Effective August 1, 2024, new nationwide commission rules that the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Arizona Regional MLS (ARMLS), and our brokerage (Launch Powered By Compass) have been implemented as a condition of the National Association of Realtors’ commission lawsuit settlement. All states must comply by August 17, 2024. The previous method was a Buyer […]

The Sydney at McCormick Ranch by Palmer Development is a mixed-use project featuring Goodsurf, The Rustic, Pickle and Social, and Hard Rock’s Reverb Hotel. Learn more here: Pickle and Social Coming to Scottsdale (KTAR) REVERB by Hard Rock to open 2026 (Hospitality.net) Groundbreaking New Entertainment Hub in Scottsdale (Phoenix Business Journal) The Rustic looks to […]

Thursday May 2, 2024 will feature a tour of three McCormick Ranch homes (one off-market, one on-market, one under construction), and the drive-by availability of two new construction homes in the planning stages. A directions link to Google Maps is at the bottom of this page, as well as PDF’s of floorplans and elevations. Need […]

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 by sales volume). Compass is the #1 US brokerage by sales volume in over 70 upscale markets and, up to this point, had internal issues opening a Metro Phoenix branch. I’ve been […]

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 of residents who are discovering the joys of living in McCormick Ranch. The 3,116-acre community is home to 24,000 residents and comprises seven square miles from Indian Bend Road north […]

‘First master-planned community’ celebrates 50 years of Scottsdale success Posted Tuesday, August 9, 2022 10:00 am By Melissa Rosequist for the Scottsdale IndependentMail | Twitter: @mrosequist_ McCormick Ranch is celebrating its 50th anniversary this fall, marking five decades as one of Scottsdale’s most popular and sought-after areas. What some people may not know is McCormick […]

Think of the fastest you’ve driven a vehicle and what it felt like to hold your top speed. Then the sudden drop on the speedometer after taking your foot off the gas – that difference from the peak and how much slower the experience felt at 90, even 80 mph. At the risk of a […]

By Trevor Halpern, AZ Big Media Thinking of starting the next chapter of your life in Metro Phoenix? The Phoenix metropolitan area is one of the most desirable places to live, work and play. With year-round sunshine, low cost of living and excellent job opportunities, The Valley of the Sun – one of the largest […]

Inman’s Inventory Insanity series on the current supply shortage. By Jim Dalrymple II PART 1: Why are there no homes for sale in America?PART 2: Notes from ‘exhausted’ agents on the front lines of a crazy marketPART 3: The secret economic forces fueling the housing shortagePART 4: What it’s like being a homebuyer when there […]

(By Gene Montemore with help from the staff at HomeLight) The year 2020 was an anomaly in our lives and real estate was no exception. If you are looking to buy or sell a home in 2021 you may be wondering what you can expect. The experts at HomeLight interviewed top agents in its Q4 […]

Today, our current MLS inventory in all of Maricopa County dipped below 3,000 single-family homes. As of 5 pm today, there were only 2,811 homes available for sale. 2,811. Buyers are having a difficult time securing property. Prices climb each month while inventory shrinks to its lowest amount seen in decades. In 85258, days on […]

(A Google Drive link is below that contains must-read information regarding race and Metro Phoenix real estate history.) “𝑵𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒍𝒆𝒕, 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐, 𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒊𝒔, 𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒇 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒔, 𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 […]

Kyle Patton, Special for The RepublicPublished 2:00 p.m. MT May 28, 2020 (Thank you to the Arizona Republic for asking us to be a part of their “Cool Home” series. My wife, Amanda, is one of the more talked-about Interior Designers in the Scottsdale area and has more talent than I could dream of having. […]

The National Association of Realtor’s “Clear Cooperation Policy” was quietly enacted while the Coronavirus has dominated the news cycle. This is a gigantic shift in the way I can pre-market residential property. The Clear Cooperation Policy effectively disallows any pre-market “coming soon” advertising for new listings without the property being placed in the MLS under […]

I hope all is well at your home. While beginning to accept our new reality, I’m still grappling with the surreal experience. Looking out of my home office window, it sure looks beautiful and safe out there. Like real-life Talking Heads songs.  No matter how we process this event individually, we all know we just want things […]

Many Canadians own residential real estate in Arizona. They are especially attracted to the desert areas of Arizona during the winter when they can soak in the sun rather than shake off the snow.