Jean Wfry's Blog

Changes in Arizona are growing....what changes?  The population growth has reduced.  Home ownership is down.  Renters are up.  The sizes of household is up.  Employer types is changing. What does it all mean?  Is this only happening in Phoenix or all over the country?  I have many questions and f...

Why Retirees Are Upsizing Into Larger Home?  Why choose more house to clean? Because they can.By age 61, the majority of people feel free to choose where they most want to live, according to a new study by Merrill Lynch, "Home in Retirement: More Freedom, New Choices.""Throughout most of people's...

     What are the best cities for aging successfully?  That is an important question.  Most people ask what is the best city to retire in?  The results are not the same.  The results are not even what most people think of as best places.  There is not a Sunbelt city in the top scores.  This repor...

Don't be surprisedAfter easing throughout much of 2014, home prices across the U.S. are accelerating again.Home price appreciation outpaced wage growth in 76 percent of the U.S. markets during the housing recovery, according to a new report released by RealtyTrac, which analyzed growth in average...

Studies have suggested that the addition of solar panels on a home can boost a home's value. But sometimes those solar panels can sabotage a deal when it comes time to sell.  Why can something that is so good cause so much trouble.  Read on to see what can happen.  This article will deal with 2 d...

Hardwood flooring Today people are ditching the carpet and installing new wood flooring in their homes.  The warmth of wood has an eternal draw.  So what do you buy? What does the term term wood flooring even mean?Of all the types of wood-like flooring, laminate and engineered are the two that a...

Say it isn't so... There was recently a 60 minutes segment on laminate flooring and Lumber Liquidators. It was alleged the flooring could  possibly be extremely harmful to people, especially children as it contains formaldehyde. Could this turn into another 'Chinese drywall'  issue?  Quite frank...

With home price gains slowing in most parts of the country, sellers will be looking for ways to get top dollar for their listing. Cleaning and staging make a big difference. But for some sellers—such as investors seeking to bring a property up to neighborhood standards before the sale—remodeling ...

 Why is it important that there is a rise in Home Improvement spending?  The economy  is a series of interrelated items that feed on each other.  Once employment and salaries are rising then people start to spend.  When people spend, industries like home improvement and real estate start to see i...