Scottsdale Blog

The DC Ranch Community Center had a grand opening celebration today. Desert Camp has been under renovation for 2 years. It has been a very long project and the opening was highly anticipated by residents throughout the community. The project was intended to add two critical amenities - pickleball courts and a fitness center. Pickleball is all the rage right now and players have been using the tennis courts. Pickleball players ...

The initiation fee at the Estancia Club has increased to $275,000. This was a relatively small increase of $25,000 and similar to recent increases at other clubs. It is very common for the cost of membership to increase on an annual basis. Some clubs increase their initiation fee on an annual basis while others increase multiple times per year. The golf membership at Estancia is comparably priced to other golf ...

Desert Mountain is a very popular golf club and has a lengthy list of prospective members. The waitlist of approved applicants is approximately 45 people and 15-16 months long. Desert Mountain Club is currently only taking applications from Desert Mountain homeowners. A wonderful new program at Desert Mountain allows people on the waitlist to start with a Lifestyle membership and then convert it later to a Golf membership. This allows ...

DC Ranch is unique in that it has multiple levels of membership. In addition to Golf memberships, it also offers a Sport Social membership and a Clubhouse membership. DC Ranch has recently added another 25 Clubhouse memberships. The Clubhouse membership is a popular option and is similar to social memberships at other clubs. Clubhouse members can enjoy the pools, tennis, dining, fitness and social events. DC Ranch is currently accepting ...

Desert Highlands Golf Club has announced that the cost of a golf membership will increase from $95,000 to $150,000. This change will take place effective November 1st, 2023. This brings the price up to a level similar to other North Scottsdale golf clubs. All of the premier golf clubs are priced between $150,000-$400,000 for the initial membership. Desert Highlands is unique in that it is the only club in North ...

The Desert Mountain HOA members will be voting to implement a Community Enhancement Fee for new homeowners. All buyers at Desert Mountain will be required to pay a one-time fee to the HOA of 1/2% of the purchase price on every home or lot. The fee will be collected at closing starting May 10th, 2023. For example, a buyer of a $2 Million home will pay a $10,000 fee to ...