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west maricopa county: How Much Home Will $600 a Month Buy In Sun City AZ? - 09/28/10 05:54 PM
Yesterday I posted that the Greater Phoenix Az area was rated number 1 in the nation for affordable retirement housing. You can read that post here.
I decided to do a little research and find out how many homes were on the market that could be bought for a house payment of $600 per month or less. I used the same criteria U.S. News & World Report did, which is the standard 20% down 80% loan. In other words, a conventional home loan.
There are 840 homes in Sun City AZ that are for sale. Of these there are 538 offered … (2 comments)
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west maricopa county: Number 1! Phoenix Area is Number 1 Place to Buy a Retirement Home!!! - 09/27/10 01:16 PM
U.S. News & World Report said in an article on September 24, 2010 that the Phoenix area was the number 1 place to buy a retirement home. You can read the article here.
The writer was investigating locations in the United States where you can buy a home for less than $600 a month. The writer also takes into consideration such amenities as golf courses, (over 200 in the metro, 9 in Sun City alone.), sports, hiking, and cultural events. The Valley of the Sun ranks high in all of these.
If you wish to consider retiring, the Phoenix area is … (1 comments)
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west maricopa county: 10214 W. CAMPANA, SUN CITY AZ. JUST LISTED! - 08/19/10 12:22 PM
Just listed a beauty! This condominium is a great home for the seasonal visitor or permanent resident. It is Del Webb's popular but hard-to-find PA14 model.
This fine home is close to the Bell Recreation Center, as well as shopping. If you are up to it you can walk.
2 Bedrooms, 1.75 Baths, with living room, Arizona room, a garage for your car and golf cart and much more.
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west maricopa county: Tennis Anyone? - 08/09/07 06:42 PM
Suprise Tennis and Racquet Complex: 14469 W Paradise Lane, Surprise AZ
The state of the art Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex had a soft opening on Monday. It features 25 courts, one of which will seat up to 5,000 spectators. The grand opening is scheduled for September 8, 2007. 17 of the courts will be lit for night-time play, something very important in Arizona's heat.
Plans for the use of the complex include lessons and tournaments for the young players, including some smaller courts, up to hopes to get USTA sanctioned and senior matches.
The complex is part of the Surprise Recreation Campus. … (2 comments)
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west maricopa county: Facts About Glendale Arizona - 08/09/07 12:22 PM
Home of the "Jiffypop" stadium.
Officially known as the University of Phoenix Stadium, home of the Cardinals football team, to those of us old enough to remember, the stadium looks like the Jiffypop popcorn containers. Yes folks, that was before microwaves, let alone microwave popcorn.
Not only does Glendale host the Cardinals, but the NHL Coyotes call Glendale home, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are bringing their spring training facility to Glendale in the near future, to be near the other Cactus League teams
Glendale is located in the rapidly-growing northwest Phoenix metropolitan area. Glendale is known for its excellent medical and educational … (5 comments)
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west maricopa county: Here is the Pot of Gold! - 08/02/07 11:30 AM
The pot of gold is in a house in Sun City. It is at the end of my street, So I thought I would share this picture taken last night. (8/1/07)
That is one good reason to live in Arizona during the summer. As I turned around and looked behind me, I found another one.
These pictures were take with my Treo 700p Phone after a monsoon storm yesterday. Obviously right at sunset.
The rainbow was particularly spectacular, as it occupied about 240 degrees of the sky. We get used to beautiful sunsets here in Sun City, but the rainbow was a special treat.
Jim … (0 comments)
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west maricopa county: Think Foreclosures are a Good Deal? Really? - 07/28/07 11:45 AM
Want to Buy a Foreclosure? Think about it first.
Many buyers are coming to me with the intent to buy a foreclosure property.
Why? They think they will save a lot of money. After looking at many, most decide not to do so. They find the costs to be much more than they expected.
Reasons are:
The former owner couldn't pay the house payment. Do you really believe they did any repairs?The first thing a lender does when foreclosing is to stop any maintenance, and turn off the uitilities, including often the water. With the water turned off, what do you think happens to the … (3 comments)
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west maricopa county: The Monsoon is Here - 07/26/07 12:27 PM
The monsoon season has finally arrived in the valley. Rainfall totals exceeding 2" in some communities have been reported, with the typical street flooding and flooding washes.
This is a good time to remind everyone about the "Stupid Motorist Law". This law makes it illegal to pass traffic barriers and cross a flooded wash. Violators who have to be rescued will be required to pay for their own rescue! Don't think about it. It is a dangerous practice, not just for the violator, but for the emergency crews who have to risk their lives to rescue them. The nice thing about monsoon … (0 comments)
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west maricopa county: A Big New Employer Comes to Surprise - 07/26/07 11:46 AM
Crescent Crown Distributing has announce that it will build a regional headquarters an distribution facility at the Surprise Pointe commericial park.
Crescent expects to employ 250 people initially, growing to 600 jobs in the near future. The company also has a distribution center in Phoenix, which it will keep open. That facility employs nearly 600 people.
Crescent is a beer distributor, representing many high end brands such as Heineken, Miller, Labatt and others. The company expects to sell more than 16,000,000 cases of beer in Arizona in 2007.
Surprise City Councilman Joe Johnson said. "This brings real jobs the average citizens of Surprise can … (3 comments)
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west maricopa county: Surprise Arizona, is this your new home? - 07/18/07 09:23 PM
Surprise is the growth center of the northwest valley, located west of Glendale, Peoria, Sun City and Sun City West.
The town was a small, one-mile square village when it started in 1937. It has since become Arizona's fastest growing city 4 years out of the last 5. The population is now over 100,000. For more about the population growth in Surprise, see my earlier article. click here
Surprise has a healthy mix of resident ages. There are many family oriented developments such as Marley Park Kingswood Park, West Point, Mountain Vista Ranch, Greenway Parc and others too many to mention. Homes for … (0 comments)
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west maricopa county: More News of Improvement in the Housing Market! - 07/16/07 05:13 PM
Countrywide Financial, one of the largest mortgage originators reported that They made 45 Billion dollars in mortage loans in June. This is a 4% increase over June of 2006. The company accomplished this in spite of vastly reduced activity in the sub-prime and adjustable rate mortgages.
The company still finds the housing market soft, but a 4% increase in same month production is nothing to sneeze at.
In addition to the higher volume of loans, the company is also hiring new people, adding 830 new jobs since May. This in a time many lenders have cut their work force.
Thoughts on Today's Real Estate … (0 comments)
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west maricopa county: How Much Home Does $150,000 Buy in Sun City? - 06/24/07 01:35 PM
How much can you get for your housing dollar in Sun City? As June 2007 approaches a close, there are 36 homes for sale in Sun City AZ. They range in price from $99,000 for a 2 bedroom 1 bath home of 918 square foot home to $150,000 for a 3 bedroom 2 bath home of 1706 square feet.
Is a condominium in your future? Today, June 24, 2007, there are 176 condos for sale in Sun City AZ. You can get a 625 square foot studio, perfect for the occasional winter visitor for only $69,500. You can go all the way … (3 comments)
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west maricopa county: Active Rain Rocks - 05/31/07 04:13 PM
Even though I have been with AR for several months, it took me until April to write a blog entry and start commenting with any regularity.
Until a month ago, I could never find myself or my website on Google. On April 24, I finally did it! I wrote about it here. http://activerain.com/blogsview/82884/Google-and-Me
Today I checked again, and under sun city az Realtor, I'm on page 1! My localism profile is on page 2 when searching for sun city real estate.
I am sure if I devoted more attention, or had a little more creativity and writing ability, I could do even better. … (5 comments)
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west maricopa county: Old is new again. - 05/04/07 03:48 PM
An article in today's Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/0504biz-money0504.html, says Private Mortgage Insurance is now on the comeback.
Since the market is adjusting, and the news is all bad on option arms, 100% subprime, piggyback loans,ie 80/10/10, and all of the other creative programs PMI is no longer a bad word.
Some of us can remember when there was FHA, VA, and 80% conventional loans only. What a revolution when PMI came about. Someone with as little as 5% could buy a home! We will continue to have many more programs than we did then, but now PMI is becoming an economic option again. No … (0 comments)
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west maricopa county: Zillow vs Arizona; A tempest in a teapot? - 04/24/07 03:12 PM
Over the last two weeks, much has been said about the Arizona Republic's report that Arizona Board of Appraisers have issued cease and desist orders against Zillow for "giving appraisals without a license". This mornings news said that the legislature is addressing this issue, apparently in Zillow's favor.
My question is why now? The first cease and desist order was in July 2006, the second in November. Neither has been enforced, Zillow has continued giving Zestimates. If the Board was correct or serious, why didn't they enforce these orders? If they weren't why did they issue them in the first place?
My … (7 comments)
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west maricopa county: Thinking about buying a New Home? - 04/20/07 01:16 PM
Right now is an excellent time to do so. Builder inventories are high, there are a lot of spec homes and back from sold homes. Many of these have upgrades as well. Builders are often offering incentives to move this stock.
WARNING!!! Get a Realtor first! You need someone who represents YOU!!!
Do you think the nice salesperson who greets you at the development is your agent? Think again, they work for the builder and only the builder. If you get a Realtor, that person works for you. In fact, the Buyer/Broker agreement in the state of Arizona is an EMPLOYMENT agreement. Who … (3 comments)
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Jim Little, Your Sun City Arizona Realtor
Sun City,
AZ
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Ken Meade Realty
Address: 17001 N. Del Webb Blvd, Enter your address line 2 here, Sun City, AZ, 85373
Office Phone: (623) 977-1776
Cell Phone: (623) 521-6768
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My comments and opinions for the northwest Maricopa county and the Adult communities there. Specializing in Del Webb's Sun City, Sun City West, and Sun City Grand, and the neighboring communities of Surprise, El Mirage, Peoria and Glendale Arizona
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