About Phoenix and the whole Valley of the Sun

Phoenix is a premier destination with over 300 sun-filled days a year and an average temperature of 74.2 degrees Fahrenheit. It ranks among the top 5 cities in the country in size and it is also among the fastest growing.  Greater Phoenix has consistently outpaced the U.S. population growth over the last 18 years. Projections show the region is expected to grow by nearly 60 percent by 2030, bringing the population to more than 6 million people.  With an average age of 34, greater Phoenix is the fifth youngest metro region in the country with a diverse, well-educated labor force of over 2 million people. Another interesting fact is that Phoenix covers more than 517 square miles and has a population of over 2 million, ranking it the fifth largest city in the country and the largest capital city in terms of population. And I you are looking for a place with employment growth this is the place to be. Greater Phoenix is a $181 billion marketplace that serves as a hub for innovation and entrepreneurs by providing international access for aerospace, high-technology, bioscience, advanced business services and sustainable technologies companies. Global companies such as Honeywell Aerospace, Freeport McMoran, Avnet, and Republic Services call Phoenix home, while companies such as American Express, USAA, SUMCO Phoenix Corporation, Charles Schwab, and Mayo Clinic have major operations here.  Phoenix also is home to great sporting franchises, The Phoenix suns, the Arizona Cardinals, The Arizona Diamondbacks, The Phoenix Coyotes, we have teams in all of the major sports and are also home to the Phoenix International Raceway if you are a fan of NASCAR.  Phoenix is a great place to live, if you are relocating to phoenix and need assistance finding your next home, please contact us.

Scottsdale Real Estate, Scottsdale Homes For Sale

Scottsdale is world renowned for its beauty, weather, nightlife, real estate and shopping.  It is a premier destination for winter visitors and boasts a beautiful art and downtown district.   It is conveniently located in the east valley and has easy access to Phoenix Sky Harbor airport.  Scottsdale is home to some of the best Luxury real estate in the country, there are plenty of properties with views of the city lights or views of the McDowell Mountains.  There is also great fine dining and some of the best resorts in the city.  If golf is your game, then this city if for you, with almost a full year of sunshine it makes it for a golfer’s paradise.
Downtown Scottsdale Is one of the most acclaimed tourist areas in the State of Arizona featuring an eclectic mix of art galleries, specialty retail, upscale dining and nightlife and cultural attractions.

Downtown Scottsdale offers some of the finest galleries, specialty retail, cultural attractions and dining in the Valley of the Sun. Downtown Scottsdale is at the heart of the city's art scene, with Contemporary and Western Art, Theatre 4301 and a wide variety of outdoor sculptures set amid the lush green lawns and sparkling fountains of Civic Center Mall.

Scottsdale's Arts District is home to a high concentration of galleries showcasing some of the best Western and Southwestern art in the country. Throughout "Old Town", shopkeepers sell quality Native American crafts, offering everything from hand-woven Navajo rugs to Zuni silver jewelry.

Paradise Valley Real Estate, Houses for Sale Paradise Valley

Located near famous Camelback Mountain, The Town of Paradise Valley encompasses an area of 16.5 square miles.  The Town is exclusively zoned for single family residential use.  The majority of the Town is zoned for one acre lots with one house per lot.   No multiple housing units or common walls are permitted.  Any land use other than residential must be authorized by a Special Use Permit, which may only be granted after public hearings before both the Planning Commission and the Town Council.  Some authorized Special Uses are: religious facilities, resorts, medical clinics, stables, golf courses, or private schools.  A major pastime of the residents of Paradise Valley is to hike Camelback Mountain and the see the whole city from the top. It is truly breathtaking.

Glendale Real Estate, Glendale Homes For Sale

The city of Glendale is home to the Arizona Cardinals and it’s beautiful stadium (University of Phoenix Stadium).  Located on the west valley, Glendale is a great affordable place to live. The city has four focus areas, which include Loop 101 Corridor, the Downtown City Center, North Glendale, and the Loop 303 Corridor. All areas offer unique opportunities for business development. 

Avondale Real Estate, Homes For Sale In Avondale

Avondale is situated in an ideal commercial corridor at the crossroads of Interstate 10 and the Loop 101, which has piqued the interest of many investors, especially along I-10 and Avondale Boulevard. This corridor is a mecca of multiple power retail centers, an extensive auto mall, hotels, restaurants, business parks and more.
Avondale has already begun the next step in its evolution to meet the growing local demand for employment, with an emerging medical corridor, attraction of offices, business parks and light manufacturing.  Over 400 acres, designated as employment in the General Plan, is currently in various stages of design approval and active construction.
Avondale is a modern city, near the heart of the Phoenix-metropolitan area. The current population is more than 76,000, and is expected to reach 123,000 by the year 2020. The anticipated build-out population is estimated to be 170,000 residents. That rapid growth makes Avondale one of the fastest-growing communities in the Valley, and the nation. Over the last decade, housing starts grew more than 700% with a current average home price of $200,000. Household income has steadily increased and is currently estimated at $72,024.

Goodyear Real Estate Real Estate For Sale

Goodyear’s desert vistas, majestic mountains, master planned communities with lakes, country clubs and golf courses, and an active outdoor lifestyle have already attracted over 61,000 people which represents just ten percent of the build-out population. With a mere 2,747 residents in 1980 and 6,258 in 1990, Goodyear’s population has exploded and it is expected to surge to well over 100,000 residents by 2015.  The median income of our residents is estimated at $76,136 – one of the highest in the state.

Goodyear offers excellent residential choices from affordable starter homes to a variety of upscale homes as well as mountainside or equestrian estates. The City is also a Valley leader in master-planned communities, offering exquisite amenities such as country clubs, community centers, golf courses, walking/jogging paths, lakes and mountain trails.
Even though Goodyear was founded more than 60 years ago, the vast majority of Goodyear's housing stock is less than 10 years old. Fifteen current communities encompass over 30,000 acres, with a projected build out of over 110,000 homes. Approximately 8,500 additional acres are under consideration for planned future developments.

The largest is the extraordinary 20,000-acre community of Estrella, which offers the perfect balance of solitude and activity, bordering the Estrella Mountain Regional Park. With Phoenix only minutes away, Estrella offers something for everyone, and it's all in your backyard. Whether it's a morning stroll around the lake, a workout at Starpointe's fitness center, playing with the kids at the community park, or a gathering with neighbors at a community party, Estrella's lifestyle emphasizes what is important to you and your family. All of the available amenities make this community a great place to live.

Palm Valley, located along Litchfield Road north of I-10, is a thoughtfully planned 9,000 acre community of housing, outdoor recreation, shopping, dining and family activities. Within the development four retail centers offer restaurants and popular stores. Sports enthusiasts will appreciate Palm Valley's championship golf course, mid-length course, walking trails, and volleyball and basketball courts. Housing is available from 1358 square feet to 5258 square feet.

Tempe Real Estate, Tempe Homes For Sale

Tempe has it all, a lively night life, dinning, great parks, ASU, if you don’t want to get bored then Tempe is the place for you.  When it comes to housing, Tempe provides a huge variety of styles from Horse-privilege property, Historic tree-lined neighborhoods, High rise views of Tempe Town lake, Desert-environment homes near Papago Mountains to Urban lofts and $6+million penthouses.

Mesa Real Estate, Tempe Houses For Sale

Mesa is the third-largest city in Arizona and the nation’s 38th-largest city. The City provides the advantages of a thriving metropolis while maintaining the feel of a suburban environment. Just 15 miles east of Phoenix, Mesa covers 132 square miles.

With dynamic recreational, educational and business environments, Mesa enjoys the best in a variety of amenities including parks within easy walking distance from home, a variety of sports facilities that cater to athletes young and old, highly rated golf courses for every skill level, a diversity of special events and community festivals, and Mesa’s ever-popular Chicago Cubs Spring Training baseball.  Mesa scores high with business, which is why it was named the best U.S. city for entrepreneurs by the National Policy Research institute and the best place to start a business by Entrepreneur Magazine.  There is solid infrastructure and a highly educated workforce in Mesa,  not to mention its ideal location in the valley.  But another reason businesses give Mesa high marks is the city’s positive leadership and commitment to supporting business while maintaining the highest community standards.

Chandler Real Estate Market, Homes For Sale Chandler

Voted one of Money Magazine’s “100 Best Places to Live” and Chandler is the top city with a population over 200,000. In addition to that distinction, Chandler was named oone of the “5 Great Places to Live (and retire)” by AARP and among the “100 Best Communities for Young People” by the Alliance for Youth. Chandler has been named a top place for young people for the last three years, an extremely rare merit. People of all ages are glad to come home to Chandler. Between 1990 and 2000, Chandler was the 7th fastest growing city in the United States of those with a population more than 100,000.
Industry leaders such as Intel and Microchip Technology are utilizing chandler’s labor force to continually expand Chandler's high-technology base.  Its workforce is also highly educated, with nearly 70 percent of our citizens having some college experience.

Gilbert Real Estate

Located in the southeast valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area, Gilbert is a dynamic community that is actively growing and diversifying its economic base, citing global-minded innovation and entrepreneurship as keys to productivity. Endowed with supportive infrastructure, ample land and recognition as the center of a new mega-region called the “Sun Corridor”, Gilbert is committed to realizing sustainable, world-class business environments that are unique to the community. The community’s dense volume of educated residents boasts one of the highest concentrations of graduate and professional degrees among competing Western U.S. cities with 34.56% of residents holding a bachelor degree of higher, outpacing the national median by 39%. In addition, the median income of Gilbert’s residents is one of the highest within the state of Arizona at $84,967. Gilbert’s current population of 215,000 has doubled every five years since 1980. With attractive demographics, award-winning amenities, prime business incentives and high-profile developments,Gilbert offers immediate, attainable economic opportunity for industry-leading companies.

Maricopa Real Estate For Sale

Maricopa is located just 16 miles southwest of Phoenix, and 32 miles from Sky Harbor Airport. It has direct southern access to the I-8 for travel to the West while bypassing Metro area traffic congestion. Maricopa City limits currently encompass an area of nearly 50 square miles, with a total planning area of 278 square miles.  52% of Maricopa residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to 27% of residents in the metro area.

Peoria Homes For Sale

Peoria is a dynamic desert community of more than 150,000 people northwest of Phoenix. The onetime farming community founded by settlers from Illinois was one of the nation’s fastest ­growing cities during the recent growth boom. The city stretches across 176 square miles of beautiful Sonoran desert and includes Lake Pleasant, the state's second largest lake. The Peoria Sports Complex, built in 1994 as spring training home to the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners, was the first two-team spring training facility in the country. Peoria boasts other award-winning facilities including the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts and Rio Vista Community Park and Recreation Center. Those attractions - along with 35 miles of trails, top-notch schools, well-planned residential neighborhoods and an enticing variety of shopping, dining and entertainment options - led Money magazine to rank Peoria among its 100 "Best Places to Live" in 2008.

About  Surprise

Surprise is in the bustling northwest Salt River Valley, the “Valley of the Sun”. Located about 45 minutes from downtown Phoenix, Surprise is surrounded by mountain park lands, a regional lake and pristine, open Sonoran desert.  Surprise defines vibrant Southwest living; a place of educational excellence where community, family, and traditions are built. Surprise is a collection of distinctive neighborhoods with a small town feel and big city amenities.  Money Magazine rates Surprise tops in the nation in job growth since 2000. Better jobs are being created all the time.

Tolleson Homes & Area Information

Tolleson is a self-contained community, 10 miles west of downtown Phoenix. The City of Tolleson has become a strong distribution hub for companies wishing to deliver products to southwestern markets. This is primarily due to its excellent location just south of the I-10 and the interchange with the new loop 101. The city of Tolleson hosts several large employers, including Sunland Beef, Kroger’s, Albertson’s, Salt River Project, and Sysco Food Systems. In addition to distribution and food, fiber and natural products, the community has a strong manufacturing structure.

Buckeye Properties For Sale

Founded in 1888, this western most community of the Valley of the Sun is home to over 20,000 people. For the past 20 years, growth in the greater Phoenix area has been robust in three of our four quadrants of the region. With those areas rapidly nearing build out, the last frontier rests in the southwest valley and the Town of Buckeye.
Being located just 35 miles west of Phoenix makes it convenient for work, sightseeing, and an exciting nightlife, yet far enough away to retain a comfortable small town feeling. Therefore, residents can take advantage of the amenities found in a metropolitan city and throughout its western suburbs, and then return to the quiet comforts of home.

El Mirage Homes

El Mirage is the gateway to the Northwest Valley.  Located in the heart of the rapidly growing west valley, this community has grown from a small-town dependent on agriculture to a diverse urban economy with a population of over 40,000.  Its goal is to create a community that provides its residents the opportunity to purchase any good or service they desire without having to leave the city limits.

Laveen Homes

The Laveen area has been inhabited by farmers and dairymen since the 1870's as well as populated and traveled across by the Pima & Maricopa tribal members. The area was formally given the name Laveen after the first postmaster, Walter E. Laveen, around 1918. The first school was built in 1913 on land donated by the Laveen family. Before 1911, when Roosevelt Dam was built to contain the Salt River, the community was isolated by the running water of the Salt. Before the dams were built, Central Avenue was the only bridged crossing of the Salt River. Early Laveen had a country store/post office, barber shop, blacksmith shop, garage, women's club building, pool hall and cotton gin and was quite self-sufficient. The number of citizens in Laveen, AZ is six thousand, three hundred and forty-six - males account for fifty point seven one percent of population. There's nice views in the city Median household income for Laveen, AZ is thirty-eight thousand, five hundred and fourteen dollars. one thousand, eight hundred and sixty-five households are in Laveen, AZ. Median age of an average Laveen, AZ resident is thirty-one point five years old. Excellent place to live and raise a family.

Queen Real Estate Information

Queen Creek is one of the best-kept secrets in Arizona. Exceptional climate (with 330 days of sunshine annually), natural recreational riches and a relaxed, rural lifestyle combine to fulfill the dreams and visions of those who relocate to one of America's best small towns.Queen Creek's approximately 24,000 residents enjoy the benefits of small-town living close to a metropolitan area: low crime rates, easy commuting to and from metro Phoenix, excellent air quality and a variety of recreational activities, all elements of a low-stress lifestyle. Queen Creek is a family place, where the residents take pride in independence. It's a "first name" community, where a person behind the counter isn't an uncaring stranger, but someone who will know you by name.

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