Terravita: Real Estate at Its Best in Scottsdale Arizona
(Terravita Voted Best Master Planned Community AND Best Private Golf Club for 2009 by Ranking Arizona)
Terravita is one of Scottsdale, Arizona’s premier real estate developments. Terravita was created by real estate developer Del Webb beginning in late 1993 and was their first non-age restricted community. I, Scott Gaertner, was the number one real estate broker for new home sales, selling more Terravita homes than anyone, $66 million in sales. No one knows Terravita real estate better than I do and I am ready to help you buy or sell. If that sounds like bragging, remember I am applying for a job as your Realtor!
The Terravita gated planned community consists of 823 acres with a wide range of home and lot sizes complimented by excellent amenities including an 18 hole championship golf course, clubhouse facilities with dining, a swim and tennis center, a health and fitness center and a community wide 6 mile long system of jogging and walking trails.
Terravita golf and the Terravita Golf & Country Club are of great interest to many buyers. The golf course at Terravita was created by PGA Hall of Fame member Billy Casper and designer Greg Nash, whose name is synonymous with beautiful, playable golf courses that provide fun, fair challenges to players of all abilities while blending seamlessly with their natural surroundings. The Terravita golf course is an excellent example of Greg’s design skills. Terravita Country Club amenities include a pro shop, a large driving range, and three separate areas to practice chipping and putting.
Real estate in the Terravita community includes a wide range of homes with great floor plans suitable for everyone from larger families to couples looking for a part time or retirement residence. You can see all of the Terravita home floor plans here.
One of the features of Terravita real estate compared to some other developments in the Scottsdale, Arizona area is the overall development design which maximizes the natural beauty of the high Sonoran desert while minimizing things man made. Terravita real estate meets or exceeds the Scottsdale, Arizona Environmentally Sensitive Land Ordinance. Whenever I am asked what Terravita’s very best feature is, my answer is always the folks who live here. They are an extremely health conscious, fun group of unpretentious folks, who enjoy an incredibly active lifestyle with like minded friends and neighbors.
Click Film Reel to see Terravita Lifestyle/Golf Video:
July 2nd, 2010 Terravita Market Update
| Month | Average Price Per Foot |
| January | $172 |
| February | $195 |
| March | $213 |
| April | $203 |
| May | $219 |
| June | $188 |
Happy Friday and Happy Fourth of July Weekend!
June brought the expected "downs" to the Terravita Real Estate Market. Predictably, there is a strong inverse correlation between our temperature readings and our real estate activity. As the thermometer readings move UP to the 100 degree levels, foot traffic, sales, and average price per foot, tend to move DOWN. Inventory also drops as agents like me take their listings off of the market to wait for the better days (or should I say better temperatures) of fall.
If those downs sound like bad news take heart though - we have great news. As I have been saying all year, Terravita has had an outstanding sales year so far. The half year sales numbers are in, and they are exceptional.
According to the Arizona Regional MLS Terravita had 48 homes close escrow during the first 6 months of 2010. How good is of a number is that? Well, given that we have averaged just 65 sales a year since the market shift 48 would seem a very good number indeed. Perhaps a better way to give you a perspective is to point out that by this time last year Terravita had just 31 homes close escrow. That is a 55% improvement!
So be happy and enjoy what is one of our most important holidays. I encourage us all to take at least a brief moment to reflect on the amazing gift our founding father's created for all of us, and remember our role in protecting and preserving it.
Here are the June 2010 Terravita Real Estate Market’s statistics:
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6
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Closings for an Average of $188 per foot
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185
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Average days on the market
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3
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Homes under contract *
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17
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Price Reductions
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45
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Active Listings
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Click here to see the raw data provided by the AZ Regional MLS
Click here to view past Terravita Market Updates
Click here to view Currant Terravita Listings
* The term "Homes under contract" is to say that these listings "sold" but they have not necessarily closed escrow. Most are still in various stages of the inspection process.
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Scott Gaertner
Associate Broker
Keller Williams Northeast Realty
877-254-7699 toll free
602-369-6601 cell
Scott@TerravitaRealEstate.com
For more information about Scott’s real estate success read this January 2005 press release.
