• Which Affordable Upgrades Make a Phoenix Home More Comfortable Year-Round?,Brian Eastwood

    Which Affordable Upgrades Make a Phoenix Home More Comfortable Year-Round?

    Most of the comfort problems I see in Valley homes come down to the same thing: too much sun hitting the house and too little air moving inside it. You can spend a lot of money fixing that, but you don't have to. A handful of low-cost upgrades do most of the work. Here are the four I'd look at first

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  • Why Are Homeowners Insurance Premiums Rising, and How Does That Affect What I Can Afford?,Brian Eastwood

    Why Are Homeowners Insurance Premiums Rising, and How Does That Affect What I Can Afford?

    Most buyers I work with spend weeks studying interest rates and almost no time on the insurance quote. That used to be fine, because insurance was a small, predictable line in the monthly payment. In Arizona, it isn't small or predictable anymore, and it's now changing what some buyers can qualify f

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  • How Do I Lower My Electric Bill in Phoenix as Temperatures Drop?,Brian Eastwood

    How Do I Lower My Electric Bill in Phoenix as Temperatures Drop?

    Your electric bill should be getting friendlier right about now, but a lot of Phoenix homeowners are surprised when it doesn't drop as much as they expect. Part of the reason is habit—you spent five months running the AC like your life depended on it, and that pattern doesn't automatically reset jus

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