9049 E Meadow Hill Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona Here’s a single family home in Scottsdale just listed yesterday. With a huge pool, palm tree views, lots of light, and fresh paint inside and out, this home sparkles. Easy living with room to entertain, the spacious kitchen overlooks a large pool, long south facing covered patio, [...]
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Neighborhoods
One of the questions I commonly get when I’m showing homes in Scottsdale is: Why are all these subdivisions call “Ranch”? For starters, we have McCormick Ranch, Gainey Ranch, Scottsdale Ranch, McDowell Mountain Ranch, DC Ranch, and more…. … and yes, they were really ranches. Today, I stumbled across the post, The Stories Behind Scottsdale’s [...]
I haven’t done a market report on Scottsdale 85258, home to the “Ranches”…. McCormick, Gainey, and Scottsdale. In January, I posted this same chart in the post: McCormick Ranch Real Estate – Least Distressed Area of Scottsdale. A few changes have occurred in past ten months, while some metrics stayed the same. What you will [...]
Paradise Valley is a real estate microcosm. Homes are much larger and median prices are significantly higher than anywhere else in the Phoenix area, including it’s neighbor, Scottsdale. Commonly call “PV”, this city has irregular boundaries, that extend from Camelback Road on the south, to Shea Boulevard on the north. The area is filled with [...]
photo credit: Wesley Fryer I’ve been a member of my homeowner’s association board for the past couple of years, and have re-discovered the time and energy it takes to ensure a neighborhood looks and runs its best, cost effectively. With all the legal and financial challenges some neighborhoods are facing , Scottsdale has taken a pro-active approach [...]
In reviewing the Cromford Report this morning, I stumbled on the fact that the Scottsdale zip code, 85258, is experiencing the least stress in today’s real estate market. While it’s still in the Caution zone, compared to other areas of Scottsdale and the Phoenix metropolitan area, the area that’s home to McCormick Ranch and also, [...]
I have had two condos listed for sale in the Villages 5 complex, just south of Mountain View Road, between 92nd and 96th. One closed several weeks ago, and the other ground level unit is still available. The condo has a prime Scottsdale location, close to shopping, medical office, the hospital, and the freeway. Walking paths [...]

