Built in 2002 by Nance Construction, the estate that led the Phoenix metro area’s list for the week ending September 20, 2026, sits on 2.85 acres behind the gates of Desert Highlands in north Scottsdale. Four more closings joined it on a list that came to $30.80 million in all.
Every sale on the list closed in Scottsdale or Paradise Valley β the three highest in Scottsdale, the other two in Paradise Valley β with Desert Highlands, Pima Acres and Finisterre among the communities represented. Two are newly completed custom homes, finished in 2025 and 2026, while the oldest, a 1979 Paradise Valley residence, was offered as a remodel or rebuild opportunity on an interior homesite of more than an acre.
No. 1 — $8,300,000 · 10040 E Happy Valley Road #8, Scottsdale, Arizona
A Spanish Revival estate in Desert Highlands sold September 14, 2026, for $8.30 million. The four-bedroom, seven-bath residence carries a reported 11,544 square feet and previously changed hands for $4,600,000 in 2017.
Listing materials cite Wallace Neff and the Golden Age compounds of California as the design inspiration, with custom ironwork by Peter Sevin. Hand-plastered walls, beams and arches carry through the house, over Portuguese limestone and ebony walnut floors. A library paneled in Georgia sugar pine millwork doubles as a private screening room with its own wet bar, and the two-story kitchen is built around a La Cornue range, soapstone counters, a butcher-block island, an indoor Thermador grill and glass-door Traulsen refrigeration, backed by a butler’s pantry and two walk-in pantries. The primary bedroom opens through French doors to a patio and spa, with his-and-hers closets and a marble bath; a separate upstairs entrance reaches two guest rooms with en suite baths, a second laundry room and a covered terrace with desert and city-light views.
Santa Barbara-style grounds by Trademark Landscape, featured in Phoenix Home & Garden magazine, frame a mosaic-tiled pool, a cabana and wet bar, fountains, fireplaces and flower gardens, with Pinnacle Peak in the distance. Detached guest quarters add a second kitchen with a Gaggenau cooktop, laundry and covered parking. The sale conveyed an immediate golf membership in Desert Highlands, whose amenities include a Jack Nicklaus Signature championship golf course, an 18-hole putting course, a clubhouse, a fitness center and the Highlands Racquet Club, with grass, clay and pickleball courts.
Dave Patterson and Amy Cook of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Arizona Properties were the listing agents. The $8.30 million transaction placed them on the listing side of the No. 1 sale in RealtyWire’s Phoenix Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending September 20, 2026. Adreanne Harris of SERHANT. represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $7,700,000 · 9002 E Havasupai Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona
A newly built residence on East Havasupai Drive in Scottsdale’s Pima Acres closed on September 15, 2026, for $7.70 million. Finished in 2025 on an expansive corner lot, the four-bedroom, six-bath house carries a reported 6,649 square feet, and the property previously changed hands for $1,500,000 in 2023, before the current residence was completed in 2025.
Desert Sky Dev Custom Homes built the house, where high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows open the main rooms toward the pool and mountains. The kitchen pairs quartz counters and islands seating six with refrigerator drawers, a convection oven, a steam oven and a dual-fuel 60-inch gas range, and the great room is anchored by a feature wall and fireplace. An indoor-outdoor wet bar with beverage coolers and an icemaker serves the great room and backyard. The owner’s suite opens directly to the pool, with granite counters, dual sinks, a cantilevered shower and two walk-in closets. Three en suite bedrooms reach private patios, a bonus room frames Tom’s Thumb through a 90-degree stacking window wall, and an office, interior courtyard and wine wall round out the plan.
Patios, a fire pit, a cabana, synthetic turf and an indoor-outdoor kitchen with a built-in barbecue fill the yard, with misters and patio heaters extending its use and speakers and electric window-shade pockets wired throughout. Climate-cooled garage space accommodates up to six cars, alongside a separate full-size RV and boat garage.
Mike Frat Fratantoni of Realty ONE Group was the listing agent. The house closed at its full asking price, and the transaction ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Phoenix Metro Area Top 5 for the week.
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No. 3 — $5,550,000 · 11415 N 65th Street, Scottsdale, Arizona
A custom estate on North 65th Street in Scottsdale sold September 18, 2026, for $5.55 million, $50,000 above its final asking price of $5,500,000. The five-bedroom, six-bath property carries a reported 6,210 square feet and previously changed hands for $1,330,000 in 2025, before the current residence was completed in 2026.
Listing materials identify Fenn Rogers Custom Homes as the builder, Grady Olsen as the architect and Lexi Westergard as the interior designer. The organic modern design leans on warm natural materials and an indoor-outdoor plan, and the main house takes in a private office and a pair of loft-style flex rooms.
A detached guest casita of roughly 1,010 square feet, fitted with a full kitchenette, stands apart from the main house as quarters for extended family or guests.
Jamar Taylor and Eugene E Parker of Apex Residential were the listing agents. The listing held by Jamar Taylor and Eugene E Parker went under contract the same day the current listing went live and closed above its final asking price, ranking No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Phoenix Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Nicholas Daugherty of Compass represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $5,150,000 · 6301 E Naumann Drive, Paradise Valley, Arizona
A Finisterre property in Paradise Valley closed on September 18, 2026, for $5.15 million, $50,000 above its final asking price of $5,100,000. The 1979 residence carries a reported 6,101 square feet with five bedrooms and seven baths.
The house was offered as a candidate for a substantial remodel or a new custom build, with the homesite itself the centerpiece: an interior parcel of more than an acre inside one of Paradise Valley’s guard-gated communities, positioned away from major roadways and taking in mountain views from both the front and the rear of the property.
Suzanne Gammage of Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent. The house went under contract 16 days after the current listing date and closed above its final asking price, the No. 4 sale in RealtyWire’s Phoenix Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Bob Martz of Compass represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $4,100,000 · 6010 E Via Estrella Avenue, Paradise Valley, Arizona
A 2009 house on a cul-de-sac off East Via Estrella Avenue in Paradise Valley sold September 15, 2026, for $4.10 million. Seven bedrooms and seven baths occupy a reported 5,754 square feet on a north-south lot with no homeowners association, inside Paradise Valley’s 3-C’s school district. The property previously changed hands for $1,650,000 in 2017.
The open-concept kitchen runs to a large island, a six-burner Viking cooktop, double ovens, professional-grade refrigeration, a walk-in pantry and an adjacent wet bar. The plan is split, and a finished basement holds a dedicated theater and a wine room.
The backyard was built for entertaining, with a resort-style pool, a grotto waterfall and waterslide, a beach volleyball court, horseshoes, cornhole and a multi-use pickleball and basketball court. A detached guest casita of nearly 1,000 square feet adds two en suite bedrooms, a kitchen and a laundry, and the three-car garage has epoxy floors, custom cabinetry and an EV charging station, with pavered parking for guests.
Robert Sullivan and Eric Heil of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Arizona Properties were the listing agents. The closing ranked No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Phoenix Metro Area Top 5 for the week and gave Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Arizona Properties the listing side of two of this week’s five highest-priced reported sales. James Albera of Lpt Realty, LLC represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, September 20, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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