro Phoenix mansions during April. They were buying. Ten luxury estates priced above $3 million sold in April, up from seven during the same month in 2013. Twentyeight houses priced between $2 million and $3 million sold, 11 more than changed hands during April 2013. According to Walt Danley Realty and Mike Orr’s monthly luxury home report, another 28 houses priced between $1.5 million and $2 million were purchased, nine more than in April 2013. The report tracks the northeast Valley, including Phoenix’s Arcadia and Biltmore areas, but doesn’t include home sales in the West or southeast Valley, so the overall tally could be slightly higher. Listings for houses priced $500,000 are up from last year, something that doesn’t necessarily drive more sales because buyers have more options and time to negotiate and choose. But sales did climb. In April, 2,900 luxury homes were for sale in the northeast Valley, compared with 2,214 in April 2013. April is typically a good month for home sales because many of the deals are started early in the year when the Valley’s weather and many events are a huge draw for the area. Fountain Hills homes next to golf courses were popular with buyers in April as were new or renovated mansions on multiacre lots in Paradise Valley. Nationally, home sales are down, except for the most pricey homes. Sales of the priciest 1 percent of homes are up 21.1 percent so far this year, according to real-estate research firm Redfin.com But luxury-home sales in
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Dolores Tropiano Special for The Republic
Whether you are moving across town or across the country, relocating ranks as one of life’s more stressful experiences. But that doesn’t stop an estimated 35 million Americans from making a move annually, according to the U.S. Department of Transporation. “I hate it,” said Jenifer Spadafore, who just moved from Scottsdale to Phoenix in April. “It’s absolute torture.” Here are eight tips to help make moving more manageable. » De-clutter. Purge, people, purge! Relocating is a
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