Our
thanks to the local and national media folks who have supported
our properties through the years. . . . From CNN to Fox Network,
and in Phoenix broadcasting, Diane Ryan, the long-time host of
"Cool House" on Fox 10 and Syleste Rodriguez who currently does
an excellent job on the program. We've put together a
compilation of some of amazing properties. Click the photo.
And to see the entire real estate tours, on our TV page, follow
this link!
Check out these vintage radio promos done for Preston's show
when on KTAR Radio!

Below: Just listed-quaint residence in popular Carefree Estates.
2 master-suite bedroom home with large patio, with $ 250,000 in upgrades
and rennovations. Solid block home you'll enjoy and a perfect
second-home as well! $ 875,000. (median sales price of
Carefree homes is over $ 1.5 million. Last 7 homes under contract
are all exceeding one million dollars. Contact us for more information.
Click here for more information. Watch the video tour!

Below, Just Listed, "The Last Outpost" featured on Fox 10 TV.
Rare, historical and astonishing 40 acre parcel of patented mining
land on Continental Peak. Off-grid, secluded, possible helipad,
gold mine and the mineral rights. "Bug-out" here! Photo below.
MLS6533721 See more:

Be sure to watch the video tour, be amazed at the location!


Thanks to all the out-of-town friends who came to our area this year,
enjoying the
Super Bowl, Phoenix Open, Arabian Horse Show, World Baseball
Championship and Spring Training.
If you are a pilot or car collector, interested in coming back and
living at Skyranch at Carefree, one of America's
great aviation communities. At any one time, there maybe houses,
townhomes or hangars
available. We are the Skyranch experts.
Click on the picture above for a dramatic flyover! No other agents has sold more homes,
lots, hangars and townhomes than us. Charter members, pilots and hangar
owners at Skyranch for three decades, and forty year Carefree residents! Call us
for updates at
602-377-0060 preston.westmoreland@russlyon.com
#skyranch
Here's a question that very well could have been asked by miners in the
1800s, seeking out rich deposits of gold and ore. "Lithium. . .what's
that?" Many of the assays only tested for gold and silver, yet there's a
world-wide hunt on for anything with lithium, the key component in
electric car batteries. Well, we tested for Lithium at the famous Octave
gold mine near Wickenburg. One sample came out 63.3 ppm. Experts say
that a minimum concentration of lithium, to produce a viable brine, is
between 50-75 ppm. Now the Octave is an amazing gold property, and
this could be just another reason to research
it. Octave has already produced 200,000 oz of gold,
75,000 oz of silver and many believe the surface has just been
scratched. Octave is available for sale. An exclusive offering from Russ
Lyon Sotheby's Int'l Realty.
Aside from the Lithium, big times could be coming up for rising gold prices, according to CNBC. See the
story

and see more about the incredible Octave gold mine for sale, near
Wickenburg, AZ.

Contact us for further details. photo credit: Sharlot
Hall Museum.
Again, it was our extreme honor to emcee
the annual Veteran's Day Program at the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion in
Carefree. This year, the keynote speaker was Captain Larry Earnst
(pictured below left), former Top Gun instructor, Vietnam aircraft
carrier combat pilot, and Commander of the aircraft carrier Midway,
which is now anchored in San Diego Harbor as a floating Naval museum.
(Preston in the middle, sergeant in the Marines, with incoming Carefree Mayor John Crane, a former
submariner, on the right, during a dinner at Venue's Restaurant)

And what a surprise! During the dinner, Mayor-elect John Crane
presented a proclamation to the Westmoreland's, in view of their
community service, AND, their 50th Wedding Anniversary,
proclaiming Monday, Nov 14, as "Preston and Nancy Westmoreland Day" in
Carefree.
Preston had also been the Grand Marshall for the annual Fiesta Days
Parade in Cave Creek, so when you need a realtor to buy or sell,
who knows the area, consider us. Residents for 35 years here.


Below, Recently SOLD! (PHOTO BELOW) Skyranch Lot $ 1.5
million. The Value of Location. This is the largest
amount ever paid for a one acre lot in the history of Carefree and Cave
Creek. The property is sandwiched between the Skyranch
runway and the Top 100 Desert Forest Golf Course. Our thanks to
the Idaho buyer and family who will enjoy this new base of operations,
and also our dedicated seller, who had the faith in Nancy and I to
represent his property for this memorable sale.
In recent years, we closed escrow on a contemporary residence for $1.9
million, then the house next door $1.2 million, And then the next
house for $ 1.55 million. What a thrill to sell 4 houses and a lot, all
in a row.! Price per sq. foot of the last two homes exceeds $500 sq.
ft., some of the highest prices per sq. foot in over two years. Below,
of the last vacant Skyranch lots under contract, due to close escrow.
Listed $1.5 million Looking for Airport Property? We were fortunate to be charter
members of Skyranch, and Preston was a pilot operating out of the field,
and a former Member of the Original Board. We are proud to say we
have sold almost every property on the North side of the runway, both
homes and lots, for the last 20 years. Plus many townhomes and
hangars on the South side of the field. Preston was also the radio
commercial voice of Stellar Airpark Estates!

Recently SOLD. $ 1.815 MILLION. Thanks to
our Seattle buyers. Welcome Home to Carefree!
The home
where many of the greatest golf courses started, the former home of
legendary golf course designer Pete Dye, with innovated circular
contemporary design, super views, no HOA, quiet street.
Pete designed of the 17th hole at Sawgrass, one of the
toughest and most photographed golf hole in the world!
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The most unique and distinctive home we've ever rented!
With modules made in a Phoenix factory, delivered by truck and
assembled by crane, this prototype residence of the future was a
stunner! We were honored to sell the company the lot, and then
found a wonderful renter who loved it. See the incredible photos
of the truck transport and crane operation below, that had the whole
town talking! There is nothing like this just completed showcase
contemporary residence of minimalist Industrial design, built to
exemplify the mountain and desert views of Carefree, with a cosmopolitan
''loft'' feel,. And next to the world-famous Boulder Resort, and several
doors down from the former home of broadcaster Hugh Downs on Stagecoach
Pass. Floor
to ceiling treated windows with cork floors on the upper level, finished
concrete on the bottom, with 90 degree opening walk-out doors. Open
floor plan with panoramic mountain, golf course and city light vistas!
Private office, Kitchen has large sweeping granite island, built-in
Miele appliances, whole house WiFi. Lower floor entertainment room opens
to a view patio. Even the garage is a stunner. Full-floor-to-ceiling
glass walls. Dramatic cork floors upstairs. glass-enclosed garage.
Just in case you're curious. it rented for $ 20,000 a month but no
longer available in the rental market. Call for us for updates.
3 bed/4bath approx. 4300 sq. ft.

The Church house sells! Photo below of one of our most unusual
offerings, at 9848 E. Roadrunner Drive, in Scottsdale. A home
donated to a local church, put on the market, and sold for $ 1.385
million, and then. . . . .the buyer drops a generous 5-figure donation
to add to the church's benefit! A Win-Win for everyone!
Two gold properties sold! We have sold the Golden Star Ranch,
LOADED WITH WATER, $2.15 million. Patented
land with artesian wells and historic gold mines. Forbes Magazine says
"Gold prices set to explode, and there is big interest in quality gold
properties.
The "Last Outpost," 40 acres patented
gold mine on top of Continental Mountain overlooking Phoenix, sold
for $ 950,000. It was featured
on Fox10 , who called it a "Pure Gold Property." Our thanks to anchor/reporter Brian Webb,
for the wonderful story. . See stories
and links below. It was the only piece of land
currently available on
Continental Peak.
Thank you!
Below, Syleste Rodriguez of Fox 10 also showcased our other Skyranch
sale last year! Contact us for the latest on Skyranch homes, townhomes
and hangar availabilities.
Could Cave Creek look like this in a thousand years? Director Adrian
Carr (Crocodile Dundee and Quigley Down Under) shot a sci fi movie
"Solus" on the Golden Star Ranch in 2019. Its a futuristic tale of a dystopian world. Check out
the title shot below.
Photo courtesy of J2
Productions. They computer-generated a futuristic city where Cave Creek, Arizona use to
be. If you know the area, you'll recognize
Black Mountain on the left. They picked the Golden Star for its mines,
tunnels, cliffs and abundant foliage for the producer.
See the Solus preview movie clip, from the spectacular opening scene,
showing what Arizona might look like in 1,000 years! (Still shot below)

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Fun
time awhile back, thanks to Diane Brennan, my former newscaster at KTAR Radio,
who letting me fill in for her on her That Real Estate Show.com We're
both in real estate now. It was like homecoming week for me, having been
on the KTAR microphone for over 26 years and inducted into the Arizona
Broadcasters Hall of Fame!
photos below at the new KTAR Studios off 16th Street.
See the Fox News show on "The Property Man with Bob Massi"
What an honor it was to have worked with the late Bob Massi
and the Fox Network Team. Here's the entire story on
the gold mine properties:

While Gold Hill and the Octave are no longer available, its
an incredible adventure into the tunnels! And check out
this Fox 10 story done on the Octave Mine. You'll notice
former newscaster Kari Lake (now running for Arizona
Governor) introduces the story:

Most Amazing house, Fox tours the Boulder House, built in a
pile of rocks!
About Us-Preston and Nancy Westmoreland Agents of
Distinction with Russ Lyon Sotheby's Int'l
We find hideaways! We're Preston and Nancy Westmoreland from Russ
Lyon Sotheby's International Realty in Carefree, and we've been
fortunate to call this amazing area home for 40 years! Preston has
been put into the Lyon's Chairman's Board category, for exceptional
sales volume. We'd love to help you find your special hideaway or
use our expertise to help market your home for sale. Call us at
602-377-0060. Quick bio: Preston was a sergeant in the Marines,
and a Marconi award-winning talk show host before joining Russ Lyon
Sotheby's. His wife of 50 years, Nancy, was a long-time escrow officer and branch
manager with First American Title prior to joining Preston at Russ
Lyon. Get 2 Realtors working for you, for the price of one!
The distinctive desert of North Scottsdale, Cave Creek and Carefree
is the "Upper Sonoran" desert, described by National Geographic as
"the most beautiful desert in the world," one of the most desirable
living locations anywhere. It's where the world-famous Boulders
Resort is located, along with some of the most unique residences in
the world! I was amazed the other day going through my
archives of how fortunate I have been to have led so many TV tours
through unique valley properties. See what you think!

This area has an abundance of landmark homes used in movies! The house
below left called BoulderReign, the former home of Rusty Lyon,
was featured in the movie Zabriskie Point, where a model of the
home was blown-up for the climactic end of the movie (middle) and
also used for Bob Hope's "Cancel my Reservations" (Below
right) In a remote area of Cave Creek, a residence there was used in
the movie "The Getaway" with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. They
planned the crime around the pool. Click on the two photos on
the left, below, to find out more about BoulderReign.
(Above)
The astonishing Boulder House we sold and was featured by Fox
News. The famous residence sold in 2005 for $ 4.8 million. Click on the newspaper story
to read coverage from the Arizona Republic of the Boulder House! See
an historical overview of this amazing structure:
And view a rare tour of the inside
by clicking on the aerial tour below.
On occasion, TV stations have asked us for
comments on various real estate issues. On Fox10, Preston
Westmoreland toured this extraordinary buy in Estancia, that sold in
several days for $100,000 above the asking price!
Preston
also took the Fox cameras also through the highest view property in
Phoenix and then led CNN and other TV stations deep inside the
$2.79 million
dollar Gold Hill gold mine in Scottsdale. Below, Preston
was interviewed about an incident with his plane where he and his
wife experienced an attempted hijacking!!
We specialize in airport properties and hangars!
As
long-time pilots in the Phoenix area, we can help your search for
the perfect airport property. We are the Skyranch Experts.
Charter members, hangar owners and pilots, and board members. Avoid Scottsdale Airport 20-year
waits & Deer Valley Airport super congestion. Let us know if you want us to keep an eye out
for airport property.
Skyranch is perfect for many of
the Very Light Jets! And gets no Federal funding! Very
private and exclusive. We can also show you key properties at
Stellar Airpark in Chandler. Quick video of Skyranch:

Bonus site!
Why is Marie
Osmond giving Preston Westmoreland a back rub? Find out more about his
"other" life as one of the top radio talk show hosts in the nation,
winner of the "Marconi" award, a member of the Arizona Broadcaster's
Hall of Fame, with 27,000 guests interviewed in a thirty-year radio
career!
