All About Anthem

Anthem, AZ homes for sale – Beautiful Country Club Home

jmurph16 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:06:28 +0000

Anthem floor plans – The Lexington

jmurph16 — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:30:46 +0000

The Lexington model offers 1,344 sq. ft. of living space, 2 bedrooms, and 2 full bathrooms, with a two car garage. The layout is a great room setting with both a dining area attached to the family room and an eat in kitchen. The master bedroom is located off the hall way in the rear of the home while the second bedroom is located at the front of the home. The Lexington model is currently selling for $137,500 – $203,500 depending on upgrades and location.

To receive a free market valuation for your Anthem home please call Jerry at 602-334-3757 or Ben at 480-220-8022.

And for information about Phoenix and Scottsdale area homes please visit: www.ArizonaPremiereLiving.com

Pictures of Anthem…

jmurph16 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:48:45 +0000

Yes, we have a train in Anthem. The kiddie train winds through the Community Park and through the playground. During Christmas they decorate the tunnel with Christmas decorations, and at Halloween they turn it into a haunted tunnel. The kids love it. And the adults do too.

For information about the Phoenix and Scottsdale area real estate you can visit www.ArizonaPremiereLiving.com

Anthem home sales: Week of 1/2/12 – 1/8/12

jmurph16 — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:53:36 +0000

The following homes closed escrow during the week of 1/2/12 – 1/8/12:

41204 N YORKTOWN TR., 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2,919 sq. ft., Pool, $254,900, Short sale.

To get free market evaluation for your home please contact Jerry at 602-334-3757 jwmurphy@longrealty.com or Ben at 480-220-8022 ben@benjaminbaileyhomes.com

And to get information about Phoenix and Scottsdale real estate please visit www.ArizonaPremiereLiving.com

Anthem, AZ Five Year Trend…

jmurph16 — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:46:15 +0000

The average home in Anthem now sells for approximately $215,000. The photos above are what you can buy for $215,000 here in Anthem, AZ. 3 or 4 bedrooms, approximately 2,600-2,700 sq. ft., with a pool. In an award winning master planned community that includes community pool, state of the art fitness center, water park, kids playgrounds, soccer fields, volleyball courts, baseball fields, walking trails, skateboard park, and a train. Not bad eh?

Prices in Anthem have stabilized over the past three years (see chart below). Although the number of sales fell off slightly from 2010, we are well above the sales we saw at the nadir of our market back in 2007/08. Homes are selling much quicker, on average just under 3 months after being placed on the market, as compared to 5 months back in 2007. And although we wouldn’t expect prices to rise dramatically over the next year, right now seems to be THE time to purchase a home here in Anthem.

2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

Homes Sold 970 1,025 1,120 840 475

Avg. Sale Price $213,306 $218,339 $218,452 279,778 $374,353

Price per sq. ft. $89.42 $90.58 $90.44 $113.78 $159.56

Days on market 87 91 88 124 148

For a free market evaluation of your home please contact Jerry Murphy at jwmurphy@longrealty.com or Ben Bailey at Ben@BenjaminBaileyHomes.com.

And for information about Phoenix and Scottsdale area real estate please visit: www.ArizonaPremiereLiving.com

Anthem real estate report – December 2011

jmurph16 — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:14:59 +0000

The real estate market in Anthem ended the year on high note. The average sales price was up 13% over November and 5% December 2010. For the year as whole the market seems to have leveled off, prices only being 2% off 2010 levels. The number of homes on market headed down to 205, about a 2 months supply. While the number of homes currently under contract edged down again. Year over year sales have fallen by 44%. I would still say it looks like the Anthem real estate market is steadily becoming a seller’s market. Here are the numbers for December 2011:

Dec. ’11 Nov. ’11 Nov. vs. Oct. Dec. ’11 vs. ’10

# of homes Sold 35 37 -5% -44%

Average Sale Price $225,330 $199,761 +13% +5%

Average List Price $227,716 $203,851 +12% +4%

Sale Price % of List Price 100% 98% +2% +2%

Avg. Price per Sq. Ft. $93.87 $91.85 +2% +4%

Avg. D.O.M. for Sales 109 67 +63% -13%

Highest Sale Price $550,000 $489,000 +12% +6%

Lowest Sale Price $96,665 $114,000 -15% +6%

To get a free market valuation of YOUR home call Jerry 602-334-3757 or Ben 480-220-8022

For more information about Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Anthem real estate visit www.ArizonaPremiereLiving.com

Anthem home sales: Week of 12/26/11 – 1/1/12

jmurph16 — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:27:12 +0000

The following Anthem, AZ homes closed escrow the week of 12/26/11 – 1/1/12:

41717 N Ericson CT, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 1,871 sq. ft., $152,000, Private seller;

43127 N VISTA HILLS DR, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2,168 sq. ft., $159,900, Short sale;

3618 W MAGELLAN DR, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2.217 sq. ft., $190,000, Short sale;

40828 N UNION TRL, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 2,945 sq. ft., Pool, $250,000, Short sale;

42429 N ANTHEM CREEK DR, 5 bathrooms, 4.5 bedrooms, 4,319 sq. ft., Pool, $524,000, Short sale.

For a free market valuation of your home call Jerry at 602-334-3757 or Ben at 480-220-8022.

And for information about Phoenix and Scottsdale area homes please visit: www.ArizonaPremiereLiving.com

Anthem, AZ Home – Perfect Anthem Retreat!!!

jmurph16 — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:19:19 +0000

Not a short sale, not a lender owned home. Great 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with a den located in the award winning Anthem Country Club. Open floor plan with great room setting, kitchen nook, covered patio and large master bedroom with patio access. Double sinks with separate tub and shower in master bathroom with large walk in closet.

This is what living in Arizona is all about. Is this a home you might like to see in person? If so, please call Jerry Murphy at 602/334-3757, or send him an email at JWMurphy@LongRealty.com or call Ben Bailey at 480/220-8022, or send him an email at Ben@ArizonaPremiereLiving.com.

Find your place in the sun.

Another Daisy Mountain Post

azpremiere — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:26:39 +0000

I wasn’t able to run Daisy Mountain as early as I would have liked this morning, I had some work that needed to be done, but I eventually made time for it, and I’m glad things worked out the way they did time-wise. When I got to the top, I decided to take a few minutes to catch my breath when, all of a sudden, a vintage–that’s the word I use when I don’t know what I’m talking about–aircraft buzzed me. I was able to snap a couple of photos, but wished I had gotten a little video. As luck would have it, he decided to come back, and it’s not great footage, and certainly doesn’t capture the drama of the moment, but it was pretty awesome. Check it out:

For information about Phoenix or Scottsdale area real estate please visit: www.ArizonaPremiereLiving.com

Pictures of Anthem – Fishing pond at the Community Park

jmurph16 — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:05:54 +0000

One of Anthem's fully stocked fishing ponds.

Within Anthem’s community park are several, interconnected, fully stocked, fishing ponds. This is a view of one of them.