Daniel Wexler

Peoria, is "Arizona's ninth largest city with an estimated year 2007 population of 153,592. Peoria is located in the Northwest portion of the Valley of the Sun with the state capital of Phoenix and the neighboring city of Glendale to the east, and the retirement community of Sun City to the west. About 25 minutes from Scottsdale.

There are 2 particular communities that I recommend you visit.

Vistancia - self described as "authentic Arizona coupled with all the amenities of a progresive living environment" , this is "designed to completely satisfy the needs and wants of the community. Top-rated schools. A myriad of shopping opportunities and a bustling business core along the 303 transit corridor assure that the best keeps getting better, and more convenient, for Vistancia residents."

You can choose homes in 3 Villages of Vistancia with "distinct lifestyle choices and amenities. You can choose from the family-oriented personality of Vistancia Village; the age-restricted lifestyle resort community of Trilogy at Vistancia; or the exclusive lifestyle offered by Blackstone Country Club."

Finally, there are 12 unique neighborhoods with some of the highest quality builders including:

• Ashton Woods
• Cachet Homes
• Engle Homes
• Maracay Homes
• Rosewood Homes
• Shea Homes
• T.W. Lewis
• Trend Homes

If you are thinking about buying a new home from a builder, the city of Peoria and the community of Vistancia offer more than 100 floor plans, breathtaking views, 12 villages with different amenities and a wide selection of builders that will more than satisfy almost every buyer in terms of quality and price.

Call me today, I would be happy to help show you Vistancia.

Fountain Hills, AZ gets its name from its world-famous fountain. Centered in Fountain Hills Park, it shoots nearly 600 feet in the air every hour making it the highest fountain in the world. Surrounding the Fountain Hills ‘Fountain' is a 30-acre park with areas of picnics , "disc-golf" and large playground for kids (and adults

The real estate developer, MCO Properties and MCO Realty, has designed 3 luxury home communities in Fountain Hills, AZ offering a variety of real estate and homes for sale.

• Eagles Nest - a gated community with unrivaled mountain vistas of Four Peaks, Superstitions Mountains, and the Goldfields stretching out before you, Eagles Nest offers 244 home sites, 40 miles of walking, hiking and horse trails, all only minutes from Scottsdale, Fountain Hills and Phoenix.

• SunRidge Canyon - is a golf community in Fountain Hills, AZ with 541 production homes, 286 custom home sites, an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Keith Foster, neighborhood parks connected by bike paths, and open tracts of undisturbed, natural open space.

• FireRock - just minutes away in Fountain Hills and the nearby communities of Scottsdale, Tempe and Mesa, FireRock is a private gated community with luxury custom homes built into the desert terrain of a world renowned 18-hole championship private golf course with panoramic views including the East Valley skyline, Four Peaks, Red Mountain, and downtown Phoenix.

• Eagle Mountain - buying a home in this Fountain Hills community will offer panoramic views of Phoenix and Scottsdale, Red Mountain and the undisturbed Sonoran desert canyon terrain of Scottsdale and Phoenix the ‘Valley of the Sun

Visitors from all over the worlds travel each year to explore all that the Valley of the Sun and the Sonoran Desert has to see and do.
Choices include hiking, biking, museums, zoos, hunting, fishing, camping, boating, old west towns, shopping, eating and golf, golf, golf and more golf.

Here are 10 things to do in and around Phoenix AZ.

1. Camelback Mountain - view the magnificent red cliffs or challenge yourself by climbing/hiking the Phoenix AZ landmark
2. Taliesin West - get a guided tour of the North Scottsdale AZ home of Frank Lloyd Wright and get a private tour from the art students who study the master architect.
3. Bondurant School of Driving - get a quick education on safety and driving and get behind the wheel of a high-powered race car and zoom around the course
4. Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass - take step back in time to an authentic replica of 1880's Old West town with recreation of gunfights, train rides, a petting zoo and enjoy their famous sundown cookouts. Don't miss the famous Doomtown Haunted House for Halloween.
5. Phoenix Zoo - a Voted Top 5 Zoo for kids. This nationally recognized Phoenix zoo with a unique collection of exotic animals. Don't miss the ‘winter lights' festival during the holidays that lights up the night with mesmerizing displays of lights in the trees throughout the zoo.
6. Heard Museum - the world-renowned museum showcases the art of southwest cultures, past and present and one of the world's largest collection of Native American art and artifacts in downtown Phoenix or North Scottsdale.
7. Tempe Town Lake - Tempe AZ home of recreations where you can rent kayaks, paddle boats and fish or just sit and enjoy the sun
8. Phoenix AZ Sports - check out a AZ state University Sun Devil's football game, Arizona Cardinals NFL game or watch Nascar at Phoenix International Raceway.
9. Arizona Science Center - In Copper Square downtown Phoenix AZ, take the kids and watch the starry skies in the state-of-the-art planetarium of have fun with over 300 interactive exhibits.
10. Golf, Golf , Golf - there are more than 400 golf courses in greater Phoenix, Scottsdale with such distracting beauty you may (almost) forget that you are playing on world-famous championship courses. Familiar names include Troon North Golf Club, Talking Stick, and the TPC Scottsdale. Also, take a look at Wildfire Golf Club, Phoenician Golf Club and Raven Golf Club at South Mountain or the 390+ other golf choices in greater Phoenix AZ.

Get out of the house and enjoy the climate and the activities like hiking, golf, and even skiing in Flagstaff AZ and discover why the quality of life in greater Phoenix AZ and Scottsdale AZ is virtually second to none.

Have a great weekend.

There are some important choices to make that may have a serious implication regarding Phoenix AZ real estate and home ownership.

There are two ballots in particular that you will be asked to make decisions on regarding how real estate is taxed and how buyers and sellers settle disputes.

The first initiative is Proposition 100, the Protect our Homeowners Initiative. Proposition 100 will protect families from the effects of a real estate transfer tax that could potentially be imposed by local government on the sale of Phoenix AZ real estate.

Currently, there is no real estate transfer tax. However, one could be imposed at anytime. The effects of such a tax would take away equity from families and make the costs of sales greater. Both further hampering the ailing Phoenix AZ real estate market. Finally, a transfer tax would be an additional tax to annual Phoenix AZ real estate property taxes. Thus, double-taxation.

Please Vote Yes on Proposition 100 to prevent double taxation.

Get out an vote in the upcoming Arizona General election. It sounds cliche' to say it. However, ‘your vote matters! It is critical to your quality of life that makes Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Paradise Valley, Carefree and all the cities surrounding Phoenix AZ such a great place to live.

The ballot is the - Proposition 201 - Arizona Homeowners Bill of Rights.

Particularly pointed at new home builders, the goal is to "provide homeowners with improved rights to deal with construction defects and shady home sales practices."

I am a big supporter of AZ real estate buyers rights. However, the bill in this current form increases builders costs and supplier costs. As Ken Siebrecht said, "

It's not going to work!! If a builder is going to have to warranty a home unconditionally for 10 years, HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK A NEW HOME IS GOING TO COST???"

Contact appliance manufacturers or any other company that builds a product for builders how much more it will cost to guarantee the product for a 10-year unlimited warranty in the form of proposition 201. New home builders cost to construct new homes will go up significantly making prices higher. Thus, we could be preventing sales, causing a further price drop and a deeper Phoenix AZ real estate recession whhen Phoenix real estate is so critical to our local economy.

We need better regulation and penalties for dishonest builders. However, we do not need to increase costs for the 99% of honest new home builders.

If you are interested in supporting the Bill or wish to sign a petition against the AZ Homeowner Bill of Rights , ...

you can contact the Arizona Secretary of State or Vote "Yes" or "No" on Proposition 201 in November.

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Copyright © Daniel Wexler *Vote No on Phoenix AZ Proposition 201*