Can you name the model & year of these cars that were in the Sun City Grand residents car show? 

Sun City Grand residents displayed their private collections of vintage cars at the annual "Cruise The Grand" car show yesterday.  If you missed the car show, all I can say that it was excellent!  Residents and visitors strolled through the rows of pre-1972 cars enjoying the detail to perfection, model simplicity and recollecting yesteryear. 

Lets see if you can name the model and year.  Don't forget the cars in the background of each picture.  Good luck!

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Sun City Grand ~ I live here, I work here, I know this community!

LEOLINDA BOWERS
ASSOCIATE BROKER
KEN MEADE REALTY
CELL (602) 403-6865
BUSINESS (623) 937-5701

 

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Nook, Kindle or the Good Ole Fashion Book? 

With all of the rage for electronic books, I'm seriously considering purchasing one in which I can take with me at open houses due to the streamline, capabilities and user friendliness.  The Nook and the Kindle 2 each have similar features that has made it difficult for me to select.

Amazon.com released the Kindle 2 earlier this year.  The Kindle 2 battery is internal and not user replaceable.  The screen is easy to read and it feels like are turning to page of the book.  CrunchGear has published 10 reasons to puchase a Kindle, and 10 reasons not to.e) but I like the ability to use memory cards with the Nook. 

Barnes & Noble will be releasing the Nook on November 30.  According to what I've read, it too will have no glare, adjustable text size but it has the capability of utilizing memory card, a feature which the Kindle2 does not have.

Any suggestion or recommendation of either electronic book, or do you prefer the good old fashion hard copy?

 

 

 

 

Sun City Grand ~ I live here, I work here, I know this community!

LEOLINDA BOWERS
ASSOCIATE BROKER
KEN MEADE REALTY
CELL (602) 403-6865
BUSINESS (623) 937-5701

 

 

 

What does Splinterheads and High Tech Hide and Go Seek Games in Surprise AZ have in common?  Sometimes you see people doing funny things that you have to stop and ask, whatcha doing?  That's exactly what I asked this afternoon when I saw four adults on their hands and knees, under shrubbery, shaking plants and looking up at Palo Verde trees in Sun City Grand.  

They were playing Geocaching  (geo-cashing).  Geocaching is a high-tech, worldwide game of hiding and seeking a treasure.  A Geocacher can place a geocache anywhere in the world and it's location can be pin pointed using a GPS.  It's the type of sport that both young and old enjoy.  The youngsters look for the toys that are in the geocache.  It's the challenge of finding the geocache that adults like.

Once the Geocacher finds the geocache, the Geocacher documents their "unique" name and date that the geocache was located on a slip of paper that is inside of the geocache tube.  Stony Woods and Thin Kerf placed a little toy in the geocache for a child who may find the geocache.  The geocache was returned back in its original location. 

According to Stony Woods, they found five geocaches today in Surprise Arizona.  Evidently, TD Lover, a local Geocacher, has hidden a few geocaches in Sun City Grand and many others throughout the City of Surprise.  The group has found over a hundred geocaches in several US states.  It's a hide and go seek game that is played worldwide, a game of SURPRISE!

Geocachers even have their own vocabulary, FTF means first to find and Muggle is a non-geocacher.  There are a lot of words, phases and acronyms to learn.  Oh yes, I'm not going to be a "Spoiler" and say where the geocache was located.   

Watch geocaching in action in the soon to be released movie Splinterheads starring Thomas Middleditch, Rachael Taylor and Christopher McDonald. 

The game seems to be fun and who knows, you may come to Sun City Grand in Surprise Arizona to find a geocache or two.  While in Surprise, stop by and visit me.  I am a year-round Sun City Grand resident and a full-time Associate Broker Realtor® who works in the Sun City Grand office of Ken Meade Realty. 

 

 

 

Sun City Grand ~ I live here, I work here, I know this community!

LEOLINDA BOWERS
ASSOCIATE BROKER
KEN MEADE REALTY
CELL (602) 403-6865
BUSINESS (623) 937-5701

 

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What's Happening this Weekend in Sun City Grand Surprise AZ

The public is invited to view the vintage cars owned by Sun City Grand homeowners at the annual "Cruise The Grand" car show on Saturday, November 21, 2009.  The pre-1972 cars can be viewed between 3 and 5pm at the Sonoran Plaza in Sun City Grand Surprise AZ.  "Dillon's Grand" will have an outdoor bar and restaurant food for purchase.  Dillion's is an Arizona favorite restaurant that specializes in ribs.

I hope to see you there!

If you looking to buy a home or sell a home in Sun City Grand in Surprise Arizona, please contact me or visit my website at http://LEOLINDA.com. I am a Sun City Grand resident and a full-time Realtor®. 

 

 

Sun City Grand ~ I live here, I work here, I know this community!

LEOLINDA BOWERS
ASSOCIATE BROKER
KEN MEADE REALTY
CELL (602) 403-6865
BUSINESS (623) 937-5701

 

© 2009 Leolinda Bowers (Arizona Retirement Communities, Sun City West & Sun City Grand Real Estate). Unless otherwise noted, the content, both pictures and written, is the property of Leolinda Bowers. Reproduction in part or whole without written permission from the publisher is prohibited.

 

 

This picture was taken on November 3, 2009 in Sun City West AZ.

 

 

 

Sun City Grand ~ I live here, I work here, I know this community!

LEOLINDA BOWERS
ASSOCIATE BROKER
KEN MEADE REALTY
CELL (602) 403-6865
BUSINESS (623) 937-5701

 

 © 2009 Leolinda Bowers (Arizona Retirement Communities, Sun City West & Sun City Grand Real Estate). Unless otherwise noted, the content, both pictures and written, is the property of Leolinda Bowers. Reproduction in part or whole without written permission from the publisher is prohibited.

 

 

Sun City Grand Surprise AZ Real Estate Resale Market Report for the Week Ending November 15, 2009:

  • Total Listings:  239
  • Total Golf Course Property Listings: 49
  • Total Non-Golf Course Property Listings: 190
  • Under Contract:  11
  • Closed Transactions: 6
  • New Listings: 21
  • Sun City Grand Absorption Rate (Weeks of Inventory): 47 weeks

 

There are 3 active short sale property listings in Sun City Grand.  4 properties are awaiting bank approval.  10 short sale property listings have sold and closed since November 15, 2008.

There are a total of 8 active foreclosure (lender owned) properties presently listed on MLS.  3 foreclosed properties are pending in escrow.  16 foreclosed properties have sold and closed since October 25, 2008.

 

 

 

Sun City Grand ~ I live here, I work here, I know this community!

LEOLINDA BOWERS
ASSOCIATE BROKER
KEN MEADE REALTY
CELL (602) 403-6865
BUSINESS (623) 937-5701

 

 © 2009 Leolinda Bowers (Arizona Retirement Communities, Sun City West & Sun City Grand Real Estate). Unless otherwise noted, the content, both pictures and written, is the property of Leolinda Bowers. Reproduction in part or whole without written permission from the publisher is prohibited.

 

 

Sun City West AZ Real Estate Resale Market Report for the Week Ending November 15, 2009:

  • Total Listings:  457
  • Total Golf Course Property Listings: 69
  • Total Non-Golf Course Property Listings: 388
  • Under Contract:  19
  • Closed Transactions: 13
  • New Listings: 42
  • Sun City West Absorption Rate (Weeks of Inventory): 39 weeks
  • Corte Bella Absorption Rate (Weeks of Inventory): 71 weeks 

 

There are 11 active short sale property listings in Sun City West.  8 properties are awaiting bank approval.  11 short sale properties have sold and closed since November 15, 2008.

There are a total of 14 active foreclosure (lender owned) properties presently listed on MLS.  7 foreclosed properties are pending in escrow.  33 foreclosed properties have sold and closed since October 25, 2008.

To search Sun City West  real estate homes for sale including Foreclosures and Short Sales go to http://LEOLINDA.com. Search recent home sales in Sun City West.

 

 

LEOLINDA BOWERS
ASSOCIATE BROKER
KEN MEADE REALTY
CELL (602) 403-6865
BUSINESS (623) 937-5701

 

 

© 2009 Leolinda Bowers (Arizona Retirement Communities, Sun City West & Sun City Grand Real Estate). Unless otherwise noted, the content, both pictures and written, is the property of Leolinda Bowers.  Reproduction in part or whole without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. 

 

 

 

From Washington, to Maine to Arizona, Realtors attending the San Diego National Association of Realtors Convention were stopping by the Active Rain lounge to visit Brad Andersohn.  Located between sections 2400 and 2500, the lounge is situated within the Market Leader   display booth.  Realtors were stopping by to meet Brad and take pictures with him.  Games were played and bonus points were awarded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This afternoon I was able to obtain valuable SEO information that will probably result in a higher google raking for my website.  Agents sat around asking questions, and received the type of information that may be already in print, but is easier to grasp after hearing the detailed explanation.

Sometimes you read a bloggers post, and wonder if the person actually behaves in that manner and is true to life or just a fake.  When we saw the text message that his wife sent him while we were lounging in the rain, I am sure others as well as myself walked away thinking that Brad is a wonderful person, extremely knowledgeable and honest.  It's great to have such an individual in the Community Manager position in Active Rain.  I wish I could have spent more time but needed to attend conference lectures.

If you are attending NAR, I would recommend meeting Brad.  If you could not attend, go to the next Rain Camp.  It is truly worthy of your time.

 

 

 

Sun City Grand ~ I live here, I work here, I know this community!

LEOLINDA BOWERS
ASSOCIATE BROKER
KEN MEADE REALTY
CELL (602) 403-6865
BUSINESS (623) 937-5701

 

 © 2009 Leolinda Bowers (Arizona Retirement Communities, Sun City West & Sun City Grand Real Estate). Unless otherwise noted, the content, both pictures and written, is the property of Leolinda Bowers. Reproduction in part or whole without written permission from the publisher is prohibited.

 

 

Our first day at National Association of Realtors®  (NAR) in San Diego ended with tired and sore feet and a wealth of information.  I went with Marge Clark, another agent from the Sun City Grand office of Ken Meade Realty. Marge is one of the ten finalists for the NAR Good Neighbors Award.  Marge is the founder of an Arizona domestic abuse shelter called "Eve's Place".

The day began with us thinking that we needed to climb these stairs to get to the meeting rooms.  Fortunately we found the escalators that provided immediate access to all of the meeting rooms.

Many Arizona agents are attending the conference. I also met several agents from my home State of Hawaii.

 

One of the most dynamic speakers was Barb Schwarz with StagedHomes.com.  Her presentation on titled "Staging to Sell in This Economy Makes Perfect Cents".  It was especially interesting that she suggested that staged rooms should each contain the colors white, black and green.

Mr Internet, Mike Russer's presentation, was filled to capacity.  He lectured on inappropriate email practices, effective web copy, how online consumers differ from traditional ones and provided a short email script for the online consumer.

The day ended with Realtors®  from all over the world wondering through the hundreds of exhibits.

We met up with Ambur Murray, Arizona Previsite Account Manager. 

 

 

Due to the sheer number of people we didn't get to see Brad Andersohn.  Perhaps we will meet tomorrow.

 

 

Tomorrow's keynote speaker is Dr. Condoleezza Rice.  Stay tuned, it should be interesting.

 

 

Sun City Grand ~ I live here, I work here, I know this community!

LEOLINDA BOWERS
ASSOCIATE BROKER
KEN MEADE REALTY
CELL (602) 403-6865
BUSINESS (623) 937-5701

 

 © 2009 Leolinda Bowers (Arizona Retirement Communities, Sun City West & Sun City Grand Real Estate). Unless otherwise noted, the content, both pictures and written, is the property of Leolinda Bowers. Reproduction in part or whole without written permission from the publisher is prohibited.

 

 

Sun City Grand Surprise Arizona - SOLD IN 3 DAYS!

15508 West Lantana Way has sold!  If you were looking for a home with a three car garage and a split bedroom floor plan in Sun City Grand, you've missed your opportunity.  I listed this home on Friday and it sold three days later on Monday.

Nestled on a short street, this well maintained home is loaded with upgrades. It's a classic Palo Verde model that has a great room with split bedrooms that provides guests additional privacy. The Palo Verde floor plan is the most popular in Sun City Grand.

 

 

The great room has Berber carpet surrounded by diagonal tile.

 

 

Kitchen has a breakfast bar, Corian counters, upgraded appliances 17 inch diagonal tile and a comfortable breakfast nook.

As with most of the rooms, the master suite has decorator paint with accent walls and a bay window overlooking the lush backyard.

As with most of the rooms, the master suite has decorator paint with accent walls and a bay window overlooking the lush backyard.

The master bath has two sinks, a large walk-in shower with bench and upgraded light fixtures. The master closet has mirrored doors and "California" style closet system.

 

Den can be open to the great room or closed for additional sleeping and privacy. It features a built-in desk, ideal for office or computer.

 

The large guest bedroom has mirrored doors and is located on the opposite side of the house from the master. There are ceiling fans in all rooms.

 

 

Guest bath has a tub and shower enclosure and upgraded light fixtures.

 

The covered patio has been extended and features a built in barbecue grill, light for nighttime cooking, serving bar and entertainment bar.

 

 

Home also has indoor laundry, a water softener and sun screens.

Backyard is uniquely private with mature foliage and the extended covered patio provides additional enjoyment of the spacious property home-site.

If you looking to buy a home or sell a home in Sun City Grand in Surprise Arizona, please contact me or visit my website at http://LEOLINDA.com. I am a Sun City Grand resident and a full-time Realtor®.

 

 

 

 

 

Sun City Grand ~ I live here, I work here, I know this community!

LEOLINDA BOWERS
ASSOCIATE BROKER
KEN MEADE REALTY
CELL (602) 403-6865
BUSINESS (623) 937-5701

 

 

© 2009 Leolinda Bowers (Arizona Retirement Communities, Sun City West & Sun City Grand Real Estate). Unless otherwise noted, the content, both pictures and written, is the property of Leolinda Bowers. Reproduction in part or whole without written permission from the publisher is prohibited.

 

 
 
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