Cortona’s 2nd phase to feature housing diversity

The city’s east side could become home to increased diverse housing with the coming of Phase 2 of the Cortona development. Developer Emmerson Holdings, LLC,...

Upscale community planned for Seven Ranches

An upscale single-family-home community is in the works for the Seven Ranches area south of Honeycutt Road between Porter and White and Parker roads. Sketch...

City planners approve 293 townhouses near Walmart

The city Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously approved site, landscape, photometric and elevation plans Monday for the 293-unit Villas at Stonegate townhouse project just...

Council approves zoning for single-family housing on 326 acres

City Council unanimously approved zoning changes Tuesday allowing DR Horton’s 326-acre, single-family housing development known as Murphy and Farrell to move forward. The action converted...

Major housing development, surf park headline council agenda

Zoning measures for DR Horton’s proposed 326-acre, single-family home development on the city’s southeastern side and a zoning change for PHX Surf Park highlight...

P&Z continues request for scaled back Villas at Stonegate

The Planning & Zoning commission on Monday continued an application without approving it for the proposed 293-unit Villas at Stonegate townhouse project. Commissioners had a...

Least expensive home sold for just under $300K

The least expensive home sold July 10 through Aug. 9 was a three-bedroom home at 19296 N. Costa Verdez Ave. in Tortosa. It fetched...
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489-acre housing community gets preliminary plat approval

The Maricopa Planning & Zoning Commission has approved the preliminary plat for the Moonlight Ridge community, a 489-acre development adjacent to the Ak-Chin Southern...
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April 2022 market snapshot: Home inventory still lagging

Maricopa real estate market inventory continues to make buyers fret and sellers smile. Sellers will be happy to know the average sales price of the...
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Planning & Zoning OKs another phase at Anderson Farms

The Maricopa Planning & Zoning Commission has approved a preliminary plat for Phase 2B construction of Anderson Farms. EPS Group Inc. had made the request...
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City OKs final plat for new phase at Anderson Farms

The Maricopa City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to approve the final plat of Phase 1B of the Anderson Farms subdivision. The approval allows the...
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Zoning changes for Maricopa 40 clears way for 190 homes

The Maricopa City Council approved a minor General Plan Land Use Amendment for Maricopa 40, a 190-home development at the northwest corner of W....

CEO: Profit not purpose of business

Did you hear the news about Zillow? It finally admitted what I’ve been saying for years - its home flip business is a flop.   Zillow’s...
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October 2021: Real estate market in Maricopa is still a strong one

Maricopa Real estate market inventory is at the highest number it’s seen in the past year. One year ago in October of 2020, there...

Seasonal sales sluggishness par for the course

The housing market is beginning to calm with inventory rising and prices flattening a bit. And with the typically slower fall season coming, residents...

Pecan Grove to bring nearly 300 homes to southeast part of city

The area near the city’s second high school is beginning to see the benefits of having the school in the area as developer: Emmerson...
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Ashton Woods to build 600 homes south of Ak-Chin

Georgia-based homebuilder Ashton Woods has purchased about 150 acres of land directly south of the Ak-Chin Circle Entertainment Center for $17.7 million and will...
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City lifts limit on Hogenes Farms permits before completion of new overpass

The developer of Hogenes Farms can now build homes without any limit tied to completion of a Green Road overpass at the Union Pacific...
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Planned community could bring 6,000 homes to city

An enormous development is in the works that could bring more than 6,000 homes and 17,000 residents to the city. Santa Cruz Ranch, an 1,886-acre,...
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Least expensive home: Zero days on market

The least expensive home sold was also in Rancho El Dorado. The home sold for asking price. 1. 42399 W. Chambers Drive Sold: July 14 Purchase price:...
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Most expensive home: $10K under asking in Rancho El Dorado

The most expensive home sold in Maricopa last month was a two-story on a quarter-acre, corner lot on The Duke at Rancho El Dorado....
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Realtor: Home prices expensive, but only by Maricopa standards

The average price-per-square-foot of Maricopa homes sold in the summer of 2021 is more than four times the same period a decade earlier. Yet...
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Hurdles exist to Seven Ranches development

City consultants pitched potential land uses for the Seven Ranches area to Maricopa Planning & Zoning Commission Monday. Mark Soden of SWABACK Architects &...
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Least expensive home: 1,196 square feet for $247K

The least expensive home sold in Maricopa June 13 to July 12 was a single-story in Maricopa Meadows. The home features an open floor...
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Most expensive house: $24K over asking

The most expensive home sold in Maricopa June 13 to July 12 was a two-story in Homestead North. This large home sits on a...
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Maricopa real estate market stays red-hot through July

The Maricopa real estate market inventory continues to make buyers go crazy and sellers smile. The number of homes currently for sale in the city...
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Sorrento Phase 2 cleared for construction

City council has approved the final plat for Sorrento’s Phase 2, clearing the way for construction of about 420 new single-family homes at the...
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Alterra developer plans 1,600 more homes in Maricopa

Century Communities, the developer of the Alterra community, has submitted a pre-application to the city to develop more than 1,600 homes. Century has applied to...
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Is Maricopa real estate market cooling off?

Mother Nature is turning up the heat in Arizona this summer but is the real estate market finally cooling off? Maricopa real estate has been...
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Most expensive home: $640,000 and many upgrades

The most expensive home sold in Maricopa May 13 through June 12 was a single-story in Glennwilde. The custom home has an open floor...
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