Homes for Sale in Desert Mountain

Desert Mountain, located in Maricopa County, Arizona, is one of the most highly sought after residential communities in Northeast Scottsdale. Desert Mountain residents enjoy over 300 days of sunshine per year, which allows them to indulge in a truly unique Southwestern lifestyle. Dozens of social and recreational activities take place throughout the year, giving residents plenty of opportunities to catch up with friends and neighbors on the latest news and events.

In 2000, the Robb Report named Desert Mountain as one of "The World's Best Golf Communities" and indeed, Desert Mountain rightfully earns this title with six outstanding award-winning golf courses, each carefully designed by Pro-Golf Champion, Jack Nicklaus. Furthermore, Desert Mountain has gone on to win dozens of awards for the architecture, charm and service of the many clubhouses, restaurants and retail outlets on the grounds.

For the last twenty years, Desert Mountain has been hailed as one of the best communities to call home and will only continue to prosper over the next twenty years. Consider the desert oasis of Desert Mountain for your next big real estate move today!

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Discerning buyers looking to purchase a home in the master-planned golf course community of Desert Mountain will find that this lovely community offers a fine selection of real estate with single-family homes, condos/townhouses, new construction and custom homesites anchoring the market. The average listing price for a single-family home in Desert Mountain runs from $800,000 to over $1 million. However, buyers can find listings for homes starting as low as $145,000.

The community is divided up into 35 villages, including Grey Fox, Apache Cottages, Arrowhead, Cochise Ridge, Desert Greens, Eagle Feather, Lone Mountain, Renegade Trail, Painted Sky and the newest village, Cintarosa Ranch. Each home is custom designed in the form of Ranch, Santa Fe, Spanish, Contemporary, or Tuscan architecture. Luxury estates with 4 or more bedrooms and bathrooms, swimming pools, vaulted ceilings, wooden floors, granite countertops, large fireplaces, and a host of other luxury amenities tend to run starting from $950,000 to as high as $15 million. Each home has sweeping desert and mountain views and incredible views of the golf course.

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Desert Mountain AZ Real Estate for the week of July 26th, 2010: homes priced around $988,830 compared to $964,000 the previous week, showing a increase of more than +3%.  For Sunday, August 1st, the current national mortgage rate for a 30 year fixed mortgage is 4.59%; the 15 year fixed rate is at 4.05%. For a loan larger than conventional conforming loans, or 'jumbo' loan, the 30 year rate is 5.44%, while the 15 year jumbo rate currently is at 4.98%. You can calculate your mortgage rate with our mortgage calculators.  Get local info and homes for sale in Desert Mountain AZ. View active real estate listings for different types of properties including new homes, houses for sale, foreclosures in Desert Mountain, short sales, and price reduced listings. Find information and property resources including prices of recently sold homes in Desert Mountain, Desert Mountain neighborhood information, crime stats, home values, and schools in Desert Mountain to help you find the best home!