Located on the Western edge of Phoenix, Glendale Arizona homes are a convenient 20 minutes from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Close to the 1-10 and the 101 freeways for easy access to all areas of the valley. Glendale Arizona homes in Arizona's fourth-largest city and home to the 2008 Super Bowl. Glendale Arizona new homes and Glendale Arizona real estate investments offer families a wide variety of amenities including the famous Historic Downtown shopping district, museums and cultural attractions, and a growing number of professional sports facilities, including the new Cardinal Football Stadium and the Hockey arena all within the city limits of Glendale. The City of Glendale hugs the western border of Phoenix and stretches from Pinnacle Peak Road to the north to Camelback Road on the south and from 43rd Avenue on the east to Luke Air Force Base and Reems Road on the west. Glendale can be accessed from Interstate 17, Interstate 10 and the Loops 101 and 303. Glendale Arizona homes are much sought after for the amenities and job opportunities Glendale Arizona has to offer. Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 218,812. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 239,435.[1] It is a major satellite city of Phoenix. The NHL's Phoenix Coyotes and Nell's Arizona Sting began playing here when Glendale Arena opened in December 2003. Also in Glendale is the new University of Phoenix Stadium, home of the NFL's Arizona Cardinals, which opened in August 2006. In 2008, Super Bowl XLII is scheduled to be played there. Both venues are part of the Westgate development plan, meant to spur growth in the sparsely habitation Yucca district. Glendale bills itself as "Arizona's Antique Capital," with support for its claim from both Sunset Magazine (2004) and a 1998 article in USA Today. Glendale is home to the popular Arrowhead Towne Center mall in the northwest part of the city. It is also hometown for up-and-coming metal acts such as Job For A Cowboy and Knights Of The Abyss. Glendale ia also home to up-and-coming singer Jordin Sparks and was the home of country singer/NASCAR driver Marty Robbins. The city will host an extension of the Valley Metro light rail link by 2011