Daniel Wexler

The reputation of DC Ranch and its prestigious sister golf community, Silverleaf is unparalleled in the greater Phoenix area and all of Arizona.

The DC Ranch resort lifestyle affords some of the most desired locations in Scottsdale with access to highways, great schools, boutique shopping and fine dining cuisine just steps from your front door on DC Ranch Market Street.

The restaurants and shopping are one of a kind, even for Scottsdale and have now extended to Canyon Village with restaurants Grazie Wine Bar and Cafe' Ted.

Situated next to the DC Ranch Village Health Club, an 81,000 square foot state of the art health and fitness club that includes children's day care, mountain biking rentals and large heated pools, is DC Ranch Crossing which today is celebrating their grand opening anchored by AJ's fine foods.

If you have considered living in Scottsdale. I highly recommend you visit the on site sales office on Market Street or the model homes of the high-end builders throughout DC Ranch.

DC Ranch is an intimate golf and exclusive community designed by DMB Partners as a premier resort, retirement and golf community nestled in the McDowell Mountains.

This 3,700 acre master planned community is one of the most desirable place to live, not only in Scottsdale, but Arizona.

Tree-lined streets, family parks, walking paths through breathtaking desert landscape and community centers with pools, fitness club and recreational facilities add to the intimate and pleasant nature of the community which is broken up into 4 unique villages.

• Desert Parks Village
• Desert Camp Village
• Market Street Village
• Country Club Village

Peoria, is "Arizona's ninth largest city with an estimated year 2007 population of 153,592. Peoria is located in the Northwest portion of the Valley of the Sun with the state capital of Phoenix and the neighboring city of Glendale to the east, and the retirement community of Sun City to the west. About 25 minutes from Scottsdale.

There are 2 particular communities that I recommend you visit.

Vistancia - self described as "authentic Arizona coupled with all the amenities of a progresive living environment" , this is "designed to completely satisfy the needs and wants of the community. Top-rated schools. A myriad of shopping opportunities and a bustling business core along the 303 transit corridor assure that the best keeps getting better, and more convenient, for Vistancia residents."

You can choose homes in 3 Villages of Vistancia with "distinct lifestyle choices and amenities. You can choose from the family-oriented personality of Vistancia Village; the age-restricted lifestyle resort community of Trilogy at Vistancia; or the exclusive lifestyle offered by Blackstone Country Club."

Finally, there are 12 unique neighborhoods with some of the highest quality builders including:

• Ashton Woods
• Cachet Homes
• Engle Homes
• Maracay Homes
• Rosewood Homes
• Shea Homes
• T.W. Lewis
• Trend Homes

If you are thinking about buying a new home from a builder, the city of Peoria and the community of Vistancia offer more than 100 floor plans, breathtaking views, 12 villages with different amenities and a wide selection of builders that will more than satisfy almost every buyer in terms of quality and price.

Call me today, I would be happy to help show you Vistancia.

Fountain Hills, AZ gets its name from its world-famous fountain. Centered in Fountain Hills Park, it shoots nearly 600 feet in the air every hour making it the highest fountain in the world. Surrounding the Fountain Hills ‘Fountain' is a 30-acre park with areas of picnics , "disc-golf" and large playground for kids (and adults

The real estate developer, MCO Properties and MCO Realty, has designed 3 luxury home communities in Fountain Hills, AZ offering a variety of real estate and homes for sale.

• Eagles Nest - a gated community with unrivaled mountain vistas of Four Peaks, Superstitions Mountains, and the Goldfields stretching out before you, Eagles Nest offers 244 home sites, 40 miles of walking, hiking and horse trails, all only minutes from Scottsdale, Fountain Hills and Phoenix.

• SunRidge Canyon - is a golf community in Fountain Hills, AZ with 541 production homes, 286 custom home sites, an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Keith Foster, neighborhood parks connected by bike paths, and open tracts of undisturbed, natural open space.

• FireRock - just minutes away in Fountain Hills and the nearby communities of Scottsdale, Tempe and Mesa, FireRock is a private gated community with luxury custom homes built into the desert terrain of a world renowned 18-hole championship private golf course with panoramic views including the East Valley skyline, Four Peaks, Red Mountain, and downtown Phoenix.

• Eagle Mountain - buying a home in this Fountain Hills community will offer panoramic views of Phoenix and Scottsdale, Red Mountain and the undisturbed Sonoran desert canyon terrain of Scottsdale and Phoenix the ‘Valley of the Sun

Visitors from all over the worlds travel each year to explore all that the Valley of the Sun and the Sonoran Desert has to see and do.
Choices include hiking, biking, museums, zoos, hunting, fishing, camping, boating, old west towns, shopping, eating and golf, golf, golf and more golf.

Here are 10 things to do in and around Phoenix AZ.

1. Camelback Mountain - view the magnificent red cliffs or challenge yourself by climbing/hiking the Phoenix AZ landmark
2. Taliesin West - get a guided tour of the North Scottsdale AZ home of Frank Lloyd Wright and get a private tour from the art students who study the master architect.
3. Bondurant School of Driving - get a quick education on safety and driving and get behind the wheel of a high-powered race car and zoom around the course
4. Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass - take step back in time to an authentic replica of 1880's Old West town with recreation of gunfights, train rides, a petting zoo and enjoy their famous sundown cookouts. Don't miss the famous Doomtown Haunted House for Halloween.
5. Phoenix Zoo - a Voted Top 5 Zoo for kids. This nationally recognized Phoenix zoo with a unique collection of exotic animals. Don't miss the ‘winter lights' festival during the holidays that lights up the night with mesmerizing displays of lights in the trees throughout the zoo.
6. Heard Museum - the world-renowned museum showcases the art of southwest cultures, past and present and one of the world's largest collection of Native American art and artifacts in downtown Phoenix or North Scottsdale.
7. Tempe Town Lake - Tempe AZ home of recreations where you can rent kayaks, paddle boats and fish or just sit and enjoy the sun
8. Phoenix AZ Sports - check out a AZ state University Sun Devil's football game, Arizona Cardinals NFL game or watch Nascar at Phoenix International Raceway.
9. Arizona Science Center - In Copper Square downtown Phoenix AZ, take the kids and watch the starry skies in the state-of-the-art planetarium of have fun with over 300 interactive exhibits.
10. Golf, Golf , Golf - there are more than 400 golf courses in greater Phoenix, Scottsdale with such distracting beauty you may (almost) forget that you are playing on world-famous championship courses. Familiar names include Troon North Golf Club, Talking Stick, and the TPC Scottsdale. Also, take a look at Wildfire Golf Club, Phoenician Golf Club and Raven Golf Club at South Mountain or the 390+ other golf choices in greater Phoenix AZ.

Get out of the house and enjoy the climate and the activities like hiking, golf, and even skiing in Flagstaff AZ and discover why the quality of life in greater Phoenix AZ and Scottsdale AZ is virtually second to none.

Have a great weekend.