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Desert Highlands sets the standard for all luxury communities in Scottsdale. If you are searching for an exclusive club experience that tops all the rest, look no further than Desert Highlands, a private country club and residential community located in North Scottsdale. Desert Highlands Golf Club offers that perfect blend of community, serenity and prestige that many Scottsdale golf communities are known for. However, when it comes to reputation, Desert Highlands might always be recognized a... Read Full Post

With the construction of Sierra Reserve comes a great opportunity for buyers who have been waiting for brand new luxury homes in Scottsdale AZ. This new Scottsdale community breaks ground in a number of ways. First of all, new construction homes in Scottsdale are few and far between, and developer Lyle Anderson has scooped up one of the last remaining undeveloped parcels of land for this highly anticipated project. This alone makes Sierra Reserve homes some of the most desirable Scottsdale ho... Read Full Post

As the Scottsdale real estate market continues to recover, it becomes more and more attractive to investors and buyers alike. Canadians have always been a large portion of the home buyers in Scottsdale. This has increased recently as the value of purchasing property in Scottsdale becomes more and more evident. Not only are prices down significantly from previous years, but the Canadian dollar is near par to the American dollar. That means Canadians have strong buying power, compared to the av... Read Full Post

Buying a home in a Scottsdale golf community can be a complicated process. There are many different challenges that can occur during the real estate transaction in a golf community. A buyer must fully understand the club before they purchase a golf course home. Many golf course properties in Scottsdale have a mandatory golf club membership tied to the real estate. Other clubs make the memberships separate, but there may be a waiting list for a membership. Some Scottsdale golf clubs allow all ... Read Full Post

The Charles Schwab Cup is perhaps one of the most notable events in golf. It is the final season event for the Champions Tour, and it features the top 30 players. Each year, the Schwab Cup is held at various challenging courses, which not only offer a great viewing experience to fans and a guaranteed challenge to players, but also a unique bit of scenerey.This year, the Champions Tour announced that it has partnered with Desert Mountain CLub of Scottsdale, Arizona, to offer a truly spectacula... Read Full Post

If you've ever dreamed of owning a beautiful Scottsdale golf home, Troon North Golf Club is the place for you! While the club offers a daily player's fee, there are great membership options available to residents. Both of Troon North's courses were completely renovated and redesigned in 2011, and the beautiful landscape offers many unique challenges to players. While living in the community, you will enjoy, not only the beauty of the surrounding golf courses, but also, the innate beauty of th... Read Full Post

The number of homes for sale in Phoenix and Scottsdale are down dramatically in the past year. There are currently 7,838 active single family homes for sale in Maricopa County. There were over 30,000 homes on the market just a couple of years ago. For those of us who remember that, this number seems unimaginable. Because of the lack of homes for sale, prices have begun to rise. As of the middle of June the average price per square foot of homes sold is $101.56/square foot. At the beginning of... Read Full Post

The Phoenix real estate market is changing rapidly. The number of Phoenix and Scottsdale homes for sale is decreasing steadily. As inventory dries up, the prices are slowly rising.Total active listings have dropped by 1532 units over the last month. As of April 18th, we have 13,619 active homes for sale on the Phoenix mls. Sales are at 8748 for the last 30 days (as of April 18th), up by 901 units from one month ago. We are currently sitting at a 1.6 months of supply. Pending sales are down sl... Read Full Post

Scottsdale Realtor, Carmen Brodeur, has received the coveted Diamond Award from Realty Executives International. This award is given to the top 1% of Realtors in the company based on outstanding sales volume during the preceeding year. This is a great honor to be placed amongst some of the top Scottsdale Realtors, not just in Realty Executives, but also in the industry as a whole. "I especially appreciate this award in light of the economic circumstances of the past year" said Carmen. 2011 wa... Read Full Post

The following are the Phoenix and Scottsdale foreclosure statistics for April 2012. This information is from the Cromford Reports. Overall there is a significant trend showing less and less foreclosures on the market each month.1. Active Notices of trustee sale for residential properties as of the end of March 2012 were 16,947 units. This is down from last month of 17,331 by 384 properties. This is a huge decrease from the all time high of December 2009 of 47,606. 2. Residential Foreclosures ... Read Full Post