Can you explain the Anthem HOA structure to me? We hear this question a lot and the answer is
'Yes! It's kind of our thing!'. Understanding the various homeowners associations in Anthem
can be confusing when you're trying to familiarize yourself with the area. It also doesn't help
that some fees are assessed quarterly, and other fees are assessed monthly, and so on.
Anyways, today we're explaining all of the Anthem HOAs, what they do, and who pays them.
If this is your first time here, welcome! If you've been here before thank you so much for
coming back and for spending your time with me. My name is Lindsay and I'm proud to be your Anthem,
Arizona REALTOR® with the Wise Move AZ Team at Realty ONE Group. On this channel we have
a lot of fun talking about all things Anthem and real estate every single Thursday, and we
absolutely love having you along for the ride. If you've been looking at Anthem homes online,
you might be totally confused by the HOA fees here. That's probably because a lot of agents
who list homes in Anthem don't work here all that often, and they're confused about the fees too!
Which leads the listing to be incorrect, which leads you to be confused, and well, it's kind of
a vicious cycle. Be confused no more! My hope is that by the end of this video with our explanation
of how the various HOAs are structured, coupled with our Anthem HOA Map, and our Anthem HOA Fee
Guide, that you will be house hunting with ease! If you really want to make it easy, why not let
us help you with your Anthem home search, and put our expertise to work for you. We're
always accepting new clients and you can reach Carolynn and me anytime at Team@WiseMoveAZ.com.
Please note that the fees I reference in this video are subject to change at any time
so in the interest of making this video more timeless we've dropped a link to our Anthem HOA
Fee Guide in the description box below. We update that document regularly to ensure that you always
have access to the most up-to-date information and fees so feel free to download it today, and then
when you get closer to your move, or every month in between if you want. That's what it's there
for, and as I said, it's really important to us that you always have access to the most up-to-date
numbers. Who are the players? I probably thought about the best way to present this information for
way too long, but I've decided that first I'm going to address who all of the players are, then
what the structure is, and lastly what each HOA is responsible for. In Anthem we have the following
parties: 1) The Anthem Community Council, 2) The Anthem Country Club Community Association,
3) The Anthem Parkside Community Association, 4) The Landings Community Association,
and 5) The Village at Anthem Condominium Council of Co-Owners. The Anthem Community Council is not
a homeowners association. The Anthem Community Council was created to serve as a unifying
entity for the Anthem community. All property owners in Anthem, regardless of where you live,
pay a quarterly assessment to the Anthem Community Council. I like to think of the Anthem Community
Council as this big overarching entity, like a city council that upholds the best interest
of the community as a whole. They're kind of like an umbrella. The Anthem Community Council
maintains some pretty incredible amenities in the community but I'll share more on that later.
The other entities I listed are HOAs or HOA-like entities. Which HOAs you pay
will depend entirely on where in Anthem you own property, and that's exactly what we're covering
next. What is the structure? I already mentioned that all Anthem homeowners pay into the Anthem
Community Council but regardless of where your Anthem home is located. You'll also have to pay
into a homeowners association. So, I want to talk about all of the different areas within Anthem.
In the description box below we have a link to a really handy map that shows all of those different
areas clearly. Please feel free to hit pause, pull that map up, and then come back, so that you can
follow along. You'll also want to watch this video, where I break down all of the different
kinds of homes that can be found within each area for a more complete picture. Let's go through each
area and talk about what they pay into. Anthem Country Club. Anthem Country Club
is a guard gated community within Anthem. The club features a number of incredible amenities
including two championship golf courses, fitness facilities, a spa, restaurant, and so much more.
In Anthem Country Club residents are required to pay into the following: 1) The Anthem Community
Council, 2) The Anthem Country Club Community Association, and 3) ClubCorp for their social
membership. The Anthem Community Council and Anthem Country Club Community Association
dues are assessed quarterly, while the Social Membership is due to ClubCorp on a monthly basis.
If you want more information on what's included in the social membership, click to watch this
video. Because most people build their budgets on a monthly basis, rather than a quarterly basis,
I'm going to give you total monthly equivalents throughout this video, regardless of how often
a fee is assessed. At the time I'm recording this video the total monthly payment for owners
in Anthem Country Club is $393.50. Note that this does not include golf. A golf membership requires
the payment of an initiation fee, as well as monthly membership dues. If you want to golf,
it will be extra. If you would like more information on the golf membership, please send
us an email at Team@WiseMoveAZ.com. If we have the answers, great! If not, we will gladly put
you in touch with the Membership Director. Anthem Parkside, Arroyo Grande, and Circle Mountain.
All right, anything that's not in Anthem Country Club is technically part of Anthem Parkside,
but there are so many different areas within Anthem Parkside that we're going to break it down
further. If you want more information on all of the different communities within Anthem Parkside,
click to watch our Anthem Neighborhoods Tour Playlist, and I'll link to that in the cards.
Anthem Parkside, Arroyo Grande, and Circle Mountain pay into the following: 1) Anthem
Community Council and 2) Anthem Parkside Community Association. Property owners in Anthem Parkside,
Circle Mountain, and Arroyo Grande pay $84.60 per month. In the next section I'll discuss what that
includes. The Landings. The Landings is a gated community within Anthem Parkside. It features
single family detached homes with green belts, mountain views, and some homes even have views of
the Persimmon Golf Course. In The Landing you pay into the following: 1) Anthem Community Council,
2) Anthem Parkside Community Association, and 3) The Landings Community Association. Overall,
at the time I'm recording this video it works out to $108.41 per month. The Village at Anthem. The
Village is a gated community with 210 condominium homes within Anthem Parkside. In addition to the
amenities available to all Anthem residents, the Village has their own private amenities, as well.
As an owner in The Village you pay into the following: 1) Anthem Community Council and
2) Village at Anthem Condominium Council of Co-Owners. That's a mouthful! At the time I'm
recording this video, Village property owners pay $333.55 per month. Paseo. Paseo might be one of my
favorite little neighborhoods. It's a neighborhood of patio homes within Anthem Parkside.
It's also the only place in Anthem where the homeowner landscaping is overseen by
the Anthem Community Council. As a property owner in Paseo you'll pay into the following: 1) Anthem
Community Council and 2) Anthem Parkside Community Association. At the time I'm recording this video,
this works out to a total of $128.65 per month. As an Anthem homeowner I strongly recommend that
you set up automatic withdrawals for your monthly dues. They'll take them out monthly all at once,
which is way easier to budget for and you never have to worry about whether you've paid all of
the appropriate entities. Upon taking possession of your Anthem home you'll receive a package in
the mail that will walk you through setting up these automatic payments, if you want.
That's it for different areas within Anthem! So, now that you know who all the players are, what
the structure is, and how much it costs, let's talk about what each entity is responsible for.
Who does what? Let's start with the Anthem Community Council. I personally love that
we have the Community Council. They do so much to make Anthem the incredible place that it is,
and to ensure that we have community-wide amenities that can be enjoyed by all.
They also create jobs right here in our community, which is awesome! This list is by no means
exhaustive, but it gives you a good idea of what the Anthem Community Council is responsible for,
and what your payments fund. Also, before we start, I want to say a big thank you to the Anthem
Community Council for providing this breakdown of responsibilities on their awesome website
OnlineAtAnthem.com. If you haven't already checked out OnlineAtAnthem.com, I strongly encourage you
to. All right, the Anthem Community Council oversees the following: The Anthem Community
Center and Big Splash Water Park, the trail system and Anthem trailhead, the Anthem Community Park
and sports fields, the Anthem Civic Building, the Anthem Veterans Memorial, view fencing and block
wall painting, the Adventure Playground and splash pad, the facilities master plan, Liberty Bell Park
and the splash pad, special events (note to self, we have to do another video dedicated
to Anthem's annual events; they're awesome), enforce commercial CC&Rs and design standards,
manage the operating, reserve, and enhancement funds, Paseo landscape management, mailbox damage,
set the Anthem Community Council budget, manage collections for the Anthem Community Council
and the HOAs, the Opportunity Way Park and sports fields, and the Anthem Dog Park. In general,
the HOAs in Anthem oversee the following: review and approve exterior changes,
desert maintenance requests, troubleshoot neighborhood issues, set HOA budgets, manage
board elections and residential CC&Rs and design standards. If you live in Anthem Country Club,
the Anthem Country Club Community Association is also responsible for gate access and transponders,
and maintaining country club roads, and street sweeping. If you live in Anthem Parkside,
the Anthem Parkside Community Association oversees The Landing gate codes, neighborhood parks
and community garage sales. If you live in The Village, The Village at Anthem Condominium Council
of Co-Owners oversees The Village gate codes and facility access, and The Village amenities. So,
there you have it! Is that way more than you ever wanted to know about the Anthem HOAs? I know I can
get a little bit excited and carried away when I'm talking about these things, so hopefully you're
still with me and we answered your questions. If we missed something or if this sparked more
questions for you, leave us a comment below or send us an email at Team@WiseMoveAZ.com, and
we will get answers to you. If you'd like to learn more about working with us, also send us an email.
We're here to help! Don't forget to download your free Anthem HOA Fee Guide, so that you have access
to the most up-to-date numbers, especially if you're watching this video months or years after
it was originally released. I will link to that in the description box below. If you found this
video helpful, let me know by hitting that like button, subscribing to our channel, and leaving me
a comment. If all of this has you thinking 'which Anthem neighborhood is right for me?' click up top
to watch our Anthem Neighborhood Tour Playlist, or if you'd like our pro tips on buying an Anthem
home, click to watch this video on the bottom. Enjoy those and I'll see you next Thursday!