This time of year as the temperatures rise many Tucsonans are looking for an escape from the heat. One ideal spot for a quick dinner getaway is to travel up to the Oracle Inn in the town of Oracle, AZ. Located just 30 minutes northeast of Oro Valley this quiet town sits at an elevation […]
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It should come as little surprise that Tucson was recently among 13 cities ranked by Forbes.com as the “Best Places to Retire in 2012”. Among the benefits pointed out for Tucson were its low cost of living (including affordable housing), low taxes, great weather, numerous doctors, and activities available to live an active retirement. Tucson […] Each year Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies releases a report on the state of the nation’s housing from their research and viewpoint. This year’s edition points to increasingly strong fundamentals that have the housing market poised for a significant recovery this year. Some markets are already seeing this impact. The primary area that […] An independent national nonprofit group call the Leapfrog Group recently announced it was awarding Oro Valley Hospital its highest score of an A for its safety record. This “Hospital Safety Score” ranges just like an academic report card from A – F and is built upon 26 measures of publicly available data regarding patient injuries, […] It’s becoming commonplace to see interest rates hitting record lows and this past week was no different. Freddie Mac’s release indicates that the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage was just 3.67% last week with 0.7 points down from 3.75% the week prior. A year ago at this time the rate was 4.49% which is still […] The Tucson Association of REALTORS has just released the statistics for the month of May and overall the market continues to show strength. Most notably the number of Active Listings continues to drop and at month’s end totaled 3,544 homes compared with 3,770 homes in April and 5,795 a year ago. This continued decreasing supply […] After a quick trip to San Diego we’re refreshed and ready to keep this positive momentum going that’s here in the market! It’s always nice to take a break and let the kids enjoy some time running us ragged through a theme park. It certainly does make us appreciate how nice and peaceful the Oro […] There seems to be a plethora of positive news being reported recently about the much needed recovery of the housing market. One of the more positive notes is the slight resurgence of the new home industry. Typially new home sales suffer with excessive inventory, so the reports of a 3.3% increase in new home sales […] It seems recently each new week brings along with it a record low interest rate on 30-year fixed rate loans. Freddie Mac reported that another record was set this week with the avearage 30-year FRM at 3.79% down from last week’s record of 3.83% Both week’s rates came along with an average 0.7 points for […] Any addition to the local restaurant scene is welcome and Sahuaro Cafe is a pleasant, casual diner that will please patrons hopefully for a long time to come. Located in the Safeway shopping plaza on the northeast side of Tangerine & 1st Ave/Rancho Vistoso Blvd., this eatery is best known for its breakfast fare although […] |
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