Blog & News

Scottsdale’s Launch Real Estate joins Compass Real Estate

  • April 20, 2023
  • Gene Montemore
Big news for our small brokerage! In March, Compass Real Estate acquired Scottsdale's Launch Real Estate (the #1 brokerage in Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, and Arcadia...

McCormick Ranch Thinking Young at 50

  • September 23, 2022
  • Gene Montemore
By David Brown, Scottsdale Progress Contributor, Sept 19, 2022 Celebrating its golden anniversary next weekend, Scottsdale’s first master-planned community is preparing for a new generation...

The Roots & History of McCormick Ranch

  • August 12, 2022
  • Gene Montemore
‘First master-planned community’ celebrates 50 years of Scottsdale success Posted Tuesday, August 9, 2022 10:00...

The 2022 Deceleration

  • July 31, 2022
  • Gene Montemore
Think of the fastest you’ve driven a vehicle and what it felt like to hold...

8 of the Best Places to Live in Metro Phoenix

  • July 13, 2021
  • Gene Montemore
By Trevor Halpern, AZ Big Media Thinking of starting the next chapter of your life...

Inventory Insanity: America’s Housing Shortage, a Five-Part Article

  • April 23, 2021
  • Gene Montemore
Inman’s Inventory Insanity series on the current supply shortage. By Jim Dalrymple II PART 1:...

7 Key Trends Expected To Shape Real Estate in 2021

  • April 6, 2021
  • Gene Montemore
(By Gene Montemore with help from the staff at HomeLight) The year 2020 was an...

We’ve Never Seen a Market Like This Before

  • February 2, 2021
  • Gene Montemore
Today, our current MLS inventory in all of Maricopa County dipped below 3,000 single-family homes....

Race and Metro Phoenix Real Estate History

  • June 15, 2020
  • Gene Montemore
(A Google Drive link is below that contains must-read information regarding race and Metro Phoenix...

A Realtor husband and interior designer wife transform their McCormick…

  • June 12, 2020
  • Gene Montemore
Kyle Patton, Special for The RepublicPublished 2:00 p.m. MT May 28, 2020 (Thank you to...