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Although Phoenix is well known as
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Phoenix Arizona Real Estate
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Exploring the Arizona Housing Market
Discover why the Valley is a
retirement destination
By Joan Holstein
Metro Phoenix has long been considered an
ideal retirement spot—and for many good reasons. There's the natural
beauty of the Sonoran Desert, sun-filled days, spectacular sunsets,
bountiful recreational opportunities and a host of facilities,
services and housing options tailored to retirees and their needs.
For example, metro Phoenix has more than 190 of the state's 300 golf
courses, according to the Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors
Bureau. Healthcare facilities are plentiful across the Valley as are
senior centers, with the City of Phoenix alone offering 19. Equally
abundant are money-saving offers provided by local businesses for
those 65 and older, along with rewarding volunteer opportunities.
“Whatever you interest are, we have an opportunity to help you get
to know your community and help it, too,” said Amy Jovonovich,
communications coordinator for the Volunteer Center of Maricopa
County, which referred more than 32,000 volunteers to more than 950
nonprofit organizations across the Valley in 2000.
Location also is a draw for retirees. While it offers all the
amenities of a major city, the Valley of the Sun also provides close
access to everything from the bright lights of Las Vegas and house
boating on Lake Powell, to enjoying the mountain air of Flagstaff
and the wonder of the Grand Canyon.
Given all this, it's no surprise that the Arizona Department of
Economic Security projects that Maricopa County's population of
people age 65 and older will nearly double over the next two
decades. Braced to meet the needs of this growing senior population,
metro Phoenix offers every imaginable retirement living option,
including senior apartments, assisted living facilities, nursing
homes, mobile home parks and some of the nation's best retirement
communities.
“There are a couple major reasons why active adult choose Phoenix:
year-round activities, climate and, in particular, the strong active
adult community offerings,” says Paul Bessler, vice president of
research for Del Webb Corporation. A leading builder of active adult
communities for people 55 and older, Del Webb has sold more than
1,000 homes a year at its Sun City Grand retirement community since
its opening in October 1996, making it one of the best-selling
master-planned communities in the state. Located in Surprise in the
Northwest Valley, Sun City Grand was included on Where to Retire
magazine's list.
Representing nearly every area of metro Phoenix, other local
master-planned developments making the magazine's list were:
PebbleCreek Resort Community in Goodyear, which is in the Southwest
Valley; Tonto Verde in Rio Verde, located in the Northeast Valley;
Grayhawk and Troon North, both in Scottsdale; and Sun Lakes Resort
Community in Sun Lakes, located in the Southeast Valley.
Regardless of which part of the Valley they call home, metro
Phoenix's retirement communities typically feature a full slate of
amenities, including multimillion-dollar clubhouses, recreation
centers, fitness facilities as well as golf courses, pools and
tennis courts. The end result is resort-style living combined with
community clubs, classes and social activities to foster the
camaraderie many retirees seek.
From AZCentral
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