At Home in McCormick Ranch

Free summer concerts resume this Sunday evening, May 11th, at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, on the southeast corner of Indian Bend and Scottsdale Roads.  Concerts run every Sunday, through mid-July, from 7:30 to 9 p.m.  You’ll want to bring a blanket or chair.
The Line-up:
May 11: Raun Alosi and 60 North (A mix of soul, R&B, classic rock and […]

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I live on McCormick Ranch Golf course and feel just a bit spoiled waking up to these beautiful views each morning.
Here’s a Flickr photo set of the golf course, so you can see more of photos of the course. Also you can subscribe to this photo set, so you will be updated as I add more […]

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This little guy has been hanging out on my back patio for the past couple of weeks, and today I was finally able to get a photo.  He even came out of his hiding place so I could really see him.  Cute.

McCormick Ranch Golf Club is a beautiful golf course and is inhabited by an abundance of […]

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Check out this great event sponsored by local resident and Realtor, John Wake, at Mountain View Park this weekend!
McCormick Ranch Landscape & Garden Fair
Saturday, March 15
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Mountain View Park
Meet gardeners, landscapers, stagers, and more.  Best of all, it’s free. 
 

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John Wake, another McCormick Ranch Realtor / Blogger and I met for lunch a couple weeks ago at Crust, a newer McCormick Ranch restaurant.   John was running late, and I was crunched for time, and we had a ton of business to talk about.  Service was friendly and quick, once we took the time to decide on what we wanted
Crust […]

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Home selllers and their agents continue to search for the right price for listing their homes in zip code 85258.  The two major communities of this zip code are McCormick Ranch and Gainey Ranch. 

 The number of days it is taking to sell a home continues to increase.

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I’ve heard that there was a eagle living in McCormick Ranch, and thought I saw one last week.  We weren’t sure, but the folks behind us on the bike trail, who happened to be from Washington state, took one look at it and went so far as to say it might be a bald headed eagle like […]

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At the beginning of this year, I spent a bit of time compiling statistics for each of the six communities in McCormick Ranch that line McCormick Parkway.  I had some sense of where the market was last year and decided to compare the first and second halves of the year, to see how prices were […]

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Was sitting in my car southbound on Scottsdale Road, waiting for the light to change so I could turn east onto McCormick Parkway (aka one of the prettiest roadways in Scottsdale), and took a quick photo of the new McCormick Ranch signage.  Nice. 

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Here are some comparisons that I put together for patio homes and town homes in the 85258 zip code, which is comprised mostly of McCormick Ranch and Gainey Ranch.  I focused in on homes that were 1500-3000 square feet.

Patio/Townhomes

1h07

2h07

% change

Average Sale Price

$519,497

$511,479

-2%

Average Days on Market

113

120

6%

Average Price/SF

$264

$258

-2%

Although there is a slight downturn from the first to […]

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