Sabino Mountain Blog

The High End Keeps Becoming More Popular!!

donna — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:46:56 +0000

Just today another high-end Sabino Mountain home went under contract. A home in “The Retreat” that was listed for $2,595,000 is now under contract and as amazing as it may seem, this one had multiple offers just like the last two high- end homes that recently sold in Sabino Mountain. This underlines how popular Sabino Mountain is!

Keep in mind I have a home on 4134 N Boulder Canyon Place that is range priced from $800,000 - $850,000. It is absolutely model-perfect and has the ever-popular Outpost Great Room floorplan that attracts families and those who like to entertain. The outside boasts resort-style living with a sparking pebbletec pool with an in-ground cleaning system and a spa, a custom barbeque, and a kiva gas fireplace surrounded by a flagstone patio facing the pristine Sonoran Desert, the Santa Ritas and city lights.

Multiple Offers on Two Houses in Sabino Mountain

donna — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:45:59 +0000

Both 4182 N Quail Canyon Drive (final sales price $1,449,000) and 4174 N Black Rock Drive (list price $1,795,000; final price unknown until close of escrow) had multiple offers. Wow! The market in the high-end in Sabino Mountain is doing great!

Recent Sales in Sabino Mountain

donna — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:23:51 +0000

There are two houses that have sold in 2008: 4182 N Quail Canyon - sold for $1,449,000 and 4458 N Sabino Mountain Drive that sold for $938,000. Additionally the new home at 4175 N Black Rock Drive that is listed for $1,795,000 is also under contract. All these homes have been listed by my Long Foothills office. The Long Foothills office sells more real estate in Tucson than any other real estate office by leaps and bounds and sells many more homes in the Foothills than its real estate competitive offices. These stats show that the houses well over a million are selling high and selling fairly quickly. The home on Sabino Mountain Drive that just recently sold reveals the depreciation in homes under 1 million. This home has incredible views and in previous years would have sold for more than one million.

The tougher qualifications for jumbo loans has hurt the price range between $500,000 and one million hard. Every month the lending standards seem to get tighter. The people that purchase homes well over a million are somewhat unaffected; many pay cash.

Open House Sunday 1-4 May 4th at 4134 N Boulder Canyon Place

donna — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:02:51 +0000

I hope you will take the time to visit my Open House this coming Sunday. This gently lived in one-story Outpost built home (range priced from 825K - 875K) has many nice features inside and out. Go to my website at the bottom of the page: www.DonnaAnderson.com to see photos, floorplan and the list of many upgrades. Hope to see you there! Call me at 603-8622 if you need the gate code!

Price Drop and Open House

donna — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:34:51 +0000

I will be holding my listing at 4134 N Boulder Canyon Place open Sunday, April 13th from 1-4PM. The price has been dropped to a range price of $825,000 - $875,000. Go into my website at www.DonnaAnderson.com to see the brochure and photos of this model-perfect, 3,324 square foot home that was built by Outpost Builders and offers the ever - popular spacious Great Room split floorplan that is an entertainers’ delight. It offers great resort-style living with sparkling pebbletec pool with in-ground cleaning system, spa, kiva fireplace and custom BBQ right outside the covered flagstone patio. Please feel free to visit and please tell your friends and neighbors about this opportunity!

Recent Sabino Mt Sales and Reminder about my Open House

donna — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:38:03 +0000

The Long Foothills office sold 4182 N Quail Canyon Drive for full price at $1,449,000; there were two offers and so the Buyers paid full price. This beautiful Sundown Builders’ own home is a rare gem! Also a custom home on N. Ocotillo Canyon that is approximately 2,500+ square feet that is a Tierra Antiqua real estate agents’ own home went under contract in less than 2 weeks time; it was listed at 675K. It is a model-perfect Santa Fe style home decorated beautifully in Western decor with a majestic yard that is great for entertaining with big pool and ramada and great views. In general, these custom and semi-custom homes around 2,500 square feet are rare in Sabino Mountain so they are easier to sell then the non-custom homes and larger custom homes.

Don’t forget to visit my Sabino Mountain Open House tomorrow from 1-4 at 4134 N Boulder Canyon Place. This one is very gently lived in; is 3,324 square feet and is an Outpost built home with an entertainer’s delight floorplan. It has a very enticing pebbletec pool with infloor cleaning system, sparkling spa, cozy Kiva Fireplace to enjoy the stars and city lights and a custom BBQ surrounded by a flagstone patio. I hope to see you there!

4134 N Boulder Canyon Open 1-4 Sun 3/30

donna — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:00:22 +0000

I am holding open my beautiful Sabino Mt listing this coming Sunday. This home has a very desirable and functional floorplan with the Kitchen, formal Dining Room, Breakfast Area or Den right off the spacious and inviting Great Room. The covered flagstone Patio draws you to the cozy Kiva Fireplace where you can view the stars or the city lights at night or cool off in the pebbletec pool or warm up in the spa. There is a custom barbeque that is a cook’s delight with the location right off the Gourmet Kitchen. This house has been very gently lived in and the Sellers upgraded it to the hilt. To view the floorplan and multiple photos go to my website to the bottom of the first page www.DonnaAnderson.com . Call me at 603-8622 to obtain the gate code.

Open Enrollment into Catalina Foothills District 16 School District - St. Gregory’s Middle School

donna — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:57:59 +0000

It used to be that you could not open enroll from TUSD to District 16 school district. Also, it used to be that open enrollment was only from December 1st to the end of February of each year. Both are no longer the case. TUSD is now letting students out to go to District 16 and you can open enroll your children any time during the school year. Of course, there may not be room at some schools: Manzanita is usually full because a lot of Pima Canyon families chose to send their kids to school in District 16 versus Amphi. schools and Manzanita is the closest District 16 elementary school to Pima Canyon. However, I have been told that Ventana Vista Elementary still has plenty of room for more kids. The Ventana Vista campus is beautiful; the library is incredible! Children who attend this school also have a great fine arts program - the schedule runs like this—6 weeks of daily music, then rotates to 6 weeks of daily art and then rotates to 6 weeks of phys ed and then it goes back again. Unlike most schools, 5th graders change classes for each class and only stay in the home room for reading and writing. 5th graders are full of energy and they seem to thrive with this new way of teaching them. There is a great before and after school care program that is well managed, fun and not expensive! The school test scores are consistently the highest in schools in the Catalina Foothills District 16 versus the school scores in almost all the TUSD schools. The main reasons for this disparity is that it is easier to manage a smaller school district and the children who attend District 16 schools tend to come from wealthier and better -educated homes. Sabino Mountain is on the border of the District 16-Catalina Foothills school district so many families can take advantage of sending their kids to schools closer to their homes. Also real estate values will pick up now that this long desired open enrollment policy has been implemented.

I chose to open enroll my daughter into District 16 at Ventana Vista for elementary school, but she will be attending St. Gregory’s for Middle School. St. Gregory’s is expensive, but I feel she will thrive in smaller classes. I need the constant feedback that private school teachers are more apt to give versus public school teachers. I also think that as a result she will be more likely to be better prepared for college and be accepted into more colleges than if she attended public school. I really like the sports program, too. I did not want her to attend a snotty school and I was relieved when I found out 25% of the kids that attend school at St. Gregory’s receive scholarship money.

Update on the Market for Non-Custom Sabino Mountain Homes

donna — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:51:36 +0000

Some of the non-custom Sabino Mountain homes are very affordable now! A year ago you could not find a home for less than $400,000 and now there are a few homes hovering at the 400K mark, and, therefore, it is likely that they will sell for in the high $300 thousands. Late last year we saw a few sales of less than $400,000. The main reasons for this price drop are that many of the competitive homes in the Foothills have been decreasing and financing options are less than they were most of last year: Buyers usually have to put 10% down to qualify for a loan. Sabino Mountain is a great place to live and it is a great time to find a great deal here. Sabino Mountain is in a gated community and the homes are less than 6 years old which makes Sabino Mountain more desirable than many other Foothill’s communities. Most snowbirds leave the end of March, so I hope you snowbirds out there will take a last look-see before you head home. Sabino Mountain promises to please!

Open House 1-4 Sunday March 9th - 4134 N Boulder Canyon

donna — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:35:22 +0000

I will be holding my beautiful listing at 4134 N Boulder Canyon open from 1-4 tomorrow. If you need the gate code to get in, please call me at 603-8622. This beautiful transitional home is range priced from $850,000 - $900,000 and is over 3,300 square feet with pool, spa, outdoor kiva fireplace and custom barbeque. To view the brochure with features and floorplan, go to my website at www.DonnaAnderson.com to the bottom of the first page.