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About Arizona

In 1912 the continental United States was completed with the addition of Arizona as the 48^th state. While Arizona was late to gain statehood, Arizona new construction has made significant advances as have Arizona new houses and Arizona real estate. Some great new home locations in Arizona include Phoenix and Tucson. Counties include Maricopa County – Pima County – Pinal County and Yavapai County. Within the Phoenix metro area Phoenix New Construction - Chandler New Construction - Gilbert New Construction - Mesa New Construction are some of the busiest new subdivisions areas.

The overall population of Arizona was 5,130,632 at the start of the new millennium, the 20^th most populous state. During the 1990s population grew by 29.1% and is projected to reach 6,145,125 by 2010. The average cost for a new house and new construction in Arizona is $121,300. Prices for new townhouses, town homes and new condominiums vary based on size and location.

Arizona’s Department of Education has 218 school districts. There were 978,128 students enrolled in Arizona public schools in 2003-04. There are 17 colleges or universities in Arizona that offer four-year degrees with the largest based in Tempe and Tucson. There are 25 junior or community colleges as well. 

At 114,006 square miles Arizona is the sixth largest state in land mass. Major industries include mining of copper, molybdenum, gold and silver, manufacturing and tourism. Arizona produces more copper than all other 49 states combined and Cotton is its largest cash crop. There are six national forest covering 11.2 million acres and 829 species of fish, amphibians, birds and mammals that call Arizona home. The “Valley of the Sun” is also known as the Valentine State since it was admitted into the Union on February 14, 1912. Arizona contains the world’s largest Ponderosa pine forest, has plenty of dessert as well as mountains with a highest point of 12,633 feet.

Arizona New House Builders

Advantages of Arizona New Homes over Resale Homes

• Since the area is mature you get a chance to see exactly what your house looks like, as well as the rest of the homes on the block or in the subdivision. It takes less imagination when you can see all of the lawns fully grown, the trees standing tall, the kids playing basketball and all of the other niceties of a neighborhood.
   
• When you enter a lived in house, the furniture is in place, the carpeting is down, the appliances are working and the heat or air conditioning is comfortably humming a “welcome”.
   
• There is also sufficient choice. In almost any Arizona city or suburb there are homes that fit anyone’s taste and budget. Many times folks find hidden gems in “fixer uppers” that with a significant amount of sweat and ingenuity become a place they are proud to call home. The same applies to buying foreclosed homes. Unfortunately foreclosures are available in large numbers in many areas. One person’s misfortune becomes another’s opportunity. Sad though it may be, it is a fact of life and a fact of the real estate market.

When you buy new construction, although the lawns need to be imagined and the lot looks bare, there are also great advantages for the buyer.

• If you are one of the first to purchase a home in a new Arizona subdivision, you can usually enjoy a significant savings. Builders need to sell the first group of homes in a development as quickly as possible. Just like nobody wants to eat in an empty restaurant because they assume that the food is less than terrific, many people hesitate to be the first buyers of homes in a subdivision. It is simply a matter of  lack of confidence.
             
• You also have much more choice when you buy a new home in Arizona. Although the various house plans in the planned community are 95% set, there is usually plenty of option left for the buyer to tweak the house to your taste, style and need.
   
• In the past few years new homes have, on average, more square feet of living space than resale homes in similar price categories.
   
• And, let’s face it, some people just like having something brand new. It has never belonged to any one else before. It is yours from the time the house foundation is poured and the framing takes place. You and the bank, that is, for the next 30 years.

    Enjoy your New Arizona Home. You deserve it.