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Desert Mountain · Scottsdale, Arizona 85262 · Presented by Cheryl Solano
Desert Mountain real estate, with Cheryl Solano
The quarterly market update, every home for sale by village, and a neighborhood expert who knows the club, the villages and the numbers.
Your Desert Mountain advisorCheryl Solano
The short answer
As of November 2, 2026, there are 92 homes listed for sale in Desert Mountain, with a median list price of $3,500,000, plus 26 homesites. Over the past 12 months, 161 homes sold at a median price of $2,700,000, or $706 per square foot, after a median of 123 days on market. With about 6.9 months of supply, the market is leaning toward buyers overall, but much tighter under $3 million than above $5 million.
Source: ARMLS via Flexmls, calculated by Arizona Luxury Partners; club and HOA facts from their official sites, cited below. Desert Mountain is defined in the FAQ.
Cheryl Solano's quarterly report
Desert Mountain, Q3 2026 market update
The last four full quarters, October 2025 through September 2026, against the four before.
| Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 24 | 38 | 49 | 33 |
| Median sale price | $2,077,500 | $2,847,500 | $2,700,000 | $2,450,000 |
| Average size | 3,792 sq ft | 4,368 sq ft | 4,250 sq ft | 4,089 sq ft |
| Median days on market | 70 | 97 | 128 | 158 |
| Sold price | ||||
| Low | $1,225,000 | $1,340,000 | $1,166,000 | $1,020,000 |
| Average | $2,708,419 | $3,276,710 | $3,418,313 | $2,742,493 |
| High | $6,500,000 | $7,000,000 | $12,100,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Price per sq ft | ||||
| Low | $321 | $466 | $355 | $286 |
| Average | $704 | $742 | $768 | $673 |
| High | $1,146 | $1,101 | $1,525 | $1,121 |
Source: ARMLS via Flexmls. Closed residential sales in Desert Mountain as defined in the FAQ, by close date, calculated by Arizona Luxury Partners on November 2, 2026. Year over year changes compare October 2025 to September 2026 with October 2024 to September 2025. A single large sale can move a quarter's average and high a lot. Q4 2026 figures follow after December 31.
Two markets inside the gates
Months of supply by price range. Under 3 months favors sellers, 3 to 6 is balanced, over 6 favors buyers.
Under $3 million, 94 homes sold over the past 12 months and 37 are for sale today, about 4.7 months of supply. At $5 million and up it is a different market: 21 sales and 26 listings, about 14.9 months. Buyers at the top have room to negotiate, and sellers there need pricing that stands up to the competition.
See the numbers behind the chart
| Price range | Sold, 12 months | Median sale price | For sale today | Months of supply | Listing success rate | Median sale to original list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $2 million | 43 | $1,650,000 | 15 | 4.2 | 81% | 87.4% |
| $2 to $3 million | 51 | $2,500,000 | 22 | 5.2 | 67% | 90.8% |
| $3 to $5 million | 46 | $3,450,000 | 29 | 7.6 | 52% | 93.5% |
| $5 to $10 million | 19 | $5,700,000 | 21 | 13.3 | 54% | 96.4% |
| $10 million and up | 2 | $10,550,000 and $12,100,000 | 5 | 30.0 | 40% | 93.3% |
ARMLS via Flexmls, November 2, 2025 to November 2, 2026, calculated by Arizona Luxury Partners. Sales are grouped by sale price, listings for sale today and listings that were cancelled or expired by list price. Listing success rate is the share of listings that left the market that closed. The bar for $10 million and up runs past the end of the scale.
The Desert Mountain village map
All 30 villages on the HOA's official map page, with streets, golf holes and washes. Tap a village to load its homes for sale in the search below.
Zoom in with the buttons, a pinch, or ctrl and scroll, then drag to move around. Street names appear as you zoom in.
Pick a village
Tap a village on the map, or choose a name below, to see its homes for sale in the search under the map.
Each village is separately gated inside Desert Mountain. The map shows where each one sits among the streets, golf courses and washes, and links to the HOA's official map for the exact lots.
See homes for saleStreets, golf courses, washes and street names are traced from the Desert Mountain HOA's searchable community map, accessed November 1, 2026. Village outlines are approximate: Arizona Luxury Partners drew them from the lot labels on that map, grouped by the 30 village names on the HOA's village maps page. They are not survey boundaries. The HOA's village maps are the official reference. The village searches use the same outlines, placed on the map with the lot locations in the Maricopa County Assessor's parcel records, accessed November 1, 2026, so a home right at a village edge can show up in the next village or be left out. Ask us to confirm the village for any address.
Search every Desert Mountain home for sale
Live from the MLS. Pick a village on the map above, or filter here, then ask Cheryl to tour any home.
Your Desert Mountain advisor
Cheryl Solano
Senior Partner | CRS® | Realtor®
Cheryl is Arizona Luxury Partners' Desert Mountain specialist. She is a golfer herself, and she helps buyers and sellers make sense of the parts of a Desert Mountain move that never show up on a listing: club membership and timing, village rules and documents, and pricing a home against the right sales in the right price range.
Before real estate, Cheryl spent 18 years ranking among the top salespeople in the United States for Coca-Cola, Computer Associates and Sun Microsystems. She grew up in Denver, earned a degree in psychology from the University of Colorado, and brings that same preparation, patience and negotiating skill to every client. Clients describe her as hardworking and always available.
- CRS®, Certified Residential Specialist
- ABR®, Accredited Buyer's Representative
- SRS, Seller Representative Specialist
- SFR®, Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource
- e-PRO®
Arizona license SA541911000 · Meet Cheryl
When we received a contract in Colorado, but were unable to travel to Arizona, Cheryl previewed homes and toured the preferred homes with us on FaceTime. She expertly negotiated the contract and was even able to close early.
Club first, then the house
Membership is a separate application with its own review and a possible wait list. Cheryl gets the club's current terms in writing early, so your offer and your timeline fit.
The village, not the median
Every village is separately gated, and many have their own rules and fees. Cheryl pulls the village documents and the sales that matter for the home you are looking at.
Priced for its price range
Under $3 million and over $5 million behave like different markets here. Cheryl shows you the exact sales and competing listings behind every number.
The past 12 months, by the numbers
Closed residential sales, November 2, 2025 to November 2, 2026.
Months of supply is today's 92 listings divided by the 12 month average of about 13.4 sales per month. 21 of the 161 sales closed at $5 million or more, from $1,020,000 to $12,100,000 overall. Seller concessions are seller paid buyer costs, such as closing costs or a rate buydown, as reported on the closed MLS record. Listing success rate is the share of listings that left the market over the past 12 months that closed rather than being cancelled or expiring: 161 closed and 96 cancelled or expired. A listing that was cancelled and relisted counts as cancelled.
Desert Mountain median sale price, 10 years
Yearly median sale price of closed residential sales, 2016 to 2026.
The median sale price in Desert Mountain went from $1,323,750 in 2016 to $3,062,500 in 2025, up 131%. The highest yearly median was $3,062,500 in 2025. So far this year, through November 2, 2026, the median is $2,725,000. A median is the middle sale of the year, so it moves with both prices and the mix of homes that sold.
See the yearly numbers
| Year | Median sale price | Homes sold |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (through November 2, 2026) | $2,725,000 | 139 |
| 2025 | $3,062,500 | 130 |
| 2024 | $2,800,000 | 153 |
| 2023 | $2,581,250 | 166 |
| 2022 | $2,725,000 | 143 |
| 2021 | $2,112,500 | 254 |
| 2020 | $1,500,000 | 234 |
| 2019 | $1,400,000 | 165 |
| 2018 | $1,206,750 | 150 |
| 2017 | $1,252,000 | 121 |
| 2016 | $1,323,750 | 112 |
Source: ARMLS via Flexmls. Closed residential sales by calendar year in Desert Mountain as defined in the FAQ, calculated by Arizona Luxury Partners.
What the numbers mean right now
Cheryl's read on the market, for buyers and for sellers.
Over the past 12 months, 161 homes sold in Desert Mountain and 13% closed at $5 million or more. Today 92 are listed, from $1,385,000 to $18,000,000, and 31 of those have already had a price change. The typical sale closed about 8% below its original list price.
The pace has slowed. Homes that sold in Q3 2026 took a median of 158 days, against 70 in Q4 2025, and the median sale over the last four quarters was $2,700,000, down from $3,200,000 the year before. A median moves with the mix of homes that sell as well as with prices, so the sales that match your home matter more than the headline number.
If you are buying
- Decide on the club first. Your membership plans shape the real cost of living here more than small differences in price.
- Well priced homes still move fast. 24 of last year's 161 sales went under contract within 30 days, at about 97% of list price on average, so be ready to act when the right one lists.
- Above $5 million there are about 14.9 months of supply. Homes listed a while are where the room to negotiate is.
If you are selling
- Price for your price range, not the Desert Mountain median. The months of supply chart above shows how different each range is.
- Your first 30 days matter most. 83 homes took more than 120 days and closed at about 85% of their original list price on average.
- Have the village documents, recent assessments and club details ready. Buyers here are deciding on a membership too.
Seven private courses
Six Jack Nicklaus Signature courses and the par 3 No. 7, as the club describes them.
Renegade
Jack Nicklaus
Par 72 · 7,933 yards
Cochise
Jack Nicklaus
Par 72 · 7,042 yards
Geronimo
Jack Nicklaus
Par 72 · 7,293 yards
Apache
Jack Nicklaus
Par 72 · 7,211 yards
Chiricahua
Jack Nicklaus
Par 72 · 7,347 yards
Outlaw
Jack Nicklaus
Par 72 · 7,107 yards
No. 7
Bill Brownlee and Wendell Pickett
Par 54 · 3,114 yards
Golf course homes
Every Desert Mountain home for sale on a golf course lot.
See the homes
Beyond golf, the club lists seven clubhouses, a tennis complex with green clay, hard and grass courts, eight pickleball courts, 25 miles of private trails, and 10 restaurants and grills. Golf membership is separate from owning a home on a course.
Before you buy in Desert Mountain
Six things Cheryl walks every buyer through, from the club's and the HOA's own documents.
- Ownership and membership are separate. Every owner belongs to the Desert Mountain HOA. Club membership is its own application, with review and approval that the club says takes about 30 days and is not guaranteed.
- Plan for a possible wait list. The club says owners now take priority but approval is not guaranteed, and buyer interest has led to the likelihood of a wait list. Seven Desert Mountain is the exception, because every home there requires membership.
- Budget for the 0.45% fee. Buyers pay an HOA capital reserve fee of 0.45% of the purchase price on purchase agreements signed on or after March 1, 2024.
- HOA dues twice a year. The HOA bills assessments on January 1 and July 1, and many villages add their own dues and rules.
- No short stays. Leasing a home for less than 30 days to anyone who is not a member of the HOA or the club is prohibited, with fines from $5,000.
- Exterior changes need approval. Every change to a home's exterior, paint color included, goes through the HOA's architectural review.
Membership Sales (480) 595-4110 · HOA office (480) 635-5600 · Read our membership guide
Explore Desert Mountain
Every kind of home inside the gates, the villages, and the club.
Desert Mountain questions, answered
What does the Q3 2026 Desert Mountain market update show?
Over the last four full quarters, October 2025 through September 2026, 144 homes sold in Desert Mountain at a median of $2,700,000, 15.6% below the $3,200,000 median of the four quarters before, on 146 sales. The median price per square foot was $707, down 7.9% from $768, and homes took a median of 120 days to sell, against 71. Q3 2026 alone had 33 sales at a median of $2,450,000.
How much do homes cost in Desert Mountain?
The median sale price was $2,700,000 for the 161 homes that sold in Desert Mountain from November 2, 2025 to November 2, 2026, or $706 per square foot, with sale prices from $1,020,000 to $12,100,000. Homes listed for sale on November 2, 2026 had a median list price of $3,500,000.
Is Desert Mountain a buyer's market or a seller's market?
With 92 listings today and about 13.4 sales a month over the past year, Desert Mountain has about 6.9 months of supply, which is leaning toward buyers. It depends on price: under $3 million there are about 4.7 months of supply, and at $5 million and up about 14.9 months.
How fast do homes sell in Desert Mountain?
Homes that sold over the past 12 months spent a median of 123 days on the market and closed at a median of 94.48% of their final list price, or 91.84% of their original list price. 24 of the 161 sales went under contract within 30 days, while 83 took more than 120 days and closed at about 85% of their original list price.
How many listings actually sell in Desert Mountain?
Of the 257 listings that left the market over the past 12 months, 161 closed and 96 were cancelled or expired, a listing success rate of 63%. A listing that was cancelled and then relisted counts as cancelled.
How common are seller concessions in Desert Mountain?
22 of the 161 closed sales, or 14%, reported a seller concession on the MLS record, such as seller paid closing costs or a rate buydown. Among the sales that had one, the median concession was $18,000.
Do you have to join Desert Mountain Club to buy a home there?
Outside Seven Desert Mountain, the club does not say membership is required to own a home, and every owner belongs to the Desert Mountain HOA. Buying a home does not make you a member: the club says membership requires an application, review and approval, that ownership now takes priority but does not guarantee approval, and that a wait list is likely. Every home at Seven Desert Mountain is deed restricted to require membership.
How have Desert Mountain home prices changed over the past 10 years?
The median sale price in Desert Mountain was $1,323,750 in 2016 and $3,062,500 in 2025, up 131%. So far in 2026, through November 2, 2026, the median is $2,725,000 across 139 sales.
Who is Cheryl Solano?
Cheryl Solano is a Senior Partner, CRS® and Realtor® with Arizona Luxury Partners | Real Estate Group at RE/MAX Fine Properties, and the team's Desert Mountain specialist. Before real estate she spent 18 years among the top salespeople in the United States for Coca-Cola, Computer Associates and Sun Microsystems. She holds the ABR®, SRS, SFR® and e-PRO® designations and Arizona license SA541911000. Reach her at 480.518.0181 or cheryl@azluxurypartners.com.
How does this page define Desert Mountain?
Our search and statistics include residential listings in ZIP code 85262 whose MLS subdivision name includes Desert Mountain, which is how most homes inside the gates are recorded. The MLS usually does not record the village, and a few homes may be filed under another subdivision name. Figures were calculated by Arizona Luxury Partners from ARMLS data on November 2, 2026.
Thinking about Desert Mountain?
Your vision, your home, our expertise.
Whether you are buying, selling, or curious what your home is worth, Cheryl can walk you through the sales behind every number on this page and the club and village details behind every home. White-glove service at every price point.
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Cheryl Solano, Senior Partner | CRS® | Realtor® · Arizona license SA541911000 · Arizona Luxury Partners | Real Estate Group at RE/MAX Fine Properties
Sources
- ARMLS via Flexmls. Residential closed sales November 2, 2025 to November 2, 2026, and active listings on November 2, 2026, for Desert Mountain as defined in the FAQ. Medians, months of supply, price range figures and the listing success rate calculated by Arizona Luxury Partners.
- ARMLS via Flexmls. Closed sales by calendar quarter, October 2024 through September 2026, and October 1 to November 2, 2026, for the quarterly market update.
- ARMLS via Flexmls. Residential closed sales for each calendar year from 2016 through November 2, 2026, used for the price chart.
- Acreage, founding, developer, course opening years: Desert Mountain Club, History, accessed November 1, 2026.
- Village names and maps: Desert Mountain HOA, Community and Village Maps, accessed November 1, 2026.
- Village map outlines: Desert Mountain HOA, Desert Mountain community map, searchable version, accessed November 1, 2026.
- Course designers, par and yardage: Desert Mountain Club, Golf, accessed November 1, 2026.
- No. 7 course: Desert Mountain Club, No. 7 course, accessed November 1, 2026.
- Membership approval, wait list, Seven rules: Desert Mountain Club, Real estate agent resources, accessed November 1, 2026.
- HOA membership for all owners: Desert Mountain Club, Homeowners Association, accessed November 1, 2026.
- Tennis and pickleball: Desert Mountain Club, Tennis and pickleball, accessed November 1, 2026.
- Trails: Desert Mountain Club, Hiking and biking trails, accessed November 1, 2026.
- Restaurants and grills: Desert Mountain Club, Dining, accessed November 1, 2026.
- Assessments and architectural review: Desert Mountain HOA, Frequently Asked Questions, accessed November 1, 2026.
- Capital reserve fee: Desert Mountain HOA, Capital Reserve Fund Fee Resolution, adopted September 11, 2023, accessed November 1, 2026.
- Leasing restriction: Desert Mountain HOA, Resolution Establishing a Leasing Restriction Fine Schedule, accessed November 1, 2026.
- Cheryl Solano biography and client quote: Cheryl Solano, Arizona Luxury Partners, accessed November 2, 2026.
All information provided is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified. Listing information is provided by the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service and may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. Village outlines on the map are approximate and are not survey boundaries. Club and HOA terms change, so confirm them with Desert Mountain Club and the Desert Mountain HOA. This page is for general information only and is not financial, lending, legal, or tax advice. Arizona Luxury Partners | Real Estate Group at RE/MAX Fine Properties, 21020 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85255. Office 480.766.1515. Brokerage License LC629808000. Equal Housing Opportunity.
