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NW & NE DEVELOPMENTS OF THE MONTH
Pulte Homes
Desert Oasis Pulte Homes Desert Oasis offers six single-story and two-story home designs ranging from 1,606 to 2,822 square-feet. Residents can enjoy onsite parks, scenic walking trails, a school and easy access to major employers, shopping, dining and more.
Vistancia Blackstone Country Club at Vistancia
Go – Go – Go – Golf! Pulte Homes
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Number of homes: 6 home designs Prices: From the low $300s Address: 25700 N. 162nd Dr., Surprise Directions: Located off North 163rd Avenue just west of Loop 303 and north of West Grand Avenue Beds/baths: 2–6 beds, 2–4.5 baths Square-footage: 1,606–2,822 Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; noon–6 p.m. Wednesday Phone: 623-633-7327 Website: Pulte.com/DesertOasis
The driving forces behind the boom in golf course living
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By Debra Gelbart
hroughout the pandemic, we’ve been urged to spend as much time as possible outdoors when gathering with others. Buying a brand-new home in a golf course community seems to be a perfect way to do that — and many developers and homebuilders selling in these locations report that home sales soared in 2020 and into the new year. Here are just a few examples of all-ages communities that feature golf courses and/or a golf lifestyle.
VISTANCIA IN NORTH PEORIA: “Low mortgage rates, low resale inventory and the shift in workforce to promote remote-working have been the primary drivers of new home purchases this year,” said Mark Hammons, vice president/general manager of Vistancia.
Sereno Canyon Toll Brothers Sereno Canyon is a resort-style staffgated master-plan community with native landscaping, natural rocks, and desert and mountain views. There are three home collections: The Estates (large homes on acre+ lots); The Villas (single-family homes); and The Enclave (paired homes). There is also the Mountain House Lodge with private amenities. The community includes a spa, fitness center, pools, cabanas, café, fire-pit and 8,500 square-feet of covered terraces.
Public or private course(s): Blackstone Country Club at Vistancia is a private 18-hole championship golf course designed by Jim Engh. Trilogy Golf Club, located within the active-adult community of Trilogy at Vistancia, is a public daily-fee course designed by Gary Panks.
CACHET AT THE WIGWAM IN LITCHFIELD PARK: “Any outdoor activity seems to be drawing great interest,” said Sue Goodrich, vice president of sales and “Buyers are looking marketing for Cachet Homes. Cachet at for a home surrounded The Wigwam sits adjacent to one of three by the beauty of the golf courses operated by the legendary Wigwam Golf Resort.
golf course, open space … and stunning mountain views.”
Why residents love the golf course
aspect of the community: “A golf course offers beautiful views for both golfers and —Mark Hammons, vice president/ non-golfers,” Goodrich said. aspect of the community: “We find general manager, Vistancia that our buyers are looking for a home Public or private course(s): The surrounded by the beauty of the golf course, Wigwam Golf Resort’s three courses are open space that allows for more privacy and stunning mountain public. “Our residents receive a nine-month membership to try views,” Hammons said. out the Resort,” Goodrich said. Why residents love the golf course
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STERLING GROVE IN SURPRISE: Toll Brothers recently opened the master-planned community of Sterling Grove; the community’s 18-hole golf course is set to open this month. In addition to the course, Sterling Grove’s golf amenities include a practice area with putting and chipping greens, a driving range and an 18-hole putting course. (GO — GO — GO — GOLF!, continued on page NH6)
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Number of homes: 134 Townhomes, 128 Villas, 96 Estates Prices: From $1.6 million Address: 24985 N. 125th Place, Scottsdale Directions: From Pima and Happy Valley roads: East on Happy Valley Road. Right on Ranch Gate Road. Community entrance is on your right. Beds/baths: 2–6 beds, 2–5 baths Square-footage: 2,157–5,000+ Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. daily; noon–5:30 p.m. Monday Phone: 844-836-5263 Website: TollBrothers.com
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