Several years ago we watched from the sidelines while the planning for Rancho Sahuarita was mulled over at Dakota Cafe with the principals Robert Sharpe, Deborah, Mark, et. al. It was a somewhat uncertain market for building as large a master planned community and the initial sales were slower in coming that I think they had hoped for. The following article was just published about it's success.
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 03.29.2008
Rancho Sahuarita was ranked the 11th best-selling master-planned community in the country in 2007, according to real estate consulting firm Robert Charles Lesser & Co..
The community reported 573 sales in 2007, up 17 percent from 2006.
Rancho Sahuarita includes 12 neighborhoods, a lake, parks, recreation centers and other amenities, according to a news release.
The top 10 best-selling master-planned communities were in Las Vegas, Phoenix and Houston, according to Robert Charles Lesser.
Five of those communities showed decreases in sales from 2006 to 2007.
Pretty impressive considering the direction their peers are traveling in!