Posts filed under ‘Arizona Outdoor Living’
Sunland Village East, Mesa, AZ
Active Adult Golf Course Community
Sunland Village East is a great Age-Restricted Golf Course community located in Mesa on Baseline Road between Sossaman and the 202. This is a terrific community with many amenities including billiards, bowling, cards & games, dancing, golf, exercise & health, arts & crafts, sports & outdoor activities, tennis, bingo and many others. There are approximately 2,435 1 story single family, garden and golf condos in this community which were built from 1984 to 2001. The average size home in Sunland Village East is approximately 1,564 square feet. Sunland Village East is located close to the 60 and 202 freeways which provide excellent access as well as being located close to major shopping areas and restaurants. Currently there are 45 active listings, 8 pending listings, 1 pending short sale and 20 that have closed in the past 3 months. The active, pending and closed listings are on the following link: Sunland Village East Jan 2011 market analysis. Previous years closings show that pricing is down 25% from 2006 so now is a great time to buy! Here’s a preview to some active listings: Sunland Village East Active Listings. If you’re thinking of making a move to Mesa, give me a call. Stephanie Weiss 480.273.7472 http://StephanieWeissMoves.com
Things To Do In Arizona
Stop at the Goldfield Ghost Town at Superstition Mountain
Take a Jeep ride to Canyon Lake and stop at Tortilla flats, then enjoy a dinner cruise on the Dolly Steamboat
Enjoy a Motorcycle ride to Mormon Lake Lodge in the Too broke for Sturgis run
Enjoy a Sunday drive down Highway 87 from the mountains
Stop on Sunday at the Buffalo Bar Saloon for a jam session in Payson, Arizona
Enjoy the gorgeous Mogollon Rim in your Monster golf cart and enjoy nature
Stay at a the Arizona Grand Resort and play some golf
Play more golf at Bear Creek
Stop at San Tan Flats for a beer, the place where dancing was once illegal !
Play more golf at The Raven Golf Club or Ocotillo Golf Resort
Stephanie Weiss
http://StephanieWeissMoves.com
Arizona Summer Weekend Getaways
I know it seems I’m all business because that’s all I blog about, but really my objective is to keep you informed and provide some insight into the great communities in the southeast valley of the Phoenix Metro area!
That being said, my ADORABLE husband said he was going fishing this weekend and asked me if I’d like to go. Me not really being a fisher-person/chik said no at first and then thought, well we haven’t been up to northern Arizona since last year when we had a place up there for the summer so I decided to go and have a leisurely Sunday and enjoy my husbands company without my laptop. I did however take my Blackberry® IN THE EVENT OF A REAL ESTATE EMERGENCY!
We left about 9:30am and arrived at Willow Springs Lake, just off Highway 260 and west of Forest Lakes at about 11:3oam and did the usual unloading and preping the boat. We got out on the picturesque Willow Springs Lake, me sitting in front of the Gheenoe, ready to read on the lake at which time it started to rain. We waited a bit while it drizzled and decided to head in to wait it out. The drizzle turned into a downright downpour and then some hail was mixed into that. The weather was about 65° and quite refreshing considering 105°+ awaited us in the valley of the sun! After playing Free Cell in the truck for an hour and a half, we decided to load the boat and head back down since it continued to rain and the clouds still lingered.
We headed down the hill and once we got to Tonto Village traffic stopped with virtually no movement. We waited for about 20-30 minutes assuming there was a traffic accident up ahead that we could not see. No traffic was coming from the other way for those 20-30 minutes so when several finally did, they were all advising the road was closed due to a mudslide. Not being able to get back to the dirt road that takes you through Tonto Village and back into Payson, we turned around like everyone else was doing and headed to Show Low to come back through Salt River Canyon.
I hadn’t been through Salt River Canyon in several years and while we were driving through it, in spite of a couple distractions that happened that day, I was once again reminded how awe-mazing our great state of Arizona is and how awesome the scenery. I often hear from people on the middle or other side of the country that our state is nothing but sand, desert and cactus but it really has some diverse terrain and beautiful scenery! One of the many great things about Arizona is you can be up north with 1-2 hours where the terrain and temperature are completely different. I have lived in the valley since 1975 with the exception of a 4 year detour to Tustin Ranch, CA and Tampa, FL and both times when I left it, I missed it terribly and came back. I love all the things our great state has to offer and hope you think so too!
Stephanie Weiss
http://StephanieWeissMoves.com
Trilogy at Power Ranch
If you’re looking for an active adult 55+ community for a seasonal or retirement home, TRILOGY AT POWER RANCH is a gated golf community you must stop by and see! The residents of Trilogy at Power Ranch enjoy many amenities including an 18-hole championship golf course which is open to the public, the Slate Bistro and Bar, a huge recreation room, the big dance hall, swimming pool and a community center just to name a few! You should see their calendar of events! This master planned community called Trilogy at Power Ranch was built by Shea Homes from 2000 to 2007 and is a single-family active adult community in which the homes on average are 2 bedroom 2 baths, about 1,800 square feet with a quarterly association fee of $327 and property taxes of $1,830.
There are currently 59 active listings in Trilogy at Power Ranch with prices ranging from $209-$659K, sizes from 1,308-3,077 and list prices averaging $175 per square foot. 17 listings are currently pending and within the past 3 months, there have been 30 closings! That’s about 10 closings per month! The closings are averaging 104 days on the market ranging from as low as $172,000 (1100sf) to $450,000 (2405sf) for a high with an average of $273,000 (1744sf).
Out of the 30 closings:
19-Cash Transactions
9-Conventional loan for purchase
2-FHA or VA financing
2-Short Sale
1-Lender Owned
1-Pre-foreclosure
Trilogy at Power Ranch Closing Figures Jan 2010-April 2010
Trilogy at Power Ranch Video
With the baby boom generation on the verge of mass retirement, Trilogy at Power Ranch would be a great place to call home and there’s no better time to buy than now. If you’re thinking of making a move to Trilogy at Power Ranch or another east valley community, please give me a call. (480) 273.7472
StephanieWeissMoves@gmail.com
http://stephanieweissmoves.com/
Sun Lakes, AZ
The active adult communities that make up Sun Lakes, AZ are within approximately six square miles known as Oakwood, Ironwood, Cottonwood, Palo Verde and Sun Lakes, built by Robson Communities. Sun Lakes has gorgeous, well-manicured active adult communities and offers many amenities including golf, swimming and tennis. Oakwood and Ironwood have golf courses available to the general public and Cottonwood, Palo Verde & Sun Lakes are all private equity golf courses. Oakwood, Ironwood, Cottonwood, Palo Verde and Sun Lakes and are also close to the Chandler Fashion Mall, Wild Horse Pass Casino, Lone Butte Casino and Firebird International Raceway just to name a few. They have good proximity to the I-10 freeway, 202, 101 state route 87, Chandler Regional Medical Center and are about 24 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Here’s some information pertaining to each community:
Sun Lakes-Oakwood
Sun Lakes-Ironwood
Sun Lakes-Palo Verde/Cottonwood
Sun Lakes data as of 3.8.10
If you’re thinking of making a move and would like a more in-depth analysis, please give me a call.
Chandler AZ Real Estate
If you’re looking to buy or sell property in Chandler and would like more information on your neighborhood, please give me a call for an in depth analysis!
StephanieWeissMoves@gmail.com
480.273.7472
www.StephanieWeissMoves.com
Active Adult Living at Trilogy at Power Ranch
If you’ve never been to Trilogy at Power Ranch and you’re looking for a 55+ community for a seasonal or retirement home, this is a gated golf community you must stop by and see! The residents of Trilogy at Power Ranch enjoy many amenities including the big dance hall, community center, bar/restaurant, swimming pool and of course, the golf just to name a few! You should see their calendar of events! There are currently 43 active listings in Trilogy at Power Ranch with prices ranging from $205-$639K, sizes from 1,308-3,077, averaging approximately $177 per square foot. Closings on the other hand for the past 6 months, of which there have been 33 are averaging $152 PSF or $281K and 181 days on the market. For the same time period a year ago, there were 48 closings, averaging $171 PSF or $304K and 126 days on the market. It’s sure a great time to buy and Trilogy at Power Ranch is a great place to do it! If you’re thinking of making a move, please give me a call.
StephanieWeissMoves@gmail.com (480) 273.7472
South Mountain & The Arizona Grand Resort
South Mountain is such a gorgeous place to live! On the northeast side of South Mountain is The Arizona Grand Resort, formerly known as The Pointe South Mountain with a golf course and oasis water park. The water park is huge and is a great place to spend the day with family & friends while staying cool. The Arizona Grand Resort is nestled up against the South Mountain preserve and the golf course runs through it as well as part of the community that also sits amongst the preserve. After a day of golfing or hanging out at the water park, you can catch some steaks at Rustler’s Rooste Steakhouse located above The Arizona Grand Resort with gorgeous city views! During peak season there is almost endless hiking and mountain biking on South Mountain. The golf is very reasonable right now and the home prices in this area are all across the board from under $100K to over $5M. If you’re thinking of making a move, please give me a call.
StephanieWeissMoves@gmail.com (480) 273.7472
