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Arizona Communities & Lifestyle Shea Boulevard’s Third Eastbound Lane Is Open in Fountain Hills: What It Means for Everyday Life When people ask me about a community, they usually start with the house. The view. The kitchen. The yard. I always want to talk about the drive, too. The road you take to the grocery store, the doctor, the airport and your friends’ homes is part of your life every single day. It doesn’t show […]
Arizona Communities & Lifestyle What Does Living in a 55+ Community Really Mean? What Arizona Buyers Should Know “Is it a 55+ community?” is one of the first questions I hear from buyers looking at Arizona golf communities. It’s a great question, and the honest answer usually leads to a few more. A 55+ label tells you something about who lives in a community. It doesn’t tell you how the community feels, what […]
Arizona Communities & Lifestyle Rio Verde Country Club vs. Tonto Verde vs. Trilogy at Verde River: Which Fits Your Lifestyle? Just east of North Scottsdale, three golf communities sit side by side in the Sonoran Desert: Rio Verde Country Club, Tonto Verde and Trilogy at Verde River. From a map, they can look almost interchangeable. Once you spend time in each one, you realize they offer three different lifestyle experiences. I’m Monica Condomitti, a Luxury […]
Arizona Communities & Lifestyle Helping Your Parents Decide Where to Live Next: A Guide for Adult Children Sometimes the conversation starts with a phone call. A parent mentions that the stairs are getting harder, or that the yard is too much work. Sometimes it starts after a fall, or after a visit home when you notice things have changed. However it begins, many adult children find themselves asking the same question: How […]
Buying a Home in Arizona Moved Here Full-Time? Make Sure Your Home Is Classified as Your Primary Residence Many people first buy here as a winter home. They come for a few months, fall in love with Arizona, and a few years later they decide to make it home full-time. It’s a wonderful decision. But there’s one small step that’s easy to miss along the way: letting the Maricopa County Assessor know that […]
Arizona Communities & Lifestyle Right-Sizing Without Giving Up the Lifestyle You Love We hear the word “downsizing” all the time. I’ve never particularly liked it. It sounds like we’re supposed to start giving things up simply because we’ve reached a certain point in life. Smaller house. Fewer things. Less of everything. But what if you don’t want less life? What if you want more travel, more time […]
Selling a Home in Arizona Your Home’s First Showing Happens Online Long before a buyer walks through your front door, they’ve already toured your home. They’ve scrolled through the photos on their phone. They’ve studied the floor plan, zoomed in on the kitchen, and looked at the view from the patio. Often they’ve done it late at night, from another state, before they’ve ever said a […]
Buying a Home in Arizona What Buyers Should Look for Beyond the Listing Photos Beautiful listing photos are designed to do one thing: get you through the front door. And they should. But once you’re inside, the photos have done their job. Now it’s your turn to look closely, because what matters most about a home often doesn’t show up in a picture. I’m Monica Condomitti, a Luxury Real […]
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Arizona Communities & Lifestyle Buying in an Arizona Golf Community: What Should You Ask Before You Buy? When you buy a home in a golf community, you’re buying more than a house. You’re joining a community, with its own club, its own rules, its own rhythm, and its own people. That’s a wonderful thing when it’s the right fit. It’s also why the best time to ask questions is before you fall […]
Selling a Home in Arizona What Is My Arizona Home Really Worth? Why the Right List Price Matters “What do you think my home is worth?” It’s usually the first question a homeowner asks me. And it’s a fair one. But the honest answer isn’t one number pulled from a website. It’s a conversation about your home, what’s competing with it right now, and what buyers have actually been willing to pay. I’m […]
Arizona Communities & Lifestyle It’s Not About Old Money or New Money. It’s About What Home Means to You. In luxury real estate, you’ll sometimes hear people talk about “old money” and “new money,” as if knowing how someone built their wealth tells you what kind of home they want. In my experience, it doesn’t. Two people with very similar means can want completely different things from a home. One wants room for the […]
Selling a Home in Arizona Before You Sell the Family Home, Understand Your Options When a family inherits a home, the first question people often ask is, “How quickly can we sell it?” I’d gently suggest a different first question: What should happen next? A family home can hold decades of memories, real financial value, and a list of responsibilities that start the day it changes hands. Inheriting a […]
Buying a Home in Arizona Flat Roofs vs. Tile Roofs: What Arizona Home Buyers Should Know If you’re buying a home in Arizona for the first time, there’s a good chance the roof will look different from the one you’re used to. Instead of shingles, you’ll see tile, flat roofs hidden behind short walls, or very often both on the same home. And the questions start right away. How long does […]
Arizona Communities & Lifestyle Arizona’s Water Bank Is Changing Direction: What Homeowners and Buyers Should Understand When people tell me they’re thinking about moving to Arizona, one question comes up almost every time. What about the water? It’s a fair question, and a recent headline didn’t make it any easier. Arizona’s Department of Water Resources described a key part of the state’s water system as being “thrown into reverse.” That sounds […]
Real Estate Market Insights Foreclosures Are Rising. What Does That Mean for Arizona Homeowners? If you’ve seen a headline lately about foreclosures going up, you may have wondered whether the housing market is heading somewhere it’s been before. It’s a fair question, especially for anyone who remembers what happened between 2008 and 2011. So I went to the source. Here’s what the latest numbers actually show, what I think […]
Selling a Home in Arizona Thinking About Selling Your Rio Verde Home? What I’d Do Before It Goes on the Market When someone tells me they’re thinking about selling, the first thing I want to know isn’t the square footage or what the neighbor’s house sold for. It’s this: What are you moving toward? Maybe you’re right-sizing. Maybe you want to be closer to children and grandchildren. Maybe you’ve loved being here part of the year […]
Arizona Communities & Lifestyle Arizona Fall Home Checklist: 7 Things to Do Before Cooler Weather Arrives Fall in Arizona doesn’t look quite like fall in places such as Minnesota, Illinois or Colorado. We’re probably not preparing the snowblower. But after months of extreme heat, dust and summer storms, fall is an excellent time to give your home a little attention. As our mornings cool down and outdoor living season returns, here […]
Arizona Communities & Lifestyle How Do You Choose Between Rio Verde, North Scottsdale, and Fountain Hills? If you’re considering Arizona for your Next Adventure, one of the hardest questions may not be which house to buy. It may be: Which community is actually right for us? Rio Verde, North Scottsdale, and Fountain Hills can all appeal to people looking for an Arizona lifestyle, but they offer noticeably different experiences. Price is […]
Arizona Communities & Lifestyle What Should Retirees Look for When Relocating to Arizona? If you’re thinking about retiring or relocating to Arizona, it’s tempting to start by looking at houses. I’d actually start somewhere else. Start by asking: What do I want my everyday life to look like? Do you want to play golf regularly? Be part of an active community? Have more opportunities to socialize? Spend more […]
Arizona Communities & Lifestyle The Price Is Only Part of the Purchase: What Does an Arizona Home Really Cost to Own? When buyers begin looking for a home in Arizona, the purchase price naturally gets most of the attention. But Arizona home ownership costs can tell an equally important story—especially when comparing luxury homes, golf communities and second homes. That’s why I encourage buyers to consider another number: What will Arizona home ownership cost? Being able […]

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