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Power Ranch Award Winning Gilbert Community

Popular Power Ranch – A Family Community Turns 10 Years Old While award winning Power Ranch may not have waterfront homes, it is such a popular and amenity rich community that it is impossible to ignore, and this year Power Ranch celebrates its 10th anniversary. This 1,414 acre development boasts 240 acres of open space and

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East Valley Hospitals – A critical component of our local community

Hospitals Keeping Up With Growing East Valley The typical growth pattern in Phoenix Arizona is the following: the residential homes are constructed, the developers watch the population increase  until the critical number to sustain grocery stores and retail establishments is reached.  Then we cross our fingers and hope that  road construction catches up.  A  longer leadtime but very important infrastructure

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When It Does Rain in Phoenix It Can Rain!

Severe thunderstorms bring needed rain but cause flooding It  is almost pointless to talk to someone in July when the temperature is 110 degrees about what happens in Phoenix when it rains. You want to point out how planned communities have drainage plans and retention basins, etc.   The situation in the summer  may be that no precipitation has been

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A Look At 2009 East Valley Residential Real Estate Home Sales

Chandler and Gilbert Average Prices for Sold Homes in  2008 & 2009. I heard a saying that accurately describes our current media.   It is credited to Mark Twain,  “If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed.   If you read the newspaper, you’re mis-informed”. I guess the more things change the more they stay the

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Gilbert Scores High As A Safe Community

Town of Gilbert Is Safest Community In Arizona, According to Data According to CQ Press, an independent publisher, Gilbert is among the safest cities in the United States, 24th among cities with over 75,000. For municipalities in Arizona, Gilbert ranks as the safest community.  The analysis used crime and population data as reported to the

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Why Post Tension Slabs Are Used In Phoenix

Post Tension Slabs  reduce settling issues This giant checker board is actually the “guts” of an unbonded post tension slab. Post tension slabs are used to create a monolithic slab that is stronger than the typical slab and foundation that is poured in stages.  Post tension slabs are used in many parts of the country

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What A Buyer Must Know About A Short Sale!

The Ins and Outs of a Short Sale Short sales have gone from being a rare and infrequent occurrence a couple of years ago to a significant number of the real estate transactions in Phoenix due to the number of homeowners with negative equity that need to sell. Simply stated,  a short sale is when

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Luxury Waterfront Homes in Phoenix

Phoenix Luxury Waterfront Homes in Lake Communities Some of the most coveted luxury home locations are those in lake communities with  a waterfront view.  Very few waterfront or lakefront homes are being built with the slowdown of new home subdivisions.  A luxury home on a waterfront lot makes a fanastic combination that provides the owner

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