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Camelot’s remodel division surges in pandemic BY DAVID M. BROWN Progress Contributor
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“The home had never had been updated; everything was original,” said Beckert, who lives in Silverleaf with her family. “A friend of a friend asked if we would be interested in remodeling the home. She liked the idea that we were the original builder and was familiar with our current work. “We took the house down to the studs, rearranged spaces, took down a wall to open up Third-generation Scottsdale homebuilder Cammie the kitchen, added on in a few places and completely Hancock Beckert led an extensive renovation of a updated the interior finMcCormick Ranch home ishes,” she added. “The built in the 1970s by her before/after photos were
bout five years ago, third-generation Scottsdale homebuilder Cammie Hancock Beckert led an extensive renovation of a McCormick Ranch home built in the 1970s by her family’s Camelot Homes. Founded by her grandparents, JW and Maggie Hancock, more than a half-century ago, the company has built thousands of Valley homes, including $3–$5 million customs in luxury golf communities such as Grayhawk, Desert Mountain and Silverleaf, all in family’s Camelot Homes. (Courtesy Camelot Homes) north Scottsdale.
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Scottsdale homeowners Valerie and David Blanco were delighted with the work that Camelot Homes’ remodeling division did with their McCormick Ranch hosue. “You helped us get our home to where it is. It feels brand new, and we love the design and interior finishes,” Valerie said. (Courtesy Camelot Homes)
2 help unravel divorce's complexities BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer
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ivorce can oftentimes be one of the worst experiences of a lifetime – and something that Amy Bloomberg Corben and Sheri Heitner-Anderson are all too familiar with. Corben and Heitner-Anderson had always maintained a good friendship through working at non-profit events and having children that attended the same preschool. But their divorces brought them closer together and gave them the idea for un◆tied – a consulting firm that aids people through the bureaucratic and overwhelming process of breaking up. “There’s a lot of different ways to get divorced – like filing for legal separation or meeting with a mediator to create a par-
that no divorce is the same.” Corben explained, “One of the things that resonated with me was that I was finding it hard to function with the experience and the reason for our divorce. “I was running a business and my home, taking care of my children, dealing with letting my loved ones know what was happening and to be provided a list from my attorney while constantly contacting the attorney started to add up.” Sheri Heitner-Anderson, left, and Amy Bloomberg Corben began doing reCorben started un◆tied to help people who are going search to see if there were through divorce. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer) any resources available that guided someone through enting agreement,” said Heitner-Anderson. “We want to make sure our clients know the daunting process of divorce. She could
not find anything. “I couldn’t find anything that was of a resource to me,” Corben said. “There was nothing out there to hold my hand and guide me through one of the worst times of my life.” Corben saw a need for a business that offered individuals guidance and held their hands through a challenging time. “I had thought of doing something just like this but when Amy suggested it, she pushed me to make a decision,” HeitnerAnderson said. With the business model in mind, the two began reaching out to family law attorneys to decipher ways that they could aid couples who were divorcing and the lawyers representing them. “Before we formalized our decision to
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