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Move-In-Ready Guide

ENERGY-EFFICIENT WINDOWS

Check out three pages of listings for beautiful brandnew move-in-ready homes. See pages 6, 7 & 8

DOWN-PAYMENTS 101

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

GRAND OPENINGS GROUNDBREAKINGS AND AWARDS RECENT GRAND OPENINGS

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Evolve at Cantilena

Builder: Shea Homes Location: 9526 W. Park View Lane, Peoria Price: From $404,990 Size: 2,843 to 4,497 square-feet Beds/baths: 4–6 bedrooms; 2.5–4.5 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; noon–6 p.m. Fri. Info: SheaHomes.com; 866-696-7432 Description: Evolve at Cantilena is a Shea3D community, meaning homeowners can customize their floorplan to fit their lifestyle. Cantilena offers easy access to Lake Pleasant, hiking trails and plentiful shopping and dining options.

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The Reserves at Cantilena

Builder: Shea Homes Location: 9534 W. Villa Lindo Dr., Peoria Price: From $479,990 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; 866-696-7432 Description: Close to Lake Pleasant, hiking trails, shopping, and dining, The Reserves at Cantilena offers four single-story plans plus community barbecues, ramadas, play equipment and more.

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Biltmore Living

Builder: Watt Communities Location: 4236 N. 27th St., Phoenix Price: $321,000–$380,000 Size: 1,395 to 1,806 square-feet Beds/baths: 2–4 bedrooms; 2.5–3.5 baths Sales office hours: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. daily Info: MyBiltmoreLiving.com; 602-350-0126 Description: Designed for city-dwellers seeking balance between business and pleasure, Biltmore Living is a gated community with three-story loft-style homes. Featuring upscale amenities plus Camelback Mountain and Piestewa Peak views, Biltmore Living is ideal for young professionals.

Ready to move A quick move-in home can be the perfect choice for empty-nesters

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By Debra Gelbart

n abundance of move-in-ready homes can be a boon for empty-nesters trying to avoid having to move into a temporary living arrangement Shea Homes Active Lifestyle Com munities after selling their existing home while a new home is being built. homes offering popular floor plans to satisfy the needs of A quick move-in home can be completely built before a the consumer. There is also a level of convenience when buyer makes a purchase or it may be under construction at the purchasing a move-in designer home.” time of purchase. Most homebuilders offer at least one or two Move-in-ready homes offer multiple advantages for emptyquick move-ins at nearly every one of their communities. nesters, Snoddy said. These include: “We have homes in all stages of construction,” said Steve • Faster occupancy Snoddy, vice president of sales, Arizona Division, AV Homes • Moving into a professionally designed home Inc. “About half of our inventory homes are complete with all • Oftentimes better incentives options chosen. About 25 percent of our homes are early in • Avoiding construction noise and chaos construction and the other 25 percent are “The building process can take seven or “ The building process at least halfway through construction. The eight months so the ability to move in can take seven or eight quickly and not have to go through the homes early in construction allow certain high-impact options [such as countertops, months so the ability build process is a great plus,” Snoddy said. flooring and cabinets] to be chosen by the to move in quickly and “Our move-in-ready homes are designed customer.” by professional designers. The options are not have to go through specifically chosen for our buyer profile and Advantages for empty-nesters the build process is a the homes are presented in a way to appeal Over the last few years, “the Valley has seen to most people.” And, he said, “because great plus.” tremendous success in sales which has led the buyer isn’t making option choices we —Steve Snoddy, AV Homes construction costs to increase,” said Hal typically offer a slightly higher incentive Looney, Arizona president of Shea Homes’ Active Lifestyle than if a customer bought and built their home and made all Communities, branded as Trilogy. “Our designer homes that the choices themselves.” are currently being built have secured construction costs Alina Hushka, senior vice president of marketing for Robson because the home has already started with trade partners. Communities, echoes these sentiments. “The collection of Robson Resort Communities’ move-in-ready designer homes are deTrilogy has a variety of move-in-ready signed by professionals with complementary color choices and amenities,” she said. “Buyers who choose a quick move-in home (READY TO MOVE, continued on page NH8)

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Center 8

Builder: Landmark Homes Location: 820 N. 8th Ave., Phoenix Price: From the mid $300s Size: 1,553 to 1,680 square-feet Beds/baths: 2–3 bedrooms; 2.5–3 baths Sales office hours: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. daily Info: LandmarkHomesUSA.com; 480-648-9733 Description: Center 8 brings forward-thinking and convenience to condo and townhome living in the heart of The Roosevelt Triangle in Downtown Phoenix. These 30 urban contemporary townhomes are designed to offer style, casual comfort and home automation.

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