Surprise Home For Sale & Arizona Real Estate Listing Information

Coldwell Banker home for sale and real estate information in Surprise

Surprise, Arizona was little more than a gas station and few small houses in 1938 when founder, Homer C. Ludden, a Glendale letter carrier, and former state legislator turned real estate developer, subdivided the rural square-mile parcel into low-cost home sites for the area’s agricultural workers, naming it after his Nebraska hometown.

Surprise is one of Arizona ’s and America ’s fastest growing cities.
Surprise is one of Arizona ’s largest mountain preserves, and situated in the stunning Saguaro filled Sonoran desert just a half-hour from downtown Phoenix.

The population has mushroomed from 10,737 in 1995 and is expected to reach 75,000 or more by the end of 2004. New residents and homeowners stream into Surprise daily with a new home completed every hour and 46 minutes.

There were nearly 5,000 single-family home starts in 2003, with more than 6,000 expected in 2004. Boasting twenty eight of Arizona ’s top fifty home builders, Surprise offers world-class resort retirement living in developments such as Del Webb’s Sun City Grand and Continental Home’s Arizona Traditions, as well as award-winning master-planned family communities. New homeowners in Surprise can choose from hundreds of floor plans in the twenty six home subdivisions now under construction.

The City of Surprise’s official website can be found at http://www.surpriseaz.com
The site is designed to provide extensive information on the city, private sector and government of Surprise. Information about the City of Surprise including government services, recreation and other valuable information including maps, economic development info, event calendars, Surprise history, job and relocation info and volunteer opportunities can be found on the site. The Surprise website provides downloadable information in the document center section of the site providing detailed information on city government and city services.

Surprise is served by the Northwest Valley Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber originated in 1963 and serves the five communities of Surprise, Sun City, Sun City West, El Mirage and Youngtown. The Northwest Valley Chamber represents over 750 businesses and 3500 professionals who have joined together to maximize their business opportunities and serve the residents of the Northwest Valley.

The Northwest Valley Chamber is one of the largest chambers of commerce in the Phoenix metropolitan area.