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Notes on the local market

2026-09-29 · 8 min read

Is Scottsdale a buyer's market right now?

More homes are sitting, and buyers have leverage they did not have two years ago. But the answer changes depending on what you are buying and where. Here is how to tell which market you are actually in.

2026-09-27 · 5 min read

Aviano at Desert Ridge: what you are actually buying

Aviano is the best known of the upper-end neighborhoods inside Desert Ridge, and the name covers two completely different kinds of home. Here is what separates them.

2026-09-27 · 5 min read

Fireside at Desert Ridge, and the seven neighborhoods inside it

Fireside has one of the best residents' centers in Desert Ridge, and seven smaller neighborhoods inside it that differ more than the shared name suggests.

2026-09-27 · 4 min read

Sky Crossing: the newer answer to Desert Ridge

Sky Crossing is what I show people who like Fireside but want a newer house. Beside Desert Ridge rather than inside it, with a residents' center of its own.

2026-09-27 · 4 min read

Tatum Highlands: an established North Phoenix alternative

Tatum Highlands has no private resort complex, and for a certain buyer that is exactly the point, because you are not paying for one.