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Do You Really Know What’s in Your Home’s Air? The Truth May Scare You
If you’ve ever lived in a city, you’ll be familiar with the feeling of stepping outside your door and feeling as though the air itself is unclean. A trip to the country often means our first step out of the car includes a deep breath of fresh, clean air. While people living in many parts of the world have cause
What is a Warranty Period for a New Home, and What’s Included?
Purchasing a new home is a huge financial, time, and emotional investment. You choose your homesite, you may even choose the design of your home, and then you spend months watching and waiting for it to be built. Of course, we all hope to move into our new homes, settle in, and have the pleasure of living in a brand-new,
Solar After Sunset: How Much You Can Save Using Solar in Prescott Valley
Solar power is a rapidly growing industry, with more and more people choosing to harness the power of the sun to meet their energy needs. Solar offers us a clean and renewable energy source that not only helps the environment but helps us save money on our energy bills. In Prescott Valley, Arizona, where the sun shines more than 300
Is Now a Good Time to Buy? Lower Interest Rates Boost Home Sales
After rising interest rates through 2022, the start of 2023 has seen interest rates stabilize around 6%. Now that buyers have more confidence that they know what to expect regarding their mortgage payments and mortgage lenders are starting to pursue buyers again, home sales are experiencing a rebound, and the market is beginning to pick up speed as we approach
Mandalay Homes and Water Conservation: Buying a New Home in Arizona When Water’s at a Premium
If you’re looking to buy a new home in Arizona, you may have heard that local community members believe developers have difficulties supplying water to their developments. State law requires all developers in many parts of Arizona to prove that their homes will have a water supply for 100 years. In some cases, this law means that proposed communities may
Why You Should Buy New: A New Home vs A Used Home
Looking for a new home is always daunting, especially if you aren’t sure whether you should buy a new home or a used home. Unless you’re looking for a home in an area where there are no new build homes or you’re someone who wants a home with history and quirks, this is a consideration you should take seriously. While
Mandalay Homes Meet New Zero Energy Ready Home Requirements
Since 2012, we’ve been building homes with outstanding energy efficiency, and we’ve won a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Housing Innovation Award every year since. In 2013, the DOE introduced its Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program which set the bar for the government’s standards of what outstanding home energy efficiency should look like. Home buyers looking for energy-efficient homes
What are VOCs and How Can They Affect My Health?
We all know about the danger of breathing in car fumes, using strong adhesives and paints in enclosed spaces, and the risks of smoking. All of these things are known as VOCs, or volatile organic compounds. While we may know that breathing these things in directly can be acutely harmful, we often don’t understand what prolonged exposure can do. Read
Why You Should Consider Buying an Inventory Home
Looking to buy a new home? Whether this is your first home purchase or your sixth, you’ll know that the number of decisions you need to make is overwhelming. If you decide to buy a brand new home, the number of decisions you need to make goes up by a factor of 10. That is, unless you buy an inventory
7 Reasons We Love Living in Prescott Valley
Thinking of moving to Prescott Valley? Our Jasper community is located at the base of Glassford Hill, and so it’s no surprise that we’ve fallen in love with the area! From the endless views of mountains and desert vistas to the great amenities in the area, there’s certainly not a lack of things to love. What exactly do we love
