Southwest Riverside County has historically been one of the nation’s hottest real estate markets. Located between the San Diego and Los Angeles metropolitan areas, and contiguous with Orange County to its west, Southwest Riverside County is experiencing unprecedented growth in part because of build-out and price barriers in the other three metropolitan areas, and in part because it is just a great place to live.

This area covers approximately 600 square miles and includes the cities of Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee and Wildomar and the unincorporated areas of Winchester and French Valley. Temecula and Murrieta — known as the “Twin Cities of Southern California,” — both have populations exceeding 100,000 and are both approaching build-out of developable land. Menifee and Wildomar are strategically located along the area’s two growth corridors: the I-15 and the I-215. Both are growing young cities anxious to expand their tax base and populations.

Winchester Valley is located just east of Menifee along the Domenigoni Parkway, a six-lane major thoroughfare completed, with the help of the Rancon Group, in 2006.

In the heyday of the last building boom more than a dozen major builders took positions in the Winchester Valley and shared a themed vision known as Winchester Ranch. Today, many of the approved plans for subdivisions are still in place as are the plans for the underlying infrastructure. Some major infrastructure components including sewer are still in the finance/planning stage. While the recession stalled development in this key area, the new wave of demand for new housing will definitely find its way back to the Winchester Valley.