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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

July 2017

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NORTHERN AZ AMENITIES

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Electrolux

REFRIGERATOR TECHNOLOGY

Fulton Homes

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FLEXIBLE SPACES

Move-In-Ready Guide Check out three pages of listings for beautiful brandnew move-in-ready homes. See pages 6 & 7

Home Locator Maps Visit NewHomecentral.com for communities, home listings, home tour videos and more. See pages 9, 10 & 11

GRAND OPENINGS RECENT

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Escena at WestWing Mountain

Builder: Mattamy Homes Location: 9323 W. Yellow Bird Lane, Peoria Price: From the high $300s Size: 2,655 to 4,160 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–5 bedrooms; 2.5–4 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; 1–6 p.m. Fri. Info: MattamyHomes.com; 602-497-3226 Description: Single- and two-story homes located in the scenic desert landscape of WestWing Mountain. Homes offer up to five bedrooms, four baths and four-car garages.

Movin’ ready!

Families can find plenty of new quick-move-in homes available to occupy right away

Katie Smith, Mattamy Homes

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Pradera at WestWing Mountain

Builder: Mattamy Homes Location: 9328 W. Running Deer Trail, Peoria Price: From the low $300s Size: 2,379 to 3,631 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–5 bedrooms; 2.5–4 baths Sales office hours:10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; 1–6 p.m. Fri. Info: MattamyHomes.com; 602-497-3226 Description: Single- and two-story homes located in the scenic desert landscape of WestWing Mountain. Homes offer up to five bedrooms, four baths and three-car garages.

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Stetson Valley

Builder: Pulte Homes Location: 25224 N. 54th Lane, Phoenix Price: From the $340s Size: 2,261 to 3,550 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–7 bedrooms; 2.5–4.5 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; noon–6 p.m. Wed. Info: pulte.com/stetson; 866-249-1958 Description: Stetson Valley offers views of the Sonoran desert, quick access to popular national recreation areas, community playgrounds and nearby highly rated elementary schools.

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Vistancia – Primrose Estates

Builder: CalAtlantic Homes Location: 29412 N. 123rd Glen, Peoria Price: From $215,950 Size: 1,677 to 2,700 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–4 bedrooms; 2.5–3.5 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; 1–6 p.m. Wed. Info: CalAtlanticHomes.com; 623-236-3376 Description: This community features seven floor plans, three pools, a basketball gym, multi-purpose building, public parks and a championship golf course by Gary Parks.

Diane Burnett, Tour Factory, Via David Weekley Homes

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By Debra Gelbart

uick-move-in (QMI) homes are those already under construction or even completely built before a buyer makes a purchase. Most homebuilders offer at least one or two quickmove-ins at nearly every one of their communities. The biggest differences between a QMI home and a yet-tobe-built home are how long it takes before you can move in and how many (if any) options and finishes you as the buyer have an opportunity to select. Most QMI homes typically are in one of two phases of construction when they’re purchased: partially built, where the buyer may (or may not) have an opportunity to choose some of the finishes; or completely built.

Diane Burnett, Tour Factory, Via

David Weekley Homes

East Mesa’s sprawling 3,200-acre master-planned community developed by DMB. “This area has seen explosive economic growth and we’ve seen an increase in families relocating for a job with a very short window [of time] in which to buy a home,” she noted.

How quick is “quick”? If the home has been completed and a mortgage gets approved quickly or if the buyer is paying cash for the new home, movein can occur as soon as 30 days after purchase, said Bill Olson of Newland Communities, the developer of the master-planned Starting the school year right community of Estrella in Goodyear. Estrella, which features “A quick-move-in home allows a family to settle in and start the 72 acres of lakes, is home to several communities including new school year without disruption to the family’s lifestyle,” CantaMia by AV Homes, a 55+ community Pedersen said. “If someone has their house for active adults. listed and they need to move quickly, buying “Move-in-ready homes [an already-built QMI] home affords them Meanwhile, Maracay Homes’ Elise are just that: ready the opportunity to skip the [months-long] Goodell said that generally a completely built QMI home is available for occupancy to move into. Busy process of waiting for a brand-new home.” 30 to 45 days after purchase. K. Hovnanian families can get back “For families with young children, moving Homes’ Andy Pedersen said a quick-movecan be tough, especially on the kids,” to their lives right in home whose buyer requires financing Goodell said. “Oftentimes the family has to away.” usually can be occupied 45 to 60 days after switch school districts and the kids have to —Elise Goodell, Maracay Homes purchase. make new friends. Having a new home to A partially built QMI home may move into right away can help the family take an additional two months to complete, homebuilder avoid longer school commutes while they are waiting for the representatives say. By contrast, a yet-to-be-built home new home to be built.” typically takes at least four to six months to construct. In fact, the school-year advantages, as well as other For many buyers looking at QMI homes, “timing is key,” benefits, of a faster move-in timetable are spurring more than said Garilyn Bourgeois, director of marketing for Eastmark, 20 percent of all new-home buyers to choose QMI homes, homebuilders tell us. In some new-home communities, it’s substantially more. “Over the past three years, an average of 35 percent of Estrella’s new-home sales have been quick-movein homes,” Olson said. finishes Options and finishes Many families wanting to move quickly into a brand-new home may not want to go through the process of visiting the (MOVIN’ READY!, continued on page NH5)

Homes LMP 360 Media Via K. Hovnanian

Indy Ferrufino, E.I.F. Images Via CalAtlantic Homes

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Aspire at Sienna Hills

Builder: K. Hovnanian® Homes Location: 21265 W. Hubbell St., Buckeye Price: From the low $200s (GRAND OPENINGS, continued on page NH8)

Marlon DeCastro, Tour Factory, Via Maracay Homes


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