Corte Bella Real Estate & Lifestyle

As part of their quest for the perfect home, buyer’s of our Surprise Arizona area 45+ and 55+ active retirement communities inevitably want to know what the past sales or “comps” are.  And many want this information before they ever set foot in the Phoenix area. While the previous sales are interesting and good to follow it is important [...]

Sometimes getting from Sun City Grand Surprise Arizona (or anywhere in the west valley) to locations in Phoenix or beyond can be an exercise in patience… unfortunately not one of my virtues Last weekend I had to go to a conference in Scottsdale.  Like a dummy I head out on the loop-101 only to come to [...]

Retirement homes for sale in the Phoenix Arizona area with a pool With our fabulous Arizona fall, winter and spring weather, great attention is given to expanding our outdoor living spaces. This is especially true for recent transplants from the dark, damp and dreary northern regions. I know it was for my husband and I. [...]

Arizona Sun City retirement homes for sale with a Casita or guest house “What is a Casita?”. I often hear this when showing homes for sale in our Arizona retirement communities. Particularly if it is their first visit to the area. In essence, it is a guest house or, as my husband calls it… his “man [...]

3 bedroom homes for sale in the Arizona Del Webb Sun City retirement communities Most people moving to the Phoenix Arizona retirement communities are looking to downsize or purchase a second home. Because of this the vast majority of the homes for sale are usually 2 bedrooms or 2 bedrooms plus a den. There ARE [...]

For those of you looking to purchase a small vacation getaway or second home… on the golf course… in one of the newer Arizona retirement communities, the Corte Bella Quinta or Corte Bella Bellita floor plan might just be the ticket. At 1282 s.f. & 1155 s.f., respectively, Del Webb designated golf course lots along [...]

Scorpions in Trilogy at Vistancia and Sun City Festival and Surprise Arizona and… , Oh my! WARNING!!! For anyone not living in the desert southwest (and for many that do), the following article may give you the creepy crawlies. My husband and I have been living with bark scorpions since about a year after we [...]

What is a short sale? I have clients ask me this all the time since they show up in our Arizona retirement community MLS listings & homes for sale . The following is a definition of short sales that I borrowed from Wikipedia. “A short sale is a sale of real estate in which the proceeds from [...]

While the percentage of foreclosures in the Arizona retirement communities is a fraction of what is found in the Phoenix area family communities, we do have some that pop up from time to time. The really great deals however will have multiple offers within 24 to 48 hours of hitting the MLS. The foreclosure homes that linger on the [...]

First of all I want to say, this information is not limited to Sun City Grand.   There are many many more bird varieties to see throughout the Phoenix area and other Arizona retirement communities.  These are just some of my favorites that have caught my eye while driving through Sun City Grand. Of course there are [...]

Phoenix Arizona has long been known as one of the premier retirement locations in the United States.  No small wonder with our fabulous weather throughout most of the year. Because we have so many out of state visitors looking for their future retirement or second homes, I get many questions from people looking at my website at [...]