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OUTDOOR KITCHENS; CO-OWNERSHIP
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE MONTH: PINE CANYON, FLAGSTAFF; DISCOUNT POINTS
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Move-In-Ready Guide
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GRAND OPENINGS AND AWARDS
Pulte Homes
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Cadence: Cypress Series Pulte Homes
Location: 9624 E. Travertine Ave., Mesa Pricing: From $268,990 Size: 1,856–2,496 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–5 bedrooms, 2.5–3.5 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; noon–6 p.m. Wednesday Info: pulte.com; 888-314-5115 Description: Cadence features a proposed community center with a fitness center, pools, splash-pads, tennis and bocce courts, a playground and more.
Marlon Decastro, Tour Factory, Via Maracay Homes
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Inventory homes may provide the perfect solution to your housing needs By Debra Gelbart
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Estates at Eastmark: Summit and Venture II Collections Taylor Morrison
Location: 5359 S. Sabrina, Mesa Pricing: From the mid $300s Size: 2,225–3,904 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–5 bedrooms, 2–4 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; 1–6 p.m. Wednesday Info: taylormorrison.com; 480-346-1738 Description: This community will include access to a clubhouse with a fitness studio, an activity lawn, resort-style pool and more.
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Astarea at Sky Crossing Pulte Homes
Location: 2847 E. Los Gatos Dr., Phoenix Pricing: From $486,990 Size: 2,005–4,352 square-feet Beds/baths: 2–6 bedrooms, 2.5–4.5 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; noon–6 p.m. Wednesday Info: pulte.com/astarea; 877-285-6176 Description: Astarea at Sky Crossing is a gated neighborhood with a proposed recreation center with a fitness center, pools, splash-pads, basketball court and more.
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re you looking to move into a new-build home before school starts? How can you do that when the typical timetable for building a house from the ground up is often five months or more? The answer could be a move-in-ready home, also called a quick-move-in or an inventory home. Almost all homebuilders across Greater Phoenix offer these partially or completely built residences, some of which may be available for occupancy as soon as 45 (or even fewer) days after purchase.
David Weekley Homes
Via Eastmark
Timing is key “Moving can be tough on families, especially those with school-age kids who are facing big changes that involve attending a new school and making new friends,” said Elise Goodell, marketing manager for Maracay Homes. “Having a new home to move into right away can help the family settle-in more quickly and begin putting down roots in their new neighborhood before the school year Quick occupancy “Many people buy an gets off and running.” Maracay offers 11 For example, in a Cachet Homes community, if a buyer pays for a quick-move-in home inventory home during communities throughout the Phoenix area. “For many buyers looking at move-inwith cash, occupancy can happen as soon as the summer [so ready homes, timing is key,” Bourgeois five days after purchase, said Sue Goodrich, that…] they’re ready said. “This area [the East Valley] has seen vice president of sales and marketing for to hit the ground explosive economic and job growth and Cachet Homes. With a mortgage, occupancy can occur between 20 and 30 days after running when school we’ve seen an increase in families relocating for a job with a very short window [of purchase, she said. starts and schedules time] in which to buy a home. QuickDepending on financing, inspections and get busier.” move-ins can sometimes close in about 30 other factors, move-in can occur in some days making them an attractive option. In —Elise Goodell, Maracay Homes homes in Eastmark — an expansive masteraddition, many builders may offer financial planned community in East Mesa — in just or other incentives that really help make a quick-move-in over 30 days, said Garilyn Bourgeois, director of marketing purchase a smart deal.” for Eastmark. Eleven builders currently offer more than 15 different neighborhoods within Eastmark. A big draw “Buyers often prefer a completed home,” Goodrich said. “It is very time-consuming to select options and have a vision for how it will all come together.” But in a move-inready home, she pointed out, buyers can see the finishes finishes (e.g., cabinets, countertops, paint and flooring) flooring) and if they’ve sold their current home, they can easily move from one to another with virtually no waiting or the need for an interim living situation.” The biggest draw for July and August new-home buying is “a family’s desire to get into a new home and for their children to be able to start school classes in the fall in (MOVE IN NOW, continued on page NH7) Via Eastmark Ashton Woods Homes
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Estates on Orange
Green Street Communities
Location: 3720 E. Orange Dr., Phoenix Pricing: Starting at $1,258,990 Size: 3,500–4,500 square-feet (GRAND OPENINGS AND AWARDS, continued on page NH7)
CalAtlantic Homes, a Lennar Company, Via Eastmark