What Canadians buying in Arizona should know

Important considerations when buying in Arizona As home prices have declined in Arizona, the goal of many Canadian citizens of owning a home in the U.S.  has become a reality.  Instead of shoveling snow and battling freezing temperatures, Canadian second home owners can be dealing with other issues such as which golf course should I play

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Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport serves the east valley

Former Military Air Base continues to transform In 1991, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended that the Williams Air Base close its doors.  Two years later in 1993, it became a reality and the former Air Base began its search for a new identity.  A plan was developed to transform the base to be

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McQueen Lakes homes offer waterfront views

McQueen Lakes in Chandler Lake Community Homes  McQueen Lakes is located 3 miles south of the 202 freeway on McQueen Road in Chandler.  This lake subdivision has 90 homesites with 20 that can be considered waterfront.  The lake is the first thing you see when you enter from McQueen Rd.   Most of the homes were

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Distressed Sales and Phoenix Water Ski Homes and Communities

2010 Phoenix Water Ski Community Sales In any given month, distressed sales (foreclosures,short sales, or trustee sales) account for over 50%  of the total sales in most all of the Phoenix valley cities.   Ski lake properties have been somewhat insulated from this type of transaction,  but during 2010 distressed sales have increased in these unique waterfront communities.  Three

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Custom Waterfront Lots at The Island at Fulton Ranch

Fulton Ranch Lakefront Lots for Custom Luxury Homes in Chandler In the heart of Fulton Ranch are 64 lots in the gated community, The Island at Fulton Ranch.   Over half of the lots are waterfront that range in size from over half an acre to over 1 acre.  The majority are around 6/10’s of an

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Things to do in Gilbert, Az.

 Gilbert – A popular east valley community Gilbert is known for many things.  A safe community with a family friendly atmosphere.  A  great place to raise children with a high quality of life.  A growing community with  highly rated schools.  Good freeway access to Phoenix and surrounding areas.  Affordable homes including waterfront and lake communities and

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Mesa Arts Center in Historic Downtown

Excelling in Performing Arts, Visual Arts and Education Even though the Mesa Arts Center is located in Mesa, residents of the entire Phoenix valley can enjoy the most comprehensive and largest Arts Center in Arizona.  Located on a seven-acre campus, the  212,000 sq.ft. $95 million facility focuses on performing arts, contemporary arts, and arts education.  The Mesa Arts Center(MAC)  features 4 theatres that

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Thanksgiving – Not Just For A Day

Thanksgiving  and Gratitude Thanksgiving was a great day; getting together with family, ignoring caloric content, catching a movie, and being thankful for my blessings.  It’s always good, even necessary,  to stop and be grateful, at least for a day. It has been said that “an ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns,

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Avondale Waterfront Properties and Lake Communities

Crystal Gardens and Garden Lakes in Avondale Some of the most affordable lakefront homes in the Phoenix area are found in the Avondale lake communities of Crystal Gardens and Garden Lakes.  Even though they are adjacent to each other, they are very different. The lake of Crystal Gardens is actually an ecosystem wetland project consisting of 72

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Garden Lakes Waterfront Homes in Avondale

 Avondale Lake Community – Garden Lakes Directly north of one Avondale waterfront community, Crystal Gardens, is  Garden Lakes, a lake community that was built between 1987 and 1993. The entire subdivision including both the north and south lakes measure over 1 square mile.  North lake waterfront homes number over 130 while south lake waterfront home

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