Home building is picking up in Chandler

Desert Viking, the developer of a big townhome project in downtown Chandler, has resumed construction after receiving a $10.2 million loan from Wells Fargo. Work stopped last summer. Single-family homes are being built and sold in Fulton Ranch and a project to the east, Geneva Estates. Model homes are expected to appear soon in Sun Groves. Chandler is seeing an uptick in home-building activity, more than in some other areas, giving rise to the idea that Chandler may climb out of the recession sooner than other parts of metro Phoenix.

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