Luxury Homes in Chandler and Tempe: Big Lots, No HOA, Water

Sep 23

If you're shopping for a $1 million home near Phoenix, you've probably looked at Arcadia, Paradise Valley or Biltmore. Good places. Different animals.

Chandler and Tempe are not trying to be those. Luxury here means something else, and for a lot of buyers it means more.

I'm Ben Graham of 84/48 Luxury Real Estate. I work South Tempe and South Chandler every day. Here is what luxury actually looks like on the ground.

First, what this is not

This is not the Camelback Corridor. It is not old-money Arcadia with its citrus trees, and it is not Paradise Valley's mountain estates.

If that is the life you want, buy there. I will tell you so.

But if you want land, quiet and character without leaving the city, keep reading.

Land is the luxury

Most of what I sell at this level is defined by lot size, not by a fancy finish.

Corona Vista in 85284: acre lots, no HOA, and the biggest homes in my South Tempe guide at over 9,000 square feet. Eight in ten have a basement.
Wingfoot: gated, on seven-tenths of an acre. Big homes on big lots without leaving South Tempe.
Shady Lane Estates: gated, on six-tenths of an acre, with basements in seven out of ten.
Warner Estates: no HOA, half-acre lots, and grown-in trees.
Oakwood Hills in South Chandler: acre-and-a-half lots behind a gate, on the water, with the largest homes in South Chandler.

No HOA, and room for the things you own

Some buyers want no association telling them what to park where. Others want a guest house or room for horses.

Sunburst Farms: horse property on the better part of an acre, no HOA, and guest houses on two out of three lots.
Buena Vista Ranchos: horse property on an acre, with guest houses on nearly a third of the lots.
Tally Ho Farms: horse property on an acre and a half, with almost no HOA to speak of.
Calle de Caballos: two and a half acre horse lots in 85284. There is almost nothing else this size left.
Crown Point in Chandler: every home on the golf course, gated, on two-thirds of an acre, with guest houses on nearly half.

If you're asking about RV gates, tell me. It changes which lots make the list, and I will check each one before we drive out.

Water and golf, without the resort price tag

South Chandler is where you can buy a home with the lake as your front yard and a fairway behind it. I keep a full guide to it: Ocotillo, Chandler AZ: Lakefront and Golf Course Homes.

Getting around

From most of South Tempe and South Chandler, Sky Harbor is about 20 minutes away and downtown Phoenix is about 30. Traffic and the exact neighborhood move that a few minutes either way. Tell me which home you're looking at and I'll give you the real drive.

Who this fits

This fits the move-up buyer who has outgrown a $600,000 home in Ahwatukee, Gilbert or north Chandler. It fits the buyer relocating from out of state who wants a real yard. And it fits anyone who looks at Arcadia prices and thinks, there has to be another way to get this much space.

There is. It just looks different.

Want me to walk a few of these with you? Call or text me at 480-448-2020. You can also start with the 85284 guides or the 85248 guides.

Ben Graham

You’ve made it. Now you want a home that finally feels like it.

Since 2011, I’ve helped move-up and move-in buyers do exactly that across South Tempe and South Chandler. More land, more quiet, more character, without leaving the city behind. If you’re buying or selling above $1M in 85284 or 85248, you want an advisor who knows the ground, not a salesperson who knows a script.

That’s the whole job, and it’s the part I love most.

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Ben is a husband, father, and full-time real estate advisor based in Chandler. Since 2011, across more than 500 transactions, he’s guided buyers and sellers through the Southeast Valley’s best neighborhoods.

His approach is simple: teach the market like a teacher, protect your equity like it’s his own, and tell you the truth even when the truth is “wait.” Clear communication, a proven plan, and your interests first.

Most of Ben’s clients fall into two camps.

The move-up buyer who’s outgrown a great starter home in Chandler or Tempe and is ready for something that feels like an arrival. More space, more privacy, more character, same easy access to four freeways, great schools, and Sky Harbor.

The move-in buyer relocating from out of town who needs someone who actually knows which street holds its value and which one only looks like it does.

He also represents sellers across South Tempe and South Chandler who want their home priced right in week one and marketed like the asset it is.

Faith and family are the center of how Ben lives and works. He’s a follower of Christ, a husband, and a father, raising his kids in Chandler with his wife Sarah. The family is active at CCV, the kids attend Valley Christian, and they support foster care and adoption. One of their sons joined the family that way.

Clients often tell Ben his faith is part of why they trusted him with one of the biggest decisions of their lives. He doesn’t take that lightly.

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