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A S P E C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N C R E AT E D B Y R E P U B L I C M E D I A C U S T O M P U B L I S H I N G

WHAT’S INSIDE

May 2017

SEARCH Lennar homes

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Toll Brothers

NORTHEAST VALLEY AMENITIES

MULTIGENERATIONAL HOMES

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INFILL COMMUNITIES

Home Locator Maps

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ASK THE EXPERT RE SEER

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DEVELOPMENTS OF THE MONTH

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SELLER DISCLOSURE FORM

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JUMBO LOANS

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GRAND OPENINGS RECENT

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en Hance Park Condominiums

Builder: Sencorp Location: 1130 N. 2nd St., Phoenix Price: From $235,000 to $460,000 Size: 689 to 1,391 square-feet Beds/baths: 1–2 bedrooms; 1–2.5 baths Sales office hours: By appointment only Info: enHancePark.com; 602-791-3292 Description: Construction is complete and condos are move-in-ready! This Downtown Phoenix community features high ceilings, open-air breezeways, a heated pool, fire-pit, barbecue, covered parking and secured entry. Great walkability score — across from Hance Park, Burton Barr Library, light rail, dining, events and more.

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Designing buyers What you need to know about choosing the finishes for your new home

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ome homebuyers want to simplify the process of choosing the finishes for their new-home; others want to have as many options put in front of them as possible. Fortunately, both types of homeowners can indulge their preference when they purchase a brand-new home in Greater Phoenix.

The Reserves

Builder: Shea Homes Location: 1670 E. Gillcrest Rd., Gilbert Price: From $499,990 Size: 3,282 to 3,983 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–5 bedrooms; 3.5–4.5 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; noon–6 p.m. Fri. Info: SheaHomes.com/Community/TheReserves Grand Opening: May 6 Description: A gated enclave with tree-lined streets, The Reserves in Gilbert offers four singlestory plans featuring a master suite in one wing and secondary bedrooms in another. Community common areas offer bocce ball courts, barbecue grills, picnic tables and more.

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Pulte Homes

Circle Mountain

Builder: Pulte Homes Location: 44528 N. Sonoran Arroyo Lane, Phoenix Price: From the $330s Size: 2,458 to 3,571 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–7 bedrooms; 2.5–5 baths

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Shea Homes

The visit to a builder’s design center generally occurs within 14 to 30 days after signing a purchase contract, according to Amy Williams, Arizona regional design center manager for Interior Logic, a company that contracts with approximately 30 local homebuilders to manage their design centers. Most builders include several choices for each design element as part of the purchase price of a Choice-filled showrooms “Don’t bring extraneous home, but many buyers opt to purchase After a buyer signs a purchase agreement, people with you, whether upgraded and/or different finishes than most homebuilders offer buyers the a builder includes as standard. Some it’s kids or parents. The buyers decide to roll all or part of the opportunity to visit a design center. Typically, a 1,500- to 7,000-square-foot only people who should cost of upgrades into their mortgage, showroom that looks like an upscale be at the design center while others buy the upgraded materials retail environment, it’s filled with multiple out of pocket. appointments are those options for cabinets, countertops, whose names are on the Personalizing your home flooring, appliances, lighting, paint colors, window treatments, plumbing The senior vice president of design for purchase contract.” fixtures, hardware and more. Robson Communities, Laya Boschee, —Amy Williams, Interior Logic At least one builder offers several presaid that 100 percent of Robson’s buyers pared packages of options with flooring, choose to upgrade their finishes to cabinet, countertop and other finishes already chosen by a personalize their homes and make it unique to them. She and professional interior designer. Most of this particular builder’s Williams [of Interior Logic] estimate that most buyers who buyers don’t even visit a design center. More on that later. upgrade spend between 20 and 25 percent of the purchase price of their home on fi nishes, choosing from among finishes, literally hundreds of options. Robson develops activeadult communities where the homes range in price from the $160,000s to approximately $500,000, depending on the community. Making all of these selections, not surprisingly, takes a lot of time. It’s not uncommon for Robson’s buyers to finishes, spend four full days choosing their fi nishes, Boschee said. Toll Brothers, a luxury builder whose homes range from about the mid-$400,000s to the low $1 millions, recommends three visits for their buyers in addition to an invitation-only “preview night” for those who have made a deposit. At the preview night, a design consultant is on hand, and buyers can begin to envision

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Information provided through the marketing materials, sales center, sales brokers, or models is preliminary in nature; changes may be made to our project, including but not limited to the designs, floor plans, residence sizes, services, amenities, and pricing. This is not an offer to sell. All plan illustrations are artist renderings only and are not part of a legal contract.


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