5 Mistakes Engineers Make When Buying a Home in Scottsdale

By Winnie | Scottsdale Real Estate Agent Specializing in Engineers

Engineers buy homes differently than most buyers — often for the better. They model variables, read disclosures rather than skimming them, and ask the right questions about structure …

Axon Scottsdale: Best Neighborhoods for Axon Employees

By Winnie | Scottsdale Real Estate Agent Specializing in Engineers

Axon Enterprise — formerly TASER International — is headquartered at Scottsdale Airpark, making it one of the largest and most prominent tech employers in the Greater Scottsdale area. The company builds …

TSMC's Fab 21 in north Phoenix is one of the most significant semiconductor investments in U.S. history — and it's bringing thousands of engineers to the Phoenix metro. If you're relocating for TSMC, the neighborhoods that make sense for you are substantially different from those that work for Intel employees …

I've helped a lot of engineers make the move from the Bay Area to Scottsdale. They almost always ask the same questions — and make the same assumptions that turn out to be wrong. Here's the unfiltered version: what actually changes, what stays the same, and what trips people up.

If you just got an offer letter from Intel, TSMC, or Microchip Technology in the Phoenix metro -- congratulations, and welcome to one of the most consequential real estate decisions you'll make. The semiconductor boom in Arizona is real, the relocation packages are generous, and the housing market here is …