NewHomeCentral 06-05-2020

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WHAT’S INSIDE

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Phoenix Virtual Tour

VIRTUAL TOURS

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FINAL WALK-THROUGH

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SEARCH Matt Valley via Pine Canyon

NORTHERN AZ DEVELOPMENT OF THE MONTH

Home Locator Maps See pages 4 & 5

GRAND OPENINGS

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Preakness Estates Keystone Homes AZ Location: 44th Street & Dynamite Blvd, Northeast Phoenix Grand Opening: Visit website for time and date Pricing: From the $600s Size: 2,750–3,330 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–5 bedrooms, 2–4 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday– Friday; 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

Sunday. Private tours available by appointment.

Info: PreaknessEstates.com; 480-546-6341 Description: Gated community of 19 semicustom homes in a quiet agrarian setting.

Modern energy-efficient floor plans with premium options including Gen Suites and dedicated music and game rooms.

NW DEVELOPMENT OF THE MONTH

Maracay Homes

By design Preparation is key to choosing the finishes and fixtures for your new home

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The Meadows Maracay Homes Located within the boundaries of the highly rated Peoria Unified School District, The Meadows is located not far from several of the Northwest Valley’s popular recreation spots including Sunrise Mountain Preserve and Lake Pleasant. Community amenities include a 2,900-square-foot pool, spa, bocce ball courts and pickleball courts.

The Meadows offers a variety of singleand two-story floor plans which feature Flex Design options including RV garages and generation suites. All homes are ENERGY STAR®-certified and include Maracay’s LivingSmart® program.

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ollowing the purchase of your new home, dozens of decisions await you at your homebuilder’s design center. Fortunately, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to prepare for the design center visit which is where you’ll choose flooring, cabinets, countertops, appliances, plumbing, lighting, interior door styles and more.

Depending on the builder, you may have the opportunity to choose a landscaping package and home “When a automation features, too.

Trilogy by Shea Homes

Ways to gather ideas “We encourage customers to create a Pinterest board including color swatches, fabric samples and overall design styles they would like to incorporate in their new home,” Rhea said. “Any information a homebuyer can provide our customer designers, the more we can direct them to products and finishes that make the most purchases a new Do your design homework Maracay home, they sense for how they live.”

Maracay has an online design studio that “It helps to have an idea of the color will have their own allows its homebuyers to “virtually” shop prior palette you prefer but keep in mind that personal account to their in-person appointment, according each design studio offers different products to Nancy Rhea, design studio manager for and not everything you see on television to view included Maracay. “When a customer purchases a new or online will be available,” Luebke said. features and home, they will have their own personal “To avoid frustration, buyers may want to various options.” account to view included features and various develop a ‘concept’ of the overall look they —Nancy Rhea, Maracay Homes options that Maracay offers,” she said. “This want to create, making their selections from also allows them to see pricing so they can what our studio has to offer. The design make the best choices to fit their lifestyle and budget.” The studio at Encanterra is located in the Model Gallery to show online studio allows homebuyers to create a wish list which in buyers different ideas and elements, but we also have virtual turn helps the designers prepare for the in-person appointment tours online.” with the homebuyer.

Trilogy communities conduct a design preview during the Popular features and upgrades buying process, said Susan Luebke, design studio manager at Maracay often sees homebuyers focus the most attention on Encanterra, a Trilogy Resort Community in Queen Creek. flooring, cabinets and countertops, Rhea said, because these “This gives the buyer an idea of what they may spend on items “are the focal point of a home. Currently, the trends options when they come for their design center appointment,” we’re seeing include wood-look plank-tile flooring, quartz she said.

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Mark Boisclair Architectural Photography via Maracay Homes

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Number of homes: 473 Prices: From high $400s to low $500s Address: 9282 W. Via Del Sol, Peoria Location: NW corner of 91st Avenue & Deer Valley Road Beds/baths: 3–6 bedrooms; 2.5–4.5 bathrooms Square-footage: 2,482–4,586 Sales office hours: By appointment only Phone: 480-757-2197 Website: MaracayHomes.com/TheMeadows

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Virtual tours can make buying a breeze Financial Potion

Follow your mouse to your new house

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echnology, including virtual tours, offers important contactless selfguided experiences of available home-models and communities. And thanks to the internet, you can take a tour from pretty much anywhere in the world.

Goals and benefits The goal of a virtual tool is to create a “digital twin” of a particular home or community.

“The benefit is that you can see the property from the comfort of your living room. Just click on an arrow and head in a specific direction through the home,” said Dave Bramlett, principal of Phoenix Virtual Tour.

From simple to sophisticated “The simplest [virtual tour] would be to put a phone with video capability on a gimbal* and then walk and talk about the home. This ‘walk and talk’ file could then become a virtual tour when posted online,”

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floor plan of the new home? digital renderings?

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“Traditional tours stitch wide-angle stills together for a general sense of the home but the new virtual tours allow your mouse or your computer’s arrows to actually walk you through.”

—Frank Aazami, principal of the Private Client Group, Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty

said Taylor Wellman, co-owner with her husband Eric of Mesa-based Financial Potion, a full-service video marketing company. (*A gimbal maintains camera steadiness during movement similar to how a ship’s gyroscope works.)

More sophisticated video tours include the capacity to insert clips of special

features such as a premium gas stove in a gourmet kitchen or an antique courtyard fountain, Wellman explained. In addition, FAA-certified drone images can supply dramatic aerial views and give the buyer a sense of the community and topography around the home. Selling points can be reiterated in voice-overs, via on-screen text or through motion graphics.

Similar to a standard video, 3D virtual tours enhance the two-dimensional experience; the best provide outstanding depth capture. “In this way, you can see what it looks like from the outside to the inside,” Wellman said.

permission to access the tour?

Immersive and interactive A popular 3D tour is the “dollhouse” view popularized by Matterport; it’s an immersive experience in which consumers zoom in or out on spaces in the home and can walk it on their screens as well as take room measurements, said Diane Burnett, who is co-principal along with her son Myles of Scottsdale-based GloPro Media, providers for Spokane, Wash.-based TourFactory.

Burnett’s group also offers an iGuide Interactive Floor Plan that includes floor plans that allow the viewer to take measurements. Both the Matterport and iGuide are captured with special cameras by a trained photographer, she said.

Another immersive option is a 360-degree virtual tour which includes either panoramic renderings or actual images. “These interactive tours allow people to see what the room looks like as if they were standing in it. They can advance the motion forward, go backwards, look behind them and all around the room,” Wellman said. “They provide a lot more interaction between the property and the potential buyer.”

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Final walk-through This “show and tell” experience lets builders introduce the buyer to their brand-new home

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epending on the builder, it might be called a new-home orientation, a walk-through, final walk-through or the handoff.

No matter the moniker, this is the homebuyer’s opportunity to get to know their brand-new home after construction is complete but before they officially become the owner.

Almost all builders conduct this about a week prior to close of escrow. While it is a chance for the buyer to identify possible visible flaws in the construction or the finishes, most builders consider it an opportunity to educate buyers.

Hello, new home!

“We refer to this meeting as the buyer introduction meeting,” explained Mark Weber, division president for David Weekley Homes. “This meeting lets us show our customers how their home functions so they feel more comfortable as they move in. Should our customer identify any items or issues, we would, of course, address these prior to close of escrow.”

David Kitnick is president and founder of luxury homebuilder Rosewood Homes.

He said that their staff thoroughly inspects each home to be sure the home is in outstanding condition before the new home orientation, adding: “Homebuyers should ask questions and point out anything they believe is deficient; they should be sure the builder writes down everything that needs attention. This is important because certain items are easily scratched or damaged during move-in so any visibly damaged items should be noted in writing,” Kitnick said. “Rosewood

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is providing our homebuyers with 10 days to notify us after their orientation because some are requesting shorter new-home orientations or having us perform a virtual orientation using FaceTime or Zoom.”

How everything works During this process, Fulton Homes explains to buyers how their home will function, said Dennis Webb, vice president of operations for Fulton Homes. The company professional who accompanies the buyer demonstrates how the appliances work and emphasizes the importance of regular maintenance.

Terry Lents, a sales associate for Blandford Homes, said that during the walk-through, the buyer may be given contact phone numbers and written information on maintenance and warranty service. The buyer also will learn about the cabinets, countertops, tile, plumbing, heating and cooling, roofing, windows,

fire sprinklers (if applicable), appliances, garage doors and interior doors, he said.

Responding to the pandemic Blandford Homes now asks buyers not to bring additional family members with them on walk-throughs. The superintendents leading walk-throughs offer hand sanitizer and all wear face masks and offer them to buyers.

At David Weekley Homes, “we practice proper social distancing and safe sanitizing procedures but we still meet with buyers in person for the final walk-through,” Weber said.

At Fulton Homes, the orientation specialists practice social distancing, wear gloves and masks, and the homes themselves go through even more rigorous cleaning, Webb said.

Rosewood Homes’ staff members “wear face masks whenever meeting with a homebuyer and we conduct all meetings

following CDC guidelines including using social distancing,” Kitnick said. “We also offer face masks to our customers during their new-home orientation or when visiting one of our sales offices or model homes.”

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Mark Weber [of David Weekley Homes]: The more questions you have, the better.

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Dennis Webb [of Fulton Homes]: Make sure you understand all recommended maintenance schedules by the end of the walk-through and that you have been given written warranties for all appliances and applicable material in the home.

TIERRA MONTANA DISCOVERY & TERRAVELLA VOYAGE COLLECTION NEW MODEL GRAND OPENING

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Saturday, June 20, 2020

Tour our three new model homes at Terravella Voyage Collection in Queen Creek from 10 AM to 6 PM. Up to 7 beds | Up to 5 baths 3-4 car garage | 2,341-4,517 sq. ft.

Sales Office Location: 21100 E. Thornton Road Queen Creek, AZ 85142 Cross Streets: Ellsworth Road and Queen Creek Road

Set in the heart of Queen Creek at the northeast corner of Queen Creek Road and Ellsworth Road. Terravella residents enjoy an array of nearby shopping, dining, and entertainment just minutes away! Choose from a wide variety of outdoor recreation options including Founders Park! Come see what’s possible!

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NEW MODEL GRAND OPENING

Saturday, June 20, 2020

Tour our three model homes at Tierra Montana Discovery Collection in Phoenix from 10 AM to 6 PM. Up to 6 beds | Up to 4 baths 2-3 car garage | 1,579-2,974 sq. ft.

Tierra Montana is conveniently located near South Mountain just off of the west 202. This premier location gives you easy access to the Premium Outlets, local dining, Wildhorse Pass, and so much more! Create lasting memories with your family and friends in your beautiful new home.

Sales Office Location: 11608 S. 53rd Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85339 Cross streets: 51st Avenue and Elliot Road

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For more information, call 480.745.2298

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Aspire at Villago K. Hovnanian® Homes From the low $200s Lakeside Pkwy & Kona Dr., Casa Grande khov.com/aspire-villago 877-546-8669

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Avance Maracay Homes From the high $300s to low $600s SE corner of 7th St. & Dobbins Rd., Phoenix MaracayHomes.com 480-448-1219

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Bellaza Taylor Morrison From the upper $500s Gilbert Rd. & Ocotillo Rd., Chandler TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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Bellaza II Taylor Morrison From the mid $500s Ocotillo Rd. & Lindsay Rd., Chandler TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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Cadence – Cactus Series Pulte Homes Model Homes For Sale From the $400s Ray Rd. & Ellsworth Rd., Mesa Pulte.com/CadenceCactus

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Canopy Maracay Homes Coming Soon!

From the mid $400s to mid $500s East of Lindsay Rd., South of Ocotillo Rd., Chandler MaracayHomes.com 480-448-1219

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Copper Bend Maracay Homes From the high $400s NW corner of Hunt Hwy & 172nd St., east of Higley, Gilbert MaracayHomes.com 480-448-1219 The Crossings at Meridian Toll Brothers Final Opportunity Move-In Ready Homes Available From the mid $300s 22793 E. Via Del Sol, Queen Creek TheCrossingsatMeridian.com 480-656-9196

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11 Eastmark Endeavor Collection Taylor Morrison From the mid $300s S. Ellsworth Rd. & E. Ray Rd., Mesa TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738 12

Encanterra®, a Trilogy® Resort Community Shea Homes ® From the mid $200s Quick Move-Ins Available 1035 E. Combs Rd., Queen Creek SheaHomes.com/Encanterra 855-322-2395

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Encore at Eastmark Taylor Morrison 55+: From the upper $200s Eastmark Pkwy & Encore, Mesa TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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Haven The Retreats Mattamy Homes From the upper $300s Pecos Rd. east of Alma School Rd., Chandler MattamyHomes.com 602-497-3226

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Legacy at Seville Toll Brothers Final Opportunity Model Home For Sale From $1.5 million 3875 E. Alameda Lane, Gilbert TollBrothers.com/AZ 844-836-5263

Robson Ranch A Robson Resort Community (Active Adult) From the low $200s I-10 & Jimmie Kerr Blvd, Eloy/Casa Grande area Robson.com 520-426-3300

26 Madison Park Keystone Homes From the high $300s Final Opportunity 12221 E. Pecos Rd., Chandler MadisonParkChandler.com 480-422-0655

31 Spur Cross Maracay Homes Now Open!

From the high $400s Signal Butte & Ocotillo Rd., Queen Creek MaracayHomes.com 480-448-1219

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Heritage at Meridian Taylor Morrison From the mid $400s Ocotillo Rd. & Meridian Rd., Queen Creek TaylorMorrison.com 480-630-4744

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Homestead at Meridian Taylor Morrison From the low $300s Ocotillo Rd. & Signal Butte Rd., Queen Creek TaylorMorrison.com 480-630-4744

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Ovation at Meridian Taylor Morrison 55+ Community From the mid $200s Ocotillo Rd. & Meridian Rd., Queen Creek TaylorMorrison.com 480-630-4744

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Horizons at Meridian Taylor Morrison Final Opportunity Ocotillo Rd. & Signal Butte Rd., Queen Creek TaylorMorrison.com 480-630-4744

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Sun City Anthem at Merrill Ranch Del Webb Homes From the $200s Merrill Ranch Pkwy & Hunt Hwy, Florence DelWebb.com/SunCityAnthem 877-937-6396

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The Lakes at Annecy Maracay Homes From the high $200s North of Loop 202, Val Vista & Parkview Dr. (Pecos), Gilbert MaracayHomes.com 480-448-1219 Lakeview Trails at Morrison Ranch Maracay Homes From the mid $500s NE corner of Warner Rd. & Higley Rd., Gilbert MaracayHomes.com 480-448-1219

Toll Brothers at Whitewing Toll Brothers National Award-Winning Community Final Homesites Released From the upper $800s 2731 E. Pelican Ct., Gilbert TollBrothersAtWhitewing.com 480-306-8655

Promontory at Foothills West — Summit Collection Taylor Morrison Final Opportunity NW of Pecos & 27th Ave., Phoenix TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

Tavera Vista Mattamy Homes Final Opportunities From the low $300s NW corner of Guadalupe Road & Loop 202, Mesa MattamyHomes.com 602-497-3226

Victoria Heights Discovery Collection Taylor Morrison Now Open From the low $300s Ocotillo Rd. & Ellsworth Rd., Queen Creek TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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Terravella Voyage Collection Taylor Morrison Coming Soon Ellsworth Rd. & Queen Creek Rd., Queen Creek TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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Tavera Park Mattamy Homes Final Opportunities Quick Move-Ins From the low $300s Final opportunities being sold from Tavera Vista, across the street MattamyHomes.com 602-497-3226

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Terravella Legacy Collection Taylor Morrison Now Open From the low $300s Ellsworth Rd. & Queen Creek Rd., Queen Creek TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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Parkside at Anthem at Merrill Ranch Pulte Homes From the low $200s Move-In Ready Homes Merrill Ranch Pkwy & Hunt Hwy, Florence Pulte.com/Parkside 888-932-2266

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Whitewing at Whisper Ranch Toll Brothers New Homesites Released Amenity-Rich Luxury Community From the mid $600s 19899 E. Natalie Way, Queen Creek WhitewingAtWhisperRanch.com 480-542-1404

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Whispering Rock Taylor Morrison Final Opportunity Coronado Rd. & Germann Rd., Gilbert TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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Windermere Ranch Maracay Homes From the low $500s NE corner of Riggs Rd. & Cooper Rd., Chandler MaracayHomes.com 480-448-1219

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Solano at Sienna Hills Mattamy Homes From the mid $200s Sienna Hills Pkwy north of McDowell Rd., Buckeye MattamyHomes.com 602-497-3226

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Waterston Maracay Homes From the low $500s NW of Val Vista Dr. & Chandler Heights Rd., Gilbert MaracayHomes.com 480-448-1219

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Arroyo Seco Maracay Homes Now Open!

From the low $400s Osborn Rd. & 199th Ave., Buckeye MaracayHomes.com 480-448-1219

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Brookside At Arroyo Seco Mattamy Homes From the upper $200s NW corner of 195th Ave. & W. Thomas Rd., Buckeye MattamyHomes.com 602-497-3226

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Harvest Pulte Homes Coming Soon SW corner of Riggs Rd. & Gary Rd., Queen Creek Pulte.com/Harvest 480-378-0538

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Blue Horizons Meadow & Estate Series Pulte Homes Model Homes For Sale From the low $200s Jackrabbit Trail & Van Buren St., Buckeye Pulte.com/BlueHorizonsEstate Pulte.com/BlueHorizonsMeadow

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Harmony at Meridian Taylor Morrison Final Opportunity Ocotillo Rd. & Signal Butte Rd., Queen Creek TaylorMorrison.com 480-630-4744

Affinity at Verrado K. Hovnanian® Homes Final Opportunities!

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CantaMia at Estrella Taylor Morrison 55+: From the low $200s Estrella Pkwy & Willis Rd., Goodyear TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738 Canyon Views Pulte Homes Models Now Open!

From the mid $200s 19686 W. San Miguel Ave., Buckeye Pulte.com/CanyonViews 623-900-1453

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Crestwood at Canyon Trails Mattamy Homes From the mid $200s North of Cotton Lane & Yuma Rd., Goodyear MattamyHomes.com 602-497-3226

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El Prado Discovery & Landmark Collections Taylor Morrison Now Pre-Selling 79th Ave. & Camelback Rd., Glendale TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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Las Brisas Discovery II Collection Taylor Morrison New Models From the mid $200s Perryville Rd. & Lower Buckeye Rd., Goodyear TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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Las Brisas Encore II Collection Taylor Morrison From the upper $200s Perryville Rd. & Lower Buckeye Rd., Goodyear TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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SOUTHWEST Las Brisas Expedition Collection Taylor Morrison Now Open From the low $300s Perryville Rd. & Lower Buckeye Rd., Goodyear TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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Lucero Pulte Homes From the $300s Estrella Pkwy & Hillside Dr., Goodyear Pulte.com/Lucero 800-665-4137

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Lucero in Estrella Taylor Morrison From the upper $200s Estrella Pkwy & Hillside Dr., Goodyear TaylorMorrison.com 480-346-1738

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countertops and shaker or slab-style cabinetry. Interior color variations are on the rise with accent paint or a two-toned paint throughout the home.” said Rhea [of Maracay Homes]. “Energy-efficient appliances are also in high demand.”

Gourmet kitchens that include topof-the-line appliances, roll-out cabinet shelves, staggered upper cabinets and glass doors are in demand, too. Quartz is still the most-often selected countertop, tapped for both kitchens and baths, Luebke [of Trilogy] said, because of its clean and simple look and non-porous quality.

Favored interior paint colors are warm gray/beige tones that transition between white and gray and white with beige or brown, Luebke added. Subway tiles are still popular for kitchen backsplashes and showers, “but there’s a trend going back to larger and more decorative tiles instead of the simpler brick look. Many homebuyers are opting for tiles to be straight or stacked instead of staggered or diagonal.”

In-person protocols About 80 percent of Maracay’s buyers still want in-person appointments at the design studio. Maracay recommends that customers and employees wear masks and the company has developed a COVID-19 protocol that includes social distancing.

On the day of the appointment, a designer greets each customer in the lobby and walks them through the showroom before sitting down to have a detailed conversation about how the appointment will flow. “Then they proceed to the showroom where the customer can view their online selections in person and work collaboratively with the design team,” Rhea said.

“All of Trilogy’s buyers have wanted to have an in-person appointment to select the finishes of their home,” Luebke noted.

The buyer sends a wish list to a designer at the design studio before the scheduled appointment. “We go over the list and make the selections in person,” she said.

“It’s all at a safe distance of course. We make sure we’re following CDC guidelines to keep each other safe.”

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The low-down on downpayments Source: Paris Davis, senior vice president and Northwest Arizona Retail Division manager at WaFd Bank Arizona (formerly Washington Federal Bank)

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Why is a 20 percent down-payment typically required for new construction?

Construction lending has greater risk to a lender than financing an existing home because of the unique design of the brand-new home and property, the possibility of unanticipated delays or any issues that may arise from required inspections.

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Can the down-payment be a gift from a family member?

All or part of your 20 percent down-payment may be a gift from a family member. The reason the contribution toward the down-payment cannot be a loan is because the obligation to pay the funds back may impact the qualifying debtto-income ratio of the borrower.

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Pine Canyon is a luxury golf community nestled in the cool pines of Flagstaff against the Coconino National Forest. Pine Canyon homes include condominiums at Mountain Vista and larger homesites clustered in an alcove known as Coconino Ridge. The community offers abundant social events and kids’ camp activities plus there are plenty of opportunities for golfing, hiking and biking.

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Number of homes: Approximately 750 Prices: From the mid $800s Address: 1201 E. John Wesley Powell Blvd, Flagstaff Directions: East of I-17 and south of I-40 in Flagstaff Beds/baths: 3+ bedrooms; 2.5+ bathrooms Square-footage: 1,860–6,000+ Sales office hours: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. daily; 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Sun. No appointment necessary.

Phone: 928-779-5700 Website: PineCanyon.net

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What is the most important thing to keep in mind about a down-payment on a new home?

Think of these funds as an investment. A bigger down-payment will reduce your monthly mortgage to allow you to have additional income each month.

Editor PAULA HUBBS COHEN Paula.Cohen@cox.net

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