Anthem Arizona Real Estate Agent
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Hi, I’m Liz Suto. I’ve lived in Anthem for 10 years. My Anthem team and I specialize in helping people find out if Anthem is for them. If it is, we turn in to house hounds, scouring new listings for the right place for our buyers!
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I think the Anthem Country Club deserves a little credit. Yes, our prices got trashed in the 2006-2010 downturn. Prices got ahead of themselves so a little discounting was warranted. But when new buyers are looking for a home in the Phoenix area, in a Country Club environment, there’s a bunch of great things that make the Anthem Country Club stand out:
2 Courses - Legend Trail, Dove Valley, Trilogy at Vistancia (the nearby competition) all have just one course. When they close it to re-seed, you don’t play. At the Anthem Country Club in North Phoenix, you can play every day, all year if you want. Plus you get the variety of 36 holes. And more homes in Anthem will have a golf course view because there’s more golf course.
Mountains! – Join a golf club in Chandler or Gilbert, and you get flat ex-farmland. Over half the holes in the Anthem Country Club have some kind of mountain view. And all those homes in the Anthem Country Club get to share those views as well. Imagine sitting on your patio with the grill going on one of our famously sunny winter days, sipping a Marguerita, and enjoying a nice view of the golf course with the mountains in the background.
Prices! – Do me a favor. Go look at a couple of places in a Scottsdale golf club. Check out those prices. Then contact me to see what we have with a similar view and square footage. You’ll see that Anthem prices are 20% or so less than many comparable places in Scottsdale. Yeah, its Scottsdale. But if you’re ok with visiting Scottsdale but living in a very affordable, very nice Country Club environment, then Anthem might be a very good choice for you.
Check out the current Anthem Country Club Homes For Sale and give us a call for a tour!
We’ll call this good news – Anthem Country Club Sold Prices in the 4th quarter of 2011 were stable, showing a negligible drop in price per square foot over the 4th quarter of 2010. The number of sales dropped by 16 percent over a year-ago though, probably because of a decrease in inventory.
Though Anthem Country Club homeowners that are considering a home sale may be hoping for more, price stability is the first step before any meaningful price increases can be possible. The Club, like many places all over the valley is still working through a small, but meaningful distressed property inventory. We’ll continue to see short sales and foreclosures keep a damper on property values through the next year.
December 3, 2011. The number of homes for sale in Anthem remains low. With just 213 homes for sale, buyers are still scrambling to pick up the best deals. 76 homes sold in Anthem in November, making the number of months of inventory at a little less than 3. That puts Anthem squarely in the “Seller’s Market” category.
Now granted, our short sales and bank owned sales continue to keep prices down, but there is some room for home sellers to price a little higher, as long as the home is in immaculate condition.
The average Price per square foot for homes was $89 last month, which is slightly lower than November a year ago ($90).
June 4, 2011. 125 homes sold in May, at an average of $92 per square foot, which is an improvement
Anthem home sales were very strong in May, with 125 homes sold at an average of $92 per square foot. That’s an increase over last year’s May sales, where 114 homes sold at an average $90 per square foot. Here’s the price per square foot trend of home sales over the last 5 months.
May – $92
April – $88
March – $88
February – $90
January – $84
Part of the strength in prices is because inventory remains fairly low, at 141 homes for sale. In 2008, it wasn’t unusual to see between 300-400 homes for sale at any one time. Even so, there are pockets of strength within Anthem – Anthem Country club sales were strong in may, with 41 sales vs. 31 a year ago at this time. Plus, we’re seeing any nice home under $130,000 sell quickly, and pool homes priced right are in extreme demand.
May is historically a good month for Anthem sales, so we should see a slight pull back in sales when the temp gets over 103. But I think most people are hoping for a continuation of price stabilization so that buyer confidence continues.
February 3, 2011
Pre-foreclosure inventories in Anthem, AZ are trending down according to Maricopa County records. Homes show up in the Maricopa County foreclosure lists when the owner has been issued a “Notice of Trustee Sale”, which is a 90 day notice stating that the home will be sold at auction. 359 homes are on this list in the 85086 zip code, which includes most of Anthem. A year ago, 478 homes in Anthem were in this preforeclosure category.
A little less than half of these homes are for sale or pending approval from the bank. Approximately 40% of homes for sale in Anthem are short sales, which is higher than the 27% average in the greater Phoenix area.
Buying short sales can be a time consuming process, but since 40% of our inventory is short sales, these homes shouldn’t be ignored if you have the patience.
Anthem students now have more choices for school than ever with the addition of several private and charter schools serving Anthem and other area students.
North Valley Christian Academy has been in operation for several years now, and serves students up to 8th grade. The school is housed in the very convenient Lutheran Church on Gavilan Peak next to Boulder Creek High School. The school has generous outdoor areas and a gymnasium
Great Hearts Academy charter school, known as Anthem Preparatory School is new this year, and as a charter school, is free for students. Great Hearts academies are known for their rigorous classical education policies, and have been very popular in Scottsdale and the east valley.
Caurus Academy is also a charter school, but with the montessori style of teaching. Caurus is available for students from K-8.
the Caepe School is a small private school with K-9 grades taught. Student-teacher ratio is 8:1, so your student will get lots of individual attention.
There’s more kindergarten and pre-k choices available as well.
There are other pre-school and lower-
Diamond Canyon School, Gavilan Peak School and Boulder Creek High School all earned the “Excelling” designation for the 2009/2010 school year, the highest designation awarded by the Arizona Department of Education.
Anthem School brought home the “Highly Performing” designation.
Though designations are only part of evaluating whether the school is right for your student, it is one measure of a school’s performance. I help my home buying clients gather the important research they need if school choice is an important factor in determining where to live.
To get to Anthem, Arizona in the North Valley: Anthem is about 17 miles north of Highway 101 on I-17. Once you pass Carefree Highway on I-17, you can exit on Daisy Mountain road, which is often used by residents as a closer route to many homes, or on Anthem Way 1 mile north, which is a better exit to reach most commerce and the Anthem Community Center. Head east (right) for the Anthem Country Club, the Anthem Community Center, restaurants and the Safeway Grocery store and shops. Turn west (left) for the Outlets at Anthem, Wal-Mart, auto repair and other commerce as well as more homes.
Looking for someone to help you learn about Anthem, Arizona and whether it is right for you? I’ve lived in Anthem since 2001, raised kids here and remain a big fan of the Anthem master planned community. Considering a home purchase here? Take a look through the website and then contact me to take the next step.
Anthem, Arizona is a community in North Phoenix, created in 1999 as a total package of recreation, schools, businesses, medical facilities and housing. Anthem has approximately 12,000 homes, 4 elementary schools, a high school, 4 church complexes, a county library, a medical complex, an outlet shopping mall, and a large commerce park full of business services designed to create a self-contained community.
A short 10 minute freeway drive north from the more populated Phoenix area, Anthem was built in the middle of the desert nestled between two mountains. It feels secluded, and that adds to the sense of community that is strong here. The Anthem Community Center serves as the central meeting place for classes (adults and children), pool parties, basketball leagues and exercise classes. In the summer, the Big Splash water park serves as the place to cool off outdoors.
Anthem is divided into two “communities:” Anthem Parkside and Anthem Country Club. Anthem Arizona offers townhouses, patio homes, single, and two-story homes for almost every price range.
Whether buying a new home or a resale home, make sure you find a realtor that knows the area. I’ve been living in Anthem almost since it began, and can provide the “inside scoop” that realtors living outside of the community can not give.
Whether you are just exploring the possibility of moving to Anthem, or you’ve made your decision to move to Anthem, I think you’ll find this web site valuable. Then when you are ready, contact me for your next step.
