TucsonKent's World: Tucson Real Estate Blog

Marshall Norton is an instrumental part of the team here at Avalar Advantage Realty - he is straightforward and has integrity to spare (as a good Marshall should!).  He and I have been talking about what AR has to offer - he "gets it" and I look forward to reading his contributions to the communi...

In the previous post, I wrote about Summerhaven on Mount Lemmon as a great getaway for Tucson residents - summer or winter.  In that post, only homes for sale on Mount Lemmon were mentioned. There are several building lots for sale in Summerhaven, as well as land acreage on Mt. Lemmon too!   Shou...

As temperatures start climbing into the triple digits, people in Tucson generally head for one of three places: Indoors To the lakes To the mountains One of the beautiful things about living in Tucson is that all three are close by!  (Okay, so indoors is always close by - whaddya want, its MY blo...

I've read a lot of great information on the $8000 Tax Credit for first-time homebuyers, most of it from ActiveRain members.  Even with the quality explanations from intelligent people, I still got questions from people to explain it again & again. So - I figured that making it simple enough that ...

  I don't advocate speeding, nor do I think driving really slow on a busy street is a good idea - but the worst thing is having a great day looking for real estate deflated a few weeks later by getting a ticket in the mail. While understandable getting excited & not paying attention when you're o...

Smart Buyers & Investors understand a local market before making a decision on purchasing real estate. When asked "How's the market" different sectors of the market can behave differently than others in varying factors - which is why I like to provide Tucson Real Estate Market Data broken down in...

I'd like to take a moment out of your busy blogging day & introduce everyone to John Eisele (Eyes-lee) of Avalar Advantage Realty in Tucson.  He is one of the first NAR Green designees in the area, and a member of the Tucson Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. I've gotten to know John a l...

TucsonKent Homebuyer Video Series:  Get Pre-Approved For A Mortgage First-time homebuyers and seasoned investors alike are taking advantage of the opportunities available in today's real estate market.  This series is designed to give helpful tips to buyers of all experience levels.  Today's vide...

One of the benefits of living in Sam Hughes neighborhood in Tucson is that there are an incredible array of places to eat and have a little fun. Located on the corner of Campbell Avenue & 6th Street, in the Sam Hughes Place shopping center, Championship Dining is a great upscale sports bar.  Befo...

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