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By Jerry Cecil, on August 6th, 2011 When a person searches for building an environmentally conscious home (a green home or sustainable home), they normally look for the following;
1. local contractors experienced in building green 2. cooperation with the local government as far as zoning laws 3. an area that has the natural resources (i.e. solar, water) to power a green [...]
By Jerry Cecil, on August 6th, 2011 The YMCA located in downtown Prescott AZ is not like other YMCA’s around the country. This one is very well equipped, very clean, and very functional. Prescott’s YMCA is not just another place to “work-out”, it is at the center of physical activity in Prescott. “The Y” as it is known, is everything to Prescott. [...]
By Jerry Cecil, on August 6th, 2011 Times are no doubt tight. This Christmas will be the tightest ever for many people. We are all learning how we can save a nickel here and there. For my family and friends, giving to the needy seems to be at an all-time low. I have found myself avoiding adding just a few cents to [...]
By Jerry Cecil, on August 6th, 2011 I visited Arcosanti which is just 35 miles east of Prescott AZ and I was amazed. This is trully one of the best examples I can think of for future urban planning. Arcosanti was started in 1970. It’s ideas and principles were way ahead of its time. Now, when the nation is actually considering things [...]
By Jerry Cecil, on August 6th, 2011 The answer, Prescott AZ. Prescott was named the capital of the Arizona territory in 1864. It held that status until 1867 where it was moved to Tucson. Prescott became the capital again in 1877 and lost the capital status to Phoenix in 1889. The first territorial capitals governor’s mansion, is located at Sharlot Hall Museum [...]
By Jerry Cecil, on August 6th, 2011 Arizona is home to 40 wineries and vineyards. There are many emerging wineries within 90 minutes of the Prescott area. In fact, Wall Street Journal recently acclaimed the surrounding Prescott area as an emerging hotspot vying for Napa-like status. Prescott and the Verde Valley are home to hundreds of acres of vineyards, with five distinct [...]
By Jerry Cecil, on August 6th, 2011 Mountain Club is a home subdivision of about 400 homes located 1.5 miles southwest from downtown Prescott Arizona. Established in 1925, it is the oldest housing community in Arizona. Mountain Club covers 800 acres of heavily forested hills and small canyons. The area has a country feel within city limits. Mountain Club is highly varied. [...]
By Jerry Cecil, on January 6th, 2010 The National Association of REALTORs (NAR’s) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in November, dropped to 96.0 in November, a 16.0 percent decrease from October 2009. This decline came after a surge in activity in preceding months, as first-time homebuyers rushed to beat the original deadline for the homebuyer’s [...]
By Jerry Cecil, on December 25th, 2009 The MBA mortgage applications index fell 10.7% to 595.8% for the week ending December 18. Both the purchase and refinance indexes fell last week, 11.6% and 10.1% respectively. Recent declines in application activity suggest weaker home sales, however, November existing home sales suggest otherwise. While downside risks in the form of rising foreclosures remain, economists [...]
By Jerry Cecil, on November 2nd, 2009 Lately it seems as though the media has been enamoured with beating up Phoenix as a dangerous city full of empty foreclosured homes, human traffickers and drug dealers, but a new study realeased by Forbes shows that the Phoenix MSA ranks 14th nationwide. As crime and traffic move northward to the Prescott and Prescott Valley [...]
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