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By Edward & Celia Maddox, EXPERIENCE & INTEGRITY - WE TAKE THE HIGH ROAD
(The Celtic Connection Realty)
The Del Webb Community of Anthem is located in the southeast Valley, just north of historic Florence Arizona. Anthem at Merrill Ranch, is a master planned community combining family neighborhoods and active adult living into one larger, multi-generational community. Anthem at Merrill Ranch is designed with all the activities and amenities you would expect from a Del Webb community. Pulte Homes has become the nation's largest homebuilder. Pulte Homes in Anthem at Merrill Ranch is one of the Top 10 Best Selling Homes in the USA. Amenities include: • Over 60-acre park • 6 lighted softball and baseball fields (coming soon) • 6 Soccer fields (coming soon) • Sand volleyball courts • Multi-purpose fields • Basketball/multi-purpose courts • Skateboard Park (coming soon) • Adventure Playground, ...
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By Edward & Celia Maddox, EXPERIENCE & INTEGRITY - WE TAKE THE HIGH ROAD
(The Celtic Connection Realty)
The Celtic Connection Realty Team at Solutions Real Estate has a website featuring homes specifically in Anthem at Merrill Ranch in Florence Arizona. The website can be viewed at Anthem at Merrill Ranch in Florence Arizona homes for sale, Anthem at Merrill Ranch in Florence Arizona real estate, a search for Anthem at Merrill Ranch in Florence Arizona bank owned or foreclosures, Anthem at Merrill Ranch in Florence Arizona Golf Course Homes, and Anthem at Merrill Ranch in Florence Arizona Swimming Pool Homes. There is also a page that provides a real time update showing Anthem at Merrill Ranch in Florence Arizona properties that have been newly listed or had price changes. You can even see Anthem at Merrill Ranch in Florence Arizona rentals. To view information for the Poston Butte Golf C...
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By Edward & Celia Maddox, EXPERIENCE & INTEGRITY - WE TAKE THE HIGH ROAD
(The Celtic Connection Realty)
If your vision of the Wild West includes dramatic mountain views, spectacular sunsets, and a desert landscape with abundant wildlife this home has them all. The tranquil surroundings are perfect for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts. With the majestic Superstition Mountains as a backdrop, this custom Spanish colonial set on over 2 acres and bordering State Trust Land, is ideal when privacy and space are priorities. The 4,400 square foot, 4 bedrooms, 4 bath home features three zone heating and cooling, a central vacuum system, and an oversized diving pool. Additionally, an attached, self contained, three room apartment with full kitchen and separate front and rear entrances is can be used for nanny, guest or in-law accommodations. The paved circular driveway, RV gate and large, fence...
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By Edward & Celia Maddox, EXPERIENCE & INTEGRITY - WE TAKE THE HIGH ROAD
(The Celtic Connection Realty)
The Del Webb Community of Anthem is located in the southeast Valley, just north of historic Florence Arizona. Anthem at Merrill Ranch, is a master planned community combining family neighborhoods and active adult living into one larger, multi-generational community. Anthem at Merrill Ranch is designed with all the activities and amenities you would expect from a Del Webb community. Pulte Homes has become the nation's largest homebuilder. Pulte Homes in Anthem at Merrill Ranch is one of the Top 10 Best Selling Homes in the USA. Amenities include: • Over 60-acre park • 6 lighted softball and baseball fields (coming soon) • 6 Soccer fields (coming soon) • Sand volleyball courts • Multi-purpose fields • Basketball/multi-purpose courts • Skateboard Park (coming soon) • Adventure Playground, ...
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By Edward & Celia Maddox, EXPERIENCE & INTEGRITY - WE TAKE THE HIGH ROAD
(The Celtic Connection Realty)
Previously referred to as Queen Creek area of Pinal County, the community lacked any official name and residents used nearby Queen Creek for their mailing addresses. To coincide with the addition of a new ZIP code for the community on July 1, 2009, the United States Postal Service was petitioned to provide the area with a new name. San Tan Valley was chosen. Johnson Ranch is one of several new subdivisions within San Tan Valley that were built from 2001-2011. Shopping and recreational facilities are nearby. To View all homes located in Queen Creek and San Tan Valley Arizona, go to our web site at: Http://www.QueenCreekRealEstateSolution.com 145 Great Homes priced under $100,000 76 Fantastic Homes priced between $100,00-$125,000 69 Great Homes priced under $125,000-$150,000 190 Beautiful...
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By Edward & Celia Maddox, EXPERIENCE & INTEGRITY - WE TAKE THE HIGH ROAD
(The Celtic Connection Realty)
This is a great time to buy that Johnson Ranch Homes or San Tan Valley Winter Vacation Home before it is too late. Johnson Ranch Subdivision, located in San Tan Valley (formerly Queen Creek) has Great Amenities. Lakeview Pool located at 31010 Johnson Ranch Boulevard, features a 25 meter pool, a spa, tennis courts, playground, covered ramada and barbecue grills. Indigo Sky Pool located at 401 Johnson Ranch Boulevard also features a 25 meter pool, spa, double overlay basketball courts, sand and sand volleyball court, playground, covered ramada, and barbecue grills. Stardust Pool is located at 1554 E. Omega Dr. This site features a pool, spa, and vast green areas on the South end of Greens Park. Twilight Park is located off Indigo Sky Boulevard east of Gallery II features a softball play a...
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By Edward & Celia Maddox, EXPERIENCE & INTEGRITY - WE TAKE THE HIGH ROAD
(The Celtic Connection Realty)
San Tan Valley is the previously referred to as Queen Creek area of Pinal County, the community lacked any official name and residents used nearby Queen Creek for their mailing addresses. To coincide with the addition of a new ZIP code for the community on July 1, 2009, the United States Postal Service was petitioned to provide the area with a new name. San Tan Valley was chosen. Johnson Ranch is one of several new subdivisions within San Tan Valley that were built from 2001-2011. Shopping and recreational facilities are nearby. To View all homes located in Queen Creek and San Tan Valley Arizona, go to: Http://www.QueenCreekRealEstateSolution.com Examples of Great Queen Creek Private Pool Homes and San Tan Valley Private Pool Homes in Arizona: 4 Br 2 Bath 1634 sf 1-story Built 2004 Circ...
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By Todd and Danielle Millar, Nineteen years of excellence!
(Glenn Simon Inc.)
I saw the CENOVUS new ad campaign today - A different oilsands. It shows an aerial view Foster Creek their largest oilsands project - surrounded by beautiful forest. This company is dedicated to a greener, cleaner oilsands.Check out their videos here
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By Patrick (Pat) Dardis
(RE/MAX Fort McMurray)
A guest of a resort hotel in a tourist area walked into the dining room where breakfast was being served.  Shortly after the guest sat down a waiter arrived to take his order.   "I would like two eggs, over easy, one with the yolk overcooked and rubbery and the other undercooked with the yolk broken and running out on the plate.  I would also like some sausage that has been grilled and set out on the plate to get cold, burnt toast that has also grown cold so that it crunches and crumbles into nothing at the first bite, butter that has been in the freezer so that it's impossible to spread, and a pot of coffee that is lukewarm and very weak."   The waiter busily scratched down the guest's order and said, "This is a very complicated order, sir.  It might be difficult to deliver it exactly ...
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By Patrick (Pat) Dardis
(RE/MAX Fort McMurray)
It should come as no surprise that between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, our excessiveness hits an annual high, especially where waste is concerned:  We throw out 25 percent more garbage than we do the rest of the year.  That's a million extra tons of garbage per week.   So this year consider some of the ideas below provided by The ULS (Use Less Stuff) Report.  Your planet will thank you!   •·        If every family saved and reused just two feet of ribbon per year, enough ribbon would be saved to tie a bow around the entire planet.  When unwrapping gifts, poke two holes in a paper plate and feed the ribbons through so they're easy to find and reuse later. •·        The more than two billion holiday cards sold in the United States each year could fill a football field 10 stories high...
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By Patrick (Pat) Dardis
(RE/MAX Fort McMurray)
  I invite you to experience an evolutionary online marketing technology for the Fort McMurray Real Estate Market, streaming HD web video tours. I offer high definition web video tours of your home when you list with me that are stream directly from my personal website www.McMurraysBestHomes.com  and including MLS®.   My web video tours are not only comprised of interior and exterior shots, but also include highlighting features to match feature sheets, a visual from Google Maps of the area, a community tours with landmarks and neighborhood shots.   Why Video? A real estate web video tour is the next best thing to an open house walk through. Nothing replaces this up close, in person visit, but a web video tour is the ultimate way to promote interest and prompt buyers to make a call to m...
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By Patrick (Pat) Dardis
(RE/MAX Fort McMurray)
Did you know that when working with a good mortgage broker, you will always be offered the best rate upfront? Manulife Financial Advisor, Greg MacPherson, says that banks "only reveal the lowest mortgage rate they will give you when you absolutely force them to by coming up with a better competing rate from across the street." This is the similar to negotiating the price of a souvenir in a third world country marketplace. They always want as much as they can get. You shouldn't have to go through that! The difference is that banks usually offer retail mortgage rates while brokers always offer wholesale mortgage rates.  Our lenders are offering some extremely low rates right now that are generating a lot of attention. If you are thinking of buying your first home, refinancing your existin...
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By Patrick (Pat) Dardis
(RE/MAX Fort McMurray)
There hasn't been a better time to buy in Fort McMurray in the past three years then right now. Since October 2008 we have watched the listing price of single family home drop. The number of sales each month has been in the 30's a compared to the 100's in the past few years. The average price is down about $40,000 over the same period last year, but still up from three years ago. March 2009 will be seen as the turning point in our market, the sales volume has incease to near normal levels for Fort McMurray at just under 100 unit for March. What has caused this change? Near record low interest rates, oil prices are around the $50 a barrel range. The recent news that Suncor is purchasing PetroCan and the fact that all the major oilsand players are still hiring staff position. Are all sign...
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By June Piper-Brandon, Creating Generational Wealth Through Homeownership
(Coldwell Banker Realty)
Silent Auction and Benefit for DanielOn Christmas night 2008, Daniel was flown by air ambulance to the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton. Just 14 years old, Daniel was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). The current treatment protocol for children with ALL involves chemotherapy and several different drugs or combinations of drugs delivered over three years. It also involves ongoing testing and evaluation at the Stollery.Daniel is the oldest of three children. His parents are currently going through a divorce and his mother is the primary custodial parent. She is a freelance writer.The family is enduring the enormous stress of coming to terms with a childhood cancer. The emotional and logistical burden is heavy, and is compounded by huge financial stress. Because th...
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By Patrick (Pat) Dardis
(RE/MAX Fort McMurray)
Low-Cost Tips to Get your Home Ready for the HolidaysIt's that time of the year again and even though getting your home ready for the holidays can seem like a chore, it doesn't have to be. Fortunately, it doesn't even have to take up much time or money, either. You can do it in a few easy steps. Just get in the mood to be creative. Add colour and textureSimply displaying some richly coloured pillows or throws in any room can give the room a different feel. Choose warm and spicy colors, or maybe something with mirror work to catch the light and add to the glowing effect and sparkle of the holiday season. Neutrals, metallic and peacock shades are the hot holiday hues of 2008, so don't feel like you have to stick with the traditional red, green and white schemes. Artwork, throws and mirror...
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By Patrick (Pat) Dardis
(RE/MAX Fort McMurray)
McMurraysBestHomes.com Fort McMurray Alberta MLS Market Stats Updated November 4, 2008 October 2008 $ Value of Units Sold for Current Month # of Units Sold for Current Month # of New Listings for Current Month # of Active Listings End of Current Month $ Average Unit Price for Current Month RESIDENTIAL 1. Single Family $43,553,501 63 165 452 $691,325 2. Multi-Family $9,655,600 21 68 136 $459,790 3. Other/Duplex $4,598,800 9 24 40 $510,977 4. Mobiles $45,000 1 3 6 $45,000 5. Mobiles/Own Lot $6,075,500 14 27 92 $433,964 6. Other (Out of Town) $530,000 1 18 103 $530,000 TOTAL $64,458,401 109 305 829 $591,361 NON-RESIDENTIAL 1. Vacant Land/Lots $400,000 3 28 146 $133,333 2. Commercial $875,000 1 3 20 $875,000 3. Other $0 0 8 16 $0 TOTAL $1,275,000 4 39 182 $318,750 GRAND TOTAL $65,733,401 1...
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By Patrick (Pat) Dardis
(RE/MAX Fort McMurray)
We have gone from listing and selling within a week or two, to actually having some inventory for the Buyers to look at. For the last six months the number of listing has grown. The largest increase in the number of homes has come in the month of October with over 181 new listings. The Average price for a family home in Fort McMurray, Alberta has remain stable at $650,000 through most of the summer and fall. Timberlea Fort McMurray remain the hottest Real Estate area in Fort McMurray with over 825 listings to date this year and sales of 512 units. Timberlea is the fastest growing new area in the city. Timberlea has a mix of starter and move up homes ranging in price from $520,000 to $1.5 Million. Timberlea also has a great mix of multi-family units ranging in price from $400,000 to $650...
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By Patrick (Pat) Dardis
(RE/MAX Fort McMurray)
 A friend Gary Tagg sent me this report. With the election now in the past, the big news headlines are all about the economy. Terms such as "credit crunch" have been coined to try and describe what the international financial sector has been experiencing.We thought we would spend a few minutes and go over how this credit crunch has affected the mortgage markets. 1. Existing Adjustable Rate Mortgages If you are fortunate enough to be in a floating interest rate mortgage, you have probably noticed your payments decrease over the past several months. You will also notice in November that your payments will have gone down again.Prime, which your mortgage rate is floating against has gone from 6.25% all the way down to 4.0%. For many of our clients, that means an interest rate less than 3.5%...
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By Patrick (Pat) Dardis
(RE/MAX Fort McMurray)
  Home Maintenance Checklist for Fall and Winter in Fort McMurray, Alberta. As the winter season approaches and the air become crisp, it's time to start thinking about preparing your house for the season. The winter season means spending more time indoors, hence roofs need to shed rain and snow, windows and doors need to reject the cold, and the heating system needs to keep rooms comfortable. If any of these components don't hold up, you might be faced with scrambling around in the wet, cold and dark to fix them. By handling these important yet reasonably easy tasks now, you can avoid considerable grief later. Outdoor Preparation Check the roof for cracked or missing shingles, bald spots on shingles, missing or damaged flashing, and other conditions that might allow leaks. Replace any ...
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By Patrick (Pat) Dardis
(RE/MAX Fort McMurray)
  What is mould? Mould is microscopic fungi, a group of organisms which also includes mushrooms and yeasts. Fungi is highly adapted to grow and reproduce rapidly, producing spores and mycelia in the process. You encounter mould every day. Foods spoil because of mould. Leaves decay and pieces of wood lying on the ground rot due to mould. That fuzzy black growth on wet window sills is mould. Paper or fabrics stored in a damp place get a musty smell that is due to the action of mould. Mould, however, can be useful to people. The drug penicillin is obtained from a specific type of mould. Some foods and beverages are made by the actions of mould. Good mould is selected and grown in a controlled fashion. Mould is undesirable when it grows where we don't want it to, such as in our homes. Over...
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