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Edgemont 12 Builder: Artisan Homes Location: 2825 N. 42nd St., Phoenix Price: From $399,000 Size: 1,800 to 2,200 square-feet Beds/baths: 2–4 bedrooms; 3.5 baths Sales office hours: 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Wed.–Sat.; 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Sun. Info: Edgemont12.com Description: Edgemont 12 consists of twelve detached energy-efficient homes with oversized 2-car garages and large walkout decks. Common pool, cabana, BBQ, gated pet area. Easy access to Arcadia, Biltmore and Downtown Phoenix.

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The Mason Builder: Liv URBN Location: 1400 E. Bethany Home Rd., Phoenix Price: From the high $400s Size: 1,756 to 1,940 square-feet Beds/baths: 2–3 bedrooms; 2.5–3.5 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. daily Info: TheMasonTownhomes.com Description: Featuring Frank Lloyd Wrightinfluenced architecture and detailing, townhomes at The Mason are within walking distance of restaurants, shops and more. Personal rooftop terraces and decks boast mountain and city views.

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Mirador Builder: Terrata Homes Location: 15303 S. 182nd Lane, Goodyear Price: From the low $300s Size: 2,100 to 2,900 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–5 bedrooms; 2–3 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–7 p.m. daily Info: TerrataHomes.com Description: Terrata Homes’ Mirador neighborhood in the master-planned community of Estrella marks the homebuilder’s debut in Arizona.

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f the home you’re thinking of buying has a four- or fivecar garage with an automotive turntable like you can find in some fancy dealership showrooms, the chances are pretty good that you’re envisioning what is considered by many to be a “luxury” home.

Other notable features in lux living include retractable or disappearing doors in all areas of the home for indoor/outdoor integration; a utility room with a dog-wash station or a crafts area; a chilled wine wall or a wine showroom; a full-scale airconditioned room for storing thousands of bottles of wine; an outdoor shower; automatic toilets with heated seats; or perhaps a dry or steam sauna.

Gorgeous garages Often it’s the oversized garages that allow homeowners to show off or raise their vehicles that are among the distinguishing features of luxury homes, builders of these homes say.

“A three-car garage used to be luxurious,” said Cammie Beckert, managing director for Camelot Homes, one of the oldest family-owned homebuilders in Arizona. Now it’s fourplus bays in the garage, she said. And large spaces inside the home are gaining popularity, too, she added. It’s not at all unusual to see a great room in lieu of a living room/family room combination; meanwhile, casitas typically include separate living areas.

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Distinctive design Other elements that define a luxury home include a distinctive architectural style on both the exterior and interior, said Matt Cody, owner of luxury builder Cachet Homes in Scottsdale.

Cody said you’re also likely to find 10-foot-high (or higher) ceiling heights, a traditional masonry fireplace instead of a sealed-unit fireplace, clay roof tile instead of a concrete tile roof, a private bathroom for every bedroom, aluminum-clad windows and a paver driveway as well as paver or stone patio surfaces. In addition, he said, double kitchen islands are becoming more common. And you’re less likely to see the garage dominating the elevation (exterior design) of a luxury home, he noted.

Luxury trends Full outdoor kitchens, an indoor gourmet kitchen with professional appliances, linear fireplaces (gas or electric) and large walk-in closets with extensive custom closet organizers and chandeliers also are gaining favor with luxury homebuyers, said Kevin Rosinski, division vice president of Toll Brothers, a luxury homebuilder in Scottsdale.

Price: From the low $200s Size: 1,863 to 2,234 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–4 bedrooms; 2–3 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Mon.–Thurs. and Sat.; noon–6 p.m. Fri.; 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Sun. Info: khov.com Grand Opening: Feb. 11 Description: This single-family community will offer single-story homes in the heart of Verrado with nearby parks and easy access to the I-10.

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Friendly front porch living Boosting community spirit, strengthening neighborhood ties

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omes with front porches are breathing new life into neighborhoods across the Valley, helping cultivate relationships and build community.

“There’s a natural tendency for people to find each other because they are out front,” said Todd Hornback, whose home in the West Valley’s Verrado neighborhood features a front porch. “That just kind of happens on a daily basis.”

Indeed, the sense of community that neighborhoods once fostered has diminished in recent decades and many new-home communities are working to bring it back with options such as welcoming front porches.

Of the 648,000 single-family homes completed in 2015, 183,000 had a patio and a porch, according to the annual Survey of Construction by the U.S. Census Bureau. Front porches also rank high in the 2013 report entitled What Home Buyers Really Want, by the National Association of Home Builders, with 80 percent of buyers asking for porches.

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perfect for two rockers. The Mulberry community in Mesa, for instance, includes a variety of front porches with all of its homes.

“It’s a real change from the type of home that Blandford Homes has been building the past few years,” said Ernie Haycraft, a sales representative for Blandford, the company that is the builder of all of the homes in Mulberry.

He notes that the builder has expanded beyond the popular desert-style home to offer buyers a community that harkens to an earlier time. In fact, Blandford Homes refers to Mulberry as the “new oldhome neighborhood.” Haycraft said the company is “trying to get back to living like when I was a kid, where everyone knew everyone and people were out on their front porches.”

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A “homey” option DMB’s Verrado and Marley Park, both in the West Valley, were also designed around the idea of front yard living, said Lauren Charpio, vice president of marketing for DMB. Buyers are drawn to the look and feel of homes — whether farm house, Craftsman or prairie house — with inviting front porches. “Residents are excited about the aesthetic and homey option,” she said.

Homeowners, of course, are not abandoning backyard living. But increasingly they are seeing the benefits of life out front. In fact, owners who are accustomed to spending time in the backyard may be surprised to find how much they gravitate to the front, Charpio said.

Picture kids having fun on a backyard play structure. Now picture parents

relaxing on the front porch, chatting with passing neighbors while watching the kids play with friends at the community park across the street.

Front porches can lend themselves to larger community-building activities such as the annual breakfast porch party at Hornback’s home. The Sunday brunch draws 50 to 60 people, building and strengthening relationships.

“From a community engagement standpoint, front porches work,” said Hornback, who is also executive director of community life for DMB. But it’s not just the organized activities, Haycraft said. It’s the friendly conversations between neighbors whose porches are next to each other. Or the front row seat with friends for the evening sunset. “It’s just magical,” Haycraft added.

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Ask your builder Homeowners who are purchasing a new home with a front porch amenity will most likely have a range of options available through their builder. It’s important to consider what will work best for your family, lifestyle and budget.

To that end, ask about available materials and styles that best complement a home. Buyers will also want to ask about size options to accommodate furniture, porch swings and potted plants — all of which can enhance front porch living.

Building community Homeowners at all stages of their lives are being drawn to neighborhoods that help build community whether through organized activities or the informal interactions that can occur on a front porch.

Depending on the community in the Valley, front porches come in all different shapes, sizes and materials. A corner home may feature a wraparound porch with room for outdoor dining; a smaller house may offer a comfy-cozy porch

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hen you’re planning to buy your new home, improving your credit score and reducing your down-payment are worthy goals. And although it’s fairly rare, in some cases, you can even work your way toward homeownership.

Sweat equity Bellago Homes, for example, offers a sweat equity program that allows newhome buyers to help earn down-payments by working on their new homes. The Mesa-based builder has seven ongoing Valley communities.

At press time, FHA loan guidelines provide that the 3.5-percent downpayment requirements for borrowers can come from family members as gifts or buyers can earn their down-payments through credit they receive for the labor involved in painting and/or installing the landscaping on a new home, said Rebecca Hidalgo Rains, a real estate sales executive with Tempe-based Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (BHHS) Arizona Properties. The company is a part of Nevada-based Americana Holdings, which

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has BHHS operations in Nevada, Arizona and California. Her team, Integrity AllStars, represents sales for Bellago Homes.

Through the company’s sweat equity program, Bellago Homes’ buyers can earn from $2,375 to almost $4,000 to be applied toward their down-payments.

Combined with the preferred lender incentive the builder offers and the “Home in 5*” program, the company has seen a few buyers even have their deposit refunded when their homes are complete and the escrow closed.

“These are very exciting programs for those folks hit hardest during the economic downturn, those who have been renters after losing their homes and those that never thought that homeownership could be a possibility for them,” Rains said.

Bellago Homes introduced the program at their South Phoenix Tierra Vista community to help buyers qualify for mortgage loans that otherwise they may not be able to offer a down-payment for or those who don’t have family members able to gift them down-payments.

“What surprised us the most was our discovery that money wasn’t the buyers’

Creating an action plan Focused on education and lifestyle, Trellis — a community development and neighborhood revitalization nonprofit — helps prepare consumers for homeownership through credit counseling and coaching programs including goal-setting, budgeting, building good credit and reviewing and understanding credit reports. A charter member of NeighborWorks America, Trellis was formerly Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix (NHS Phoenix).

Trellis has trained homeownership advisors and instructors who educate potential homeowners in understanding homeownership.

“Each face-to-face advising session is customized to the buyer’s needs and starts with identifying what the client wants to accomplish: buy a home, repair credit or get their finances in order,” said Brenda Lopez, director of the Homeownership Center at Trellis.

Financial education The sessions cover income, savings, debt, credit reports and budgeting skills; depending on individual goals, the advisor, in collaboration with the client, will create an action plan. “It’s then up to the clients to do their part which may include attending money management and credit workshops, paying off debt or increasing savings,” Lopez said, noting that they can also learn about downpayment assistance, visit lenders and attend a homebuyer education course either in-person or online.

“Financial capability is a holistic approach to helping people become financially secure. It provides people with solid financial education that ensures that they know how to budget, save, access credit and avoid debt,” she added.

While Trellis’s counselor-driven one-onone financial capability services provide guidance to resolve credit problems, its

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financial coaching, “Plan Today, Own Tomorrow,” goes further, charging consumers with driving the process by outlining financial goals and establishing realistic action plans to meet them including behavior modification to improve credit ratings such as FICO scores. In this way, the counselor becomes a champion and guide.

Financial coaching “Financial coaching does not replace traditional financial education services but rather it builds on them by putting the knowledge and skills learned about budgeting, savings and credit into action,” said Trellis President and CEO Patricia Garcia Duarte. “It can be seen as a tool that expands the spectrum of financial programs offered by organizations, allowing them to achieve deeper results for committed participants.”

Coaching focuses on helping people change behaviors to achieve their personal financial goals by developing an extended relationship with a coach. Financial coaching not only helps people solve immediate problems to reach goals but empowers them to change their circumstances and chart successful voyages.

“For many people, especially low- and moderate-income individuals,” Garcia Duarte said, “this requires finding the courage and confidence to articulate their dreams and then pursue them.”

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Bedrooms can be a different color from the living areas of the home, Hattoy said.

“This is where creative expression can take over, especially in kids’ rooms.”

It’s perfectly fine to paint a house all one color, Hattoy said, but she said an LRV of 60 or more becomes even more important if you do that so “there is some visual stimulation, with contrasting lighter or darker wood trim.”

Colors you’ll love Choosing your new home’s color palette may be simpler than you think

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hen it comes to interior design and choosing paint colors for a room, ‘rules’ are not your friend — but some basic considerations may be.

Why’s that?

“Rooms have no feelings — you do,” said Scottsdale interior designer Barbara Kaplan. That’s why a design ‘rule’ shouldn’t necessarily be followed if it doesn’t allow you to express your personal style and taste, she said.

To keep a design simple, a neutral color on all interior walls would be a good way to go, said Deborah Hattoy, an accredited color consultant and founder and principal of Creative Color Consultants in Scottsdale.

Light Reflectance Value Color selections such as SherwinWilliam’s “Canvas Tan,” Dunn Edwards’s “Crisp Muslin” or Benjamin Moore’s “Elmira White” would be good choices, Hattoy said, as “these types of hues keep the LRV (Light Reflectance Value or how dark or light the color is) in the 60 percent-plus range for interior walls.

The higher the LRV (on a scale of zero to 100), the more light is reflected through the paint, Hattoy explained. Any paint that’s used as a room’s main color that has a lower LRV than 50 can have a darkening effect in a room, she said.

What affects you is important But Kaplan pointed out that counterintuitively, a wall painted black that has a lighter color in front of it — such as a light piece of furniture or a light-colored

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accessory placed against the wall — can make a room look bigger because of the contrast in colors.

“The design can be anything,” Kaplan said. Ideally, colors in a room will prompt you to react positively and will promote “a healing environment” for the people seeing it and living in it, she said. That healing environment “can be important, in many cases, from the standpoint of good health and enjoying life,” she added.

Design decisions Kaplan recommends that instead of trying only to complement your flooring, furniture or accessory colors, consider a wall color that makes you feel good. She has created a method for identifying which family of colors most appeals to you.

Called the Bajaro (pronounced “Buh-jar-oh”) Method (more info: BajaroMethod.com), it helps homeowners make the right decisions for them based on what she calls your “inner design.”

She also has developed an online quiz that helps homeowners determine which family of colors (cool bold, like jewel

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tones; cool soft that includes dusty pink, powder blue, soft yellow, rose pink, celery green and lavender; warm bright colors such as spring green, grass green, sunny yellow, nectarine, apricot, turquoise and sky blue; or warm muted colors that include soft tangerine, jade green, moss green, burnt or rusty orange, teal blue or mustard gold) they prefer.

Accent paint colors can be executed at a later date, Hattoy said, once all the elements in each room are in place. “It would be wise to have a master plan before you begin selecting color.

That way, your entire home will have a cohesive overall declaration of design.”

Accent paints should be neither overstimulating nor under-stimulating, Hattoy recommends. “Take into consideration all the other elements in the room,” she said.

“If you have an accent pillow you love, pick one of the colors that appeals to you in the fabric and then choose a paint color a couple of shades darker or lighter.

You want your first impression of the room to be one of interconnectedness.”

Durability important Eggshell is the best finish for paint to use throughout the home, Hattoy said.

“Exceptions would be a semi-gloss in kitchens, baths, laundry- and mud-rooms.

But even that is not necessary with today’s eggshell paints because they’re all very durable and maintenance-free,” she said.

“For richness of color, especially with deeply saturated darker colors, a flat paint will bring out the colors’ luminosity.

Luminous saturated color in a small room on all walls gives the impression of being ‘hugged’ by the room.”

Trends in 2017 If trends are important to you, Hattoy cites these for 2017: subdued pastels continuing from last year but becoming earthier.

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“Also, mixed metals (and yes, on the walls), organic textured wallpaper or grass cloth with metal threads woven in, local artist paintings reproduced large-scale on wallpaper and dual-tone wall treatments with a lighter hue above and darker hue below of the same color palette divided by an interesting chair rail in white for contrast,” she said.

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Sierra Highlands provides a limited offering of 25 custom quality residences placed among 40 acres with abundant mountain views. The residences are available in a variety of floor plans in a choice of authentic architectural styles. Each one-story residence is designed for seamless indoor/outdoor living with disappearing walls of glass adjacent to private courtyards and spacious rear yards.

Residences range in size from 4,115 to 5,638 livable square-feet and include large courtyards, rear covered loggias, three- and four-car garages and optional casitas and guest houses on lots ranging from .75-acre to 1.5 acres. Each residence features iron and glass front doors, custom Isokern or Ortal fireplaces, ceiling beams, spa-like master baths and gourmet kitchens with Gaggenau appliances.

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Turn east onto Westland to 84th Street, then go north on 84th Street to the entrance to Sierra Highlands.

Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; noon–6 p.m. Fri. Phone: 480-970-1900 Website: SierraHighlands.com

Located within the highly sought after Peoria Unified School District, Tierra Del Sol attracts families looking for exceptional schools and plenty of space. The vibrant community offers a collection of 14 single- and two-story Life Tested® home designs ranging from 1,684 to 3,949 square-feet with expansive patios perfect for entertaining or enjoying Sonoran Desert views.

Tierra Del Sol provides a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities and services inside the community. It is easy to lead an active lifestyle and stay connected there thanks to nearby scenic multi-use trails, quick access to recreational areas like Lake Pleasant, and premier shopping and dining just down the street.

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Wood-look Wood-look porcelain is the star of the show right now, said Michael Schoeneman, a salesman with Imperial Wholesale which has locations in Mesa and Phoenix. Planks come in a range of rich colors and textures and offer durability and low maintenance.

The planks can also be laid in patterns that convey a variety of looks from contemporary to rustic. “You get the wood look without the worries and maintenance of wood,” Schoeneman said. “The style is going to be timeless.”

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hen it comes to flooring, new-home owners are looking for low maintenance but high style. Thanks to today’s tile options, they can easily check off both boxes.

Any room, any lifestyle Tile flooring works for every room in the house from a stunning wood-look tile in the dining room to an appealing largeformat tile in the kitchen. Tile fits any lifestyle and offers an easy-care alternative to carpet or hardwood floors.

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More and more homeowners are opting to put low-maintenance tile in even the most traditionally carpeted room which is the bedroom, according to Susan Luebke, design studio manager with Encanterra, a Trilogy Resort Community in San Tan Valley. Encanterra is a Shea Homes community.

Homeowners have their pick of eyecatching tile options, patterns, textures and sizes. But before diving in, they will want to set a realistic budget, Luebke said.

“Flooring is a big-ticket item and can add up quickly,” she said.

In the end, however, it’s important not to compromise “as the floors are one of the main features of their home and will need to last a long time,” she noted.

Here’s what is trending in tile floors today.

Sizes Large-format tiles, such as a 24 x 24 tile, top the must-have list right now. They can make a space look more open and a smaller room appear larger, Luebke said.

Homeowners also want rectangular tile such as a 12 x 24 tile. Though it is popular to stagger them, laid straight they can give a room a contemporary feel, she said. Another favorite: mixing sizes of planks which boosts style in any space, Schoeneman said.

Color Beiges and browns continue to be popular offering a neutral and natural look. That palette makes it easy to work with a range of styles, colors and décor. But homeowners’ top pick right now is gray in both cool and warm tones, Luebke said. Gray can read both traditional and contemporary making it extremely versatile. “Gray will be the ‘it’ color for a while,” Luebke said.

Pattern Staggered or straight. Herringbone.

Offset. Diagonal. Modular. Homeowners have plenty of options for laying tile that will bring out the best in a room.

For instance, diagonal can make a room feel more open and expansive while herringbone can add a touch of

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sophistication. Mixing tile with natural stone is another way to enhance a room, Schoeneman said.

Ask your builder Homeowners who are purchasing a new home will have a broad range of flooring options available through their builder. It’s important to consider what will impact the floors — everything from foot traffic to pets to sunlight — before making a decision. The life of a floor is directly related to lifestyle, and design professionals with a builder can help homeowners with the best fit.

Homeowners will also want to consider how to maximize the beauty of tile in the home. Using different types of tile in various rooms, for instance, Getty Images may look choppy and interfere with the flow of their home, Luebke said. She sees homeowners opting to use the same tile throughout the house.

“I think people are looking for a simpler lifestyle and this reflects in their flooring selections,” Luebke said.

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Set a budget. Flooring is one

of the biggest expenses in a new home.

Know your limits. How much maintenance do you really want for your flooring?

Determine your style. The type of tile you choose can set the tone for the entire home.

Select the best pattern.

The way tile is laid can dramatically enhance a space.

Get detailed. Don’t overlook things like grout color and grout lines that can impact the overall look.

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“Pull the drip line away from the trunk of the tree and place it on the outer edge. This allows the water to really get into the soil and provide a healthy, stable environment.”

Utilize trees to create shade, conserve energy From choosing the best type to effective planting and watering

—Bob Owens, Poco Verde Pools and Landscape

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rees around a home not only look aesthetically pleasing, but can provide shade in the hot summer months and also offer warmth from the sun in the cool winter months — all of which can ultimately lower household utility bills.

When determining the landscape design for your new home, be sure to consider the type, size and placement of trees and implement adequate watering schedules to gain the most effective energy savings throughout the year.

Deciduous decisions When selecting trees to plant around a home, many landscape professionals recommend deciduous trees such as a Chinese elm, desert willow, ash or sissoo.

“These trees are great because they provide a great deal of shade in the summer and also lose their leaves in the winter to allow natural sunlight,” said Bob Owens, vice president at Poco Verde Pools and Landscape.

Because cool air settles near the ground, air temperatures directly under trees can be as much as 25 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than air temperatures above nearby blacktop, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

Consider the sun Before planting trees, be sure to know where and when the sun will hit your yard.

“The east and west sides of our homes are most susceptible to heat gain,” said

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Greg Peterson, owner of The Urban Farm.

“Those are the areas where you’ll want to plant trees to create a solar arch of shade around the house.”

Strategically place trees in the most desirable shade locations — such as in front of windows to the kitchen, family room and bedrooms — to significantly cool the home in the summer and naturally heat it up during the winter.

Determine appropriate size On average, trees can take approximately 10 to 15 years to fully mature.

“Make sure you know how large the tree will be at maturity,” Owens

said. “Depending on the home’s lot size, too large of a tree can cause damage to the home because the tree’s canopy may get too big.”

Trees with large roots could affect a home’s plumbing or walkway. Trees with shallow root systems are more susceptible to blowing over.

Owens said that taller, narrow trees are good options for shallow lots, but it’s important to make sure that trees don’t grow over fences and into a neighbor’s yard. “Many trees can grow up to 25 feet in diameter,” he added. “Those can be hard to fit in small spaces.”

you need to start with proper planting techniques.

“Soil is key,” Peterson said. “Use a 50/50 combination of potting soil and native dirt to build a healthy environment.”

Be sure the diameter of the hole is appropriate to the size of the tree and if the tree cannot stand on its own put in lodge-pole stakes around the trunk to allow movement and build strength.

“You need to dig a hole that is twice the size of the pot the tree came in,” Peterson said. “However, the bigger, the better.”

Peterson also suggests surrounding the tree with woodchips as opposed to gravel which not only acts as a sponge to hold water but also cools the space around the tree.

Adequate water critical Adequate watering schedules save money and result in the healthy growth of a tree. While the amount and frequency of watering may be more significant when a tree is newly planted, the tree’s water needs should decline considerably as the tree matures.

“Flood the basin of the tree with approximately three inches of water every two weeks,” Peterson said. More mature trees should be watered less frequently but longer in duration.

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Choose wisely Selecting an agent to sell your current home

By Kristine Burnett

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hen purchasing a new home is contingent upon selling your current one, the stakes can be high. Therefore, experts say you shouldn’t take a gamble when you’re deciding who will sell your current home. Instead, bet on an agent whose real estate experience and acumen points to a sure — or at least as sure as reasonably possible — thing.

Rebecca Hidalgo, a delegated broker with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, said at least three-quarters of people looking to move can’t afford two mortgages. Even if they can, she said it’s a risk most aren’t willing to take.

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“Trade-in programs or selling to a builder-referred investor means sellers often let go of their existing home for less than they could get on the open market,” Hidalgo explained.

To get the most out of your investment, she recommends enlisting the services of a trusted real estate agent. But beware — not all agents are created equal.

Research and relationships Paula Monthofer, a real estate agent and 2017 president of the Arizona Association of REALTORS®, recommends doing your homework.

“Ask your friends and family if there’s someone they know and like, but don’t stop there,” Monthofer said. “Do some online research while maintaining a healthy level of skepticism. People can buy their way into the first page of a Google search or even buy positive reviews on sites like Yelp.”

Monthofer recommends interviewing at least three agents before making a selection. She also suggests asking questions about their experience,

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familiarity with your immediate area and marketing strategies as well as asking to see samples of their work. The collective results will let you know if the reviews you read online match the individual’s character and skill-set.

“Whether they came from a referral or you found them online, it’s worth investing your time to meet and get to know potential agents,” she commented.

Monthofer cites personality as another important consideration.

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What is the MLS and why does it matter?

Selling your home requires letting buyers and their agents know your home is on the market. That’s where the Multiple Listing Service — commonly referred to as the MLS — comes into play.

Online catalog Sorted by region, the MLS is an online catalog of homes including active listings as well as homes that have already sold.

“There’s a saying that a person’s list price is their wish price, but the sold price is the real price,” Monthofer said. “Seeing what comparable homes in your area actually sold for helps sellers settle on a list price and helps buyers determine whether the price is too high or on par with what they’re looking to spend.”

Chock-full of detailed descriptions and as many photos as the listing

Builder assistance “In the last few years, a lot of builders have introduced trade-in programs,” she said.

“They’re designed for buyers who aren’t working with an agent, have fallen in love with a model home and know they can’t afford two homes at once.”

According to Hidalgo, some builders also work with investors who will purchase a buyer’s existing home. In some cases, the buyer can stay and rent their home until construction of the new home is complete. This prevents them from having to move twice.

While buyers may take comfort in knowing they can move into a new home without the fear of losing their earnest money if they can’t sell their current home (or without the possibility of having to carry two mortgages), convenience comes at a cost.

agent wants to include, the MLS has come a long way.

“It used to be a hard-copy book that was updated about every week or so,” Hidalgo remembered. “Then it became an online listing with no photos. Today, we can post an unlimited number of photos, descriptions and even videos to best showcase a property.”

As of late December 2016, there were more than 20,000 active listings in the Arizona Regional MLS, the largest in the state.

Another 8,900 homes were listed as being under contract and expected to close.

Kept up-to-date So, why search the MLS when Zillow, Realtor.com and other online sites also feature homes for sale? According to Hidalgo and Monthofer, the MLS is the only one that’s truly accurate and up-to-date.

“Most people don’t realize that the house they just fell in love with on Zillow actually sold three years ago or that it’s already under contract,” Hidalgo said. “Those other sites pull from the MLS but they don’t segment out what’s active, what’s under contract or what’s been sold. It can be frustrating for the client.”

To get a true picture of what homes are out there and available for purchase, work with a real estate agent who subscribes to the MLS so you can more easily find homes that meet the location, price and other criteria that matter to you. Most find professional agents do subscribe to the MLS, but as a precaution, be sure to ask before signing a contract.

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“You’ll be talking and spending a lot of time together over the coming months,” Monthofer said. “Make sure you like and get along with the person who will be representing what’s possibly your largest investment.”

Marketing matters Recognizing that marketing matters in real estate, Hidalgo said she spends thousands of dollars on professional photography — including twilight photos — to best showcase the homes she sells.

“It’s money well spent, especially when a home sells fast and for asking price or higher,” she said.

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Hidalgo and Monthofer both recommend talking to former clients to hear what those who have worked with the agent have to say about the experience firsthand.

“You can find names of former clients online, so if an agent isn’t willing to

connect you with past clients then something’s likely amiss,” Hidalgo cautioned.

Education and experience Having an agent with the education and professional experience to navigate the selling process is paramount. Monthofer urges buyers to dig deep when exploring a candidate’s education.

“Certain designations such as the Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR) or Graduate, REAL® TOR Institute (GRI) titles signify continued learning,” she noted. “Regardless of whether the designations an agent has specific to real estate, it’s important are specific find someone who shows continued to find pursuit of additional information.”

She highlights courses in negotiation, finance and other business fields as meaningful indicators of the person’s willingness to learn and grow professionally.

At the end of the day, selling your home is an important milestone. For those needing to sell in order to buy a new home, it’s also a necessary step.

Make sure the agent you choose is qualified and capable.

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Our expert this month is Mike Donley, owner of Donley Service Center, an air conditioning contractor in Phoenix.

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How do you know what size air conditioning unit your new home should have?

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Ideally, if your new home’s interior will measure more than 2,000 squarefeet, the home should contain more than one air conditioning unit. One ton of a/c typically will cool 500 square-feet, Donley explained. A two-ton and a three-ton unit will more efficiently cool a 2,500-squarefoot home than a single five-ton unit.

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What is SEER and why is it important?

SEER stands for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating. It is similar to miles per gallon (mpg). Just as a larger car will get lower gas mileage, a larger air conditioning unit will use more electricity. And just as the ‘mpg’ for cars has improved in the past couple of decades, so it has with air conditioners. “A/C units are 40 percent more efficient today than they were in the 1980s,” Donley said. You should expect at least a 14 SEER for your new air conditioner regardless of its size.

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Which is better: a ground-mounted or rooftop-mounted unit?

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It really doesn’t matter; either works just fine. With a ground-mounted

unit, you have a few more choices for optional features. For example, you can get a two-speed unit with a roofmounted unit, but not a variable-speed.

You can only get more than two speeds on a ground-mounted unit. A twospeed or variable-speed unit is worth paying extra for, because it cools more efficiently than a single-speed unit.

“Over time, it’s a real value and saves you lots of money because the unit with at least two speeds more easily maintains a constant temperature in your home,” Donley said. That requires less energy than managing the temperature swings that are more common with a singlespeed unit, he said.

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What kind of warranty will my air conditioning unit come with?

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Your air conditioner by law must carry at least a two-year parts and labor warranty. Most builders in Arizona install air conditioners with at least a five-year parts warranty and a two-year labor warranty. To keep your unit running at peak efficiency, be sure to change your air filters regularly — at least every 30 days in the summer and at least every other month in the winter.

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Info: CalAtlanticHomes.com Grand Opening: Feb. 11 Description: Blue Horizons offers community walking paths with fitness stations, ball fields, basketball courts, play structures and more.

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Rosewood Grove Builder: Rosewood Homes Location: Power Rd. & Queen Creek Rd., Queen Creek Price: From the $340s Size: 2,268 to 3,539 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–5 bedrooms; 2–4 baths Sales office hours: Coming soon Info: RosewoodGroveArizona.com Grand Opening: Feb. 25 Description: Rosewood Grove is a private gated enclave of 53 homes, most of which back to private landscaped open spaces or are located across from a park. Each home includes custom detailing to create beautiful streetscapes.

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The Summit at Mountain Bridge Builder: Blandford Homes Location: McKellips Rd. east of the 202, Mesa Price: From the high $300s to the $800s Size: 2,080 to 5,245 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–6 bedrooms; 3–6.5 baths Sales office hours: 1–6 p.m. Mon.; 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Tue.–Sat.; noon–6 p.m. Sun. Grand Opening: Feb. 11 Info: BlandfordHomes.com Description: Four brand-new, single-level homes with scenic mountain views. The Mountain Bridge Owners Club offers a heated pool, spa, fitness, tennis, event lawns, parks and lifestyle activities.

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Boston & Maine at Cooley Station Builder: Fulton Homes Location: 4218 E. Dwayne St., Gilbert Price: From the $320s Size: 2,200 to 4,350 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–6 bedrooms; 2.5–4 baths Info: FultonHomes.com Grand Opening: Mid February Description: Boston & Maine is the latest Cooley Station location where homes on treelined streets are close to shopping, dining and entertainment. Community pool, basketball courts, walking trails and more.

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Aspire at Sienna Hills Builder: K. Hovnanian® Homes Location: McDowell Rd. & Sienna Hills Pkwy, Buckeye Price: From the upper $100s Size: 1,395 to 2,244 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–4 bedrooms; 2–2.5 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Mon.–Thurs. and Sat.; noon–6 p.m. Fri.; 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Sun. Info: khov.com Grand Opening: Feb. 18 Description: Aspire offers affordable single-family homes in a close-knit community with plenty of open space and easy access to a variety of recreational activities.

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Rancho Mirage Builder: LGI Homes Location: 38023 W. Vera Cruz Dr., Maricopa Price: From the $170s Size: 1,389 to 2,514 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–5 bedrooms; 2–3 baths Sales office hours: 8:30 a.m.–8 p.m. daily Info: LGIHomes.com Grand Opening: Feb. 25 Description: Rancho Mirage provides easy access to shopping, dining and entertainment.

Multiple playgrounds, walking trails, volleyball courts, soccer fields and more.

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Trilogy at Wickenburg Ranch Builder: Shea Homes Location: 3312 Maverick Drive, Wickenburg Price: From the low $200s Size: 1,210 to 3,124 square-feet Beds/baths: 1–3 bedrooms; 2–3.5 baths Sales office hours: 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Mon.–Thurs. and Sat.; noon–6 p.m. Fri.; 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Sun. Appointments suggested.

Web/phone: TrilogyLife.com Grand Opening of new clubhouse: March 4 Description: Trilogy at Wickenburg Ranch is unveiling the Wickenburg Ranch Golf & Social Club. Spanning more than 42,000 square-feet of indoor and covered amenity space, the Club will become the community’s centerpiece and social hub for members.

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Fox Haven Builder: Cachet Homes Location: 10332 N. 79th Way, Scottsdale Price: From $1,820,000 Size: 4,300 to 4,800 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–4 bedrooms; 3.5–4.5 baths Sales office hours: On MLS lockbox or by appointment Info: CachetHomes.net Description: This enclave of seven custom homes is located near Hayden Road and Gold Dust. Homes are in the process of being finalized for the remaining lots.

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Jeff Arons via Rosewood Homes

Another luxury trend, Rosinski [of Toll Brothers] said, is that homebuyers have moved away from the home theater room and instead enjoy the home theater experience with a large television and surround sound. The home theater seen in the late ‘90s or early 2000s is disappearing, he said.

Alfresco amenities Outdoor living continues to capture the hearts of luxury buyers, Rosinski said.

Here is what upscale buyers are looking for: alfresco living rooms and full kitchens; beautiful pools in all shapes and sizes; outdoor rooms with and without walls; living walls (which consist of a vertical planter going up the side of the house); massive backyards with up to 30,000 square-feet of outdoor living space.

“All of our new homes are designed for seamless indoor/outdoor living with courtyards and disappearing walls of glass that conveniently hide away into a thickened wall,” said David Kitnick, president of luxury builder Rosewood Homes.

True luxury homes are built from the ground up and encompass the entire home while incorporating superior construction techniques and rigorous quality assurance standards not typically found in production homes, Kitnick said.

Dramatic finishes Luxury homes often also include decorative and coffered ceilings, dramatic beams, countertop vessel sinks and in-wall plumbing faucets, Kitnick said. “Custom full-overlay cabinetry is provided in a vast range of styles and finishes including abundant features such as furniture-style legs, roll-out spice drawers, cookie-tray dividers, wine racks, dramatic stacked upper cabinets, roll-out trays, a recycling center and decorative cabinet knobs and glass doors,” he said. “Many luxury homebuyers also choose self-closers on their cabinet doors and drawers.”

“Our luxurious master showers are designed for comfort and convenience, with oversized Kohler showerheads with advanced technology, a detachable multi-function hand-shower, built-in seat, invisible drain and separate drying-off area with decorative robe hooks,” Kitnick

Christopher Mayer via Toll Brothers

“The current market is attracted to a more contemporary or modern architecture style, sometimes evolving into a desert contemporary, Spanish modern or modern farmhouse style.”

—Kevin Rosinski, Toll Brothers

said. Some buyers also select an optional jetted shower system, he said.

Here is how Rosewood Homes describes part of the model home in their luxury Sierra Highlands community in Scottsdale: “The large master suite is trimmed with beautiful but subtle wood wainscoting along with soffitted and wood-beamed ceiling, a gorgeous hanging light fixture … and a wonderful modern stone-faced Ortal fireplace across from the king-sized bed. The master suite is large enough to include a convenient built-in dresser with mirror and multiple sitting areas … overlooking the resortstyle backyard and offering gorgeous mountain views.”

Lifestyle features Some builders say many of these lifestyle features can only be experienced in a luxury home. “For the most part, the features outlined are difficult to add into a home after the home has been constructed,” Cody said.

However, the good news for homebuyers not in the luxury market is that “many of these items are easily transitioned into a market-rate home,” Rosinski said, including a chef’s kitchen, a multi-slide door and a smaller space that can accommodate an outdoor living area and kitchen.

Location: 8222 W. Atlantis Way, Phoenix Price: From the $190s Size: 1,389 to 2,514 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–5 bedrooms; 2–3 baths Sales office hours: 8:30 a.m.–8 p.m. daily Info: LGIHomes.com Grand Opening: Feb. 18 Description: Located just minutes from downtown Phoenix, Tuscano offers high-quality new-construction homes at affordable prices.

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Eastwood Builder: Keystone Homes Location: 8601 E. Cave Creek Rd., Carefree Price: From the high $400s Size: 1,900 to 2,200 square-feet Beds/baths: 2–3 bedrooms; 2–3 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. (starting Feb. 25) Info: EastwoodLife.com Grand Opening: Preview event on Feb. 25 Description: This gated community of 39 energy-efficient single-level homes offers desert views, a heated community pool, front-yard landscape maintenance and Arizona ranch detailing. Register for preview event (on Feb. 25) at EastwoodLife.com.

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Sincuidados Builder: Cachet Homes Location: 30600 N. Pima Rd., Scottsdale Price: $1,319,900 to $1,409,900 Size: 3,327 to 3,724 square-feet Beds/baths: 3 bedrooms; 3.5 baths Sales office hours: On MLS lockbox or by

Joshua Caldwell via Toll Brothers

appointment Info: CachetHomes.net Description: Cachet Homes will be constructing custom homes within guard-gated Sincuidados, a luxury community in which approximately 70 percent of the land has been set aside as natural open space. The neighborhood features views of Lone Mountain, Pinnacle Peak and Troon Mountain.

Editor PAULA HUBBS COHEN Paula.Cohen@cox.net

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1 Acacia Estates

David Weekley Homes Close-Out/Move-In Ready Homes From the $700s Higley Rd. & Riggs Rd., Gilbert DavidWeekleyHomes.com 480-221-2478

2 Adora Trails

Maracay Homes Coming Early 2017 Interest List Forming From the high $300s Val Vista Rd. & Riggs Rd., Gilbert MaracayHomes.com 480-889-3713

3 Adora Trails — Discovery II & Encore II Collections Taylor Morrison From the mid $200s Val Vista Dr. & Riggs Rd., Gilbert TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738 4 Adora Trails —

Passage Collection Taylor Morrison From the low $300s Val Vista Dr. & Riggs Rd., Gilbert TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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Summit Collection Taylor Morrison From the mid $300s Val Vista Dr. & Riggs Rd., Gilbert TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

6 Agave Heights

Taylor Morrison Interest List Now Forming Off Ray Rd., Agave & 46th Place, Phoenix TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

10 Calliandra Estates

Toll Brothers From the upper $400s Model Homes Open!

Between Higley & Greenfield roads & Riggs Rd., Gilbert CalliandraEstates.com 480-245-7198

11 Canopy Lane

Keystone Homes Final Opportunity From the $330s Dobson Rd. north of Germann Rd., Chandler KeystoneHomesAZ.com/ Canopy-Lane 480-372-8211

12 The Cays at Downtown

Ocotillo Statesman Sales & Marketing, LLC BEST Single Level Condos in Chandler From the mid $230s 2511 W. Queen Creek Rd., Chandler (S.E. corner of Price Rd. & Queen Creek Rd.) TheCaysAtOcotillo.com 480-248-3737

13 Circle Cross Ranch

Pulte Homes From the high $100s Quick Move-In Homes Available Empire Blvd & Gary Rd., San Tan Valley Pulte.com • 480-551-7461

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Mountain Bridge Blandford Homes Grand Opening New Models From the low $400s McKellips Rd. & Hawes Rd., Mesa BlandfordHomes.com 480-551-7461

15 Dorada Estates Toll Brothers Gated Community From the mid $500s 17673 E. Bronco Dr., Queen Creek DoradaEstates.com 480-314-6777 16 Eastmark — Benton Park

Mattamy Homes From the $240s S.E. corner of Ray Rd. & Ellsworth Rd., Mesa MattamyHomes.com 602-497-3226

17 Eastmark Endeavor

Collection Taylor Morrison Now Selling!

From the upper $200s S. Ellsworth Rd. & E. Ray Rd., Mesa TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

18 Eastmark – Kinetic Point & Curie Court Maracay Homes Move-In-Ready Homes Available From the high $200s S.E. corner of Ellsworth Rd. & Ray Rd., Mesa MaracayHomes.com 480-889-3713

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Bridges North Meritage Homes From the low $300s Queen Creek Rd. & Higley Rd., Gilbert MeritageHomes.com 877-278-4188

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Pulte Homes Limited Opportunities From the mid $300s E. Brooks Farm Rd. & Cooper Rd., Chandler Pulte.com • 480-862-7825

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25 Encore at North Shore Mattamy Homes Coming Soon!

McQueen Rd. & Elliot Rd., Gilbert MattamyHomes.com 602-497-3226

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Garden & Aileron Square Maracay Homes Move-In-Ready Homes Available From the $300s S.E. corner of Ellsworth Rd. & Ray Rd., Mesa MaracayHomes.com 480-889-3713

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Landmark Collection Taylor Morrison Close-Out: From the $370s Higley Rd. south of Queen Creek Rd., Gilbert TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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Ranch — Discovery & Voyage Collections Taylor Morrison From the upper $200s Recker Rd. & Elliot Rd., Gilbert TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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From the low $700s McKellips Rd. & 32nd St., Mesa BlandfordHomes.com 480-987-7820 28 The Estates at Las Sendas

Blandford Homes Now Selling!

From the high $700s Hawes Rd. & Range Rider Trail, Mesa BlandfordHomes.com 480-641-1800

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at Morrison Ranch Pulte Homes Quick Move-In Homes Available From the high $200s Guadalupe Rd. & Sossaman Rd., Mesa Pulte.com • 480-986-2190

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K. Hovnanian Homes Grand Opening!

From the mid $400s 71st St. & Earll Dr., Scottsdale khov.com • 877-546-8669

31 Granite Ridge

Mattamy Homes From the high $300s McKellips Rd. & Crismon Rd., Mesa MattamyHomes.com 602-497-3226

32 Hawthorn Manor

Maracay Homes Coming Early 2017 Interest List Forming From the high $400s Chandler Heights Rd. & Cooper Rd., Chandler MaracayHomes.com 480-889-3713

33 Homestead

LGI Homes Last Homes Available!

From the upper $100s 20428 N. MacNeil St., Maricopa LGIHomes.com 855-245-5300

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at Eastmark Meritage Homes Grand Opening From the mid $200s Ray Rd. & Ellsworth Rd., Mesa MeritageHomes.com 877-278-4188

35 Lake Park at the Bridges David Weekley Homes Close-Out From the $500s Higley Rd. & Queen Creek Rd., Gilbert DavidWeekleyHomes.com 480-221-2478 36 The Lakes at Rancho El Dorado Meritage Homes From the mid $100s Smith Enke Rd. & John Wayne Pkwy/ Hwy 347, Maricopa MeritageHomes.com 877-278-4188

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Meritage Homes From the low $400s Queen Creek Rd. & Higley Rd., Gilbert MeritageHomes.com 877-278-4188

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& Landmark Collections Taylor Morrison From the mid $300s Gilbert Rd. and Queen Creek Rd., Gilbert TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

39 Legacy at Via Bella

K. Hovnanian Homes Final Opportunities From the upper $700s 3265 E. Indigo Bay Ct., Gilbert khov.com • 877-546-8669

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& Summit Collections Taylor Morrison From the mid $300s Val Vista Dr. & Thomas Rd., Mesa TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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From the high $200s Quick Move-In Homes Available Lindsay Rd. & Riggs Rd., Chandler Pulte.com • 480-314-7911

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LGI Homes Quick Move-In Homes Available From the upper $100s 10520 E. Wallflower Lane, Florence LGIHomes.com 866-705-8284

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Meritage Homes — Active Adult 7 New Models From the mid $100s Florence Blvd/Hwy 287 & Mission Pkwy, Casa Grande MeritageHomes.com/ Active-Adult-AZ 877-203-4643

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Summit Collection Taylor Morrison From the upper $300s Riggs Rd. between Val Vista Dr. & Higley Rd., Gilbert TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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Mountain Bridge Blandford Homes Grand Opening New Models From the low $500s McKellips Rd. & Hawes Rd., Mesa BlandfordHomes.com 480-641-1800

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Artisan Collection Maracay Homes Move-In-Ready Homes Available From the low $300s N.W. corner of Warner Rd. & Higley Rd., Gilbert MaracayHomes.com 480-889-3713

47 Morrison Ranch —

Marquis Collection Maracay Homes Move-In-Ready Homes Available From the low $400s N.W. corner of Warner Rd. & Higley Rd., Gilbert MaracayHomes.com 480-889-3713

48 Mountain View Manor

Pulte Homes Quick Move-In Homes Available Optional RV-Garage Now Selling from the $300s Adobe Dr. & Signal Butte Rd., Mesa Pulte.com • 866-231-0235

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Blandford Homes Arbor Collection: From the $240s; 480-895-6300 Americana Collection: From the $260s; 480-895-2800 Guadalupe Rd. east of Crismon Rd., Mesa BlandfordHomes.com

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Blandford Homes Centennial Collection: From the low $300s Heritage Collection: From the mid $300s Signal Butte Rd. north of Guadalupe Rd., Mesa BlandfordHomes.com 480-733-9000

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at Merrill Ranch Pulte Homes From the $140s Quick Move-In Homes Available Merrill Ranch Pkwy & Hunt Hwy, Florence Pulte.com • 520-413-6175

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56 Rhythm

Mattamy Homes The Villas From the low $300s Priest Drive between Warner & Ray, Chandler/Tempe MattamyHomes.com 602-497-3226

57 Riviera at Mountain Bridge Blandford Homes Grand Opening New Models From the low $600s McKellips Rd. & Hawes Rd., Mesa BlandfordHomes.com 480-641-1800 58 Robson Ranch

A Robson Resort Community (Active Adult) From the $160s I-10 and Jimmie Kerr Blvd, Casa Grande Robson.com • 520-426-3300

59 Rosewood Canyon Estates

Rosewood Homes Move-In Ready Homes Available From the $400s 15715 S. 11th Ave., Phoenix RosewoodCanyonEstates.com 480-664-0499

60 Rosewood Grove

Meritage Homes Now Selling From the mid $200s Pima Rd. & Ironwood Rd., San Tan Valley MeritageHomes.com 877-278-4188

Rosewood Homes Grand Opening Late February!

Join Interest List Now! From the mid $300s RosewoodGroveArizona.com 480-292-9008

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Hastings Farms Maracay Homes Close-Out; By appt. only Ellsworth Rd. south of Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek MaracayHomes.com 480-889-3713

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Meritage Homes — Active Adult From the mid $100s W. Smith Enke Rd. & John Wayne Pkwy/Hwy 347, Maricopa MeritageHomes.com/ Active-Adult-AZ 877-203-4643

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LGI Homes Grand Opening!

From the upper $100s 38023 W. Vera Cruz Dr., Maricopa LGIHomes.com 855-245-5300

56 Rhythm

Mattamy Homes The Condos From the mid $200s Priest Drive between Warner & Ray, Chandler/Tempe MattamyHomes.com 602-497-3226

56 Rhythm

Mattamy Homes The Lofts From the low $300s Priest Drive between Warner & Ray, Chandler/Tempe MattamyHomes.com 602-497-3226

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Mattamy Homes The Residences From the high $300s Priest Drive between Warner & Ray, Chandler/Tempe MattamyHomes.com 602-497-3226

The Foothills Rosewood Homes Close-Out! From the low $300s 15841 S. 12th Way, Phoenix RosewoodHomes.com 480-785-4797

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Bridge Blandford Homes From the high $300s Grand Opening New Models McKellips Rd. & Hawes Rd., Mesa BlandfordHomes.com 480-988-2400

63 Santa Maria

Meritage Homes Last Chance From the mid $200s Chandler Blvd & McQueen Rd., Chandler MeritageHomes.com 877-278-4188

64 Sendera Place

Maracay Homes Close-Out; From the mid $200s N.W. corner of Ocotillo Rd. & Gilbert Rd., Chandler MaracayHomes.com 480-889-3713

65 Serenity Fulton Ranch

Serenity Development Resort to a Better Lifestyle Quick Move-In Homes Available From the mid $200s!

4 Unique Floor Plans Models Open Daily 4777 S. Fulton Ranch Rd., Chandler SerenityFultonRanch.com 602-682-4500

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at Merrill Ranch Del Webb Homes Quick Move-In Homes Available From the $180s Merrill Ranch Pkwy & Hunt Hwy, Florence DelWebb.com 520-413-6100

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Now Open Semi-Custom Homes From the $500s Val Vista & Pecos, Gilbert TivoliGilbert.com • 480-447-7501

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at Avian Meadows Toll Brothers Final Home-Sites Released From the mid $400s 3857 E. Mead Dr., Chandler TollBrothersAtAvianMeadows.com 480-825-7946

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at Los Saguaros Toll Brothers Models Now Open!

From the mid $400s 14180 N. Los Saguaros Dr., Marana TollBrothersAtLosSaguaros.com 520-572-9005

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Toll Brothers Now Open From the $700s 2731 E. Pelican Ct., Gilbert TollBrothersatWhitewing.com 480-306-8655

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Taylor Morrison From the low $500s Val Vista Dr. & Brown Rd., Mesa TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

72 Velvendo

Meritage Homes From the high $300s Williams Field Rd. & Lindsay Rd., Gilbert MeritageHomes.com 877-278-4188

73 Victoria

Meritage Homes From the high $200s Rittenhouse Rd. & Hawes Rd., Queen Creek MeritageHomes.com 877-278-4188

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Expedition Collection Taylor Morrison From the upper $200s Hawes Rd. & Ocotillo Rd., Queen Creek TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

75 Villas at Mountain Bridge

Blandford Homes Only 13 Homes Remain From the mid $300s McKellips Rd. & Hawes Rd., Mesa BlandfordHomes.com 480-988-2400

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Central Living by David Weekley Homes From the mid $400s 48th St. & Virginia, Phoenix DavidWeekleyHomes.com 480-221-2478

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Mattamy Homes From the low $200s Lone Mountain Rd. & 137th Dr., Peoria MattamyHomes.com 602-497-3226

(Vistancia) David Weekley Homes From the mid $400s Lone Mountain & Loop 303, Peoria DavidWeekleyHomes.com 480-768-4994

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Camino A Lago Meritage Homes RV Parking From the mid $300s Deer Valley Rd. & 93rd Ave., Peoria MeritageHomes.com 877-278-4188

(Vistancia) David Weekley Homes From the high $300s Lone Mountain & Loop 303, Peoria DavidWeekleyHomes.com 480-768-4988

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Meritage Homes Gated Community From the high $300s Yearling Rd. & Lake Pleasant Pkwy, Peoria MeritageHomes.com 877-278-4188

8 Four Seasons at The Manor

K. Hovnanian Homes From the mid $200s 10915 W. Edgewood Dr., Sun City khov.com • 877-546-8669

9 Fusion at The Meadows

K. Hovnanian Homes From the low $300s Deer Valley Rd. & 97th Ave., Peoria khov.com • 877-546-8669

10 Gold Mountain Preserve

Camelot Homes From the mid $500s 27212 N. 64th Lane, Phoenix CamelotHomes.com 602-908-8511

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16 Mesquite Trails at Surprise Farms Homes by Towne From the low $200s 16572 N. 181st Ave., Surprise HomesbyTowne.com 623-385-0014

Del Rio Woodside Homes Model Now Open From the mid $300s 107th Ave. and Happy Valley Rd., Peoria WoodsideHomes.com 480-323-0405

Meritage Homes Now Selling From the $300s Ridgeline Rd. & El Mirage Rd., Peoria MeritageHomes.com 877-278-4188

David Weekley Homes From the high $300s Waddell Rd. & Reems Rd., Surprise DavidWeekleyHomes.com 480-352-2584

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Desert Oasis Homes by Towne Grand Opening Incentives!

From the low $200s 16722 W. Rowel Rd., Surprise (163rd Ave. & Jomax Rd.) HomesbyTowne.com 623-533-6779

Maracay Homes From the low $400s 91st Ave. & Deer Valley Rd., Peoria MaracayHomes.com 480-889-3713

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Monarch Series Pulte Homes Luxury homes from the $500s 60th St. & Lone Mountain Rd., Cave Creek Pulte.com/LoneMountain 866-285-9673 & Pinnacle Collections Taylor Morrison Close-Out: From the mid $600s 98th St. & Cave Creek Rd., Scottsdale TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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Camelot Homes Now Pre-Selling!

From the high $600s Fountain Hills CamelotHomes.com 602-694-2869

2 Almarte Keystone Homes From the $400s Cave Creek Rd. east of Tom Darlington Dr., Carefree KeystoneHomesAZ.com/Almarte 480-422-0655 3 Andaluza

Taylor Morrison From the mid $700s Near Pima Rd. & Westland Rd. off Hawknest Rd., Scottsdale TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

4 Arroyo Norte

Meritage Homes Final Chance: From the mid $300s Arroyo Norte Dr. & I-17, Phoenix MeritageHomes.com 877-278-4188

5 Bella Monte at Desert Ridge

Homes by Towne Last Chance!

Close-Out Specials!

From the high $200s E. Deer Valley Rd. & N. 56th St., Phoenix Sales office at Villagio at Dove Valley HomesbyTowne.com 877-623-6060

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Pulte Homes New Home-Sites Available From the $160s West Canyon Springs Blvd & Sun Valley Pkwy, Buckeye Pulte.com • 928-252-2450

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6 Bellissima Monterey Homes Spacious Casitas Available From the mid $800s Dixileta Dr. & 56th St., Phoenix MontereyHomes.com 877-278-4188 7 Circle Mountain Pulte Homes Coming Early 2017 43rd Ave. and Circle Mountain Rd., New River Pulte.com/circlemountain 8 Copper Sky

Taylor Morrison From the mid $700s Pima Rd. & Westland Rd., Scottsdale TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

9 Desert Village at

Sonoran Foothills Homes by Towne New Models Now Open Condos from the low $200s 2425 W. Bronco Butte Trail, Phoenix HomesbyTowne.com 866-307-3989

10 Diamanté Meritage Homes Luxury Condominiums From the low $300s Thomas Rd. & 64th St., Scottsdale MeritageHomes.com 877-278-4188 11 Eastwood Keystone Homes Interest List Now Forming Cave Creek Rd. West of Pima, Carefree KeystoneHomesAZ.com 480-422-0655

12 Edgemont 12 From $399,000 2825 N. 42nd St., Phoenix Edgemont12.com • 602-385-1220 13 Enclave on the 8th

Taylor Morrison From the low $600s Scottsdale Rd. & Carefree Hwy, Scottsdale TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

14 The Enclave at Borgata

Antera From the $800s 6166 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale EnclaveAtBorgata.com 480-ENCLAVE (480-362-5283)

15 Fireside at Norterra — Cactus Series Pulte Homes Close-Out! Only 2 Remain!

From the low $300s Sales office at La Solana 33216 N. 26th Lane, Phoenix Pulte.com • 866-231-0985 16 Fusion at Sunrise Trail

K. Hovnanian Homes From the mid $500s 124th St. & Shea Blvd, Scottsdale khov.com • 602-824-7838

17 Ironhorse – Venture II and

Summit Collections Taylor Morrison Interest List Now Forming Alma School Rd. just north of E. Jomax Rd., Scottsdale TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

Toll Brothers Cypress Collection Open for Tours!

From the upper $600s 56th St. & Dixileta, Phoenix MontevistaByTollBrothers.com 480-595-2800

25 Norterra — Discovery

Collection Taylor Morrison From the high $200s Off Copperhead Trail, east of North Valley Pkwy, Scottsdale TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

26 Novella at Arcadia

True Craft Residential Townhomes - From the $490s 4402 N. 36th St., Phoenix NovellaatArcadia.com 480-772-3464

27 Optima Kierland

From the high $300s Sales Gallery: 15450 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale LiveAtOptimaKierland.com 480-630-1200

28 The Overlook at Firerock

Toll Brothers Grand Opening!

From the $600s 15925 E. Shea Blvd, Fountain Hills TollBrothers.com/AZ 480-663-3662

29 Paseo Las Colinas

Homes by Towne Close-Out Incentives!

From the low $700s 6400 E. Jomax Rd., Scottsdale HomesbyTowne.com 866-219-4031

23 Tierra Del Rio — Cactus

Pulte Homes Selling Remaining Homes from Tierra Del Rio - Canyon Series From the $200s 25899 N. 107th Dr., Peoria Pulte.com • 623-362-4033

24 Tierra Del Sol

Pulte Homes Now Selling Happy Valley Rd. & 95th Ave., Peoria Pulte.com/tierradelsol

25 Tierra Del Rio — Canyon

Pulte Homes Limited Opportunities From the mid $200s 25660 N. 106th Dr., Peoria Pulte.com • 623-572-2779

27 Traditions at Catania

K. Hovnanian Homes From the lower $200s 87th Ave. & Glendale Ave., Glendale khov.com • 877-546-8669

28 Traditions at The Meadows

K. Hovnanian Homes From the upper $200s Deer Valley Rd. & 97th Ave., Peoria khov.com • 877-546-8669

29 Westland Heights

at Vistancia Mattamy Homes From the mid $200s N.W. corner of Vistancia Blvd & Westland Rd., Peoria MattamyHomes.com 602-497-3226

26 Toll Brothers at

Blackstone Vistancia Toll Brothers Tour Award-Winning Models!

From the mid $400s 30636 N. 117th Dr., Peoria TollBrothersAtBlackstone.com 623-398-6241

30 Pointe 16

K. Hovnanian Homes Coming Soon Morton Ave. & 16th St., Phoenix khov.com • 877-546-8669

31 Reserve at Tranquil Trail

Toll Brothers Final Home-Sites Remain From the low $600s 7601 Verde Vista Trail, Carefree ReserveAtTranquilTrail.com 480-404-6480

32 The Ridge At Troon North

Family Development From the mid $300s E. Dynamite and N. 103rd Place, Scottsdale TheRidgeTroonNorth.com 480-431-9377

33 Saddlewood Estates

Pulte Homes Quick Move-In Homes Available From the $400s 44th St. & Dynamite Rd., Scottsdale Pulte.com • 866-845-7736

34 Saguaro Estates

Toll Brothers Final Opportunity!

From the mid $900s 7107 E. Navarro Way, Scottsdale SaguaroEstates.com 480-990-1367

35 Sanctuary at Desert Ridge

Taylor Morrison From the mid $300s Pinnacle Peak Rd. & Tatum Blvd, Phoenix TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

36 Santa Rita

Cachet Homes Single-family gated SOLD OUT 44th St. & Grovers Ave., Phoenix CachetHomes.net/SantaRita 480-556-7038

37 Sierra Highlands

Luxury Estates Rosewood Homes From the low $900s to $1 millions 8484 E. Sand Flower Dr., Scottsdale SierraHighlands.com 480-970-1900

38 Sonoran Commons —

Encore, Passage & Summit Collections Taylor Morrison From the low $300s North Valley Pkwy & Sonoran Desert Dr., Phoenix TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

39 Stoneledge at

North Canyon Meritage Homes Natural Gas Included From the mid $200s North Valley Pkwy & 27th Dr., Phoenix MeritageHomes.com 877-278-4188

40 Summit at

Pinnacle Peak Patio K. Hovnanian Homes From the upper $500s Alma School Rd. & Jomax Rd., Scottsdale khov.com • 877-546-8669

41 Talon Ranch

Toll Brothers Final Opportunity!

From the low $1 millions 11756 E. Quail Track Dr., Scottsdale TollBrothers.com/AZ 480-773-7308

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Adero Canyon Toll Brothers Grand Opening! From the $800s 13484 N. Stone View Trail, Fountain Hills TollBrothers.com/AZ 844-836-5263

43 Toll Brothers at Verde River

Toll Brothers Now Selling! From the upper $600s 29221 N. Round Butte Rd., Rio Verde 480-284-7444 TollBrothers.com/AZ

44 Toscana Building #10/

Toscana of Desert Ridge Statesman Sales & Marketing, LLC BEST Luxury Condos in N. Phoenix/Scottsdale From the mid $200s 5450 E. Deer Valley Dr., Phoenix ToscanaOfDesertRidge.com 480-767-5665

45 Treo

Taylor Morrison Interest List Now Forming Miller Rd. & Osborn Rd., Scottsdale TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

46 Treviso

Toll Brothers Model Now Open!

From the upper $600s 10798 E. Via Cortana Rd., Scottsdale TollBrothers.com/AZ 480-656-0024

47 Turquesa

Toll Brothers Final Opportunity!

From the low $1 millions 7107 E. Navarro Way, Scottsdale TollBrothers.com/AZ 480-990-1367

48 Verde River

Monterey Homes Now Selling E. Rio Verde Dr. & Vista Verde Dr., Rio Verde MontereyHomes.com 877-278-4188

49 Villagio at

Dove Valley Ranch Homes by Towne New Models Now Available Condos from the mid $200s 33575 N. Dove Lakes Dr., Cave Creek HomesbyTowne.com 877-602-1414

50 The Villages at Aviano

Toll Brothers Luxury Condominiums Only 2 Buildings Remain From the upper $200s 3935 E. Rough Rider, Phoenix TollBrothers.com/AZ 480-419-9300

51 White Horse

Camelot Homes Coming Soon!

Pima Rd. & Los Gatos Dr., Scottsdale Join our Interest List at CamelotHomes.com 602-469-0165

52 Windgate Ranch Scottsdale

Toll Brothers Final Opportunity!

From the $600s 10095 E. Windgate Ranch Rd., Scottsdale WindgateRanchScottsdale.com 480-596-7300

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1 Almeria at Sedella

Meritage Homes Gated Community with RV-Garages From the $300s Indian School Rd. & Citrus Rd., Goodyear MeritageHomes.com • 877-278-4188

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Sienna Hills Pkwy. & Hubbell St., Buckeye khov.com • 877-546-8669

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Meritage Homes Grand Opening From the mid $200s Indian School Rd. & Citrus Rd., Goodyear MeritageHomes.com • 877-278-4188

6 Canyon Trails — Skyline

Pulte Homes Limited Opportunities From the high $100s Cotton Lane & Van Buren St., Goodyear Pulte.com/CanyonTrails 866-212-4988

7 Cascina at Verrado K. Hovnanian Homes Coming Soon!

Thomas Rd. & Verrado Way, Buckeye khov.com • 877-546-8669 8 Country Place Meritage Homes Last Chance: From the high $100s Lower Buckeye Rd. & S. 103rd Ave., Tolleson MeritageHomes.com • 877-278-4188 9 The Cove at Palm Valley North

Mattamy Homes Grand Opening!

Camelback Rd. west of Litchfield Rd., Litchfield Park MattamyHomes.com • 602-497-3226

10 Crystal Vista

LGI Homes Quick Move-In Homes Available From the upper $100s 24357 W. Gregory Rd., Buckeye LGIHomes.com • 866-694-1896

11 Del Mar at Sedella

Meritage Homes Last Chance: From the high $200s Indian School Rd. & Citrus Rd., Goodyear MeritageHomes.com • 877-278-4188

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The Reserve David Weekley Homes From the high $300s Estrella Pkwy & I-10, Goodyear DavidWeekleyHomes.com 480-768-4997

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Mattamy Homes The Reserve From the low $300s Camelback Rd. west of Litchfield Rd., Litchfield Park MattamyHomes.com • 602-497-3226

Meritage Homes 4-Car Garages Available From the mid $300s Alsap Rd. & Verrado Way, Buckeye MeritageHomes.com • 877-278-4188

15 La Paz at Sedella

Meritage Homes Last Chance: From the high $200s Indian School Rd. & Citrus Rd., Goodyear MeritageHomes.com • 877-278-4188

23 PebbleCreek

A Robson Resort Community (Active Adult) From the $220s PebbleCreek Pkwy & Clubhouse Dr., Goodyear Robson.com • 623-935-6700

16 Las Brisas — Discovery II

& Encore II Collections Taylor Morrison From the upper $100s Perryville Rd. & Lower Buckeye Rd., Goodyear TaylorMorrison.com • 480-346-1738

Meritage Homes Last Chance: From the high $300s Western Dr. & Verrado Way, Buckeye MeritageHomes.com • 877-278-4188

Meritage Homes Now Selling From the high $200s Alsap Rd. & Verrado Way, Buckeye MeritageHomes.com • 877-278-4188

29 Verrado — Kenwood

32 Victory at Verrado

Mattamy Homes From the low $200s Verrado Way & Park Meadows Dr., Buckeye MattamyHomes.com • 602-497-3226

Active Adult Maracay Homes From the mid to upper $300s N. Verrado Way to Victory Blvd, Buckeye MaracayHomes.com 480-889-3713

30 Verrado Palisades

Maracay Homes From the low $300s Verrado Way & Delaney Dr., Buckeye MaracayHomes.com • 480-889-3713

33 Vino at Sedella

Meritage Homes Last Chance: From the low $500s Indian School Rd. & Citrus Rd., Goodyear MeritageHomes.com 877-278-4188

31 Victory at Verrado

24 Sage Hill at Verrado

17 Lincoln Heights at Verrado

David Weekley Homes Active Adult: From the mid $400s Verrado Way & I-10, Buckeye DavidWeekleyHomes.com 480-768-4998

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LGI Homes - Active Adult Quick Move-In Homes Available From the upper $100s 22645 W. Gardenia Dr., Buckeye LGIHomes.com • 855-231-1400

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26 Sundance Meritage Homes — Active Adult From the mid $100s Yuma Rd. & Sundance Pkwy, Buckeye MeritageHomes.com/Active-Adult-AZ 877-203-4643

Meritage Homes Gated Community From the mid $200s Lower Buckeye Rd. & S. 107th Ave., Tolleson MeritageHomes.com • 877-278-4188 Meritage Homes Outdoor Living Packages Available Now Selling: From the mid $200s Indian School Rd. & Citrus Rd., Goodyear MeritageHomes.com • 877-278-4188

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The Enclave David Weekley Homes From the high $200s Estrella Pkwy & I-10, Goodyear DavidWeekleyHomes.com 480-768-4995

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LGI Homes Last Homes Available!

From the upper $100s 7615 W. Carter Rd., Phoenix LGIHomes.com • 855-473-8700

Valley North 20 Palm Mattamy Homes

The Canyons From the high $200s Camelback Rd. west of Litchfield Rd., Litchfield Park MattamyHomes.com • 602-497-3226

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LGI Homes Grand Opening!

From the upper $100s 8222 W. Atlantis Way, Phoenix LGIHomes.com 855-473-8700

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Mattamy Homes The Estates From the mid $300s Camelback Rd. west of Litchfield Rd., Litchfield Park MattamyHomes.com • 602-497-3226

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1 Pine Canyon The True Life Companies Elk Pass Townhomes From the mid $700s Deer Creek Cabins From the mid $700s Custom homes from the $900s Home-sites from the mid $100s 1201 E. John Wesley Powell Blvd, Flagstaff PineCanyon.net • 877-801-7860 TO THE

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Fratantoni Luxury Estates Heritage Collection At The Rim/ The Rim Club Private Golf Community Custom home-sites From the mid $70s 2101 E. Rim Club Dr., Payson HeritageCollectionAtTheRim.com 888-708-9410

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Managed by Symmetry Companies New homes from the $400,000s Home-sites from $80,000 15075 Talking Rock Ranch Rd., Prescott TalkingRockRanch.com • 928-227-3139

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A 53-home lushly landscaped, gated neighborhood with numerous parks and generous open space. Homes from 2,268-3,539 SF. From the mid $300’s.

480-292-9008 - Join Interest List Now! www.RosewoodGroveArizona.com

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A gated neighborhood of 40-well detailed homes adjacent to the mountain preserve in the Ahwatukee Foothills. “Open space” on all sides with gorgeous views. Homes from 2,268 - 3,539 SF. From the mid $400’s.

480-664-0499 www.RosewoodCanyonEstates.com

3. ROSEWOOD VILLAGE AT THE FOOTHILLS 59-wonderful homes in a gated and heavily landscaped setting with private pool and amenities in the Ahwatukee Foothills.

From the low $300’s.

480-785-4797 www.RosewoodHomes.com

4. SIERRA HIGHLANDS

An exclusive gated neighborhood of 25-custom quality homes on large lots in North Scottsdale.

Single story homes from 4,100- 6,189 SF. From the $900’s.

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COMING SOON! A gated enclave of 61-finely detailed homes with inspiring mountain and golf views along the beautiful Golf Club of Estrella.

Homes from 1,886-2,633 SF. www.RosewoodGolfVillas.com

• Open Space Behind Every Home • Luxury 3 to 5 Bedroom Homes • 1700 to 5200 Square Foot Single-Level Homes • 2– 6 Car Garages Disappearing Walls of Glass • All of this within Mountain Bridge, a resort-style master planned community, including amenities such as heated pool, spa, fitness, racquet courts, event lawns, parks, and lifestyle activities. Featuring covered grand entryways and intimate gated neighborhoods, 45% open space including a significant trail system.

Great schools, dining, shopping, and recreational areas just minutes away.

From the $300’s to the $800’s!

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Gated one story single-family homes up to 5,100 sq. ft.

From the mid-$700,000s (480) 595-2800

Grand Opening!

Gated community of paired villas including optional lower-level guest suites with panoramic views of the golf course and surrounding mountains.

From the $600,000s (480) 663-3662

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Toll Brothers at Verde River Act Now to Take Advantage of Pre-Model Pricing!

Gated single-level luxury golf course homes with amazing views of the McDowells Mountains and Four Peaks.

From the $600,000s (480) 284-7444

Grand Opening!

Gated neighborhood of single-family homes on estate-sized home sites.

From the $800,000s (844) 836-5263

Saguaro Estates Final Opportunity! 2 Home Sites Left!

Single-family homes with 1-acre home sites.

From the low $900,000s

Golf Course Living!

Luxury gated community of single-family homes located within the Dove Mountain resort community with exceptional city lights, golf & mountain views.

From the mid-$400,000s (520) 572-9005

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Gated neighborhood of single-level floor plans on 42,000 sq. ft. home sites.

From the upper $600,000s (480) 656-0024

Final Opportunity - Award-Winning Homes!

Home designs range from 3,600 to 6,200 sq. ft. with beautiful mountain views on 1-acre home sites!

From the low $1 millions (480) 773-7308

Gated neighborhood of estate-sized home sites within walking distance of Sun Dial Plaza.

From the $600,000s

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Gated community of 20 estate homes with 1-1/2 to 2-acre home sites.

From the low $1 millions

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Toll Brothers at Avian Meadows Luxury New Homes!

Award-winning home designs with up to 4,545 sq. ft. of living space.

From the mid-$400,000s (480) 825-7946

Calliandra Estates New Model and Clubhouse Now Open!

Gated estate community with large home sites, basement & casita options available.

From the upper $400,000s (480) 245-7198

Dorada Estates Now a Gated Community!

Newly gated single-family homes with 4-car garage on approx. 20,000 sq. ft. home sites!

From the low $500,000s (480) 314-6777

Toll Brothers at Whitewing Now Selling - Take Advantage of Pre-Model Pricing!

Gated luxury neighborhood in Gilbert of single-level homes on nearly half-acre home sites.

From the $700,000s (480) 306-8655

Toll Brothers at Blackstone at Vistancia Award-Winning Homes!

Gated luxury estates on the Blackstone Golf Course with golf and mountain views.

From the mid-$400,000s (623) 398-6241

Turquesa Final Opportunity!

Reserve at Tranquil Trail Final Opportunity! Single-Story Luxury Living!

(480) 404-6480

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(480) 419-9300

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Gated neighborhood of well-appointed condominiums in Desert Ridge.

From the upper $200,000s

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Award-winning master plan and resort-style amenities.

From the low $600,000s (480) 596-7300

(480) 990-1367

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