Chandler Az Waterfront Homes and Lake Communities

Chandler boasts more lake communities than any city in the Phoenix valley If you count the individual Chandler waterfront communities, you’ll easily be in excess of 25 Chandler lake communities.  Many of them are part of the overall Ocotillo Community Association.  Many of these are well know Ocotillo lake communities such as Balboa Point, Embarcadero, Cantabria

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Pricey Monthly HOA Fees

Sometimes you swear at them and sometimes you swear by them Let’s face it, if you are considering purchasing a home in the Phoenix area; whether it be Avondale, Scottsdale, Gilbert, or Gold Canyon, you will have to come to terms about buying a home that is part of a Home Owners Association.   When a buyer purchases property that has an

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Chandler Waterfront Homes at Watermark at Ocotillo

 Newer Ocotillo Chandler Lake Community The Watermark at Ocotillo joins other Ocotillo master planned communities such as Monterey Bay, Cottonwood Springs, Cantabria Shores and other highly regarded Chandler neighborhoods as part of the desireable Ocotillo waterfront communities.   Those who work at Intel and other high tech companies will cherish the close proximity and almost non-existent

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Not all Phoenix suburbs are recovering the same

  Phoenix area cities have different recovery patterns The graph to the left shows the the monthly price per square foot of sales for the last 10 years for Gilbert and Chandler.  A good opportunity to see where we are compared to pre-bubble sales activity.   The twin cities of Gibert and Chandler have similar trends for the

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Phoenix Area Water Ski Homes, Lots and Property Sales

 Recent waterski lake property sales activity A Phoenix water ski home or lot is a unique type of Arizona real estate.  Man made with one of Arizona’s most precious resources there are only 6  water ski communities in the valley.  Ready for some Phoenix water ski real estate trivia?  How many waterski homes / lots are there

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Heart Attack Grill in Chandler, Az. – Unhealthy by design

This is NOT your typical hamburger place!  It was quite the irony today.  I knew I wanted to visit the Heart Attack Grill  since I’ve never been there before and have read a lot about it online.  And I’m always looking for good content for my blog.  My wife  was supportive and up for something new and on the

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Comparing Phoenix Area Cities’ Taxes and Utilities

Is one Phoenix valley city more expensive to live than another? When someone is relocating to Arizona, I liken it to drinking out of a firehose.  There is so much information, both qualitative and quantitative, to digest (or swallow) that it is an overwhelming task.   Many future home buyers want to know about property tax

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Chandler Waterfront Home in The Springs

Waterfront Home of the Week This past week a client from New York came into town to see Gilbert and Chandler waterfront homes for sale.  Gilbert and Chandler have the most lake communities in the Phoenix area, so it was the best place to begin.  Our focus was on waterfront homes ideally under $300K in the

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