This home, built by the “Dean of Rock Engineering” Gerry Jones, is the first home in Arizona to bridge a canyon and is the absolute height of creative architecture and ingenuity. While Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty is well known for delivering some of the most unique homes from some of the most well-known architects, occasionally a home comes on … Read More
An Equestrian Dream: Wickenburg Ranch With 13-Acres Sells in 36 Hours $450,000 Above Asking Price
The Dusty Trails Ranch represents one of the highest sold properties in the Grantham Ranch neighborhood’s history. While many of the incredible homes that Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty represents are in cities and towns more often known for wealth and luxury, its recent sale demonstrates that truly special properties can be found all around the state and that demand … Read More
The Epitome of Modern Luxury: A Contemporary Masterpiece Now Listed for Sale by Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty
Conceived by famed architect Wendell Pickett, the home could eventually become one of highest sales in the history of the exclusive Grey Fox community in Desert Mountain Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty has earned its reputation as Arizona’s leading luxury real estate brokerage for good reason. It consistently brings to market some of the most spectacular luxury estates, homes known … Read More
The Arizona Developer Dedicated to Attainable Housing – Greenlight Communities Partners with MEB Management Services to Oversee Tucson’s New Cabana Bridges
The New Attainable Rental Community Will Offer Tucson Residents a New Budget-Conscious Option Greenlight Communities, a company focused solely on bringing affordable and attainable apartment communities to Arizona announces they have selected MEB Management Services to oversee all property management operations at Cabana Bridges, Greenlight’s first attainable rental community in Tucson. Cabana Bridges is situated in a prime location in … Read More
*Registration Now Open* Take Me Out To The (Wiffle) Ball Games Saturday, October 21st At The 4th Annual Western WIFFLE Ball Championship Hosted By Goodyear Ballpark
The Western WIFFLE Ball Championship returns for another year of home runs and family friendly fun at its 4th annual event on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Previously held at Scottsdale Stadium, the Western WIFFLE Ball Championship is moving across the Valley to Goodyear Ballpark, Spring Training home of the Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds. The ceremonial pitch will be thrown at 9:00AM to commence the tournament. Created … Read More
More Than Just Veto Power: Governor Hobbs Finds New Power via Attorney General
Governor Katie Hobbs has had a rough half-year as Governor, but that seems as though it may have been halted by the hire of Chad Campbell as her new Chief of Staff (learn more here). And it seems as though the fruits of that change are already blooming with a new executive order, and in the process demonstrates that her … Read More
Your Property Taxes are Going Up, Scottsdale. Is It Justified?
Uhh ohh Scottsdale homeowners…your taxes are about to go up. And it’s not just because your home values have risen quite a bit in value either. Indeed, your property tax rate will rise as a result of a 4-3 vote in city council, with Betty Janik against joining Barry Graham and Kathy Littlefield in forming what seems to be an … Read More
Guest Editorial: SB1432 – A Win for Scottsdale, Rio Verde Foothills Residents, and Arizona
By Councilmember Solange Whitehead This past week, Governor Katie Hobbs signed SB1432 into law with an emergency clause. The bipartisan bill creates a path to water security for Rio Verde Foothills residents. I discussed the new law with Mark Brodie on KJZZ’s The Show this week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A8w7hlBdFg In passing the law, the State ends a water crisis created in part by … Read More
The Road Diets Debate is Getting Spicy in Scottsdale
Municipal politics is generally a practice of the mundane and the relentlessly boring for the typical outsider (and many insiders). Meetings are often inundated with procedure and are full of subjects such as zoning details; not exactly Mr. Smith Goes to Washington material. But sometimes even the mundane, such as the topic of bike lanes, can get spicy in its … Read More
The Current Culture Wars Come to Arizona Again: Why Both Sides are Wrong
By Alexander Lomax What do you consider to be an important quality in an elected official? Perhaps their ability to compromise and get deals done, perhaps their approach on fiscal matters and spending. Maybe it’s a major social issue with significant ramifications for you and your loved ones, such as abortion. Before this past election, nearly no one would have … Read More