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Understanding the Basics of Contents Insurance
01/12/2012

For those fortunate enough to not have learned what contents insurance is, it is a type of insurance that covers the contents of your home in case of a fire, or water damage, or other disaster. When picking out a homeowner’s insurance it’s often overlooked. The contents insurance is also very necessary to protect valuables, [...]

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Tucson’s Best Insurance Options
01/12/2012

Since Tucson Arizona actually has something called the Arizona Department of Insurance, there are standards that insurance companies must abide by; this offers Tucson residents a reasonable amount of protection and assurance when it comes to insurance. If only the residents of all cities and states could be as sure of their protection, when it [...]

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Are You Making The Most Of The Football Game?
01/12/2012

Sometimes NFL games can be rough; there are games that are just a drag to watch at times. This does not happen often but it does happen from time to time. Placing bets on the football games or going to a bar van make these games more enjoyable. If you are a big football fan [...]

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Are You Ready for Some Poker Tucson?
01/12/2012

What is the great thing, is there are several places you can now play poker. Some are free, but for those of you people that have some hardcore poker skills, you can play with the casino and win money. I Need To Find A Site To Play On Finding the perfect online casino might be [...]

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Why Choose an Online Casino?
01/12/2012

Throughout world history, in just about every culture, gambling has held its position as the “second-oldest profession”. Some folks prefer to engage in basement poker tournaments. Others prefer the glittering lights of Las Vegas or Atlantic City (or the more sedate environs of smaller gaming towns like Reno or Laughlin, not to mention the many [...]

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Promoting a Smoke Free Tucson
01/12/2012

Since November of 2006, it’s considered illegal to smoke in almost every restaurant, bar, store or office building in Arizona thanks to the Smoke Free Arizona Act. Thanks to this law, Arizona has been leading the way to prohibit smoking in the state and limit the harmful amounts of second hand smoke that have been [...]

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Tucson’s Hottest Jewelry Designers
01/12/2012

If you live in Tucson, Arizona you love the area because, of the wide varieties of recreational and entertainment opportunities that it has to offer. Other people love Tucson because, of its eclectic culture of artists and jewelry designers who live and work in there. Krikawa Jewelry Designs: 4280 North Campbell Avenue #107, Tucson   [...]

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Book Review: Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan
01/11/2012

Did you know that Darth Vader’s two wingmen during the climatic scene in Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope are under the callsigns “Mauler” and “Backstabber?” Did you also know that Vader’s squadron was called “Black Squadron?” And did you also know that Mauler has a son named Rejlii Mithel who is a lieutenant [...]

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Q&A with Epic Rap Battles of History co-creator Epic Lloyd
01/11/2012

In 2010, comedians Epic Lloyd and Nice Peter were performing in a freestyle rapping improvisation show entitled “Check OneTwo.” One of the show’s games involved them extemporaneously battle rapping as famous figures suggested by audience members. Peter later proposed the idea of translating the rap battle concept over to the digital video realm of YouTube. [...]

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Upcoming albums of 2012
01/11/2012

Dr. Dre’s Detox will be his first album release since 2001, which came out in 1999. As another year comes to a close, don’t forget to take a minute and reflect on what great music 2011 brought us. Sounds from Adele, Lady Gaga and Blink 182 are just a few artists worth celebrating for their new [...]

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FX’s Archer: the best show you are not watching
01/11/2012

In today’s hypercompetitive world of television programming, comedies are a dime a dozen. They compete using laugh tracks and one-line zingers, all aiming to win a decent percentage of television viewership. Some of the more illustrious comedies out there achieving both critical acclaim and attracting large audiences include The Office, Modern Family, 30 Rock, Parks [...]

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Impressions from latest Dark Knight Rises trailer
01/11/2012

After a multitude of low-resolution bootlegged previews had spread all over YouTube (and were subsequently taken down by Warner Brothers), an HD-quality studio-approved version of the Dark Knight Rises trailer debuted on iTunes and is now finally beginning to go viral. If the months of Hollywood hype surrounding the film’s principal photography, plot synopsis, characters and [...]

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The Sacred Peaks
01/11/2012

The Arizona Snowbowl has been given approval by the U.S. Forest Service and the City of Flagstaff to use reclaimed water to make snow on the San Francisco peaks. 13 Native American tribes consider the peaks to be sacred. These are the voices of some of those involved.

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Saldivar leads Jacks to upset of Sun Devils
01/11/2012

The last time the NAU men’s basketball team traveled to Tempe, Ariz. to take on the ASU Sun Devils was the 2006-07 season, where they walked out with a win. Five years later, history repeated itself. Junior point guard Stallon Saldivar capped off a career day by draining a scintillating 3-pointer from well beyond-the-arc with under a [...]

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Women’s hoops forces Nebraska to double overtime in loss
01/11/2012

What could have been for the NAU Lumberjacks (5–5). Twice the score was tied with a shot to win it and twice the shot would not fall. In their first game at home against a Big Ten opponent, the Lumberjacks pushed the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers (9–1) to the brink before falling 97-88 in the second [...]

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Wupatki National Monument
01/11/2012

Archeologist Lisa Baldwin takes us on a tour of the Wukoki site at Wupatki National Monument near Flagstaff. Less than 800 years ago, Wupatki flourished as a meeting place of different cultures. How and why did people live here? The builders of Wupatki and nearby pueblos have moved on, but their legacy remains. By Kent [...]

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Quick Look at Desert Ridge, Arizona (video)
01/11/2012

If you’re thinking about selling your Desert Ridge home, please consider interviewing Francie to be your real estate agent. Francie lives in Desert Ridge, knows Desert Ridge very well, of course, and Francie will work extremely hard for you. In fact, in most parts of metro Phoenix I have real estate agent colleagues I trust. [...]

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Videos added to sidebar at Arizona Real Estate Notebook
01/11/2012

You’ll notice that last night the gremlins added a list of recent videos in the sidebar of this website. The sidebar shows the 10 most recent Youtube videos that I’ve posted here. If you’re a “visual learner” like I am, I think you’ll find this addition super useful. On the home page, the list of [...]

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Phoenix real estate zip code graphs now begin in January 2000!
01/11/2012

I’m totally psyched about this! (I’m such a geek!) My zip code graphs now all begin in January 2000. The 124 zip codes covered are listed in right-hand column or at the bottom of this page. This is GREAT because it gives us 2+ more “normal” years of home-sale data to look at which gives [...]

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Arizona No. 8 in population growth
01/11/2012

From the Phoenix Business Journal. Arizona Population Growth Arizona added 90,000 residents between April 1, 2010, and July 1, 2011. That equates to a 1.42 percent growth rate. Both in raw numbers and percentage terms, Arizona ranked eighth for growth. Arizona’s population as of July 1, stood at 6,482,505. It is the 15th most-populous state. [...]

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Phoenix Home Price Index by Price Level – thru October 2011
01/11/2012

Case-Shiller released data this week for Phoenix that splits the price index into three price level indices. This Case-Shiller index is the best data available for estimating actual appreciation (or depreciation). The downside to the Case-Shiller Index, however, is that it runs a little old, the most current data is only through October 2011. Tier [...]

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One perma-bear says buy real estate
01/11/2012

John Talbott at Seeking Alpha; I have been waiting for more than five years to offer this advice. It is now time in most cities across the country to buy a new home or refinance your existing home with thirty-year fixed rate mortgage debt. And this from the author of The Coming Crash in the [...]

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How would increasing Phoenix home prices affect bank foreclosures?
01/11/2012

1) Economic Answer. The banks may slow down a bit on the speed of foreclosing because they expect/hope their Phoenix homes will be worth more later. 2) Organizational Answer. The banks have created and staffed, over several painful years, a bank foreclosure bureaucracy and that bureaucracy will not want to slow things down and become [...]

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Phoenix home price appreciation???
01/11/2012

From Mike Orr at The Cromford Report; For the monthly period ending December 15, we are currently recording a sales $/SF of $84.47 averaged for all areas and types across the ARMLS database… The current price level is 1.4% higher than last year on December 15. I probably need to say that again to let [...]

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Phoenix home price up in November, against seasonal trend
01/11/2012

Dr. Jay Butler of Realty Studies at Arizona State University came out with his Phoenix area residential real estate sales and median home price numbers for November 2011. Greater Phoenix – Median Home Price (Single-family resale homes. Excludes repossessions but includes sales by banks after they repossess. ASU calls these “Traditional Sales”) November 2011: $130,000 [...]

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