Real Estate information for Gilbert, Chandler and Mesa

Custom waterfront luxury homes in Val Vista Lakes If a waterfront home afficionado is looking for a luxury lakefront custom home in a gated community, then Val Vista Lakes needs to be on the short list.  This 900 acre master planned community also has one of the most complete community centers i...

City of Chandler celebrates new diggs!   The City of Chandler moved into its new home in mid-November of last year.  The 120,000 sq.ft, 5 story building and related expenses total $73 million dollars which the city has been saving towards for many years. The stone facades are made of 50,000 sq.f...

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 issu...

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 transfor...

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...

Foreclosures and short sales in Phoenix Water Ski Communities 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 t...

  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 acr...

 Gilbert - One of the most desireable Phoenix valley communities 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 a...

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 focuse...

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 lik...