5911 E Placita Primitiva sold in a few days for only 725K; it previously sold for a little over a million in 2007 and 764K in 2003; some lucky buyer got a great deal. Short sales usually take a while to make it to closing, but this one was the exception to the rule. Long Realty marketed this over 3,700 square foot home, sited on about 1/2 acre. Alta Vista is a charming community facing the high Santa Catalinas in the back and the city in the front; it is ungated and right next to also popular communities of Ventana Canyon Country Club and Finesterra.