Rare Find in North Scottsdale: Your Ground-Floor Retreat at Talavera Is Finally Here

11680 East Sahuaro Drive, Unit 1018, Scottsdale, AZ 85259

UPDATE: This beautiful condominium sold quickly and at full price, which is the highest price in the complex for a 2-bedroom, 2-bath unit without a garage! I've set some pricing records on my listings multiple times over the years.

If you've been keeping an eye on the North Scottsdale real estate market for any length of time, you already know that when something becomes available at Talavera, you pay attention. This is one of those communities where residents move in and simply don't leave - and once you see what the area has to offer, you'll understand why. So when a ground-floor unit hits the market here, it’s not just a listing, it’s an event… and definitely not one you want to miss…

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Taliesin West in Scottsdale: Inside Frank Lloyd Wright’s Desert Masterpiece

Where Architecture Meets the Desert: Discovering Taliesin West

You know how some buildings just sit on top of the land? Then there are the rare places that look like they actually grew right out of it.

Set against the rugged backdrop of the McDowell Mountains in Scottsdale, Taliesin West feels less like a standard building and more like a quiet conversation between architecture and the desert. Sunlight slides across angled walls. The wind moves through open courtyards. Rough desert stones turn golden at sunset. Everything about the compound suggests that it belongs exactly where it stands.

This was Frank Lloyd Wright’s goal from the start. When he arrived in Arizona in the late 1930s, he wasn’t looking to force his architecture onto the…

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Homebuyers Are Backing Out at the Highest Rate Ever Recorded

Getting Under Contract Used to Feel Like the Finish Line. Not Anymore

Something genuinely interesting is happening in the housing market right now, and if you're thinking about selling your home, this is exactly the kind of thing you need to understand before you put up that for sale sign.

Back in the not-so-distant past, getting a buyer to sign a purchase agreement felt like you had basically won. Pop the champagne, start packing boxes, call the moving company. The hard part was over. But that's just not the reality anymore, and the numbers tell a pretty striking story about how much things have changed.

In December alone, roughly 40,000 home purchase agreements across the United States were canceled before ever making it to the closing…

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March Momentum: Events, Exhibits & Migration Trends

This month’s newsletter is a little bit of everything: a fond farewell to my annual lederhosen moment, a roundup of can’t-miss March events in and around Scottsdale (hello NASCAR and MLB Spring Training!), a look at a new exhibit at Taliesin West, helpful local news links, and a snapshot of how domestic migration is reshaping our population here in Arizona. Whether you’re here for the fun, the facts, or a little of both—I’m glad you’re here. Let’s jump in!

Time to Trade in My Lederhosen

For most of my life, I proudly believed I was German. I even took German in high school. My brother and I are adopted (not related), and Mom always said one of us was German & English and the other German & Irish — she just couldn’t remember which. My brother had…

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