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Glenbrooke by Del Webb – Premier Active Adult Living

Glenbrooke by Del Webb

Glenbrooke by Del Webb is a beautiful community of 631 homes located in the southern most part of the City of Elk Grove.

Glenbrooke features 6 models ranging in size from 1257 to 2252 sq. ft. two and three bedroom detached single family homes, all single story. Standard features include granite counters, with choice of color, 18″ tile floors, stainless steel appliances and much, much more.

The entire community is surrounded by walking and bike trails that weave through the Madeira Master Planned Community.

The Arbour Lodge

The Glenbrooke Community Center and will host indoor activities rooms, big screen television, a fitness center and a full time lifestyle director who will develop clubs and activities for the residents of the community. Outside are tennis courts, a swimming pool/spa and bocce ball. The Arbour Lodge will be opening sometime in the mid March to mid April time frame.

The Del Webb Lifestyle

Since 1960, Del Webb has developed communities specifically for people 55 years old or better. This means that the things that you would usually see in an average, everyday community will be absent at a Del Webb community. That is the reason people choose the active adult lifestyle. You’re surrounded by people who share your interest and life experiences.

To experience the Del Webb Lifestyle, please feel free to contact me. Click here.  If you’re already registered with Del Webb and Pulte Homes, I won’t be able to help you get the best deal on a new home.  In any case, please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Tags: active adult lifestyle, Del Webb homes, Glenbrooke, Sacramento New Homes

Bubble Bursts In Elk Grove = Unbalanced Media Coverage!

According to a friend of mine in the resale side of the industry, Lyon Real Estate pulled their corporate advertising from the Sacramento Bee a year or so ago. Correspondingly, I noticed at least, there was a decrease in the amount of articles about how bad our real estate market has been. Funny, money talks and (beep!) walks..I guess the sacbee was walking. (do you smell that? smells familiar, but I can’t place it.)

Recently, the SacBee ran an article about the “implosion” in the Elk Grove real estate market and it’s true, Elk Grove has been hard hit this time around. One of this city’s neighbors, Stockton, Ca has also had a rough go of it being named the “Foreclosure Capitol of the Nation”. Man, I’d hate to run for re-election in that town.

As there always is two sides to EVERY story, I thought I’d share a bright spot about the Elk Grove real estate market that you may not know. Although the SacBee also ran an article about the top selling new home communities in the Sacramento Region, it was buried under a pile of….well, you get the picture… and went largely unnoticed.

Glenbrooke, A Del Webb Community: Just under a year ago, Pulte Homes and Del Webb opened Glenbrooke on Bruceville Road between Elk Grove Blvd. & Whitelock Pkwy. The community offers six models ranging in size from the mid 1200′s to the mid 2200′s sq. ft., two and three bedroom single family detached homes. Last year, as reported by the SacBee, Glenbrooke was the #2 sellling community in the ENTIRE Sacramento region. The community features a 9000 sq. ft. community center with a full time Lifestyle Manager whose job it is to ensure that anyone looking for a good time, an awesome social experience with other like minded folks finds just that. Active Adult living, 55+ and better, at it’s finest.

The bright side about our market currently is that it’s a great time to buy; opportunity is everywhere. It’s unfortunate that so many are struggling to hold on but if they do, the market will reward them. It always has. Good times in our market are coming back soon. Hopefully with a bit more sanity than the last time things took off. I don’t know about you but I’d rather not see this type of market for many years to come!

A little balance in the media is needed. Let’s change the mindset and we can collectively change our results.

Tags: Del Webb, elk grove, Glenbrooke, New Homes, sacramento bee