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Real Estate Happenings in the Oro Valley and Tucson Arizona areas with special attention to communities in Catalina Foothills, Oro Valley, and Marana AZ. Written and Edited by Chris K. Canfield, REALTOR with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Tucson, Arizona
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Friday Fotos - Tall Tulips As the flowers (and weeds) start to pop up all over the place after about five inches of rain this past week, I thought I would say goodbye to my last tulip as it drops its petals to make room for my iris collection.  A little bit of sunshine today, and the grass grew t...
05/20/2011
Even Bulldogs are Avoiding The Rain! The rain is just pouring down--I was in New Haven today at the train station and spotted this bulldog looking out the back of the Yale Shuttle . . . Then he ran over to the side window . . . . Wish I could have brought him home with me, but he was avoiding the...
05/19/2011
It's been a wet few days here in Connecticut with more rain expected tonight and tomorrow.  Flood watches have been posted for much of the area, but we have to be thankful that none of the snow from this past winter is still sitting around waiting to melt along with the rain, or we would have som...
05/18/2011
Smile - You Might be on Candid Camera! This weekend while showing homes to my clients, I happen to notice several surveillance cameras.  As we wandered our way through this enormous home, we came upon a small room in the basement with a split computer screen showing a visual of what each camera w...
05/16/2011
Plants that Bring Out the Kid in You Do you have a certain plant that takes you back to your childhood?  For me it is Ferns.  When I was a kid I loved to go traipsing through the woods, and those woods were thick with ferns.  Remember the days before Lyme Disease?  When you could just run through...
05/15/2011
Hidden Benefits of Staging Your Home We all know that biggest benefits of staging your home for sale--you get more interest and hopefully sell faster for more than you otherwise might.  Good enough reasons to stage!  But there are added benefits of staging your home. As you declutter your home, y...
05/14/2011
Today's Free Staging Tip Yes, I like staging tips that don't cost much or any money but that have a big impact.  Previously I have talked about making sure your house sparkles, Low Cost Staging Tips, and No Cost Staging Tip.  I have another tip that costs nothing but time and makes Goodwill smile...
05/12/2011
Migration is Not Always Caused by a Change in Season This is not a scientific study on birds, but just a fun observation made by me.  Today I had some unusual birds visit my yard in a year that has brought many different sightings.  But today's birds were at least explainable.  The neighbor behin...
05/11/2011
Check Out Your Gardens before the Flowers Slip By! I was out refilling my hummingbird feeders this evening when I noticed that one of my Bearded Iris plants had started to get buds.  I decided I had better check on my Miniature Iris.  Amazingly, they not only had buds, but blooms! As we work so b...
05/10/2011
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Setting up House I have managed to make my yard very attractive to all sorts of birds, and it is really paying off this year with some rather unusual bird sightings.  One of our favorite things is having the birds take up residence in one of our bird houses.  The luxury flat below has been a favo...
05/08/2011
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