AZ Active Retirement Living

Sun City Grand Resales - January 2010

There were 25 properties that sold in Sun City Grand this year in January compared to only 16 in January of last year.  In 2008 we had 33 homes that sold, seven of which were golf course lots.  This year only one was a golf course home and 3 were foreclosure properties, which brought the price per square footage down some.  One of the foreclosures backed up to a busy interior street and one, while beautiful, was (quite literally) a stinker of a house with possible mold and definate cat urine everywhere. 

If you see other sales that look like exceptional deals the first thing you should do is Google map the address.  There were several that backed up to very busy roads or highways and some that had views of the power lines.  As I have said in previous blog articles... the best "deals" in Sun City Grand quite possibly have location or condition issues.

Click on the link below to see Januarys Sun City Grand sales

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If you are in the market to buy or sell Sun City Grand real estate, please call me or visit my website where you will find a virtual tour of Sun City Grand & Sun City Grand floor plans.

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Kathy Anderson
Ken Meade Realty
Sun City Grand Office

(602) 703-8930

Foreclosures in Trilogy Vistancia, Peoria Arizona for 2009

As of this writing there are no active foreclosure listings in our regional MLS for Trilogy Vistancia but you can click on the link above to check the current status.  There are a couple that are pending close of escrow.

Out of 87 resale homes sold in Trilogy Vistancia in 2009, 22 were foreclosures.  This equates to 25.3%.  While this is one of the highest percentages in the Arizona active retirement communities, it is still significantly less than the city of Phoenix where 65.9% of the homes sold this last year were foreclosures, or the current national average for that matter. Take a look at the chart below.

It is important to note that anytime the builder is still actively marketing homes in a community it is more difficult to sell the resale homes.  As a result many go into foreclosure or are sold as short sales.

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If you are in the market to buy or sell Trilogy Vistancia real estate, please call me or visit my website where you will find a wealth of information, including Trilogy Vistancia floor plans for the different models.  You will also find information on other Phoenix Arizona golf retirement communities.

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Ken Meade Realty
Sun City Grand Office

(602) 703-8930

Foreclosures in Arizona Traditions Surprise Arizona for 2009

There were seven Arizona Traditions foreclosures that sold this year vs. two in 2008.  As of this writing there are no foreclosures listed in the MLS but if you click on the link above it will take you to a page on my website that will show current foreclosure listings in Arizona Traditions.

Out of 42 resale homes sold in Arizona Traditions in 2009, this equates to about 16.7%... higher than many of the other Phoenix retirement communities but still significantly less than the non-age restricted communities in Surprise Arizona where 60.7% of the homes sold were foreclosures, or the city of Phoenix where 65.9% of the homes sold this last year were foreclosures. Take a look at the chart below.

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If you are in the market to buy or sell Arizona Traditions real estate, please call me or visit my website http://KathyAndersonRealtor.com.  You will also find recent Arizona Traditions home sales information, PLUS information on other Phoenix Arizona west valley golf retirement communities.

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Ken Meade Realty
Sun City Grand Office

(602) 703-8930

Foreclosures in Sun City West Arizona - 2009

There were 38 Sun City West foreclosures that sold this year vs. 15 in 2008

Out of 719 total homes sold in Sun City West in 2009, the 38 foreclosures equates to only 5.3%... making Del Webbs Sun City West and Sun City Grand two of the healthiest of all the valley Arizona retirement communities.  Compare this to the city of Phoenix where 65.9% of the homes sold this last year were foreclosures. Take a look at the chart below.

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If you are in the market to buy or sell Sun City West real estate, please call me or visit my website where you will find a wealth of information on most of the Phoenix Arizona west valley golf retirement communities.

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Ken Meade Realty
Sun City Grand Office

(602) 703-8930

Foreclosures in Corte Bella, Sun City West, Arizona - 2009

There were 24 Corte Bella foreclosures that sold this year vs. 4 in 2008.  It looks as though 2010 will see at least as many, but could have many more than 2009 as the Corte Bella real estate inventories are running still higher than the current demand.

Out of 101 total homes sold in Corte Bella in 2009, the 24 foreclosures equates to 23.8%. This is one of the highest percentages for the Arizona golf retirement communities but is still quite a bit less than the city of Phoenix where 65.9% of the homes sold this last year were foreclosures, or the current national average for that matter. Take a look at the chart below.

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If you are in the market to buy or sell Corte Bella real estate, please call me or visit my website where you will find a wealth of information, including Corte Bella floor plans for the different models.  You will also find information on other Phoenix Arizona golf retirement communities.

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Ken Meade Realty
Sun City Grand Office

(602) 703-8930

Foreclosures in Sun City Festival, Buckeye Arizona - 2009

There were 6 Sun City Festival foreclosures that sold this year vs. zero in 2008

Out of 41 resale home sales in Sun City Festival in 2009, the six foreclosures equates to 14.6%... considerably less than the city of Phoenix where 65.9% of the homes sold this last year were foreclosures. Take a look at the chart below.

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If you are in the market to buy or sell Sun City Festival real estate, please call me or visit my website where you will find a wealth of information, including Sun City Festival floor plans for the different models.  You will also find information on other Phoenix Arizona golf retirement communities.

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Ken Meade Realty
Sun City Grand Office

(602) 703-8930

Foreclosures in Sun City Grand Surprise Arizona - Just the Stats Man! (Throw-back to the Dragnet days of "Just the facts ma'am". Did I just date myself or what?)

There were twenty Sun City Grand foreclosures that sold this year vs. three in 2008

Out of 380 total home sales in Sun City Grand in 2009, the 20 foreclosures equates to only 5.3%... significantly less than the city of Phoenix where 65.9% of the homes sold this last year were foreclosures. Take a look at the chart below.

So what does this mean in the grand (no pun intended) scheme of things? Just what I have been saying all along, Sun City Grand is one of the healthiest of the greater Phoenix Arizona communities.

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If you are in the market to buy or sell Sun City Grand real estate, please call me or visit my website where you will find a virtual tour of Sun City Grand, Sun City Grand floor plans for the different models, and information on other Phoenix Arizona golf retirement communities.

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Ken Meade Realty
Sun City Grand Office

(602) 703-8930

Trilogy Vistancia Real Estate & Home Sales (Resale Only) - 4th Quarter 2009

4th quarter Trilogy Vistancia resale home sales figures were just posted to my website.

There were 21 resale homes sold in Trilogy at Vistancia this last quarter, almost double the 11 resale homes sold last year at the same time. To see archived sales reports for Trilogy Vistancia, click on the tab below.

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If you are in the market to buy or sell Trilogy Vistancia real estate, please call me or visit my website where you will find a wealth of information, including Trilogy Vistancia floor plans for the different models. You will also find information on other Phoenix Arizona golf retirement communities.

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Ken Meade Realty
Sun City Grand Office

(602) 703-8930

Arizona Traditions Real Estate Sales (Resale Only) - 4th Quarter 2009

4th Quarter 2009 Arizona Traditions resale home sales figures were just posted to my website. Sales continue to drop in this community and I'm not sure why.

Arizona Traditions continues to be one of the more affordable of the gated Arizona retirement communities.

To see archived sales reports for Arizona Traditions, click on the tab below.

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If you are in the market to buy or sell Arizona Traditions real estate, please call me or visit my website where you will find a wealth of information, including information on other Phoenix Arizona golf retirement communities.

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Ken Meade Realty
Sun City Grand Office

(602) 703-8930

Sun City Festival Real Estate & Homes Sold (Resale Only) - 4th Quarter 2009

4th quarter resale Sun City Festival real estate sales figures have been posted to my website.

The resale market was surprisingly slow this quarter compared to sales in some of the other Del Webb Sun City retirement communities. I don't think new home sales were that brisk either as the lot selection being offered hasn't appealed to any of my clients. Of course I don't have any sales figures to support that hunch. It will be interesting to see what this spring holds for the community out there.

If you are interested in buying a home out there you should take a look at my Sun City Festival home with a casita. It is a beautiful Jubilee with private backyard and is within walking distance of the rec center.

To see archives of the Sun City Festival resale home sales
click on the tab below

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If you are in the market to buy or sell Sun City Festival real estate, please call me or visit my website where you will find a wealth of information, including Sun City Festival floor plans for the different models. You will also find information on other Phoenix Arizona golf retirement communities.

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Ken Meade Realty
Sun City Grand Office

(602) 703-8930