About four to five years ago, the Phoenix real estate market was in full swing, and investors looking to make a profit came from all over to purchase properties—and local realtor with Scottsdale’s Signature Fine Homes, Rick Wandrych, did just that. The difference, however, is that the properties he purchased in the Downtown Phoenix area [...]

As the market gets into full-on recovery mode, it’s encouraging to see real estate developments surpassing sales expectations.
Gozzer Ranch Golf & Lake Club, the award-winning private club and community in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, posted strong sales, closing roughly $65 million in real estate for the year, and the sales team has reported increasingly positive signs [...]

Elements of Design, a full-service, luxury residential and commercial interior design studio in Scottsdale, Arizona with one of the largest showrooms in the State, was selected by the Sun Village Community Association to manage the commercial interior design of the communal areas of the gated residential complex. Sun Village, an active senior community located in [...]

Wow, you know you have a good deal when a gorgeous home is priced at half off and you get a golf membership included. What a great home buying opportunity!
 
A collection of luxury, move-in ready golf villas in the private, gated community of Blackstone at Vistancia in Peoria offers innovative architecture and charming design details.
Sales [...]

Trump Hotel Collection recently announced that Trump SoHo New York, its first hotel in Downtown New York, will open its doors on Feb. 1, 2010.

Located at 246 Spring Street in the fashionable SoHo (South of Houston) district, the dramatic, 46-story, 391-room glass tower designed by Handel Architects neighbors numerous art galleries and chic boutiques. In [...]

 
Those who have traveled to the Monterey Peninsula will agree that there is a certain something about the region that makes it unlike any other. Yet, it is hard to put a finger on exactly what that special something is. Sure the ocean views are spectacular, the weather varied enough to experience sunshine and a [...]

If you think CFLs are the only way to light your home the eco-conscious way, think again. A whole line of products from Datexx are designed to brighten your home and dim your impact on the environment.

Eco-friendly decorators and homeowners who have been looking for an affordable way to reduce household energy consumption and costs [...]

If you’ve got a lot of land and are still contemplating what to build on it, a California-based architecture firm just might have the goods your looking for.
The architectural design firm 5 Elements Design has launched their first three semi-custom stock home plans, designed to be eco friendly, lower energy costs, and allow families to [...]

With this month’s launch of Hometta.com, homebuyers gain an unprecedented opportunity to build and enjoy intelligent, architect-designed homes. Hometta, a Web-based modern home plan company, is offering modestly sized, sustainable home designs from internationally recognized architecture studios, with the goal of making great design accessible and affordable to a large cross-section of prospective homeowners. Along [...]

I got a bit jealous when I looked at the pictures of this stunning Desert Mountain home. How about you?

The 5,473 square-foot home was recently purchased by a San Francisco family, furniture and all, as a vacation home. How nice! It is situated at Desert Mountain’s highest point, between 3,100-3,800 feet, with views of the Valley [...]