Sun City Grand Real Estate: Phoenix Arizona Retirement Communities Blog by Leolinda Bowers

Sold in Sun City West AZ Homes for Sale, Under Contract
for the Week Ending November 28, 2010 

• Under contract in Sun City West this week:  18
• Closed transactions this Week in Sun City West: 7  
• New Listings this week in Sun City West:  11 
• Total Active Listings in Sun City West:  507  
• Total Sun City West homes under Contract (Pending Close of Escrow): 70  
• Absorption Rate 38 weeks (Number of Weeks to Sell the Existing Inventory)

Sun City West Community Information
Sun City West Arizona is an age restricted 55+ community located in Phoenix West Valley.  This Del Webb community features 7 championship and executive length golf courses, 4 fitness centers, 3 indoor pools, 3 outdoor swimming pools, billiards, tennis courts, handball courts, pickle ball courts, racquetball courts, a pet park, a softball field, a bowling alley and over 100 established clubs and year-round activities.

There are 17,300 residences in Sun City West.  The community slogan is, "Best in the west, Sun City West".  Most residents living in the Sun Cities have moved here from somewhere else and they have come from every state as well as several foreign countries. They discover new interests, hobbies and talents, make new friends and enjoy life to its full-est.

Homes in Sun City West range from approximately 700 square feet for a one-bedroom, one-bath apartment-style unit to 3,500 plus square feet for the larger homes.  Many homes are built on golf course lots that provide homeowners open views of the course and the fairways.

Sun City West is unincorporated city, real estate taxes are very reasonable compared to other areas of the country.

If you are in the market to buy or sell a home in Sun City West Arizona, please call me or visit my website at http://LEOLINDA.com.  Buyers and sellers can search for Sun City West homes for sale, Sun City West golf course homes for sale, Sun City West foreclosures, Sun City West short sales, Sun City West homes with guest houses, and Sun City West homes with a 3 car garage.  

You will also find information on Corte Bella Arizona floor plans and you can search Sun City Grand homes for sale by floor plans. Search property resales in Sun City West, Corte Bella, Arizona Traditions, Sun Village, Pebble Creek and Trilogy at Vistancia.

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Sun City West AZ Real Estate Market Update
for the Week Ending March 14, 2010

Sun City West Arizona is an age restricted (55+) unincorporated community with 17,300 residences, four recreation centers and seven golf courses.  There are 491 Sun City West homes are listed on MLS for sale. This comprises of 78 single family golf course properties, 285 single family non-golf course properties and 128 condos/duplexes.

• Under Contract this Week:  27
• Closed Transactions this Week: 20
• Price Changes: 36
• New Listings This Week: 35
• Sun City Grand Absorption Rate (Weeks of Inventory): 41 weeks

Active Listings Price Range
Condos/Duplexes list prices range from $65,000 to $230,000
Golf course properties list price range from $149,900 to $650,000
Non-Golf course properties list price range from $125,000 to $399,000

There are 9 active short sale property listings in Sun City West.  8 properties are awaiting bank approval.  12 short sale properties have sold and closed since February 7, 2009.

There are a total of 13 active foreclosure (lender owned) properties presently listed on MLS in Sun City West.  6 foreclosed properties are pending in escrow.  44  foreclosed properties have sold and closed since March 14, 2009.

Leolinda Bowers
Associate Broker
Ken Meade Realty
Cell (602) 403-6865
Business (623) 937-5701

Sun City West Real Estate Resale Market Report for the Week Ending October 25, 2009:

• Total Listings:  408
• Total Golf Course Property Listings: 54
• Total Non-Golf Course Property Listings: 354
• Under Contract:  13
• Closed Transactions: 10
• New Listings: 35
• Sun City West Absorption Rate (Weeks of Inventory): 37 weeks
• Corte Bella Absorption Rate (Weeks of Inventory): 65 weeks 
   

There are 10 active short sale property listings in Sun City West.  4 properties are awaiting bank approval.  14 short sale properties have sold and closed since October 25, 2008.

There were three new foreclosure property listed last week.  A total of 17 active foreclosure (lender owned) properties are presently listed on MLS.  4 foreclosed properties are pending in escrow.  30 foreclosed properties have sold and closed since October 25, 2008.

To search Sun City West  real estate homes for sale including Foreclosures and Short Sales go to http://LEOLINDA.com. Search recent home sales in Sun City West.

See other Arizona golf course retirement communities including Sun City Grand, Sun Village, Arizona Traditions, Westbrook Village, Trilogy at Vistancia, Pebble Creek and Sun City Festival at http://LEOLINDA.com. 

 Sun City Grand ~ I live here, I work here, I know this community!

LEOLINDA BOWERS
ASSOCIATE BROKER
KEN MEADE REALTY
CELL (602) 403-6865
BUSINESS (623) 937-5701

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As of September 20, there are presently 16 homes listed in foreclosure in Sun City West.  39 foreclosed properties have sold and closed in escrow since September 20, 2008. 

There are 14 active short sale listings. 9 short sale listings are awaiting bank approval/financing, and 9 short sale properties have closed in escrow since September 6, 2008.  Short sales and foreclosures remain low in proportion considering that there are over 19,800 homes in Sun City West.

To search Sun City West  real estate homes for sale including Foreclosures and Short Sales go to http://LEOLINDA.com. Search recent home sales in Sun City West. See other Arizona golf course retirement communities including Sun City Grand, Sun Village, Arizona Traditions, Westbrook Village, Trilogy at Vistancia, Pebble Creek and Sun City Festival at http://LEOLINDA.com.

 I live here, I work here, I know this community!

LEOLINDA BOWERS
ASSOCIATE BROKER
KEN MEADE REALTY
CELL (602) 403-6865
BUSINESS (623) 937-5701

© 2009 Leolinda Bowers (Arizona Retirement Communities, Sun City West & Sun City Grand Real Estate). Unless otherwise noted, the content, both pictures and written, is the property of Leolinda Bowers.  Reproduction in part or whole without written permission from the publisher is prohibited.

Sun City West AZ real estate retirement community inventory levels for homes off the golf course are slowing creeping up, increasing this this week over last week.  The present absorption rate, the rate at which the inventory of homes for sale are being sold, is 32 weeks.

As of September 6, there are presently 16 homes listed in foreclosure in Sun City West.  39 foreclosed properties have sold and closed in escrow since September 6, 2008.  There are 15 active short sale listings. 8 short sale listings are awaiting bank approval/financing, and 9 short sale properties have closed in escrow since September 6, 2008.  Short sales and foreclosures remain low considering that there are over 19,800 homes in Sun City West.

To search Sun City West  real estate homes for sale including Foreclosures and Short Sales go to http://LEOLINDA.com. Search recent home sales in Sun City West. See other Arizona golf course retirement communities including Sun City Grand, Sun Village, Arizona Traditions, Westbrook Village, Trilogy at Vistancia, Pebble Creek and Sun City Festival at http://LEOLINDA.com.

Sun City Grand ~ I live here, I work here, I know this community!

LEOLINDA BOWERS
ASSOCIATE BROKER
KEN MEADE REALTY
CELL (602) 403-6865
BUSINESS (623) 937-5701

© 2009 Leolinda Bowers (Arizona Retirement Communities, Sun City West & Sun City Grand Real Estate). Unless otherwise noted, the content, both pictures and written, is the property of Leolinda Bowers.  Reproduction in part or whole without written permission from the publisher is prohibited.