Unorthodox Methods To Lure Phoenix Buyers

Several cities in the outlying Maricopa County areas are offering a variety of perks, hoping that buyers will choose their communities.

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July 24, 2005, 5:00 AM PDT

By Brenda Meyer

"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."

Thanks to Brenda Meyer

FULL STORY: Developer perks lure buyers to outskirts

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