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Val Vista Lakes Boatride

Thanks to Bob and CJ Carpenter for taking me out on their boat at dusk on Sunday to get these shots;)

Val Vista Lakes is a waterfront community in Gilbert, Arizona. It features an awesome clubhouse, sandy beach, lap pool, weight/fitness room, reception areas, and 8 tennis courts.

Foreclosure in Stonebridge Lakes Estates listed at $265k

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Stats:

1. Current price:  $265,000 (Sold for $490,000 in 2006)
2. 4 bed/2 bath
3. 2,357 SQ FT
4. Private pool
5. Backyard leads to man-made lake
6. 2 community pools

Give us a call at 480-699-1403 if you want to go look at it!

August 2009 Shows 19% More Home Sales in Gilbert than August 2008

Although the average sale price per home has dropped from $268,682 to $226,839 from July of 2008 to July of 2009, the 19% increase in total sales of detached single family homes in Gilbert, AZ from 701 last year to 841 this year has effected a 1% increase in total sales.  Mesa, meanwhile, has seen an even greater jump over 2008 with a 50% increase from 807 houses sold in August of 2008 to 1218 sold in 2009.  Queen Creek's climb has been more mild at 11% (from 721 in '08 to 806 in '09).

Foreclosure Rates Going Down.  A recently occurring phenomenon is dropping Arizona foreclosure rates.  It seems that many lenders have been holding off on foreclosure until October when the new Arizona law that was supposed to protect small lenders would make it possible for lenders to go after all of the money they were owed in many cases.  Fortunately, our good legislators got some sense and repealed the law before it went into effect.