Jennifer Azevedo

The master bedroom is where we sleep, have sex, get dressed, have quiet time and is one of the main hubs for private time. Let’s face it, as people, we spend more than one third of our lives in bed, and that is just for sleeping. We count on our master bedrooms to multi-task. When buying or selling your home, the master bedroom could make or break the deal. Although people may live their lives without the priority of sleep – I’ll sleep when I’m dead. The priority of having the master bedroom is still a home purchasing priority for buyers alike. “People have definite priorities and functions they need their bedroom to provide” says Jennifer Azevedo, owner/broker of Azevedo & Associates. Buyers are attracted to spacious, clean, light, and private master bedrooms. “Buyers need their bedrooms to multi task for them” says Azevedo. Just how much of a priority is the master bedroom? The Houseonality Quiz answers that very question for every individual. The Houseonality Quiz takes the top five priorities and asks you to rate them in order of importance. This quiz takes a look at how we prioritize our lives and then matches these priorities to specific rooms in the home. Thus, the Houseonality Quiz provides buyers with a prioritized list of home features. As everyone knows, priorities influence decisions. “It is important to honor ourselves when we purchase a home” says Azevedo. According to the Houseonality Quiz, if love is a priority, the master bedroom and bathroom would be a deciding factor for purchasing a specific home. The Houseonality Quiz is based upon the Object Relations Theory as first pioneered by Sigmund Freud and Melanie Klein. Object Relation Theorists suggest that we are relationship seeking – meaning we, as humans, have an innate need to form and maintain relationships. Within the theory, objects can be people, or things that we form attachments too. According to Jennifer Azevedo, owner and broker of Azevedo & Associates, “People are very attached to their homes. Their homes provide them with some very basic needs such as security, shelter, and comfort. People have memories, moments, events tied to their homes. It definitely is a relationship”. Regardless of buying, selling, or just improving on your current bedroom situation, the master bedroom is the place where people go for peace, quiet, and intimacy. Here are some tips to increase your bedroom’s ability to multi task. To take the Houseonality Quiz visit www.Azevedo-Assoc.com and click on Your Houseonality? in the main menu. About Azevedo & Associates Azevedo & Associates is an independently owned and operated real estate brokerage located in Granite Bay, California. Jennifer Azevedo, owner/broker, has over 10 years experience in the industry and is considered “cutting edge” by her peers and other professionals for Azevedo & Associates use of technology, paperless systems, marketing support, “green” business practices, and is a certified EcoBroker. With a mission statement that transcends beyond just real estate, it is infused into the company’s marketing, activities, priorities, and goals. Their mission is to H.E.L.P – Honor. Empower. Listen. Prepare. www.Azevedo-Assoc.com.

The new Houseonality Quiz from Azevedo & Associates discovers that there is more to choosing a home than the old adage "location, location, location".

By tapping into the psychological and emotional triggers that truly influence people's decisions is important to understand. People time and time again will choose a home that they did not like, did not have the right number of bedrooms, location, square footage, etc. Why would someone choose a house they don't like?

According to Azevedo & Associates, a residential real estate brokerage in Granite Bay, CA, and the Azevedo & Associates Houseonality Quiz, it has to do with priorities and relationships. The use of the Houseonality Quiz allows people to be in touch with their true needs for a home. This allows them to find houses that meet their priorities, relationships, and values. Prior to now, choosing a home was all about location, location, location. For the first time, the home people choose is about the person and their emotional and value driven needs and priorities. Priorities now take the lead in home selection.

The Houseonality Quiz is based upon the Object Relations Theory as first pioneered by Sigmund Freud and Melanie Klein. Object Relation Theorists suggest that we are relationship seeking - meaning we, as humans, have an innate need to form and maintain relationships. Within the theory, objects can be people, or things that we form attachments too. According to Jennifer Azevedo, owner and broker of Azevedo & Associates, "People are very attached to their homes. Their homes provide them with some very basic needs such as security, shelter, and comfort. People have memories, moments, events tied to their homes. It definitely is a relationship".

By providing the Houseonality Quiz, "we are allowing people to really take a look at and identify what type of house they need in order to fulfill their lifestyle, their dreams, values, and priorities" says Azevedo. Most people begin their search with their search criteria. Such as 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 1800 square feet, in Roseville, with a yard. The Houseonality Quiz allows you to take a different approach, by acknowledging and addressing the psychological and emotional factors of a home purchase. For example, who should be included in the decision, your ambitions, your priorities, and how you live on a day to day basis. Typically, you have your list of must have features. Houseonality taps into the tangibility of the emotional and psychological needs and allows you to add those needs to your must have features. Houseonality explains how, in the end, the Roseville client can end up in a 1200 square foot bungalow in East Sacramento.

To take the Houseonality Quiz visit www.Azevedo-Assoc.com and click on Your Houseonality? on the main menu.

About Azevedo & Associates

Azevedo & Associates is an independently owned and operated real estate brokerage located in Granite Bay, California. Jennifer Azevedo, owner/broker, has over 10 years experience in the industry and is considered "cutting edge" by her peers and other professionals for Azevedo & Associates use of technology, paperless systems, marketing support, "green" business practices, and is a certified EcoBroker. With a mission statement that transcends beyond just real estate, it is infused into the company's marketing, activities, priorities, and goals. Their mission is to H.E.L.P - Honor. Empower. Listen. Prepare. www.Azevedo-Assoc.com.

Jennifer Azevedo

Azevedo & Associates

Phone: 916.690.2010

Email: Jennifer@Azevedo-Assoc.com

Web: www.Azevedo-Assoc.com

Granite Bay, CA - Azevedo & Associates, a local real estate brokerage, sponsored a Parent Business Directory for Granite Bay Schoolhouse parents. The Parent Business Directory, a resource for business owners whose children attend the school, raised money for the school and allowed for parent business owners to advertise their businesses to the school's attendees. "I think it is great for the parents to support each other and the school. It's a win-win." said Jennifer Azevedo, owner and broker for Azevedo & Associates. The directory raised enough money for the school to purchase new educational toys for all the classrooms. "We love the participation. It feels great to have such support - for the parents' businesses and the school." commented Becki Williams, director and teacher at Granite Bay Schoolhouse. The school will be purchasing educational toys for the classrooms that encourage the kids dexterity, imagination, shapes, colors, structures, balance, etc. "These toys allow the children to learn in positive and kinesthetic manner" said Lyndsay Crumbley, teacher at Granite Bay Schoolhouse.

The Granite Bay Schoolhouse Directory is distributed once a year to all the families and teachers at Granite Bay Schoolhouse. Jennifer Azevedo created, sponsored, and distributed the directory for the past two years. All monies earned for the advertisements are donated back to the school.

About Azevedo & Associates

Azevedo & Associates is an independently owned and operated real estate brokerage located in Granite Bay, California. Jennifer Azevedo, owner/broker, has over 10 years experience in the industry and is considered "cutting edge" by her peers and other professionals for Azevedo & Associates use of technology, paperless systems, marketing support, "green" business practices, and is a certified EcoBroker. With a mission statement that transcends beyond just real estate, it is infused into the company's marketing, activities, priorities, and goals. Their mission is to H.E.L.P - Honor. Empower. Listen. Prepare. www.Azevedo-Assoc.com.

About Granite Bay Schoolhouse

The GBSH Curriculum is based on the California State Framework along with the NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children). Our philosophy promotes developmentally appropriate involvement in teaching young children.

The philosophy of the Schoolhouse incorporates reading and writing in all curricular areas based on the level appropriate for the child. Each child sees him/herself as a reader and a writer regardless of his/her level of experience. Reading and Writing are viewed as a part of everyday life and are a necessity instead of isolated subjects to be taught in school. Practical life, language development, reading, writing, math, Spanish, art, music and social sciences are offered as a complete curriculum.

Granite Bay, California - November 14, 2008 - Jennifer Azevedo, of Azevedo & Associates in Granite Bay has earned the EcoBroker Certified^® designation, having successfully completed a unique and informative training program on the energy and environmental issues that affect residential real estate and real estate transactions. Jennifer Azevedo is an advocate for the education and practice of real estate professionals acknowledging and emphasizing energy-efficient, sustainable, and healthier design/features in homes and buildings. The "performance home" is getting a boost thanks to this type of high quality Realtor^® with the EcoBroker^® designation. EcoBrokers^®, like Jennifer Azevedo, are forging this market and creating competitive advantages for sellers and buyers. With national surveys indicating that 80% of consumers consider themselves "green-minded," and a recent survey conducted by Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, a Realogy Corporation, found that 51% of those surveyed "believe in the importance of working with a green-certified real estate agent". EcoBrokers^® are in a better position to serve the real estate consumer. "Being educated on a home, how it is built, how it functions, how much it will cost you or save you matters. Knowing the difference between house A's and house B's "green" features can determine a sale." Azevedo explains. "From windows to moisture control to energy savings, I now have more resources at my disposal to help my buyers and sellers make better real estate decisions. Being an EcoBroker^® allows me to better serve my clients, the environment and to translate those benefits to everyday living. It creates a whole other avenue for marketing a home."

About Azevedo & Associates

Azevedo & Associates is an independently owned and operated real estate brokerage located in Granite Bay, California. Jennifer Azevedo, Owner/Broker, has over 10 years experience in the industry and is considered "cutting edge" by her peers and other professionals for Azevedo & Associates' use of technology, paperless systems, marketing support, "green" business practices, and as a certified EcoBroker. With a mission statement that transcends beyond just real estate, it is infused into the company's marketing, activities, priorities, and goals. Azevedo & Associates' mission is to H.E.L.P - Honor. Empower. Listen. Prepare.

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