McDowell Mountain Ranch – The Preserve – 4 Bedroom Home for Sale with Pool 14895 N 103rd PL Scottsdale, AZ 85255

This beautiful 4 bedroom home located in The Preserve at McDowell Mountain Ranch is brought to you by The Cameron Team, Jeff and Lisa Cameron. For a private showing contact us at 480-502-7699 or email jeff@thecameronteam.com

Located on a cul de sac lot that is nice and flat, perfect for playing a ball game, this home offers an RV gate with room to store your toys! Inside you will find 3 bedrooms upstairs and 1 bedroom down. There are 3 full baths, 1 down.

The back yard is a large pie shaped lot. There is a covered patio with built in BBQ and grassy play area. To the side is a fenced pebble tech pool with flagstone accents. Then other patios both inside and out of the fenced pool area.

The kitchen was partially remodeled. They added Kitchen Aid high end appliances. There is a gas range and oven, built in microwave and 2 drawer style dishwashers. Then Pella doors take you to your fantastic yard.

Take a Video tour of this home by clicking below:

14895 N 103rd PL Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Take a video tour of McDowell Mountain Ranch:

Visit our website: Live In McDowell Mountain Ranch right here.

See the Schools of McDowell Mountain Ranch here 

McDowell Mountain Ranch – The Preserve – 4 Bedroom Home for Sale with Pool is a post from: The Cameron Team Website

COMMUNITIES AND SUBDIVISIONS OF McDOWELL MOUNTAIN RANCH

McDowell Mountain Ranch, or MMR, as it is affectionately known by homeowners and local businesses, is an award winning 3,200-acre master-planned community nestled in the foothills of the McDowell Mountains in northeast Scottsdale. The natural beauty and serenity of the mountains along with the unique ecosystem of the Sonoran Desert, makes it an ideal backdrop for homes.

This community, which was first conceived in 1992 and opened to the public in 1995, is made up of 26 distinct neighborhoods, built by 14 different builders. Overall, there are nearly 4,000 homes. Over $130 million was spent on infrastructure and site improvements including a Community Center, the McDowell Center, two heated pools and spas, splash pads, children’s playgrounds, tennis courts, picnic and green areas and miles of paved and natural trails. Today nearby amenities include a city of Scottsdale water park, skate park and public library, and excelling Scottsdale Unified School District schools Desert Canyon elementary and middle.

Below are a list of Communities or subdivisions throughout McDowell Mountain Ranch. This site is being made live in February of 2012, but the links to more information about the subdivisions will be created throughout this year. They will be blue as they become LIVE! Thanks for visiting!

McDOWELL MOUNTAIN RANCH COMMUNITIES

• Arizona Highlands
• Arizona vintage
• Armonico
• Cachet
• Castle Chase
• Cimarron Hills
• Cimarron Ridge
• Desert Cliffs
• Discovery Canyon
• Discovery Trails
• Eagle Ridge
• Mirador
• Montecito
• One Hundred Hills
• Panorama Point
• Sienna Canyon
• Sonoran Estates
• Sonoran Fairways
• Sunrise Point
• Sunset Point
• The Overlook
• The Preserve
• The Ridge
• The Summit
• Trovas
• Vermillion Cliffs

Community Map of McDowell Mountain Ranch

McDowell Mountain Ranch Community View

 

Tour the Communities McDowell Mountain Ranch Scottsdale Arizona is a post from: The Cameron Team Website

McDowell Mountain Ranch

McDowell Mountains - Purple from Sunset

Hello and welcome to our website for McDowell Mountain Ranch, Scottsdale and the Surrounding Community. This blog based site will give you an all encompassing exposure to living in Scottsdale, McDowell Mountain Ranch and the surrounding communities. Each link goes to a separate blog posting with more specific information about that subject. On the subject pages additional links will be supplied to get more depth and the most recent information.

I hope you find this the best way to learn about Scottsdale, McDowell Mountain Ranch and the surrounding communities.

Please post comments or your own blog posting of exciting events, information and fun experiences!

 If you are relocating to Scottsdale, you will not find a better community to live in.  This website is designed to share the reasons why you will want to Live In McDowell Mountain Ranch!

Click on the links below(this page is being developed, some links are not live yet):

1. Live in McDowell Mountain Ranch – Tour the Ranch
2. McDowell Mountain Ranch Schools
3. Communities in MMR (the 26 different Neighborhoods in MMR)
4. Home Sales – Search for a Home
   
5. Community Parks in MMR
6. McDowell Mountain Park and Aquatic Center
7. Scottsdale Sonoran Preserve Mountain Biking, Hiking and Equestrian
8. Fun in MMR – local activities
9. Fun in Scottsdale and AZ
10. Action Sports – Mountain Biking, Hiking, Boating, Cardinals, Suns & Coyotees
11. Golf Courses in Scottsdale
12. Local Businesses
13. Local Restaurants
14. Shopping Centers and nearby Malls
15. Gyms, bootcamps, yoga and more for an active lifestyle

A Guide to LIVE IN McDOWELL MOUNTAIN RANCH – Links to Schools, Community Information, Events, Restaurants, Homes for Sale and Businesses is a post from: The Cameron Team Website

The menu features a bailout plan for their customers! Great hoagies and pizzas at this place!

Uncle Sam’s Scottsdale is a post from: The Cameron Team Website

Cooler than yesterday’s 80, beautiful week in store for McDowell Mountain Ranch

Easy breezy Sunday is a post from: The Cameron Team Website

Desert Canyon Elem. School
10203 E. McDowell Mtn. Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85255-8600
480-484-1700
Mr. Chuck Rantala, Principal

DCES 
Engaging, Educating and Empowering
Every Student

Every Day!

Desert Canyon Elementary School provides a safe, caring, developmentally appropriate environment that enhances dignity and honors diversity while challenging all students to meet their intellectual and creative potential. All students are offered the highest academic challenge that is meaningful and relevant.

OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY WILL:

• Have high academic expectations which are supported by a basic foundation of skills
• Anticipate the future needs of the child in a changing world.
• Have the opportunity to participate in school decision making
• Support and maintain a safe environment
• Provide a climate of honest, consistent and clear communication.
• Offer clear and simple on-going ways for parent and community involvement
• Reward, recognize, and celebrate learning
• Demonstrate DCES PR-R-R-I-D-E!

OUR TEACHERS WILL:

• Make decisions based on what is best for kids.
• Teach concepts, processes and essential skills that meet and exceed district curriculum standards.
• Provide learning experiences for all types of learners.
• Encourage children to be appropriate risk takers.
• Establish and maintain a safe and nurturing learning environment.
• Challenge all learners to realize their highest potential through meaningful learning experiences.
• Clearly present high academic goals and behavior expectations.
• Embrace professional growth.
• Communicate openly and often with the school community.
• Be a cooperative member of a cohesive team.

Information provided by SUSD.org

Go to “Guide to McDowell Mountain Ranch”

Go to “Video Tour McDowell Mountain Ranch”

Desert Canyon Elementary School Scottsdale AZ – Live in McDowell Mountain Ranch is a post from: The Cameron Team Website

Desert Canyon Middle School - Home of the Mighty Mountain Lions!

Points of Pride:

Gifted Program

Special Education

Band and Strings

Chorus

Speech and Debate

Yearbook

Journalism

Art

PE

Foreign Language

Computer Labs

and more!

Excelling School

Check their grade! http://www.azed.gov/

Go to “Guide to McDowell Mountain Ranch”

Go to “Video Tour McDowell Mountain Ranch”

Desert Canyon Middle School-Live in McDowell Mountain Ranch is a post from: The Cameron Team Website

Home of the Wolves and WoofStock!

SCHOOL INFORMATION Provided by susd.org

Principal: Mr. Greg Milbrandt
Grades: 9-12
Colors: Maroon and Gray
Mascot: Wolf
Year Opened: 1995

School and the Community
Opened in 1995, Desert Mountain High School is located in northeast Scottsdale and serves a community which strongly supports the school system. The school has a joint use city library facility, four computer labs, media studio, theater, college/career center and extensive athletic facilities.

Desert Mountain utilizes a year long scheduling format to serve its student population of 2,500 in grades nine through twelve. In 1998, Desert Mountain became an International Baccalaureate Member School and is a magnet program for the Scottsdale Unified School District. Desert Mountain offers students the choice of standard, honors, Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classes.

Special programs are available for gifted, English Language Learners and Special Education students. Extensive vocational programs are available through a partnership with East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT)

School Year
The school year consists of 180 days. Semester classes meet for 53 minutes, five days a week. There are two semesters in a school year and students receive .5 credit per semester.

Extracurricular Activities
Desert Mountain students participate in a variety of extracurricular activities including Student Council, National Honor Society, performing arts, athletics at the freshman, junior varsity and varsity levels, as well as over fifty student clubs and organizations.
Desert Mountain students won eight varsity team championships and twelve individual state championships in 2007.

Faculty
The Desert Mountain Faculty includes five administrators, nine professional support staff members and one hundred twenty-three teachers, of whom seventy-five hold Master’s Degrees and seven hold Doctorates.

Accreditation
Desert Mountain High school is accredited through North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Desert Mountain is a member of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors and complies with the NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice.

Honors and Awards

• 9 National Merit Semi-Finalists
• 6 National Merit Commended Students
• 39 AP Scholars, 18 AP Scholars with Honors, 5 AP Scholars with Distinction
• 1 Rensselaer Medalist
• 42 International Baccalaureate Diplomas
• Over $25,586,811 in scholarships
• Graduation Requirements
  A total of 22 credits are required to graduate:
  • English 4 credits
  • Social Studies 3 credits
  • Mathematics 3 credits
  • Science 3 credits
  • Physical Education 1 credit
  • Fine Arts or Vocational Education 1 credit
  • Electives 7 credits
  • High school computer proficiency and passage of Arizona ‘s Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) tests
    are required for all students

Grade Point Average and Class Rank
Class rank is calculated on a weighted overall cumulative GPA for all courses grades 9 through 12. Honors, AP and IB classes carry a weighted grade value; an A=5 points, B=4 points, C=3 points. Honors credit is denoted with an “H” next to the class. Official ranking is reported as a percentile ranking at the end of the student’s sixth semester. The higher the GPA of a student, the higher their percentile ranking. (Percentile rankings are shared by more than one student)

Desert Mountain High School-Live in McDowell Mountain Ranch is a post from: The Cameron Team Website

McDowell Mountain Ranch is unique in that Scottsdale Unified School District planned an educational complex, housing both elementary and middle schools on the same campus.

Desert Canyon Elementary  serves the community and surrounding areas for pre-k thru 5th grade.

Desert Canyon Elem. School
10203 E. McDowell Mtn. Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85255-8600
480-484-1700
Mr. Chuck Rantala, Principal

DCES 
Engaging, Educating and Empowering
Every Student

Every Day!

Desert Canyon Middle has a self contained gifted program and serves 6th thru 8th grades.

Desert Canyon Middle School
10203 E. McDowell Mountain Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85255-8600
480-484-4600
Mrs. Eileen Nilson, Principal

Desert Canyon Middle School

Desert Mountain High School is about 5 miles southeast of McDowell Mountain Ranch. It serves 9th thru 12th grades. There is an IB program and wide expanse of activities for the high school student.

Desert Mountain High School
12575 E. Via Linda
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
480-484-7000
Mr. Greg Milbrandt, Principal

Along with our excelling public schools there are a few private and charter schools nearby: Basis, Scottsdale Prep and Notre Dame High School.

Go to “Guide to McDowell Mountain Ranch”

Go to “Video Tour McDowell Mountain Ranch“

McDowell Mountain Ranch Schools-Live in McDowell Mountain Ranch is a post from: The Cameron Team Website

Credit Suisse - Real Estate Market Report February 2012 for Metro Phoenix and Scottsdale

Below is a report I received this week from Credit Suisse on the Metro Phoenix and Scottsdale real estate market.

This report on the real estate market is a survey of Realtors and what they are seeing on the street. The survey shows traffic at listings picked up in January.

Agents stated the reason was the lack of inventory. We continue to see inventory of single family homes in metro Phoenix and Scottsdale drop. This may end up slowing sales as buyers have nothing to choose from. Hopefully we will begin to see price appreciation. This will help bring more Traditional home sellers into the market.

I sold a home in McDowell Mountain Ranch last week to a buyer. It will be a new recent high sale for the floor plan in this subdivision. We were 1 of 3 buyers to look within hours of the home being listed for sale. My buyer and I recognized the value and put together a "clean full price offer." We secured the home. There is another offer in back up position. The appraisal came in at value yesterday and my buyers have now beat out the competition to purchase this home in Armonico at McDowell Mountain Ranch.

If you want to know more about the market or have any questions call me, Jeff Cameron at 480-502-7699

The Cameron Team at MRW Homes

Phoenix, AZ – Traffic Improves as Falling Inventories
Create Urgency in the Market
(7,259 single-family permits in 2010, 4th largest market in the country)
A shrinking inventory incites urgency in the market as buyers battle for fewer
homes. Buyer traffic met expectations for the second consecutive month in January, as
our traffic index came in at 53 (from 50 in December), in-line with a neutral reading of 50
(readings of 50 point to traffic meeting expectations). Agents heavily attributed the better
traffic in January to a shortage of homes available for sale. Inventory has been trending
lower over the past several months and has incited a great deal of urgency in the market.
One agent mentioned, “Buyers are once again competing for homes. There are multiple
offers for properties that are in good shape.  Buyers are even willing to wait out short
sales.” Another agent noted, “The lack of inventory is creating many multiple-offer
situations, leaving willing and able buyers looking and waiting for their next opportunities.”
Agents also highlighted that buyers believe prices have stabilized and want to get in now.
One agent mentioned, “My clients are beginning to think the market has hit bottom.”
Agents’ commentary suggests the mix of buyers consists of both investors and traditional
buyers.
Pricing improves in January. Agents indicated that prices were higher again in January,
as our home price index increased to 65 from 56 in December, above a neutral reading of
50 (readings above 50 point to sequentially higher prices). This is on the heels of the now
eleventh consecutive month of stable or lower inventories for the region. Our home listings
index came in at 80 from 77 in December, well above a neutral reading of 50, pointing to
lower inventories over the past 30 days (readings above 50). In addition, our time to sell
index came in at 76 from 65 in December,  pointing to a reduced time to sell (readings
above 50). We view the lower inventories and time to sell as positive indicators for future
pricing. However, we do remain concerned over shadow foreclosure inventory not
currently held for sale that could mitigate the positive impact of lower inventories.
Comments from real estate agents:
■ “The low-end of the market has very low inventory and is ultra-competitive.”
■ “Buyers are motivated by great affordability.”

Credit Suisse – Real Estate Market Report February 2012 for Metro Phoenix and Scottsdale is a post from: The Cameron Team Website