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Photo How best to do the heavy lifting? Credit Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Good morning on this shining Wednesday. Apartment hunting in the city, especially during one of the busiest moving months , is no fun. And then there’s physically packing and hauling your stuff. Oh, and paying for movers, if you go that route. We reached out to a few moving companies for some free advice on the best and worst times to relocate, and how to be smart about your move. When’s the most expensive time to move? Now. “Moving in the summer season is more expensive than moving in the off-season by roughly 20 or 30 percent,” said Jon Katz, chief executive of Katz Moving in Long Island City , Queens. You can expect lower rates between October and January, he said. Do prices surge on specific days or weeks of a month? The stretch between the 26th and the 3rd of any given month is considered peak moving time , when availability is lowest and rates are highest across the industry, according to Mr. Katz. Fo...

Timberland Village I & II LLC's (Bassham Trust) sold Timberline Village Apartments at 4255 E. Soliere Ave. in Flagstaff to Clear Sky Summit at Flagstaff LLC ( Clear Sky Capital , Marcus Kurschat) for $22.25 million. Vanessa Dreyer joined FirstService Residential , a community management company in Scottsdale as vice president of the Large Scale II Division . timberline village apartments 0605.jpg_20140530.jpg" /> Clear Sky Capital , Marcus Kurschat paid $22.25 million for Timberline Village Apartments in Flagstaff. (Photo: Cassidy Turley ) Story Highlights Timberland Village I & II LLC's (Bassham Trust) sold Timberline Village Apartments at 4255 E. Soliere Ave. in Flagstaff to Clear Sky Summit at Flagstaff LLC ( Clear Sky Capital , Marcus Kurschat) for $22.25 million. Vanessa Dreyer joined FirstService Residential , a community management company in Scottsdale as vice president of the Large Scale II Division . Timberland Village I & II LLC's...

Residents will discover a multitude of gathering spots dotting the property, and nearby businesses are welcome, too. Residences at Fountainhead (Photo: Residences at Fountainhead) Story Highlights Residences at Fountainhead averages 37 leases a month, credited to improving residents' experiences Residents have perks like 24-hour access to free java from Tempe- based Cartel Coffee Pet owners must supply pet DNA samples to the property manager, helping assure clean grounds Thinking outside the box by creating partnerships with area businesses and fostering its online reputation is paying off for the Residences at Fountainhead apartment complex in Tempe. Situated in a verdant, 90- acre business park close to freeway access and just minutes from Sky Harbor International Airport and the downtowns of Tempe, Phoenix and Scottsdale, the six- building community featuring 322 two-bedroom, two- bathroom homes opened one year ago at 2520 S. Plaza Drive. Since then, it has seen a gross ...

In the footsteps of  500 Years of Reformation October 31 st , 2017 will mark the 500 th Anniversary of the world changing event when religious reformer Martin Luther nailed his arguments against the practices of the Catholic Church , his “95 Theses” to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany beginning the Protestant Reformation. I recently took a trip to follow in the footsteps of the monk turned protestant icon , and wondered how to frame it. It’s a complex story, but how to begin? And like a sentence in German where you don’t know the meaning until you get to the verb at the end, I didn’t know how to shape it until the last day of my journey when two stark threads came to together. Wartburg Castle For the traveler, following the trail of the famous reformer can be a fascinating way to explore a beautiful country, but also a journey through history and culture. Luther spent much of his life in what is for the most part in the former East Germany, which provides its own paradoxes. And...