Sun City West Real Estate & Lifestyle

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. [...]

Find the Sun City West homes for sale the easy way! When communicating with buyers for the first time about the Del Webb Sun City Arizona communities, and all they have to offer, they often don’t understand what I am talking about.  I quite often refer to “the ammenities” as well as the clubs & [...]

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 [...]

Staying active is one of the biggest attractions for people looking for a retirement home in Arizona. What better way to stay Active in Sun City Grand, Sun City West & Sun City Festival than taking part in one of the biggest crazes to hit the active retirement communities … Pickleball!  According to pickleballcentral.com the sport was created [...]

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 [...]

Are you thinking about a move to Sun City West Arizona?  Do you need more information on the community?  Well, there are many websites devoted to making sure you get all the information you need on one of the most popular Arizona active retirement communities. For great information on Sun City West visit the Sun City West Community [...]

Every month or two my company sends out a mailer to the Arizona Sun City communities called the Ken Meade Report.  A few years back our president, Steve Meade did an article about the founder of the Sun Cities, Del Webb. Del Webb Corp. officials acknowledge they weren’t the first to think of a retirement community, but  Del E. [...]

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 [...]