Actively selling Surprise, Maricopa County

Avila at Rancho Mercado (Taylor Morrison)

Taylor Morrison’s QMI-focused Avila collection inside Surprise’s Rancho Mercado masterplan with pool / playground / court amenities near Loop 303 — match Taylor Morrison/ Arizona Inc (#179178 / #295015) separately from sibling Rancho Mercado collections and from nearby Asante / White Peak pods.

Directory last reviewed 2026-10-30.

Builder(s): Taylor Morrison

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taylor morrison
# of homes: See builder marketing / county plats
Taylor Morrison Oct 5, 2026 pages: QMI-only marketing from about $320,990; ~6 available homes (View All Available Homes (6)) with Ready Now / Oct–Nov 2026 completions — Soft Wind Dr / 146th Ave examples from about $345,360–$394,990 (plans CC-RM1–CC-RM4 ~1,272–1,961 sq ft; 2–3 beds); sales office at 14217 W. Buckskin Trail; sibling Rancho Mercado collections (Rio Vista / Los Cielos / Almeria) keep separate closing calendars
Location: 14217 W. Buckskin Trail, Surprise, AZ 85387

Local statistics (approx.)

Service	Approx. drive	Nearest listed
Hospital	~8 mi	Abrazo Surprise Hospital (W. Bell Rd / Lundberg) Banner Boswell / Del E. Webb corridors are Northwest Valley alternates; confirm ER routing from Buckskin Trail / Soft Wind Dr.
Grocery	~3 mi	Surprise Towne Center / Happy Valley Rd retail (Target, Home Depot, and grocery corridors)
Fire station	~4 mi	Surprise Fire-Medical (confirm first-due station for Buckskin / Soft Wind / 146th Ave)

Approximate driving miles estimated from OpenStreetMap/Nominatim geocoding (straight-line distance × ~1.35). Recheck before relying on emergency-response planning.

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Public context: Oct 5, 2026 Taylor Morrison marketing shows Avila at Rancho Mercado actively selling (sales at 14217 W. Buckskin Trail, Surprise 85387; QMI-only designer packages; from about $320,990; ~6 available homes with Ready Now / Oct–Nov 2026 completions on Soft Wind Dr / 146th Ave from about $345,360–$394,990; plans CC-RM1–CC-RM4 ~1,272–1,961 sq ft). Match Taylor Morrison/ Arizona Inc (#179178 / #295015; verify live) — Berkshire’s July 24, 2026 TM close does not rewrite Arizona GC packets. Shared Rancho Mercado amenities with Rio Vista / Los Cielos / Almeria / other TM collections do not merge warranty desks or closing calendars. Quick move-in / Ready Now age is purchase logistics, not automatic booklet or ROC burn. “Stockholder approved = Dream Finders already closed” talk is merger condition talk — not a freestanding wipe of § 12-1365 / R4-9-108 / Zambrano / PDA layers. Dream Finders–Beazer closed Oct 20, 2026 (Beazer wholly owned Dream Finders subsidiary / NYSE-delisted); closing disclosures say nothing about Arizona ROC licenses — keep #114625 and #356210 separate and check ROC for any license change.

This is a curated research snapshot of actively marketed and reported Arizona new-home communities, not a complete inventory of every subdivision. Builder assignments, pricing, and lot counts change weekly. Amenity distances are approximate driving estimates from public map data — confirm with local emergency services, your realtor, and builder site maps. Home counts labeled “planned” or “entitled” are not guarantees of final buildout. Multi-builder masterplans (Teravalis/Floreo, Mandarina, Magma Ranch Vistas, Rocking K, Upper Canyon, Amarillo Creek, North Creek, Harvest, Jorde Farms, Legacy Place, Arroyo Seco, Saddleback, Aloravita, Northpointe, Copper Falls, Estrella/Ventana de Estrellas / CantaMia, Rancho Del Lago, Gladden Farms, Saguaro Bloom, Saguaro Reserve / Dove Mountain, Mirador / Mirador Point, Avalon Crossing, Citrus Park, Blossom Rock, Madera, Asante, Verrado Regent Hills / Victory, Sterling Grove, Fulton Prasada, North Copper Canyon, Marley Park / Homestead, Zanjero Trails / Windrose, Mason Ranch, El Cidro, Silva Farms, Frontera / Mesquite Mountain Ranch, Palomino Ranch, Alamar, etc.) share amenities — not warranty desks or ROC license files. Century Complete / Richmond American / Starlight / KB Home / Homes by Towne brand pages are not substitute ROC entities — match the GC on your packet (Phoenix vs Tucson KB entities can differ; HBT project LLCs are not automatic ROC substitutes for #179975). Lennar multi-collection masterplans (e.g. Western Garden, Madera, Teravalis Premier / Summit, Saddleback Discovery / Horizon / Destiny, Ventana Ranch, Hawes Crossing) still use one Arizona GC file per packet match, but each closing keeps its own close/occupancy calendar. Dedicated pod pages (e.g. Mesquite / Traditions / Manzanita at Teravalis, Willow at Teravalis, Meritage Teravalis Estate / Reserve / White Tank Foothills, Meritage Mesquite Mountain Ranch at Frontera, Lennar Summit / Premier at Teravalis, Hawes Crossing, DRB at Teravalis, Lennar at Saddleback, Skymark at Northpointe, Haciendas at White Peak, Estrella Crossing, Symmetry at Magnolia, Coolidge Gateway Manor, Mystic Vista, Montecito at Estrella, Beacon in Estrella, Solara, Silverbell Ridge, Landings at Rancho Del Lago, Summerstone II, Enclaves at Sonrisa, Springwood at Gladden Farms, Coronet at Gladden Farms, Barnett Village, Saguaro Bloom, Carlton Commons, Heartland Ranch, Elena Trails, Rio Rancho Estates, Rancho Mirage, Asante Artisan, Asante Atrium, Estates at Asante, Desert Moon Estates, Alta / Skyline / Overlook at Verrado Regent Hills, Heights / Ridge at Victory, Four Seasons at Victory, Fairways at Victory, Mira Vista at Victory, Prasada Fulton, Portfolio at Lucero, Estates at Arroyo Seco, Hastings Farms Creekside, Avion, Mandarina Horizon, Saguaro Reserve II, Mountain View Estates Signature / Reserve, Trovita at Citrus Park, Emblem at Avalon Crossing, Ascent at Avalon Crossing, Medley at Avalon Crossing, Emblem at Blossom Rock, Ascent at Aloravita, Ascent at Legacy Place, Ovation at Meridian, Vistoso Canyon Estates, Saguaro Reserve Majesty, Claro at Amarillo Creek, Acclaim at Jorde Farms, Mirador Ridge Skies, The Preserve at Rocking K, Borgata Journey Collection, Century at North Copper Canyon, CantaMia at Estrella, Beacon Hill at Marley Park, Laveen Vistas III, Preserve at Mason Ranch, Windrose V, Agave Springs at Teravalis, Solancia Ridge, Silva Farms Estate Series, Meritage El Cidro, Solvida at Estrella, Lennar Premier at Ventana Ranch, Lennar Windstone Ranch, Sol at Amarillo Creek, Tyler Ranch, Cascades Buckeye planning, Monte Verde Buckeye planning, Empire Pointe, IronWing at Windrose, Heritage at Verrado, Pulte El Cidro, Pulte Harvest Enchantment, Maple at North Copper Canyon, Borgata Summit Collection, Taylor Morrison Saddleback Encore, Courtland Estrella Estates II, Avila at Rancho Mercado, Sereno Canyon, Anderson Farms, Ladera Trails, Paloma Creek, Starlight Stonebridge Manor, Villas at Mystic, Saguaro Hills at Vistancia, Asante Heritage, Dream Finders El Cidro, Ridge at Sienna Hills, Silver Cross Florence, Bridle Park at Alamar, Meritage Legacy Place Glendale, Dream Finders Apache Farms Buckeye, Meadows at Barney Farms, Foothills at Palomino Ranch Maricopa, Overlook at Palomino Ranch Maricopa, Rancho Mirage Estates Century Complete Maricopa, Ashton Woods Rancho Mirage Maricopa, Sycamore Farms Surprise, Eminence at Alamar Avondale, Harmony at Montecito Estrella, Hacienda at Estrella, Sheffield Place Gilbert, Meritage Abel Ranch Goodyear, Sienna Park Buckeye, Dream Finders Skyline Village San Tan, Dream Finders Bella Vista Farms San Tan, Seasons at Baker Farms Phoenix, Cascades at Prasada Surprise, Monroe Ranch Buckeye) can show deeper inventory than masterplan overviews — still calendar clocks from your close/occupancy date. Quick move-in / Ready Now marketing does not mean booklet or ROC clocks already burned while the house sat inventory. Preferred-lender incentives, manufacturer / subcontractor handoffs, maintenance-log denials, DIY-repair denials, sales-promise denials, act-of-God / monsoon denials, insurance-first-before-warranty gates, ten-day-surface-only warranty talk, warranty-registration / activate-or-void talk, wait-60-days / settle-in-first talk, year-one-ends / structural-only talk, three-repair-attempts-before-ROC talk, cosmetic-tolerance-bars-ROC talk, already-fixed / completion-form claim-close talk, drainage-grading / landscape-voids-warranty talk, verbal-superintendent-promise / don’t-open-a-ticket talk, orientation-form-only / not-on-the-form waivers, closing-credit claim wipes, warranty-denial claim wipes, “fix under warranty after closing / skip the punch list” talk, exclusive-repair ROC blocks, attorney-required ROC filing myths, “exhaust the one-year warranty before ROC” talk, discovery-rule ROC talk, HSR-clearance-as-closing talk, stockholder-approval-as-closing talk, conditional-note-redemption-as-closing talk, master-plan-approval-as-selling talk, public-hearing-notice-as-approval talk, cancelled-license / bankruptcy Recovery Fund talk, intend-to-occupy / future-retirement Fund talk, lessee / renter Fund wipe or automatic Fund talk, prior bond / insurance / settlement recovery as freestanding Fund wipe talk, hotel / storage / emotional-distress / attorney-fee Fund ATM talk, house-shell-only / appurtenances-never-count Fund talk / any-deposit-gets-10%-interest Fund talk / three-bids-equal-Fund-award / unpaid-contract-balance-doesn’t-matter Fund talk / each-defect-gets-$30k / kitchen-roof-HVAC-three-Fund-awards / per-ticket Fund stack talk / any-ROC-suspension-unlocks-Fund-for-every-buyer / neighbor-suspension-as-automatic-Fund talk / Fund-net-gain / upgrade-wish-list Fund ATM / unlicensed-handyman-quotes-as-Fund-proof talk, portal-email-as-PDA-notice talk, day-15 Written Directive / three-estimates Fund talk, and arbitration clauses do not erase GC workmanship or ROC paths.

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