The first article, West Valley developments ranked highly by magazine, from the Arizona Republic, reports that four active-adult communities in the West Valley have been ranked Arizona's best by the state's largest opinion poll, "Ranking Arizona: The Best in Arizona Business", produced annually by the Arizona Business Magazine. Sun City West's Corte Bella was tops for the second year in a row for the active-adult community category. Corte Bella opened in 2003 and has just over 1,600 homes and will close out by the end of the year. Sun City Grand in Surprise, PebbleCreek in Goodyear and Trilogy at Vistancia in Peoria also made the top 10.

West Valley developments ranked highly by magazine
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0207wvactive0207.html



The second article, Scottsdale custom home sites opening soon, from the East Valley Tribune, reports that Sereno Canyon, a Crown Community Development project containing 122 estate-sized lots will begin accepting reservations for lot sales this week. The Sereno Canyon development is located on 330 acres near Alameda Road and the future alignment of 122nd Street. It will have lots averaging 2.5 acres and cost from the $700,000s to $2 million. "Hundreds of people have shown interest," said Jim Buckley, director of sales for Harvard Realty services. "It's literally the last best piece of undeveloped property in Scottsdale." The first phase will have 46 lots and take three or four years to build out, Buckley said. The homes will range in size from 3,500 square feet to more than 10,000 square feet, with home costs from about $2.5 million to more than $5 million.

Scottsdale custom home sites opening soon
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=83612