Unorthodox Methods To Lure Phoenix Buyers

"Santa Cruz Ranch in Pinal County is calling itself a "John Wayne-style development" and will honor the history of the Wild West by building a fire station to look like a barn and using cow poles and farm fencing along the main streets. Developers are hoping retired farmers will pay a premium for lots that back into a working farm, just as people do for golf courses.

In Maricopa, developers plan to build a development that touts a community vegetable garden."