Canadians Flocking to Active Adult Golf Communities in Phoenix, AZ

Looking for Relief From the Cold Weather?

Look no further! Encanterra, an Active Adult Golf Community in Phoenix is attracting Active Adults from all over.

In fact, according to John Korobanik from the Edmonton Journal, Canadian residents are flocking to Phoenix and its surrounding areas to take advantage of the warmer weather and escaping Alberta's long, cold winters. Many of those are actually buying new homes. Approximately 60 percent of the 140 homes already sold in Encanterra, one of the newest golf-resort housing developments in the Phoenix area, have been bought by Western Canadians from Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver.

Encanterra is a 745-acre gated residential community in the Queen Creek area, about an hour's drive from the Phoenix airport. Here you will find new homes, an 18-hole Tom Lehman signature-designed championship course, and La Casa, the 60,000-square-foot clubhouse. Architecturally, Encanterra is a combination of Old World charm and New World design and technology.

The Active Adult Community spends a great deal of time and energy promoting residents’ health and wellness.

200 to 300 luxury homes will be built per year for a total of about 2,400 by 2016. The 1,437-to-3,764-square-foot homes are built on the cutting edge of energy efficiency and feature a variety of green and cost-friendly amenities.

Each house comes with solar panels integrated into the tiles for an esthetically pleasing look while producing three kilowatts of power, about a third of the house's typical energy needs – providing big savings in utilities and tax rebates.

Active Adult New Homes range from $204,000 to $254,000.