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NEW BUILD ISSUES IN ARIZONA

The pursuit of perfection is difficult for even the most meticulous home builder. Of all, when it comes to a new house, perfection can be arbitrary and subjective. But like with all worthwhile pursuits, perfection has to be the goal.

WHAT IS NEXT GEN HOMES?

A multigenerational household’s needs are catered by the next generation of homes. It goes beyond simply being a bigger house with more space for families to spread out. The house was built with the intention of giving family members some privacy and independence while still keeping them together under one roof.

Although multigenerational homes were made to accommodate more family members, you are not required to use them that way. A Next Gen home’s adaptability appeals to certain consumers. The spare

Due to its condition and perceived safety, new construction is frequently preferred. It seems sense that there is less risk of structural damage the newer the construction is.

But this isn’t always the case. In reality, according to

a yearly poll conducted by the House Builders Federation (HBF) and the New Homes Warranty Scheme (NHBC), 30% of purchasers reported that their new home had more issues than they had anticipated in 2019–20.

More than ten issues were reported to the builder, according to 41% of respondents.

The truth is that many faults typically in newly constructed homes may not exist in older buildings. Fortunately, a lot of them can be remedied with the help of the tools and building materials new home builders have available.

Poorly fitted windows and doors, scratched doors, sealant inconsistencies, blocked gutters, cracks in walls, and decorative issues are some of the most common issues for new build in Arizona.

Here are a few obstacles to perfection in the house construction sector.

Production Cost vs. Quality: Every new house builder is well aware of the expenses involved in acquiring land and finishing a building at a cost that the market will accept. The home building sector is rife with competition. Every home builder must balance quality and

price due to market factors. The majority of homebuyers in Arizona are not willing to pay for the kind of quality that is common in other parts of the nation. Market forces therefore take control.

Material Design Considerations: New home builds are designed to be as inexpensive as possible while still performing the intended functions. This situation could be problematic because actual installation circumstances aren’t always in line with manufacturer recommendations. For instance, many of the issues with polybutylene plumbing systems are directly attributable to a product that was built with an excessive focus on cost savings.

Lack of Significant Oversight: Building a structure is a difficult task requiring a variety of specialist crafts and supplies. While the individual subcontractors are trusted with day-to-day management, the general contractor or superintendent supervises all activities. It can appear that errors in construction are nonexistent

due to the multiple levels of control, including municipal code inspections. Unfortunately, that is not the case.

Every house will have flaws as long as people are involved in the construction process. There is a chance for large errors because workers and subcontractors change on a regular basis. Inspectors of codes are overburdened. Some crafts people lack the necessary skills, while others simply don’t care about the quality of the end product.

Arizona has laws that are specific to new construction that provide homeowners up to 8 years to file claims for any flaws in the new construction. Even if the issue isn’t discovered until the ninth year after the homeowner takes control of the property, there is still an additional year. This regulation aims to safeguard those who buy a new construction from the initial homeowner.

DECEMBER 15, 2022

WORLD BALLET SERIES: NUTCRACKER

Enter the charming, enchanted world of one of the most well-known fairy tales

this Christmas season at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts!

50 professional ballet dancers from 50 different countries perform The Nutcracker live as part of the World Ballet Series, bringing the most cherished holiday tradition to life. With more than 150 hand-sewn costumes, hand-crafted sets, and vintage Marius Petipa choreography, this is a familyfriendly experience. This fairy tale will transport you on a Christmas Eve

journey to the Land of Sweets with Clara and the Nutcracker. Scan the QR Code or click here for more detials.

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FAMILY NEW YEAR’S EVE AT VERDE CANYON RAILROAD

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On a traditional family train journey, celebrate the new year with your family and friends. Verde Canyon Railroad creates a connection between the past, present, and future using priceless memories of loved ones enjoying the end of one year and the start of another. Scan the QR Code or click here for more details.

Let us celebrate Christmas eve! A fine dining experience for friends and family at Cielo Restaurant at Adero Scottsdale. Delicious cuisine, stay for the breathtaking views, and participate in the cookie decorating. Enjoy your experience by combining it with a wine from the cellar. Children under 12 eat for free when an adult is present.

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The perks of local shopping are endless! The opportunity to discover the ideal holiday presents, get to know the artists, take part in the Phoestivus customs, sip a Phoestivus Ale, and more while taking in the wonderful outdoors.

Let us join the largest holiday market in downtown Phoenix on December 14 and 15, from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM. 200 local business vendors, food, drink, live art, music, and holiday shopping. While you air your grievances, pose for a picture with the Phoestivus pole, and other activities, check out The Hip Santa and Phreddie The Yeti. This event is both family- and pet-friendly, and admission is free.

WAKING UP WITH BUTTERFLIES

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Let’s have fun with bees! Local beekeeper Cricket Aldridge, the creator of AZ Backyard Beekeepers, will teach you about bees, caring for hives, and more. After Cricket’s lecture, there will be time for questions and answers in the Conservatory at the Honeybee exhibit. Additionally, honey can be purchased from Butterfly Treasures Gifts. Event will take place at Butterfly Wonderland with $28.95 for the public including admission, free for the members.

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FOUR REASONS WHY

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company which is the biggest semiconductor foundry in the world.

Taiwan Semi manufactures many semiconductor firms’ chips on their behalf. Customers of TSMC include the majority of the top fabless semiconductor firms, including AMD, Apple, ARM, Broadcom, Marvell, MediaTek, Nvidia, and emerging firms Allwinner Technology, HiSilicon, Spectra7, and UNISOC.

The Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is building a $12B chip-fabrication plant in Arizona which started in late 2020. The round, glassy office skyscraper that is being built on the site was depicted in two renderings by TSMC. Representatives of the corporation claim that the

construction will be finished and ready for use in 2024. In Arizona’s history, this project represents the largest foreign direct investment. The office building’s glasswork is roughly half finished, and the fabrication facility, or fab, is nearly finished with its structural work. There are 38 cranes operating on the enormous site as of June. The semiconductor business in Arizona is one of the reasons the chipmaker chose Phoenix for its facility, and since TSMC announced its plant, the investment has attracted suppliers and other semiconductor sector companies to Arizona. The first phase of Sunlit Chemical’s north Phoenix plant is being constructed in Deer Valley. Sunlit Chemical is a supplier of hydrofluoric acid which is used in the manufacturing of semiconductors. That plant is expected to be operational by 2023, with a second phase set to operate in 2025.

TERMITES

COME BACK AFTER TREATMENT

You invest your hard-earned money to treat a termite infestation, yet these critters may return and assault your home again.

1. THERE’S STILL WOOD IN YOUR HOME THAT’S TOUCHING THE GROUND

Subterranean termites will return to your home if you have woods touching the ground or even planted in the ground.

2. MULCHES SUCH AS PINE BARK AND SOFTWOOD MULCHES CLOSE TO YOUR HOME

Termites do not eat pine bark mulch; instead, it serves as a nesting site and a place for them to dig tunnels. Having these mulches near your property puts you at risk of termite infestation.

Softwood mulches, as opposed to pine bark mulches, are high in cellulose and moisture, which termites consume and require to survive.

3. HOME IS FULL OF MOISTURE

Moisture is essential for termites’ survival. If your property has a high moisture level, termites will almost certainly return following treatment.

Combine that with decaying wood or exposed firewood in your yard, and you’ll have a swarm of termites eager to enter your home again.

4. WRONG TERMITE TREATMENT

Various termite species require different treatments. If you have drywood termites, you can get rid of them with a targeted treatment or a whole-house fumigation. In large termite swarms, reproductive termites known as alates or swarmers abandon their original colonies in pursuit of new ones. Even if you’ve had your home treated, termites may opt to establish a new colony while swarming.

If you have a targeted treatment or a complete house fumigation and the termites are not drywood termites, it will not eliminate them. Dampwood and subterranean termites can live in the soil and are unaffected by fumigation within your home. Scan the QR Code or click here for more details.

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room might be used for guests. That extra private space might be desirable, especially if your visitors want to remain for a long time. The arrangement might potentially be used as a home office as well.

In Arizona, multi-generational design comes with separate guest quarters or casitas. Guest houses and casitas are typically separated from the main house to provide their own space and amenities, like a bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen.

Building Companies Offering MultiGenerational Home Designs

1. Lennar’s Next Gen Homes

The Home Within a Home - provides a floor plan for people who want to live with their family yet value privacy and convenience, such as homeowners with grown children or aging parents. The Next Gen concept is a two-house combination with an attached unit that has its own front door, kitchen, bedroom, living area, and garage. The main house includes three or four bedrooms. If your children are still young, you can use it as an office. Once they reach adolescence, you can use it as a teen space. Then, when kids are

older, you can invite your parents to move in with you. It’s ideal for an elderly parent. The house can be one large home or, when closed, two homes thanks to a neighboring inner door that can be left open.

2. Maracay – New Arizona Living Collection

Maracay responds to the demand for multi-generational housing by showcasing its New Arizona Living Collection. The New Arizona Living Collection from Maracay Homes

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redefines what it means to house several generations together with attached and detached multigenerational suites. Separate areas for living, eating, and sleeping are included in thoughtfully constructed designs that offer the ideal level of connectivity to the main part of the home without compromising privacy. Scan the QR Code or click here for more details.

People of all ages and backgrounds are the target of scams. No particular demographic is more susceptible to scams than another; every one of us could fall victim to one at some point.

Scams are creative because they mimic the actual thing and surprise you when you least expect it. Scammers are becoming more sophisticated, and they are using new products, services, and significant events to their advantage to fabricate convincing stories that will persuade you to part with your cash or personal information.

Below is one the list of the 5 scams that you need to be aware of.

1. HOLIDAY SCAMS

Always be aware of discounts that look too good to be true when buying online during the holidays or any other time of the year. Holiday fraud harms thousands of people each year. Scammers can steal your money, your identity, and, at the very least, your good cheer.

Non-delivery and non-payment fraud are the two of these holiday scams that are the most common. A buyer pays for products or services they find online but never receives them in a non-delivery scam. In contrary, a non-payment scam entails the shipment of goods or services without any payment to the vendor. Scan the QR Code or click here for more details.

We are in a perfectly even market between buyers and sellers. However, buyers have an advantage right now. Homes are sitting on the market longer than normal. This is because of the sudden increase in interest rates seen in the past several months. A huge percentage of sellers have been willing to give a credit to buy down the interest rate for the buyer. If interested in learning how a seller can finance a tremendous rate drop on your behalf, call me at 480-662-2469. Interested in buying a home now but scared of the interest rate? Why not do a 2-1 buy down?

2-1 BUYDOWN

30-YEAR FIXED RATE

A buydown is a mortgage loan option in which the lender, seller, or builder temporarily reduces your effective interest rate by paying a lump sum upfront. While the homebuyer’s interest rate always stays the same, the upfront pay-ment reduces the homebuyer’s monthly mortgage payments during the buydown period. This option reduces the effective interest rate by 2% the first year of the mortgage and 1 % the second year of the mortgage, and the payment returns to the original amount in the third year.This is the maximum buydown AFN offers.

Contact Tony to know more about the 2-1 buydown and many other loan programs. He has amazing Jumbo products including loan amount up to $2,000,000. He has Great First Time homebuyer loans, VA loans and many other products.

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Mortgage rate have declined every recession dating back in 1973. Recessions have lasted between 6 months to 1.5 years.

MORTGAGE RATE HISTORY

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Mortgage rates have declined in every recession dating back to 1973. Recessions have lasted between 6 months to 1.5 years

The mortgage rate is really important when determining affordability for people. As you can see the historical interest rate in the figure. In the 1980s, it went all the way up to 18%. So when we look at 7% and we go across the years, yes, it seems relatively high for anybody who has been owning a house from 2000 until now. But anybody who has lived before or actually owned a home before the year 2000 can see that that’s still a relatively good rate. The problem is that rate mixed with today’s prices is what’s leading to the homes not being affordable. So what exactly is going on in the market? Well, prices have gone down a bit, and the rate has shot up much faster than the prices have fallen.

Where’s all this heading? Call Todd directly at 480-662-2469 and he will give you the industry’s predictions for the next 6 months to a year.

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Baylee’s Story

NEVER TOO YOUNG TO BE A HERO

Searching for a Diagnosis

Baylee was sent to the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Phoenix Children’s. Rounds of tests by multiple specialists finally pinpointed the problem: Baylee was suffering from juvenile jyelomonocytic leukemia — a leukemia so rare, there is no test for it.

“She was 13 months old and our world just crumbled,” says Baylee’s mother, Sharon. Baylee immediately started on chemotherapy but her only hope of survival was a bone marrow transplant. Their attending physician, Roberta Adams, MD, explained the best chance would come from a sibling match — specifically, Baylee’s 3-year-old brother, Brody.

A Lifesaving Gift

“We told Brody he could save the life of one of the kids in the hospital — he could be a hero,” says Sharon. We didn’t tell him that person was his sister because we didn’t want to scare him.”

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“We were terrified,” says Sharon, “But all of the doctors and nurses at Phoenix Children’s were so patient and careful to explain everything to us. As bad as it got, it was a battle each and every person was 100% involved with. They all worked together to save my child.”

The bone marrow transplant took place in November of 2008. Initially, the transplant was a success. But then Baylee had serious complications. Brody’s healthy cells were doing their job but were also causing multiple organ failure. The only solution was a medically-induced coma that would allow doctors to treat her without fear of her moving or pulling out her breathing tube.

“We were terrified,” says Sharon, “But all of the doctors and nurses at Phoenix Children’s were so patient and careful to explain everything to us. As bad as it got, it was a battle each and every person was 100% involved with. They all worked together to save my child.”

Slowly, Baylee improved. She went home for good in April of 2009, seven months after she arrived. “On the day we brought her home, we said to Brody, ‘You saved your sister’s life.’ And of course the same goes for everyone at Phoenix Children’s. We can’t thank them enough.”

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The Todd Gulinson Team has been a strong Supporter Of Phoenix Children’s Hospital and has raised his entire office to Miracle Office Status by his teams donations alone. As a second charity, they also use part of their commission to pay for emergency treatment for animals. They have a third charity where they will be contributing to research to help people avoid blindness and vision loss by giving to the Retina Research Foundation of America where Todd is a supportive member.

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Core Values

In February 2018, Todd became #5 Realtor in the Southwestern U.S. In October of 2018 Todd won the Quantum Leap Award. In 2019, Todd was inducted into the RE/MAX Hall of Fame. Todd is driven more than ever and is focused on creating a team as demand for his award-winning services have continued to grow.

YOUR REFERRALS HELP THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

We are giving a portion of our commission to help the visually impaired and blind.

REASONS TO

YOUR REFERRALS HELP THE PETS

1. We believe in giving back to the community

2. We provide second mile service (we go more than the extra mile for our customers)

3. We will customize the home buying and selling process to what is most important to our clients.

We are giving a portion of our commission to help save the lives of dogs and cats.

YOUR REFERRALS HELP THE CHILDREN

We are giving a portion of our commission to find cures for debilitating diseases that robbed the lives of our children.

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