Blog

Golf Croquet is extremely popular at Desert Mountain. This is not your typical backyard croquet game. It is played as a team sport of 4 players and is a big social activity at Desert Mountain. Golfers particularly enjoy it because it is a smooth stroke from the shoulders, similar to golf, but not as difficult. It is a great way to meet new people at the club. Skill levels range ...
Read More

Members are excited to see the Renegade clubhouse renovations starting soon. The club membership overwhelmingly voted to approve the renovation of Renegade Clubhouse in March, 2019. That project was put on hold in April, 2019, as Covid-19 accelerated. There was too much uncertainty at the time as to how the pandemic would affect the club. The Board was being cautious with their significant cash resources. In late September, it became ...
Read More

When Covid-19 struck and the worldwide pandemic started in March, 2019, Desert Mountain went into crisis management mode like every other business in America. Ultimately, 2020 ended up being one of the most successful years in the club’s history. Not a single employee was furloughed, club revenues went up and membership sales went through the roof. A total of 177 Golf memberships were sold, which was a club record. 2020 ...
Read More

The Scottsdale luxury real estate market is surging with demand exceeding supply. There is an extreme lack of inventory of homes for sale. Many luxury homes, especially the ones with views, are selling quickly and for over list price. It is extremely common for a home to receive multiple offers over list price on the first day on the market. In fact, the average sales price is now 101% of ...
Read More

Desert Mountain Club made significant changes to the membership model this month. The Club members voted to restructure the memberships to an initial contribution and eliminate the $65,000 transfer fee upon exiting the club. As of April 1st, 2021 the new membership program is as follows: The transfer fee of $65,000 when exiting the Club has been eliminated. Members are no longer required to replace themselves with another member before ...
Read More

2020 is ending with a surge in real estate and membership sales at Desert Mountain, putting the club in an excellent financial position. The year saw record breaking new member sales and an exceptionally high member utilization of the Club. Clearly, members and potential members saw Desert Mountain as an ideal place to live during the pandemic. 144 new members joined the club between January-September. This is an exceptional 14% ...
Read More