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      <title>Local Spotlight: AKKA Karate - Twin Peak Business in Continental Ranch</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AKKA Karate - Twin Peak Business in Continental Ranch&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="paragraph-0"&gt;Marana, AZ is home to a myriad of local and small business folk, ready to serve you and your family's needs and lifestyle.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AKKA Karate School is located in the Twin Peaks Plaza (next to Long Realty Twin Peaks) and can be reached at 520-572-8669 or 7575 W. Twin Peaks Road, Suite 135&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img title="Twin Peak Businesses in Continental Ranch" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/8/7/1/2/ar136206521621787.JPG" height="338" alt="Twin Peak Businesses in Continental Ranch" width="450"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;We've been neighbors longer than I've worked at Long Realty and it's always fun to see another smiling face walk through the door of AKKA Karate.&amp;nbsp; Classes are available for all ages and all levels of expertise. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img title="Twin Peak Businesses in Continental Ranch" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/9/1/9/ar136206525791997.JPG" height="338" alt="Twin Peak Businesses in Continental Ranch" width="450"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;We met them personally this spring at a local business expo. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Take a look at their mission and purpose statements to see whether or not Akka Karate school might be for you or a loved one:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;"Akka Karate School is dedicated to fun, family and teaching and training with a belief that families that kick together stick together."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;"Akka Karate - Teaching traditional values and confidence through self-defense.&lt;/em&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;You just might get a "kick" out of AKKA Karate at the Twin peak Business Park, next to Long Realty!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;For a peak at their &lt;a href="http://www.akkakarateusa.biz/schedule/" title="http://www.akkakarateusa.biz/schedule/"&gt;schedule,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt; click the link!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If I can assist you in your home buying or selling in &lt;a href="http://www.swdeserthomes.com/" title="Marana, Vail, Oro Valley, Tucson Homes for Sale"&gt;Marana, Tucson, Oro Valley, or Vail,&lt;/a&gt; please don't hesitate to call me!&amp;nbsp; Email at swdeserthomes@aol.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cara Marcelle Mancuso, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Realty&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(520)909-2988 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Regarding the material posted in my blog postings, these are my personal opinions and not those of Long Realty Company&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="disclaimer"&gt;&lt;span&gt;All listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified through personal inspection by appropriate professionals. Listings displayed on this website may be subject to prior sale or removal from sale; availability of any listing should always be independently verified.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="disclaimer"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Listing information is provided for consumer personal, non-commercial use, solely to identify potential properties for potential purchase; all other use is strictly prohibited and may violate relevant federal and state law.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cara Marcelle Mancuso (Long Realty - Dove Mountain, Marana AZ)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 07:13:27 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Market Statistics for the San Lucas Neighborhood of Marana, AZ</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Market Statistics for the San Lucas Neighborhood of Marana, AZ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="San Lucas Marana AZ" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/1/7/1/9/ar136880199691717.jpg" height="500" alt="San Lucas Marana AZ" width="443"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;May 17th&amp;nbsp; 7:00 a.m. Statistics for San Lucas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;9 active&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;0 REO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;0 SS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;8 NConst&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;1 Conventional existing construction listing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Market Statistics for the San Lucas Neighborhood of Marana, AZ" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/7/0/1/5/ar13688020451076.JPG" height="264" alt="Market Statistics for the San Lucas Neighborhood of Marana, AZ" width="450"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;23 have closed in 6 months&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;7 of them REO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;3 of them SS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;11 NC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;2 Conventional resales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;9% of sales are conventional resales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;57% of sales were not distressed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Market Statistics for the San Lucas Neighborhood of Marana, AZ" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/9/2/7/6/ar136880210567294.JPG" height="273" alt="Market Statistics for the San Lucas Neighborhood of Marana, AZ" width="450"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;13 have closed in the past 3 months&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;5 of them REO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;2 of them SS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;5 NC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;1 Conventional resale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;So, 8% of sales were conventional resales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;and 46% were conventional sales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Market Statistics for the San Lucas Neighborhood of Marana, AZ" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/6/7/1/0/ar136880213801764.JPG" height="172" alt="Market Statistics for the San Lucas Neighborhood of Marana, AZ" width="450"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;San Lucas is located about 12-15 minutes north of the Cortaro exit in Marana along I-10.&amp;nbsp; Homes here were mostly built in 2007 or later, and new construction is booming in the area.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For pricing, check this link to see &lt;a href="http://link.flexmls.com/zp4gsykpv8l,12" title="http://link.flexmls.com/zp4gsykpv8l,12"&gt;Homes for Sale in San Lucas, Marana, AZ&lt;/a&gt;, as well as homes that have been sold.&amp;nbsp; If you are thinking of buying in this San Lucas community, check the ACTIVE listings.&amp;nbsp; If you are wondering what homes are selling for in the area, you can get that information with the CLOSED listings.&amp;nbsp; Questions??&amp;nbsp; Call a Marana neighbor - I'm there!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If I can assist you in your home buying or selling in &lt;a href="http://www.swdeserthomes.com/" title="Marana, Vail, Oro Valley, Tucson Homes for Sale"&gt;Marana, Tucson, Oro Valley, or Vail,&lt;/a&gt; please don't hesitate to call me!&amp;nbsp; Email at swdeserthomes@aol.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cara Marcelle Mancuso, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Realty&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(520)909-2988 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Regarding the material posted in my blog postings, these are my personal opinions and not those of Long Realty Company&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="disclaimer"&gt;&lt;span&gt;All listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified through personal inspection by appropriate professionals. Listings displayed on this website may be subject to prior sale or removal from sale; availability of any listing should always be independently verified.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="disclaimer"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Listing information is provided for consumer personal, non-commercial use, solely to identify potential properties for potential purchase; all other use is strictly prohibited and may violate relevant federal and state law.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cara Marcelle Mancuso (Long Realty - Dove Mountain, Marana AZ)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:04:59 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://movingtoswdesert.com/post/3730042/market-statistics-for-the-san-lucas-neighborhood-of-marana-az</link>
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      <title>How to Tell if the Market is Improving in Gladden Farms</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;How to Tell if the Market is Improving in Gladden Farms&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img title="How to Tell if the Market is Improving in Gladden Farms" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/0/7/0/4/ar136880032940708.jpg" height="174" alt="How to Tell if the Market is Improving in Gladden Farms" width="500"&gt;&lt;br&gt;Looking at Gladden Farms overall, I believe it is an improving market:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Looking at the Gladden Farms Homes for Sale statistics very early this morning, I see that there are currently:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;28 active listings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;4 REO (foreclosed-upon propert&lt;span&gt;ies, or re&lt;span&gt;a&lt;span&gt;l-estate owned)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;3 SS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;10 NConst&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;11 Conventional existing construction listings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;69 have closed, or sold,&amp;nbsp; in the past 6 months&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;13 of them REO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;19 of them SS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;16 NC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;21 Conventional resales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;30% of sales are conventional resales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;54% of sales were not distressed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;39 have closed in the past 3 months&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;5 of them REO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;6 of them SS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;10 NC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;15 Conventional resales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;So, 38% of sales are conventional resales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;and 64% are conventional sales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Looking even closer, in the past 6 weeks, there have been 16 closings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;3 of them REO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;2 of them SS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;2 NC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;9 conventional resales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;So, 56% of sales were conventional resales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;and 69% are conventional sales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;So in a nut&lt;span&gt;shell, the&lt;span&gt; distressed inventory is d&lt;span&gt;windling and the conven&lt;span&gt;tional sales and new construction sales are leading the market - helping app&lt;span&gt;raisers to base values on non-distressed properties and helpin&lt;span&gt;g out the home seller.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I recently listed a cute little three bedroom home just over 1300 square feet for $142,500.&amp;nbsp; The seller had four offers in 48 hours....2 written, and 2 verbal.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I&lt;span&gt;f you are thinking of selling your home in Gladden Farms, Marana, AZ, please give me a call.&amp;nbsp; I'd be happy to share what I know about the current&lt;span&gt; market.&amp;nbsp; Thinking of selling--call a Marana&lt;span&gt; neighbor!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If I can assist you in your home buying or selling in &lt;a href="http://www.swdeserthomes.com/" title="Marana, Vail, Oro Valley, Tucson Homes for Sale"&gt;Marana, Tucson, Oro Valley, or Vail,&lt;/a&gt; please don't hesitate to call me!&amp;nbsp; Email at swdeserthomes@aol.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cara Marcelle Mancuso, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Realty&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(520)909-2988 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Regarding the material posted in my blog postings, these are my personal opinions and not those of Long Realty Company&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="disclaimer"&gt;&lt;span&gt;All listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified through personal inspection by appropriate professionals. Listings displayed on this website may be subject to prior sale or removal from sale; availability of any listing should always be independently verified.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cara Marcelle Mancuso (Long Realty - Dove Mountain, Marana AZ)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:24:32 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://movingtoswdesert.com/post/3730003/how-to-tell-if-the-market-is-improving-in-gladden-farms</link>
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      <title>Blogging, Time Off, and Resuming the Routine</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blogging, Time Off, and Resuming the Routine&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Well I haven't been blogging too much lately, but I've been working hard and enjoying some time off as well.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a birthday present, and a Mother's Day present as well, I decided to take off to Green Bay WI and surprise my daughter-in-law, as we share the same birthday, and were both born on Mother's Day.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="What a Surprise!" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/5/6/0/2/ar136876506120653.jpg" height="450" alt="Blogging and Time Off" width="272"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So, last Thursday I knocked on their door with a huge flower planter and said..."Delivery!"&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The look on my son's face was pretty priceless, and my daughter-in-law's even more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was looking forward to several days "off", but work intervened as well.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Multiple offers on a listing&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fannie-Mae owned REO contract countered and accepted&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Short sale since August bank approved&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;New referral from Active Rain&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was panicking on how to balance what I wanted to do, with what I needed to do.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Plenty of time for gymnastics" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/5/0/3/4/ar136876531443051.JPG" height="450" alt="Plenty of time for Gymnastics" width="338"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I really enjoyed getting to know my 16 month old grand-daughter...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(That's her balancing on daddy's one hand)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And renewing our Grandma-Grand-daughter bond with the four year old.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nap time allowed me plenty of real estate paperwork time, and I was still able to answer quick emails or take the occasional call.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because, after all, this wasn't a planned trip with all the backup in place.&amp;nbsp; It was just a needed splurge.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yes, it was an entertaining time.&amp;nbsp; I'm real glad I went.&amp;nbsp; Time to get back to blogging again now.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Can't everyone hula hoop on their Daddy's shoulders?" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/8/9/6/4/ar13687654946986.JPG" height="450" alt="Can't Everyone hula hoop on their Daddy's shoulders?" width="284"&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If I can assist you in your home buying or selling in &lt;a href="http://www.swdeserthomes.com/" title="Marana, Vail, Oro Valley, Tucson Homes for Sale"&gt;Marana, Tucson, Oro Valley, or Vail,&lt;/a&gt; please don't hesitate to call me!&amp;nbsp; Email at swdeserthomes@aol.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cara Marcelle Mancuso, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Realty&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(520)909-2988 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Regarding the material posted in my blog postings, these are my personal opinions and not those of Long Realty Company&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="disclaimer"&gt;&lt;span&gt;All listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified through personal inspection by appropriate professionals. Listings displayed on this website may be subject to prior sale or removal from sale; availability of any listing should always be independently verified.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cara Marcelle Mancuso (Long Realty - Dove Mountain, Marana AZ)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 21:40:26 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://movingtoswdesert.com/post/3729753/blogging-time-off-and-resuming-the-routine</link>
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      <title>Business Creators via Long Realty Training Center, Tucson, AZ</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Business Creators via Long Realty Training Center, Tucson, AZ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I've been taking a great class on Mondays for the past five weeks, absolutely dollar free.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;However, if you've heard the phrase, and I bet you have, "&lt;em&gt;Time is Money&lt;/em&gt;", well then you have a different scenario. &lt;em&gt;"Time is Money"&lt;/em&gt; is a phrase we all have heard.&amp;nbsp; And sometimes we need to put in the time, to make the money.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Business Creation provides the means to visit Grandchildren!" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/5/6/8/9/ar13679021198653.jpg" height="267" alt="Business Creation provides the means to visit Grandchildren!" width="400"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Students had to pledge to commit to every Monday, 1-4, for that five week time period...AND, do the homework...AND do continuing education via Long Realty University online videos, and create new web pages, etc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Agents attending the class ranged from a couple of weeks...to over 20 years experience, and it was interesting to see which agents already utilized what business-creating practices.&amp;nbsp; I don't really want to go into detail here of the course curriculum, but skills covered included marketing, mobile tools, website, listing presentations, prospecting, and more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Reflecting upon the class, I realized that here's a company that realizes the better trained its agents are, the more likely they are to become long-lasting,&amp;nbsp; successful and productive agents on behalf of their broker.&amp;nbsp; That's a business creator indeed!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I've been with Long Realty for 15 months now, and I've been creating a new business, a stronger business all along-- fully immersing myself with the tools Long Realty provides.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Today I also shared with my fellow students the power of having an Active Rain blog as well.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What tools do your brokerages provide for you, the agents?&amp;nbsp; What do you like, and what do you think is not worth your time?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If I can assist you in your home buying or selling in &lt;a href="http://www.swdeserthomes.com/" title="Marana, Vail, Oro Valley, Tucson Homes for Sale"&gt;Marana, Tucson, Oro Valley, or Vail,&lt;/a&gt; please don't hesitate to call me!&amp;nbsp; Email at swdeserthomes@aol.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cara Marcelle Mancuso, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Realty&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(520)909-2988 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Regarding the material posted in my blog postings, these are my personal opinions and not those of Long Realty Company&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="disclaimer"&gt;&lt;span&gt;All listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified through personal inspection by appropriate professionals. Listings displayed on this website may be subject to prior sale or removal from sale; availability of any listing should always be independently verified.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="disclaimer"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Listing information is provided for consumer personal, non-commercial use, solely to identify potential properties for potential purchase; all other use is strictly prohibited and may violate relevant federal and state law.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cara Marcelle Mancuso (Long Realty - Dove Mountain, Marana AZ)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 21:53:31 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://movingtoswdesert.com/post/3718915/business-creators-via-long-realty-training-center-tucson-az</link>
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      <title>Tucson is a Bloomin' Beautiful Place to Live!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Tucson is a Bloomin' Beautiful Place to Live!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;I love the flower blooms brightening up every corner of the town.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Tucson Is a Bloomin' Beautiful Place to Live!" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/6/9/7/7/ar136698733977969.jpg" height="301" alt="Tucson Is a Bloomin' Beautiful Place to Live!" width="450"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I've been trying to figure out how to possibly get the lovely purple ones in the highway medians...ha!&amp;nbsp; There always seems to be traffic.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Tucson Is a Bloomin' Beautiful Place to Live!" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/8/7/0/2/ar136698738720784.jpg" height="300" alt="Tucson Is a Bloomin' Beautiful Place to Live!" width="450"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lantana is an easy desert-lover.&amp;nbsp; They come in yellow, purple, gold, a reddish gold...and then they often start to cross-pollinate as well, making for even more variety.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img title="Tucson is a Bloomin' Beautiful Place to Live!" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/9/1/5/7/ar136698815875192.jpg" height="300" alt="Tucson is a Bloomin' Beautiful Place to Live!" width="450"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Even desert grass is lovely.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Tucson is a Bloomin' Beautiful Place to Live!" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/7/1/9/6/ar136698833569172.JPG" height="450" alt="Tucson is a Bloomin' Beautiful Place to Live!" width="338"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;I always thought roses were delicate until moving to the SW Desert.&amp;nbsp; These hardy local varieties thrive even in the heat!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Tucson is a Bloomin' Beautiful Place to Live!" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/0/7/0/0/ar136698842200705.jpg" height="450" alt="Tucson is a Bloomin' Beautiful Place to Live!" width="338"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here's some more of that lantana.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Tucson is a Bloomin' Beautiful Place to Live!" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/1/7/1/9/ar136698855491719.jpg" height="338" alt="Tucson is a Bloomin' Beautiful Place to Live!" width="450"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I especially love how huge these blooms get in comparison to the cactus they perch upon.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Tucson is a Bloomin' Beautiful Place to Live!" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/7/3/3/5/ar136698860753375.jpg" height="450" alt="Tucson is a Bloomin' Beautiful Place to Live!" width="338"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And then there's the red Bottlebrush trees.&amp;nbsp; Some of the local trees really have amazing blossoms.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Must be why I'm not the only one out with my camera!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you want more information on purchasing a home with your own desert blooms, give me a call, send me a text, or drop an email my way - I'm always happy to help.&amp;nbsp; And yes, my camera's in my purse! &lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If I can assist you in your home buying or selling in &lt;a href="http://www.swdeserthomes.com/" title="Marana, Vail, Oro Valley, Tucson Homes for Sale"&gt;Marana, Tucson, Oro Valley, or Vail,&lt;/a&gt; please don't hesitate to call me!&amp;nbsp; Email at swdeserthomes@aol.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cara Marcelle Mancuso, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Realty&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(520)909-2988 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Regarding the material posted in my blog postings, these are my personal opinions and not those of Long Realty Company&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="disclaimer"&gt;&lt;span&gt;All listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified through personal inspection by appropriate professionals. Listings displayed on this website may be subject to prior sale or removal from sale; availability of any listing should always be independently verified.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cara Marcelle Mancuso (Long Realty - Dove Mountain, Marana AZ)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:19:01 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://movingtoswdesert.com/post/3707398/tucson-is-a-bloomin-beautiful-place-to-live-</link>
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      <title>My Marana - At Your Fingertips</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My Marana - At Your Fingertips&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="My Marana - At Your Fingertips" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/2/3/5/7/ar136733459375323.jpg" height="94" alt="My Marana - At Your Fingertips" width="500"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;"My Marana" is as close as&amp;nbsp; your phone nowadays.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Out and about in the great town of Marana and spot graffiti, a water leak, a giant pothole? Users of "My Marana" can now report problems about town with smart phone geo-tagging.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="My Marana - At Your Fingertips" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/6/2/2/8/ar136733466082269.JPG" height="338" alt="My Marana - At Your Fingertips" width="450"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You can click the link here to find out more information, and use your QR code reader on your smart phone to upload the application for Android and iphone users.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.marana.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/20293" title="My Marana Mobile App"&gt;"My Marana" Mobile App Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="My Marana - At Your Fingertips" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/2/1/0/8/ar136733470780121.JPG" height="338" alt="My Marana - At Your Fingertips" width="450"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a Marana resident, get involved with your community with the touch of a button.&amp;nbsp; Let's preserve the great way of life we have in Marana, AZ.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If I can assist you in your home buying or selling in &lt;a href="http://www.swdeserthomes.com/" title="Marana, Vail, Oro Valley, Tucson Homes for Sale"&gt;Marana, Tucson, Oro Valley, or Vail,&lt;/a&gt; please don't hesitate to call me!&amp;nbsp; Email at swdeserthomes@aol.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cara Marcelle Mancuso, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Realty&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(520)909-2988 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Regarding the material posted in my blog postings, these are my personal opinions and not those of Long Realty Company&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="disclaimer"&gt;&lt;span&gt;All listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified through personal inspection by appropriate professionals. Listings displayed on this website may be subject to prior sale or removal from sale; availability of any listing should always be independently verified.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cara Marcelle Mancuso (Long Realty - Dove Mountain, Marana AZ)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:13:19 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://movingtoswdesert.com/post/3711400/my-marana-at-your-fingertips</link>
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      <title>Angela's Mexican Restaurant - Twin Peaks at Continental Ranch</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Angela's Mexican Restaurant - Twin Peaks at Continental Ranch&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Angela's Mexican Restaurant is centrally located in Continental Ranch, at the corners of Coachline and Twin Peaks Road.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Enjoy tasty&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Mexican cuisine at affordable prices with quick, smiling service! &amp;nbsp;You can see their&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.angelasmexicanfoodtucson.com/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urlfile&amp;amp;blobheader=application%2Fpdf&amp;amp;blobheadername1=Content-Disposition&amp;amp;blobheadervalue1=inline%3B+filename%3Dangela-s-mexican-food-menu.pdf&amp;amp;blobkey=id&amp;amp;blobtable=Document&amp;amp;blobwhere=1300987415787&amp;amp;ssbinary=true&amp;amp;moddate=2012-01-15%2022:35:51" title="http://www.angelasmexicanfoodtucson.com/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urlfile&amp;amp;blobheader=application%2Fpdf&amp;amp;blobheadername1=Content-Disposition&amp;amp;blobheadervalue1=inline%3B+filename%3Dangela-s-mexican-food-menu.pdf&amp;amp;blobkey=id&amp;amp;blobtable=Document&amp;amp;blobwhere=1300987415787&amp;amp;ssbinary=true&amp;amp;moddate=2012-01-15%2022:35:51"&gt;menu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;here.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Angela's - Twin Peak Businesses in Continental Ranch" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/2/7/1/8/ar13620662481729.JPG" height="400" alt="Angela's - Twin Peak Businesses in Continental Ranch" width="300"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Their hours at the Coachline Blvd location are:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Monday to Saturday &amp;ndash; 9:00 am to 9:00 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sunday - 8:0&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;0 am to 4:00 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Call ahead your order or pickup at&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;520-314-9224&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;This photo is from the Twin Peaks Business expo held this winter at Rock N Java, just around the corner. &amp;nbsp;Long Realty Twin Peaks was happy to be a part of this opportunity to meet the public from Continental Ranch, Continental Reserve, Twin Peaks, and nearby Sunflower.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If I can assist you in your home buying or selling in &lt;a href="http://www.swdeserthomes.com/" title="Marana, Vail, Oro Valley, Tucson Homes for Sale"&gt;Marana, Tucson, Oro Valley, or Vail,&lt;/a&gt; please don't hesitate to call me!&amp;nbsp; Email at swdeserthomes@aol.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cara Marcelle Mancuso, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Realty&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(520)909-2988 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Regarding the material posted in my blog postings, these are my personal opinions and not those of Long Realty Company&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="disclaimer"&gt;&lt;span&gt;All listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified through personal inspection by appropriate professionals. Listings displayed on this website may be subject to prior sale or removal from sale; availability of any listing should always be independently verified.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="disclaimer"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Listing information is provided for consumer personal, non-commercial use, solely to identify potential properties for potential purchase; all other use is strictly prohibited and may violate relevant federal and state law.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cara Marcelle Mancuso (Long Realty - Dove Mountain, Marana AZ)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:30:30 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://movingtoswdesert.com/post/3641831/angela-s-mexican-restaurant-twin-peaks-at-continental-ranch</link>
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      <title>Dental Village in Twin Peaks and Continental Ranch, Marana</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dental Village in Twin Peaks and Continental Ranch, Marana&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Introducing Dental Village Dentistry in convenient Continental Ranch in Marana, on Twin Peaks Road where it meets Coachline. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Twin Peak Businesses in Continental Ranch" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/4/4/2/5/ar136206479552449.JPG" height="338" alt="Twin Peak Businesses in Continental Ranch" width="450"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dental Village offers dental work for the whole family, and their services include deep cleaning, work with crowns, dentures, veneers, implants, fillings, extractions, whitening, as well as other cosmetic dental work. &amp;nbsp;See Dental village for your routine and/or specialty dental needs!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Twin Peak Businesses in Continental Ranch" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/7/0/7/4/ar13620648447073.JPG" height="338" alt="Twin Peak Businesses in Continental Ranch" width="450"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In Marana, you can find them just down from our Long Realty Real Estate office at 7475 W Twin Peaks, Suite 111. 520-579-1500&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If I can assist you in your home buying or selling in &lt;a href="http://www.swdeserthomes.com/" title="Marana, Vail, Oro Valley, Tucson Homes for Sale"&gt;Marana, Tucson, Oro Valley, or Vail,&lt;/a&gt; please don't hesitate to call me!&amp;nbsp; Email at swdeserthomes@aol.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cara Marcelle Mancuso, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Realty&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(520)909-2988 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Regarding the material posted in my blog postings, these are my personal opinions and not those of Long Realty Company&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="disclaimer"&gt;&lt;span&gt;All listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified through personal inspection by appropriate professionals. Listings displayed on this website may be subject to prior sale or removal from sale; availability of any listing should always be independently verified.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cara Marcelle Mancuso (Long Realty - Dove Mountain, Marana AZ)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:19:31 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>REALTOR&#174; Road Safety</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REALTOR&amp;reg; Road Safety&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was in a car accident last Wednesday night, (MINOR, thank the Lord) but the more I've thought about it, the more I decided I needed to share what I've learned.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I went out to extreme NW Tucson/NE Marana on a dirt road to pick up my sign from a listing.&amp;nbsp; The sign install companies won't go way out there.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have a Hyundai Sonata, but I can put the back seats down to enlarge the trunk.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So, I pulled the steel signpost out, wiped it off, and laid it down in my trunk with the t-bar to the back of the trunk, and the post headed towards my front seat.&amp;nbsp; I only opened up half the back seat, as I had other items in the car.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;30 minutes later I was rear-ended by a distracted motorist.&amp;nbsp; I actually don't even know where she came from, because the road was almost empty.&amp;nbsp; She must have come up quickly from behind.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Realtor Road Safety" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/2/5/3/6/ar136665175763522.jpg" height="318" alt="Realtor Road Safety" width="500"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was traveling south on the top road in the photo, the Frontage road along I-10.&amp;nbsp; I'd stopped at the intersection of Cochise Canyon Trail/Sandario road to make a right turn.&amp;nbsp; It's a bit tricky, because there is cross traffic, and also drivers coming off the freeway at that same intersection.&amp;nbsp; Fortunately, I'd just begun my forward movement when she hit me from behind.&amp;nbsp; My foot was on the gas, not the brake.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Here's what sunk in after the accident.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Had I been at a complete stop with my foot on the brake, and she hit me at 35-40 mph...(the speed limit is high on that rural road), that steel sign post would have went right through the back of my seat.&amp;nbsp; And the air bags would have kept me in place.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In talking with another agent who suffered a rollover a few years back, she mentioned a few more items of concern.&amp;nbsp; Don't carry your steel signs inside your car or SUV.&amp;nbsp; They are knives.&amp;nbsp; How about your 3-4 pound keysafe...imagine that flying through the air. In fact, check your car for any items that could prove dangerous in a car accident.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As it was, I walked away without even a jolted spine...it was all in the timing.&amp;nbsp; If you're in the wrong place, at the wrong time, make sure your real estate items are stored in your trunk, or bolted to your car frame.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If I can assist you in your home buying or selling in &lt;a href="http://www.swdeserthomes.com/" title="Marana, Vail, Oro Valley, Tucson Homes for Sale"&gt;Marana, Tucson, Oro Valley, or Vail,&lt;/a&gt; please don't hesitate to call me!&amp;nbsp; Email at swdeserthomes@aol.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cara Marcelle Mancuso, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Realty&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(520)909-2988 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Regarding the material posted in my blog postings, these are my personal opinions and not those of Long Realty Company&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="disclaimer"&gt;&lt;span&gt;All listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified through personal inspection by appropriate professionals. Listings displayed on this website may be subject to prior sale or removal from sale; availability of any listing should always be independently verified.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="disclaimer"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Listing information is provided for consumer personal, non-commercial use, solely to identify potential properties for potential purchase; all other use is strictly prohibited and may violate relevant federal and state law.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cara Marcelle Mancuso (Long Realty - Dove Mountain, Marana AZ)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:42:07 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://movingtoswdesert.com/post/3702732/realtor-road-safety</link>
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      <title>The Picture-Perfect Setting of Sun City Oro Valley</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Picture-Perfect Setting of Sun City Oro Valley&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have a client visiting from out of state on her third excursion to look at homes for sale in Sun City Oro Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="The Views from Sun City Oro Valley" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/6/3/8/ar136655432683681.jpg" height="337" alt="The Views from Sun City Oro Valley" width="450"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sun City Oro Valley is a gorgeous place, and the Santa Catalina Mountain views can take your breath away.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="The Views from Sun City Oro Valley" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/8/3/5/4/ar136655443545383.JPG" height="338" alt="The Views from Sun City Oro Valley" width="450"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This trip down, we were fortunate to "win" a multiple offer bid and she is currently under contract for a lovely little home in Sun City.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We went back to view it again at leisure Saturday morning and it was a lot of fun.&amp;nbsp; The home is being sold fully furnished, and my excited client was snapping away with her camera...even taking photos of the dishes in the cupboards and the books on the shelves.&amp;nbsp; She wanted a record to take back with her to her other home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Last night she shared a couple of OTHER photos she took as well, and I thought I'd share them with you.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="The Views from Sun City Oro Valley" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/5/3/1/4/ar136655460441359.jpg" height="299" alt="The Views from Sun City Oro Valley" width="450"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This one is a nearby park that has trails throughout the wash that runs through north-western Oro Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="The Views from Sun City Oro Valley" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/1/2/4/3/ar136655469734214.jpg" height="299" alt="The Views from Sun City Oro Valley" width="450"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Looking for a "picture-perfect" setting in Sun City Oro Valley, or homes for sale in nearby Oro Valley and Marana?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here's a quick link to &lt;a href="http://link.flexmls.com/uaax4p5mzc0,12" title="http://link.flexmls.com/uaax4p5mzc0,12"&gt;homes for sale in Sun City Oro Valley&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Drop me an email, text, or call -- I'm there!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If I can assist you in your home buying or selling in &lt;a href="http://www.swdeserthomes.com/" title="Marana, Vail, Oro Valley, Tucson Homes for Sale"&gt;Marana, Tucson, Oro Valley, or Vail,&lt;/a&gt; please don't hesitate to call me!&amp;nbsp; Email at swdeserthomes@aol.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cara Marcelle Mancuso, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Realty&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(520)909-2988 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Regarding the material posted in my blog postings, these are my personal opinions and not those of Long Realty Company&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="disclaimer"&gt;&lt;span&gt;All listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified through personal inspection by appropriate professionals. Listings displayed on this website may be subject to prior sale or removal from sale; availability of any listing should always be independently verified.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="disclaimer"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Listing information is provided for consumer personal, non-commercial use, solely to identify potential properties for potential purchase; all other use is strictly prohibited and may violate relevant federal and state law.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cara Marcelle Mancuso (Long Realty - Dove Mountain, Marana AZ)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 07:37:23 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://movingtoswdesert.com/post/3701544/the-picture-perfect-setting-of-sun-city-oro-valley</link>
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      <title>Closing on a Bloomin' Beautiful Home in Reflections Ridge Oro Valley </title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Closing on a Bloomin' Beautiful Home in Reflections Ridge Oro Valley&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Closing on a Bloomin' Beautiful Home in Reflections Ridge Oro Valley " src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/9/8/9/ar136638100298997.JPG" height="338" alt="Closing on a Bloomin' Beautiful Home in Reflections Ridge Oro Valley " width="450"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My clients record on a lovely home in Oro Valley today, and yesterday we did our final walkthrough.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Closing on a Bloomin' Beautiful Home in Reflections Ridge Oro Valley " src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/2/4/0/7/ar136638105670422.JPG" height="450" alt="Closing on a Bloomin' Beautiful Home in Reflections Ridge Oro Valley " width="338"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have to admit I was a bit distracted by the vibrant color around me.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Closing on a Bloomin' Beautiful Home in Reflections Ridge Oro Valley " src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/5/4/8/8/ar136638109788453.JPG" height="450" alt="Closing on a Bloomin' Beautiful Home in Reflections Ridge Oro Valley " width="338"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It was bloomin' beautiful!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Closing on a Bloomin' Beautiful Home in Reflections Ridge Oro Valley " src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/2/3/7/5/ar136638117857328.JPG" height="338" alt="Closing on a Bloomin' Beautiful Home in Reflections Ridge Oro Valley " width="450"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wishing you all a lovely weekend.&amp;nbsp; Looking for beautiful homes for sale in Tucson, Marana, and Oro Valley?&amp;nbsp; I'm here for you!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If I can assist you in your home buying or selling in &lt;a href="http://www.swdeserthomes.com/" title="Marana, Vail, Oro Valley, Tucson Homes for Sale"&gt;Marana, Tucson, Oro Valley, or Vail,&lt;/a&gt; please don't hesitate to call me!&amp;nbsp; Email at swdeserthomes@aol.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cara Marcelle Mancuso, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Realty&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(520)909-2988 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Regarding the material posted in my blog postings, these are my personal opinions and not those of Long Realty Company&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cara Marcelle Mancuso (Long Realty - Dove Mountain, Marana AZ)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:23:57 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Gladden Farms, Marana, AZ - July Market Statistics - Homes for Sale</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gladden Farms, Marana, AZ - July Market Statistics - Homes for Sale&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Pulled out from accidental archives - was originally published July 2010)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Homes for sale in Marana" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/8/3/9/4/ar128354262149384.JPG" height="300" alt="entryway to Gladden Farms with gardens and Trees" width="400"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A market capsule&lt;/strong&gt; of 76 homes as of July, 8, 2010.&amp;nbsp; This is an update from my &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1692485/gladden-farms-marana-az-june-market-statistics-homes-for-sale" title="Homes for sale in Marana, AZ"&gt;June Market Statistics&lt;/a&gt; on June 13, 2010 and what has transpired since then.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;80 listings on the market&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flexmls.com/cgi-bin/mainmenu.cgi?cmd=url+other/run_public_link.html&amp;amp;public_link_tech_id=rjm23f4r3b5&amp;amp;s=12&amp;amp;id=1&amp;amp;cid=1" title="Homes for sale in Marana, AZ"&gt;52 active homes for sale in Gladden Farms&lt;/a&gt;, Marana, AZ (available)&lt;br&gt;4 are pending (just waiting to close)&lt;br&gt;4 are active capa (would accept a higher offer)&lt;br&gt;11 are active contingent (have contracts, awaiting on contingencies such as inspection, appraisal, financing)&lt;br&gt;9 have sold since June 13, 2010&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Homes for sale in Marana" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/4/2/9/7/ar12786053979247.JPG" height="302" alt="one story home in Marana" width="400"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;17 of all of these statistics are new sales&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;5 sold&lt;br&gt;11 active&lt;br&gt;1 pending&lt;br&gt;&lt;img title="Homes for sale in Marana" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/0/1/6/6/ar127859932666107.JPG" height="300" alt="rock and cactus yard in Gladden Farms, Marana, AZ" width="400"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Builders in Gladden Farms, Marana AZ include:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Pulte, Lennar, Miramonte, Hillcraft, Richmond American&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gladden Farms, Marana, AZ were &lt;strong&gt;built starting in 2005&lt;/strong&gt;, so most houses are newer.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Homes for sale in Marana" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/3/5/5/2/ar127860545225539.JPG" height="283" alt="Two story home for sale in Marana with willow tree" width="400"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Square footage&lt;/strong&gt; of the homes range from a cozy 1251 to a rambling 4,045!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lot sizes&lt;/strong&gt; range from .14 to .25.&amp;nbsp; Some of the&amp;nbsp; homes have pools, but all of the homes on the market right now have ROOM for a pool if desired&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Averages per square foot &lt;/strong&gt;for the different categories include:&lt;br&gt;active listings $89.51&lt;br&gt;active capa&amp;nbsp; $84.59&lt;br&gt;contingent&amp;nbsp; $86.52&lt;br&gt;pending $87.16&lt;br&gt;closed&amp;nbsp; $89.76&lt;br&gt;As you can see, asking price is very similar to selling price, so homes are listing according to market value.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Neighborhood characteristics:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Homes are 1 and 2 story, frame stucco&lt;br&gt;Contemporary style with 2 or 3 car attached garages, tile roof, block fences.&amp;nbsp; Some have rod iron fences along the green belts&lt;br&gt;Sewer and water is connected, with low care front yards on irrigation drip&lt;br&gt;HOA fees average about $64 monthly&lt;br&gt;Many homes have Gas available&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community amenities&lt;/strong&gt; include parks, greenbelts, putting gree, &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1689046/gladden-farms-marana-az-a-pictorial-walk-along-the-pathways-part-3" title="Homes for sale in Marana, AZ"&gt;fitness trail&lt;/a&gt;, jogging paths, horseshoes, basketball, landscaping of common areas and some theme trees.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Homes for sale in Marana" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/0/4/2/ar127859962024013.JPG" height="300" alt="Gladden Farms Community park with grill and moutains" width="400"&gt;&lt;br&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;subdivision is in close proximity&lt;/strong&gt; to Gladden Farms Community Park, Heritage River Park, Ora Mae Harn Community Park with public pool, Marana Town Hall, Rodeo Grounds, Pima County Library and more!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Homes for sale in Marana" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/5/1/0/2/ar127860558020153.JPG" height="300" alt="walking path, park and greenbelt in Gladden Farms, Marana, AZ" width="400"&gt;&lt;br&gt;You can view more photos of the community and surrounding areas at Gladden Farms, Marana, AZ - &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1685464/gladden-farms-marana-az-a-pictorial-walk-along-pathways-part-1" title="Gladden Farms, Marana"&gt;A Pictorial Walk Along the Pathways&lt;/a&gt;, Part 1,2, and 3.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If you would like more information on Gladden Farms, Marana, AZ, Tucson, Oro Valley or Vail, please send me an email or give me a call!&amp;nbsp; I'd be happy to assist you in your home selling or buying experience!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If I can assist you in your home buying or selling in &lt;a href="http://www.swdeserthomes.com/" title="Marana, Vail, Oro Valley, Tucson Homes for Sale"&gt;Marana, Tucson, Oro Valley, or Vail,&lt;/a&gt; please don't hesitate to call me!&amp;nbsp; Email at swdeserthomes@aol.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cara Marcelle Mancuso, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Realty&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(520)909-2988 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Regarding the material posted in my blog postings, these are my personal opinions and not those of Long Realty Company&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cara Marcelle Mancuso (Long Realty - Dove Mountain, Marana AZ)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 12:16:11 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Gladden Farms in Marana, AZ &#8211; Hints of Real Estate Recovery in Market Statistics for May -  July 2011</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Gladden Farms in Marana, AZ &amp;ndash; Hints of Real Estate Recovery in Market Statistics for May - &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;July 2011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img title="Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow in Gladden Farms" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/6/3/3/9/ar131195279093363.JPG" height="375" alt="Gladden Farms Fry's Lot Master Planned Community" width="500"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;84 Homes in Gladden Farms are the focus of this month's market analysis for the Marana neighborhood, just minutes north of Tucson, AZ.&amp;nbsp; Inventory is down from &lt;a href="http://actvra.in/8Hz" title="http://actvra.in/8Hz"&gt;April, when 128 homes were actively listed&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;That&amp;rsquo;s good news for the home sellers in this area&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;, and hints at Real Estate Recovery for this area.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flexmls.com/cgi-bin/mainmenu.cgi?cmd=url+other/run_public_link.html&amp;amp;public_link_tech_id=uaa7exmohbp&amp;amp;s=12&amp;amp;cid=1" title="Homes for Sale in Gladden Farms, Marana, AZ"&gt;21 homes are currently ACTIVE and for sale in Marana&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="apple-converted-space"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;(Tucson) AZ.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Of those ACTIVE, 8 of the 21 are NEW CONSTRUCTION&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Currently there are 8 homes ACTIVE CAPA - meaning the owners would like a better offer and are still accepting contract offers&lt;br&gt; 15 homes are ACTIVE contingent with accepted contracts and are going through Escrow&lt;br&gt; 6 are PENDING close of escrow, with all contingencies fulfilled&lt;br&gt; 34 homes have SOLD in the past three months, showing what an attractive and great place to BUY a home Gladden Farms is.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Master-planned Gladden Farms is about 5 minutes west of I-10, off Tangerine Farms exit.&amp;nbsp;The area began construction in 2005 and is a diverse area of home builders, with many floor plans and variety of styles by builders such as Hillcraft, Pulte, Miramonte, Lennar, and Richmond American.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Don&amp;rsquo;t forget that as a buyer, you need personal representation!&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Site managers work for the builder, and new construction home sites welcome buyers and their agent without prejudice!&lt;br&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img title="Real Estate Recovery in Gladden Farms, Marana, AZ" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/2/4/4/1/ar131195294214422.JPG" height="338" alt="Typical one story home in Gladden Farms Marana AZ" width="450"&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Homes range from 2 &amp;ndash; 5 &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;bedrooms, and are currently available from 1251 sq feet to 3683.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Both one and two story models are available. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Lots range from .14 to as large as .25 of an acre, plenty of room for a backyard pool. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Many have professionally landscaped front and back yards, and floor plans may include a fireplace.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Asking Prices for homes for sale CONTINUE to rise, with ACTIVE listings averaging $80.31 a square foot, versus Jan/Feb's average of $74.65.&amp;nbsp; PENDING home sales average $74.11, up from April&amp;rsquo;s 67.91. CLOSED SALES, however continue to drop, decreasing from &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;$72.36 in April to a current $68.93 per sq. foot.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Although the market is more positive for sellers with reduced inventory, affordable prices continue to attract buyers.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;It is rare to find SFR homes less than 10 years old that are averaging under $70 a sq. foot. Aggressive pricing and competitive features are essential for quick turnover in Gladden Farms, Marana, AZ.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Be sure to work with a REALTOR with knowledge of the area and a sound marketing program.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img title="Real Estate Recovery in Gladden Farms, Marana, AZ" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/0/6/1/0/ar13119530301606.JPG" height="338" alt="Real Estate Recovery in Gladden Farms, Marana, AZ" width="450"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt; If you are looking for a strong investment opportunity, or lots of bang for your buck, consider Gladden Farms.&amp;nbsp; City planning includes shopping, schools, parks and recreation --all in beginning stages.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;You can visit the planning board on Lon Adams Road in the heart of Gladden Farms.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The area displays pride of ownership with several nearby parks:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Ora Mae Harn with community pool, Gladden Farms Community Park with sports fields, or take a trip back in time and visit the farmers&amp;rsquo; market at Heritage River Park.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Within two miles, visit the &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Marana Town Hall, newly completed Health Care Center, Rodeo Grounds, Pima County Library, restaurants, and more.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Enjoy miles of paved walkways and community parks just seconds from your door.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; If you'd like more information on any of the outlying areas of Marana, Tucson, and Oro Valley, including GLADDEN FARMS, Marana, AZ, call a REALTOR who is a resident of this lovely area.&amp;nbsp; I'd be happy to assist in your real estate process, whether buying or selling.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Enjoy these photo links to other amenities here in Gladden Farms:&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;a href="http://actvra.in/8bR" title="Gladden Farms Market Report"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Gladden Farms Part 1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; Pictorial walk along the pathways of Gladden Farms, Marana AZ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://actvra.in/8bS" title="Gladden Farms Market Report"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Gladden Farms Part 2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; What a fun place for kids - toddlers, big kids, middle kids, kids at heart!&amp;nbsp; Neighborhood parks, and greenbelts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://actvra.in/zq" title="Gladden Farms Market Report"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Gladden Farms Part 3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; Community amenities - Basketball, biking, rollerblading, horseshoes, golf, swimming, baseball, soccer and more&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If I can assist you in your home buying or selling in &lt;a href="http://www.swdeserthomes.com/" title="Marana, Vail, Oro Valley, Tucson Homes for Sale"&gt;Marana, Tucson, Oro Valley, or Vail,&lt;/a&gt; please don't hesitate to call me!&amp;nbsp; Email at swdeserthomes@aol.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cara Marcelle Mancuso, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Realty&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(520)909-2988 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Regarding the material posted in my blog postings, these are my personal opinions and not those of Long Realty Company&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cara Marcelle Mancuso (Long Realty - Dove Mountain, Marana AZ)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:28:48 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Before and After:  Working with Investors One Project at a Time</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Before and After:&amp;nbsp; Working with Investors One Project at a Time&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I've had the pleasure of working with a couple for the past couple of years that are in the practice of taking a run-down home and turning it into something lovely and liveable in just a few months.&amp;nbsp; They do one home at a time, and put their own sweat effort into the entire remodeling process, along with licensed contractors and professionals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Below are before and after photos of the home for sale at 3700 N Tucson Blvd, Tucson, AZ.&amp;nbsp; It's located off the north end of Tucson Blvd very near the park, just off Prince.&amp;nbsp; Winterhaven is a block away on the other side of Prince.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/2/6/5/0/ar13659543805627.JPG" height="263" alt="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" width="350"&gt; &lt;img title="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/4/8/6/6/ar136595444666845.jpg" height="209" alt="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" width="350"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The home is nestled on a large corner lot in a small cul-de-sac just off Tucson Blvd.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/7/4/1/1/ar136595459011479.JPG" height="263" alt="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" width="350"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img title="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/7/5/6/6/ar136595464366573.JPG" height="263" alt="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" width="350"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The kitchen comes with stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, and microwave.&amp;nbsp; Countertops are granite and the floor is ceramic tile throughout the entire home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/6/2/4/1/ar136595474214269.JPG" height="263" alt="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" width="350"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img title="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/6/5/1/ar136595480215698.JPG" height="263" alt="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" width="350"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When you enter the front door, you enter a large open area.&amp;nbsp; Through the opening is a large family room with outside access.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/5/2/2/0/ar136595483402253.JPG" height="263" alt="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" width="350"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img title="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/4/0/2/0/ar136595487002049.JPG" height="263" alt="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" width="350"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The master bathroom has an enlarged and improved master bath and walk in closet, in addition to the closet on the far side of the room.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/1/4/3/6/ar136595496263417.JPG" height="263" alt="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" width="350"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img title="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/0/8/0/9/ar136595517490809.jpg" height="263" alt="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" width="350"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bathrooms have been completely redone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/7/8/2/0/ar136595520902875.JPG" height="350" alt="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" width="263"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img title="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/0/1/8/4/ar13659552448109.jpg" height="350" alt="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" width="263"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here you can see that the master bathroom has indeed been bumped out to include double vanity, full tub and shower.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/6/9/3/7/ar136595528673968.JPG" height="263" alt="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" width="350"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img title="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/4/4/7/3/ar136595532737448.jpg" height="262" alt="3700 Tucson Blvd 3 Bedroom Home for Sale near Winterhave" width="350"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The backyard had a small rock shed removed, and has been throughly cleared - ready for your landscaping ideas!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Call me if you are interested in your own investment properties for sale in Tucson, AZ or if you'd like more information on 3700 N Tucson Blvd., Tucson, AZ.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If I can assist you in your home buying or selling in &lt;a href="http://www.swdeserthomes.com/" title="Marana, Vail, Oro Valley, Tucson Homes for Sale"&gt;Marana, Tucson, Oro Valley, or Vail,&lt;/a&gt; please don't hesitate to call me!&amp;nbsp; Email at swdeserthomes@aol.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cara Marcelle Mancuso, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Realty&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(520)909-2988 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Regarding the material posted in my blog postings, these are my personal opinions and not those of Long Realty Company&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cara Marcelle Mancuso (Long Realty - Dove Mountain, Marana AZ)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 09:13:01 -0700</pubDate>
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