Eagle Mountain is a premier master planned golf community located in Fountain Hills, Arizona, exquisitely nestled upon the the ravines of the famed McDowell Mountains offering spectacular view of the mountains, desert, golf course, distant Phoenixand the whole valley. This gated community assures privacy and tranquility as well as promoting an active lifestyle for its residents. 

Eagle Mountain, Fountain Hills, Arizona

One of the major amenities with this community is the Country club and golf course. The Eagle Mountain Golf Club is a 4-star recipient of Golf Digest’s Places to Play. Aspiring golfers can hone their golfing skills and sign up for a lesson with the finest fully-trained staff professionals or become a Resort Golf Academy member – Arizona’s premier golf school destination. With two large putting greens, a chipping area, a practice bunker and a full-length driving range, it is no surprise that Eagle Mountain is in the top of the “must-play in Arizona” list. This community was recently voted as “Best New Public Course” by the Arizona Republic Golf Section.

Eagle Mountain real estate is sought after for its wide array of homes from condominium and town homes to luxury estates. Homes in Eagle Mountain feature gorgeous architecture, stunning landscaping, and a panoramic view of the valley, these and more at an affordable price.

Homeowners and guests can relax in the peaceful ambiance an exclusive retreat while being in close proximity to everyday conveniences in Scottsdale. Find your dream home and own a beautiful golf property in Eagle Mountain where you can wake up to a gorgeous sunrise and enjoy golden desert sunsets.

For inquiries on Eagle Mountain real estate in Fountain Hills, Arizona, just Email or call us at 480-595-6412.

To view current listings go to Eagle Mountain real estate listing

When you are out looking for homes for sale in Phoenix AZ, it might be a challenge if you’re new to the real estate market. You can make it easier if you have a good idea of what the criteria is that you want in your home. 

Phoenix Current Listing

When you consider buying a new home, keep in mind that interest rates and home prices tend to move in opposite directions. Some people mistakenly believe buying a home is a bad idea when prices are up or when interest rates are high. In fact, either of those situations can create good buying opportunities. However today’s economy could hardly provide a better climate for the purchase of a home. Market prices for homes are at an historical low and interest rates are the lowest they have been in decades. Prices have actually had upward movement over the past few months. The housing market is bouncing back.

DO’S AND DON’TS FOR HOME BUYERS
Buying a home is not as simple as buying a new sweater, or even a new car. There are a lot of things you should know. Here are a few basics:

Do
• Ask a qualified REALTOR® to be your buyer’s agent. The seller pays their fee but their fiduciary responsibility is to their client buyer by agreement.
• Project your future needs, as children multiply, or get older and move out.
• Review last year’s tax and utility bills.
• Consider privacy for you and your spouse.
• Walk the property boundaries.
• Review the homeowner disclosure documents thoroughly.
• Purchase a home warranty for unforeseen breakdowns the first year.
• Keep meticulous records of home repairs once you move in for capital basis calculation once you sell.

• Get pre-qualified for a loan before you head out to find that house that meets your needs. This is a critical step to the home buying process.

Don’t
• Accept as absolute truth statements by the seller. Document everything.
• Make verbal agreements.
• Look for a home without financing pre-approval.
• Make your moving schedule too tight.
• Buy the biggest home in a neighborhood — it’s usually the hardest to sell.
• Purchase without a quality home inspection.

Finding the Right Homes for Sale in Phoenix Az

When shopping for homes for sale Phoenix AZ and you’re working be sure and ask yourself what your commute tolerance is and tell your real estate agent. If it’s 20 minutes your real estate agent needs to know so they can make that part of the search algorithm. Are schools important, easy access to shopping, medical, and recreation are all important factors to consider.

Consider the home itself as an important part of your criteria. When looking for homes for sale Phoenix AZ, or anywhere else, consider the absolute “must haves” that have to be part of the home, that is, number of bedrooms, baths, fireplace, garage, etc.; consider the “should haves” that is it should have a center island kitchen but if it doesn’t and everything else is good so it’s not a deal breaker; “nice to haves” that is if the house comes with something you like but it’s not on your must or should have list, it’s nice to have but you it probably does not deserve a monetary value when negotiating the sale price.

Most importantly when you’re looking for homes for sale Phoenix AZ, lean on your REALTOR®, they can turn your home quest from something daunting to an experience worth having.

For more information or questions call or email us. You can also visit http://www.PhoenixRealEstateQuest.com our website for Phoenix real estate.

Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona

It is the premier location for residential living in the Valley of the Sun. From single-family, to golf and custom homes, Desert Ridge features a wide variety of homes, offering quality living opportunities for all ages. Sagewood at Desert Ridge puts the “gold” in golden years as it takes a refreshing new way in senior living with on-site health care services, therapy, and assisted living.

Desert Ridge is part of the Paradise Valley Unified School District, one of the Valley’s leading school districts with an above average educational climate index in Arizona. The community promotes educational and vocational success to the students.

This award-winning community caters to every kind of lifestyle. For the outdoor enthusiasts, community hiking trails with rich Sonoran Desert landscape meander throughout the community and with a vibrant combination of shopping, dining, recreational activities, employment opportunities and top-of-the-line healthcare facilities. Some of Desert Ridge’s celebrated destinations are CityNorth, Desert Ridge Marketplace, JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, and Mayo Clinic Hospital – the first and largest integrated, non-profit group practice in the world, Mayo Clinic.

Be it for business or pleasure, Desert Ridge is the perfect retreat. JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa offers superb therapeutic spa services, dining and golf. Desert Ridge will also soon house 3 new hotels – Residence Inn by Marriott, a 4-star business hotel and a 5-star luxury hotel at CityNorth. From small cafes to large retail centers abound The Shops at Shade and in Desert Ridge Marketplace, with CityNorth being the urban core of the community. There’s so many things to see, do and look forward at Desert Ridge. 

For inquiries on Desert Ridge real estate in Phoenix, Arizona, just Email or call us at 480-595-6412.

To view current listings go to Desert Ridge real estate listing

Aviano® at Desert Ridge® is ideally situated in North Phoenix within the Paradise Valley school district enjoying near perpetual sunshine, rich desert vegetation, stunning mountain views, and superb upscale shopping. The community enjoys peaceful seclusion from all the hustle and bustle of the city but still within close proximity to everyday conveniences. 

Aviano at Desert Ridge Luxury Estate

Famous for its luxury living and exceptional facilities, Aviano at Desert Ridge, never disappoints. This gated community features beautiful homes showcasing its Southwestern lifestyle with strong Spanish Colonial style and Old World Tuscan architecture.

Aviano at Desert Ridge offers a wide array of residential choices and remarkable amenities including a Clubhouse, resort-style swimming pools (one for the exclusive use of The Villages residents), lighted tennis courts, state-of-the-art fitness center, pocket parks, picnic areas, barbeque facilities, basketball courts, walking trails, and many more!Homeowners have complete access to the Community Center and its facilities.

Experience the beauty and tranquility of this world-class community. Reward yourself with luxury living at Aviano at Desert Ridge.

For inquiries on Aviano real estate at Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona, just Email or call us at 480-595-6412.

To view current listings go to Aviano real estate listings at Desert Ridge

Discover for yourself why many consider Scottsdale real estate as the buzzing city and why people from all over the country and the world are moving to Scottsdale, Arizona. Here are 7 reasons why you should choose Scottsdale Arizona.

1. People who have experienced Scottsdale Arizona are impressed by the hospitality the city embraces its residents and visitors with stunning beauty in and around what makes up Scottsdale real estate. The city has been voted as “one of the most livable cities in the United States”

2. The city features a scenic backdrop against the Sonoran Desert and the McDowell Mountain preserve.

3. Environment plays a very crucial role in this city. Amidst all the advancement, commerce and social activities, the city never fails to actively take action in preserving its rich environment they were blessed with.

4. With a low crime rate comes a greater and safer freedom. People in Scottsdale get a real feeling of comfort and security in and out of their homes.

5. Scottsdale is an affluent city in the state of Arizona where hundreds of gorgeous homes are on the market at unbelievably affordable prices. There’s no surprise why Scottsdale real estate is so popular and sought after! Take a look for yourself at these gorgeous properties.

6. Scottsdale yields strong results. Ninety eight percent of the students in Scottsdale graduate from high school, and a large percentage of that proceed to University and onto Graduate levels.
7. To add even more cherries to sweeten the amenities the weather in Scottsdale is as lovely with over 300 days of sunshine a year.

Countless exciting activities await you in Scottsdale! Whether it be a Southwestern family-fun afternoon extravaganza in the many parks and recreational areas around the city or a lavish, hip night out with some friends. All that and more, in Scottsdale Arizona. Start your year by enjoying the many opportunities to own a piece of Scottsdale real estate.

View this Video by Scottsdale Convention and Visitor’s Bureau

• Not everyone celebrates the new year eve on the 31^st of December. The Chinese celebrate new year at the second new moon after the winter solstice. 
  

  Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012!

• The first New Year’s Eve ball dropped in Times Square on December 31, 1907

• Sydney, Australia has one of the largest annual New Year’s Eve celebrations.
• Over 80,000 fireworks are set off from the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
• The centenary clock is lowered at 23:59:48 on new years eve in Madrid, Spain
• The most popular New Year’s resolution is to lose weight.
• The most popular New Year’s Day parade is held in Pasadena, California – the Tournament of Roses, better known as the Rose Parade
• In Arizona, a pine cone dropped on New Year’s eve
• In Seattle, the countdown is done with an elevator
• It is in Argentina, Brazil, Germany, the Philippines and Venezuela where New Year’s eve is a public non-working holiday.
• The Chinese New Year is also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival
• Thailand celebrates New Year from April 13 to 15 by throwing water.
• New Year began on March 1 in the ancient Roman calendar.
• The first new year holiday was observed 4,000 years ago in Ancient Babylon
• In around 600 BC, the New Year tradition of using a baby began to signify a new year.

As and ode to a year that we are all about to bid adieu, let us all welcome 2012 full of love and hopes from the Luxury Valley Homes team. May God Bless us all and the United States of America.

Welcoming the new year with grand fireworks display is as epic and iconic as it comes in New York’s Time Square or in Sydney’s Harbor Bridge. The gorgeous display of lights never fails to enthrall anyone – of course, from a safe and comfortable distance. These light shows are more than just spectacles, they have become a tradition.

Welcome the New Year in Style at Phoenix, Arizona

Fireworks were first invented in 7th century China and was used for entertainment as well as for warfare. Fourteen thousand years later and fireworks are still being used more or less the same way but only better and safer.

The Chinese believed that the loud noises the fireworks made drove away the evil spirits, bad luck and ill fates. So welcoming the upcoming year with fireworks meant driving away the misfortunes and bringing in good luck.

Celebrate and dance your way through the night at various New Year’s eve parties in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona. Before the clock strikes midnight, make sure to find a good spot, count your way down to 1 and witness the spectacular fireworks display. Welcome in the new year full of love and hope. Ring in 2012 with all the fun and amusements in and around Downtown Phoenix and Phoenix real estate.

Then top the night off with nice cold sparkling champagne to cheer on for the coming year.

Wishing you all a prosperous 2012 from the Luxury Valley Homes.

Success in a child’s years to come is greatly influenced by the groundwork laid during the formative preschoolyears. Significant to the success of the child in academics and life is the balancing of the mental, emotional and social education and development during the years of infancy to age five. 

Things to Remember When Choosing a Preschool for Day Care

Parents naturally want to find that their children have the needed reading and writing skills for kindergarten and 1st grade after years in preschool, but the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child has found in their studies that the contentedness and self-assurance that comes from stable human relationships are significant as well. The preschool program can make the difference in the whole development in children, harmonizing positive social relations and emotional happiness with academics that prepares the young students for further schooling and future life.

Because of the critical development that takes place in the young life before kindergarten age, parents should take special care in selecting preschool programs. They should look for schools that apply a curriculum that incorporates imaginative play with valuable and age appropriate academics. Such schools should have teachers that are caring and qualified. Evidence should be found that the teachers provide an environment that fosters the growth of the vital social and emotional sides of learning.

Obviously, helping children to learn to count and to know their ABC’s is important. Then, elements of life are also crucial like compassion and sharing, friendship and truthfulness along with inner-confidence and kindness. The National Research Council reported in the year 2000 that infants come into the world in a learning mode. They are born ready to absorb all they can from their environment. The report was titled, “From Neurons to Neighborhoods.” The swift learning and mental growth that happens until the child is five years old is phenomenal, and educators should be mindful of the part they play in encouraging the character qualities that prepare them to be balanced human beings as well as good students.

Preschools should be staffed with teachers who love their work, who understand the needs of balanced education at the early ages of their students. A quality curriculum combined with top criteria and caring professionals have the potential to help children be their best and reach their highest potential. Children can achieve amazing accomplishments given the right setting. From those who take care of infants to those who are teaching the five-year-olds, every teacher should nurture the balance of healthy physical, mental and emotional growth.

Preschool days should be filled with a mix of imaginative child-play and teacher-guided learning. Children should also receive frequent evaluation to note individual progress so that the program can be adjusted and modified to meet the needs of the individual students. Evaluations help teachers form a guideline for structured, purposeful and consequential teaching and learning. The potentials and heights that children can reach far exceed any expectations when placed in a positive and balanced learning environment.

Submitted by Dan Gilbert on behalf of Primrose Schools. Primrose’s BalancedLearning® daycare have low student-to-teacher ratios, ensuring that each child receives personal attention and loving care. Dan has written a number of articles on topics varying from bilingual learning to teaching the importance of volunteering.

Image by: Casey West

As many rush to malls, haggle their way to get the best buys amidst all the chaos of the busy crowd from the Christmas shopping, let us not forget the true meaning of Christmas. Indeed this yuletide season is the time to give. 

A Blessed Merry Christmas from the Luxury Valley Homes

We exchange presents and dine with friends, family and familiar faces, but how about making this year a little different from all the others by adding a new person to the list – a stranger.

Open up to the vast world around and discover that life is not a bowl of cherries. Many of our brothers and sisters in impoverished communities may not have even a single bulb to illuminate the Christmas tree, let alone a tree.

Many of us are painfully aware of the recent tragedy that has befallen our brothers and sisters in the southern part of the Philippines. While we are thankful that the typhoon has already left the country, we must not disregard that they have lost everything they own.

It’s difficult to imagine what it would be to lose everything, to suffer such a loss and to also have to deal with not having the most basic of necessities, such as food, shelter, dry clothing and even drinking water. Some of their losses simply will not be able to be replaced.

Our deepest and heartfelt sympathy and prayers go out to all who have almost nothing for this holiday season. May their lives be blessed and we hope that all of us will do what we can to bring blessings to those who have lost so much.

Celebrate Christmas with a heart, and for another heart. Touch lives, and heal.

We wish you all a Blessed Christmas from the Luxury Valley Homes!

Carefree Arizona Christmas Festival

As part of the fourth annual Carefree Arizona Christmas Festival, Foothills Animal Rescue  will be hosting the Holiday Dog Walk. There will be prizes for best Christmas-dressed dogs. There will be first, second, and third  place prizes for the best Christmas-dressed pooch, so dress them in their Christmas best and prance them into downtown Carefree!  All proceeds from the auction will go to FAR’s new, no-kill facility.

The festival offers a multitude of free holiday events for the entire family and promises to bring good cheer with a weekend long celebration featuring an electric light parade and fireworks display.

Live music, dance and entertainment, visits from Santa and a chance to experience 25 tons of real snow take place throughout the entire weekend. Other highlights include the Nutcracker ballet excerpts, Cactus Shadows Honors Choir performances, pet events including a dog walk, pet adoptions, “Doggies of the North Pole” comedic canines, and much more.

An outdoor Carefree Christmas Marketplace by Magic Bird featuring 75 vendors will offer holiday gift shopping, along with seasonal food and drink favorites including hot chocolate, spiced cider and roasted chestnuts. Dance to your favorite swing tunes at our open-air concert, or simply spend time browsing the stores until late in the evening.

The video below demonstrates some of the activities associated with the Carefree Arizona Christmas Festival.  Is it any wonder why Carefree real estate is so popular. You can find out more about the availability of homes at Carefree Estates.  http://www.CarefreeEstates.com