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REALESTATE US judge suspends ban on homebuyer ‘love letters’ ASSOCIATED PRESS

PORTLAND, Ore. – A federal judge last week issued a preliminary injunction blocking Oregon’s ban on so-called real estate “love letters,” the nickname for personal notes from prospective homebuyers to home sellers.

In his court order issued last Friday, U.S. District Judge Marco A. Hernández said the law violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by restricting free speech too broadly, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.

The conservative Pacifi c Legal Foundation fi led the lawsuit in U.S. District Court on behalf of the Bend-based Total Real Estate Group against Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Real Estate Commissioner Steve Strode, alleging that forbidding the letters violated First Amendment rights.

The letters, often written to appeal to a seller to accept a potentially less-competitive off er, were outlawed as of Jan. 1 by lawmakers

Judge says law violates the First Amendment by restricting free speech

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VALLEY HOME VALUES AREA’S PRICIEST HOMES

The north Scottsdale home dubbed “one of the most photographed” in the community has fi ve bedrooms and 5½ bathrooms. COURTESY OF KAREN A. BALDWIN OF RUSS LYON SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

Scottsdale home called one of community’s ‘most photographed’ sells The top three priciest homes to sell in metro Phoenix last week are located in north Scottsdale. Taj Mahal quartzite counter tops, a kids’ wing and a wine bar were among the amenities of the houses.

JT Properties Investments was the seller.

Lyon Sotheby's International Realty had the listing.

$5,800,000

$4,550,000

Steven and Anne Kaplan of Massachusetts paid cash for a 6,479-square-foot home in north Scottsdale’s Silverleaf community. The home has four bedrooms and 41⁄ 2 bathrooms. No other information was provided in the listing.

Kent and Leslie Noble bought a new home near Paradise Valley’s Ritz-Carlton hotel. The house sold by Shea Homes wasn’t listed, so additional information isn’t available.

Robert and Ellen McCarthy sold the property.

$4,200,000

$5,700,000

James Gilligan paid cash for a 6,500-square-foot house in the Phoenix side of the Arcadia neighborhood. The home with five bedrooms and 51⁄ 2 bathrooms also comes with a casita, a kids’ wing, a large office and an entertainer’s wine bar.

$9,800,000 Cam and Ann Gallagher paid cash for a 9,000-squarefoot mansion in north Scottsdale’s Silverleaf community. Cam Gallagher is chief business officer at Immusoft Corp. The home located on 1.4 acres has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. It also comes with a casita, Taj Mahal quartzite countertops, white oak hardwood floors, a dual-glass wine room and an outdoor pizza oven.

The Leo J Hauser Family Trust paid cash for a 6,532square-foot house in north Scottsdale’s Desert Mountain. The home dubbed “one of the most photographed” in the community has five bedrooms and 51⁄ 2 bathrooms. The house has stone walls inside and outside that wraps around two swimming pools.

Janet Effland sold the home. Karen A. Baldwin of Russ

James and Lori Krohn were the sellers.

Reach the reporter at Catherine.Reagor@arizonarepublic.com or 602-4448040. Follow her on Twitter @Catherinereagor.

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Warm and welcoming, Wooddale boasts abundant resort-style services and amenities, well-maintained apartment-homes and awardwinning chef-created cuisine.

ACTIVE LIFESTYLE: Along with access to Sun City’s seven recreation centers and multiple golf courses, residents enjoy numerous on-site amenities including two pools, an indoor spa, a theater, hair salon, exercise room and library.

In addition, Wooddale offers continental breakfast (Mon.–Sat.), lunch or dinner daily, Sunday brunch, weekly housekeeping and 24hour emergency assistance. Located close to grocery stores, pharmacies, healthcare facilities,

shopping venues and banks, Wooddale Village has a comprehensive transportation service allowing car-less residents plenty of freedom.

COMFORTABLE APARTMENT-HOMES: Wooddale Village’s spacious apartment-homes are offered in one- and two-bedroom models and feature full kitchens, cable TV, an inhouse channel, individual temperature control, washers/dryers and large patios with storage rooms.

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NEARBY VENUES: Wooddale Village is located close to grocery stores, pharmacies, healthcare facilities, shopping venues and banks.

TRANSPORTATION SERVICE: A comprehensive transportation service allows residents plenty of freedom.

ADDRESS: 18616 N. 99th Avenue.

CROSS-STREETS: Union Hills Drive and 99th Avenue. DIRECTIONS: Loop 101 to Union Hills Drive. West to 99th Avenue. North to Wooddale Village on west side of the street.

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Money talks don’t have to be tense Set up a comfortable discussion with partner

Morgan Hines USA TODAY

Last May, after weeks of hunting, my boyfriend and I found what we were looking for: A one-bedroom apartment with outdoor space, in-unit laundry, and a dishwasher within our discussed price range. It felt like discovering a New York City real estate unicorn.

But the stress of the search wasn’t the only factor vying to overshadow the excitement of moving in with my signifi cant other.

We also had to navigate a big conversation topic: How would we split rent and other bills?

The question was diff erent for me than it had been with past roommates. There wouldn’t be a bigger bedroom or diff ering amenities to determine who would pay more or less, for example. And there were other factors to consider, too, such as income divergence.

It was an uncomfortable series of conversations to have, frankly. Eventually, like so many couples before us, we fi gured it out.

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VALLEY HOME VALUES AREA’S PRICIEST HOMES

PV home next to Praying Monk sells for $6.75M The priciest home to sell in metro Phoenix last week is located in north Scottsdale and comes with a theater with candy bar and a garage with lifts for nine cars.

$12,500,000 Sarah Carmichael paid cash for an 8,500-square-foot mansion in north Scottsdale’s Silverleaf community. The house with five bedrooms and seven bathrooms was built last year and comes with a private gate, a huge entertainment room, a theater with candy bar, a casita and a garage that can expand with lifts to house nine cars.

Steven and Pierangela Sommer of Sommer Custom Homes were the sellers.

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Paradise Valley home that sold for $6,750,000. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY KAREN DEGEORGE OF RUSS LYON SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

An LLC named after the address of the property paid cash for a new 9,030square-foot Paradise Valley home with a seven-car garage. The listing didn’t include additional information about the house.

Jordan Luxury Homes sold the home.

$9,000,000 Alan and Jolene Schwab paid cash for a 9,222-square-foot property with seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms in Scottsdale. The home on a 1.2-acre lot is secured behind two gated entrances.

The house has a large great room, a game room, and an exercise room attached to the master suite. A 2,450square-foot guesthouse has two bedrooms and 21⁄ 2 bathrooms.

Richard Boys III was the seller.

$6,750,000 Jeffrey Stork purchased a 6,479square-foot Paradise Valley house with five bedrooms and eight bathrooms.

The home, located on 1.78 acres, is eye level with Praying Monk rock. The property has walls of glass throughout, and the master retreat has a sprawling view deck.

Ronald and Katherine Brown sold the house. Ronald Brown is co-founder of hotel investment firm Atrium Holdco and was previously an executive with Starwood Hotels. Karen DeGeorge of Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty had the listing.

$5,775,000 OGW Trust bought an 8,296-squarefoot home in north Scottsdale’s Desert Mountain community. The house with five bedrooms and 61⁄ 2 bathrooms also comes with an enormous kitchen with a waterfall island and retractable TV. Tessendorf Properties was the seller.

Reach the reporter at Catherine.Reagor@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8040. Follow her on Twitter @Catherinereagor.

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savoring the area’s spectacular sunset views.

In fact, there’s so much going on at Monte Vista, we can’t wait to share it all with you!

TERRIFIC GROUND FLOOR OPPORTUNITY! Monte Vista is now accepting lot deposits for our new phase coming in 2022 that features a new fitness center and new pickleball courts. Don’t miss out—get in on the ground floor of this new phase and make your lot selection now!

PRIVATE TOURS: Monte Vista is currently open by appointment only. To arrange a just-for-you tour, call 855-360-3681 during office hours of 9AM–4PM Monday–Friday. Come visit us and see what the good life looks like at Monte Vista Village Resort!

Open By Appointment Only • Office Hours: 9AM–4PM Mon.–Fri. AREA HIGHLIGHTS NEARBY GROCERY SHOPPING: Albertsons is conveniently located right next door.

NEARBY MEDICAL CENTERS: Mountain Vista Medical Center; Banner Gateway Medical Center.

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DIRECTIONS CROSS-STREETS: Baseline Road and Ellsworth Road.

DIRECTIONS: U.S. 60 to exit 189 for Sossaman Road. South on Sossaman to Baseline. East on Baseline past Loop 202. Monte Vista Village Resort is on south side of road.

CONTACT New Home Sales Office 855-360-3681 mymhcommunity.com/ MonteVistaVillageResort

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Single women lead homebuying surge

Single women now nearly a fi fth of all homebuyers, Realtor data shows.

Even as prices rise, competition for houses fi erce

Richard Lane

Des Moines Register | USA TODAY NETWORK

Christine Johnson of Des Moines wants a place of her own.

As it turns out, so do a lot of other single women like her.

According to the National Association of Realtors, they’re the fastest-growing segment of homebuyers, accounting for 19% of the total. That’s up from 11% when data collection began in 1981.

That tracks in part with growth in the number of women who are unmarried or living without a domestic partner. According to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census data, they accounted for 36% of women ages 25-54 in 2019, up from less than 30% in 1990.

But there’s a disparity in the data. Among men, the proportion unmarried or without partners has grown even more, to 39%, the study shows.

Yet the National Association of Realtors data shows they account for only 9% of homebuyers, down from 10% in 1981.

So why are women more likely to buy?

Johnson, a local business owner, has a theory.

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VALLEY HOME VALUES AREA’S PRICIEST HOMES

Paradise Valley mansion next to Camelback Mountain sells for $21 million. COURTESY OF WALT DANLEY CHRISTIE’S INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE

Buyer pays $21M cash for Paradise Valley mansion

bathrooms, is situated on a 4.27-acre site. It was designed by architect Mark Candelaria and comes with walls of glass, a wine room, billiards room, guesthouse and a casita. The seller was a Delaware LLC called 246 CW.

A Paradise Valley mansion next to Camelback Mountain on more than four acres sold for $21 million in cash. Buyers paid almost $40 million in cash for the priciest homes to sell in metro Phoenix last week. Only one of the properties had a mortgage.

“This is simply the finest estate I have ever listed,” said Walt Danley, CEO of Walt Danley Christie’s International Real Estate, who had the listing with Catherine Jacobson of the same brokerage. “It strikes the perfect balance between elegance and warmth. It’s perfect for grand-scale entertaining and comfortable family living.”

$21,000,000 Dos Gatos Property LLC paid cash for a 15,736-square-foot Paradise Valley mansion in the shadow of Camelback Mountain. David Herro, manager of the Oakmark International fund, is listed as the member of the Arizona LLC. The estate, with seven bedrooms and 14

$7,150,000 Edwin and Denise Barker paid cash for a new 6,611-square-foot Paradise Valley house with five bedrooms and 51⁄ 2 bathrooms. The house, with views of Mummy Mountain, has an appliance garage

in the kitchen, dry bar, eight security cameras and an exercise room.

LJG Kids LLC managed by Lewis Ghiz, owner of Paramount Pool & Spa Systems, was the seller.

ufactured Homes bought a Paradise Valley house that wasn’t listed for sale, so no information is available on the property. Jeffrey and Tiffany Bucher sold it.

$5,270,000

$6,000,000 Mark and Alicia Whitt paid cash for a 9,356-squre-foot mansion in north Scottsdale’s Troon community. Mark Whitt is president of Omaha-based Tenaska Marketing Ventures, one of the U.S.’s biggest natural gas marketers.

The house, on a 2.5-acre site, comes with six bedrooms, 71⁄ 2 bathrooms, a study, exercise room and casita. Jerry Riggs sold the house.

$5,800,000 Sioux Falls, Dakota-based Terveen Man-

Lisa Delibero paid cash for a 6,077square-foot house in north Scottsdale’s Mirabel community. The house, with five bedrooms and 51⁄ 2 bathrooms, is located on the 10th fairway of a golf course. The house has a pool, spa and outdoor kitchen with fireplace and fire pit. The James Francis Trust sold the property.

Reach the reporter at catherine.reagor@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8040. Follow her on Twitter @catherinereagor.

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Nestled on the border of North Phoenix and Scottsdale, LivGenerations Mayo Blvd enjoys a location second-to-none close to upscale shopping, dining, entertainment and medical venues.

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