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The Sonoran Lifestyle Team

The Sonoran Lifestyle Team caters to discerning real estate clients. We’re perfectionists like our clients.

We provide a high-touch, concierge experience that makes clients feel like their needs are our only priority. We assist clients with what they need when they need it. Our vetted service providers, neighborhood expertise, access to properties, and unparalleled knowledge provide a quantifiable advantage to our clients. We are the go-to source of up-to-date community information.

Our Expertise

Our branch office is located at the hub of Fountain Hills Town Center on the Avenue of the Fountains. Visit our office for the latest information about the community, real estate and area happenings!

The Sonoran Lifestyle Team impacts the “fun quotient” of the community by sponsoring key community events like Concerts on the Avenue, Elves Village at Stroll in the Glow and the best St. Patrick's Day Extravaganza this side of Ireland!   Each of us follows our passion by volunteering for dozens of civic and service organizations. 

Real Estate is the most personal aspect of most families' net worth.  Our team provides regular market updates, and specialized studies for both residential and investment properties and we keep you abreast of changes that affect your ownership, your future values, and opportunities.  As valued advisors, earned over decades of “right-sizing” homes for many of our clients, our team also has a cadre of financing, remodeling, and decorating professionals who help to enhance the pleasure of day to day living and maximize the return upon a sale.

For over a decade, The Sonoran Lifestyle Team has occupied the upper tier of real estate production and quality services in the Fountain Hills area.

With an impressive track record of over 700 properties sold in the area and over $392 million in sales, the Team's average 2022 sale price of $996,000 speaks to the confidence of the local community to trust in the team's expertise, work ethic, and success rate.

In 2022, the team was acknowledged with:

  • RE/MAX International's Diamond Club Team.
  • RE/MAX Regional "Arizona Top 10 "Small Team" Award.
  • RealTrends "America's Best" ranking of Top "Small Teams" nationwide.
  • Phoenix Magazine "Top Producer's" Award.
  • Dori Wittrig was inducted into the prestigious RE/MAX International Hall of Fame, an award usually reserved for those who served many decades with RE/MAX International. (Dori joined in May, 2020).
  • Dori Wittrig was honored by the Women’s Council of Realtors in 2023 in the “Top Women” awards for Top Volume and also Top Units Sold.

Our Team

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WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
This team is the best in Fountain Hills. Not only did they sell my home in Fountain Hills, but they helped me find a second house in Scottsdale. You cant go wrong when you hire them to sell your residence or help you find the home of your dreams.

— Buyer

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
I am honored to write this review for Sonoran Lifestyle Real Estate and more importantly President /Designated Broker/Owner Dori Wittrig. My wife and I are not strangers to this team of real estate professionals. We have sold two homes and most recently purchased our third home here in Fountain Hills and all were done quickly, confidently and professionally through Sonoran Lifestyle Real Estate. Dori so ...

— Seller

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Dori Wittrig was one of two realtors I contacted through Zillow. Unlike the other realtor, she contacted me immediately and quickly made herself available to show us homes in Fountain Hills. Dori impressed me with her knowledge of the market and the length of time she’s been involved in the community. I immediately felt that I could trust her to help us with a rather complicated situation. In any home pu...

— Audrey C.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
I choose this agency because of prior sale and purchase experience. Lead agent was Dori Wittrig with support from Johnny Weil and Michelle Monk. We bought a home because Dori’s expert knowledge of Fountain Hills. Our condo sale was a full price offer and the highest price per square foot for our condo development. Am I impressed with these folks YES. This is a friendly team which works flawlessly togethe...

— Buyer & Seller

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I give my highest recommendation to Dori and Sonoran Lifestyle. After meeting with several realtors we selected Dori to help us with our search for a winter place in the Phoenix area. We met Dori through an inquiry on a listing on Zillow. She was very quick in responding and, even though the home in which we were interested was no longer available, she was efficient in understand our needs and suggesting...

— Mark S.

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Dori and Jay went to great lengths to find just the right house for us in Fountain Hills. There knowledge about the market and everything about the town are unmatched. We looked at many houses, and Dori and Jay were always positive and fun to work with. Recommendations for other professionals to help with the sale as well as move in were all spot on. They have my highest recommendation!

— Kenneth B.

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We met John somewhat serendipity. We saw a home on the internet that interested us so we contacted the Listing Agency, Sonoran Lifestyle Real Estate, who assigned us to John as a Buyer's Agent. We have been very active in Real Estate transactions in Colorado for over 40 years but have never encountered an agent that was more qualified or professional than John. He quickly gained our confidence with his...

— Anita & Earl E.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Dori Wittrig, President and Broker of Sonoran Lifestyle Real Estate Company blew away the other Realtors that we contacted. She was professional, knowledgeable, prepared and dispensed much welcomed clarity. We were immensely relieved that the task of advertising, detailing of property, showing and negotiating were in her hands and in the competent hands of her team. We listed in the summer, a slow season...

— David G.

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Sonoran Lifestyle did a fantastic job helping us sell our home. The team's local knowledge of the Fountain Hills area was the greatest strength they brought to us. Their insights and experience were great. They made the process very simple for us and documented much of the transaction via email and pdf files which made it great to go back and reference documents. More over, they were very direct in their...

— Seller

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We were so pleased with Dori and everyone at Sonoran Lifestyle Real estate we not only bought a house this year through Dori, we also bought a Condo last year through her. She is an absolute joy to work with. Speaking of work, her work ethic is above and beyond what anyone could expect. Dori showed us properties for as long as we wanted to keep looking. She was available every day of the week. Dori knows...

— Buyer

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Dori and Jay did a fantastic job of working with us from start to finish. They did a remarkable job in marketing the property and pricing it to sell quickly at a price we were very satisfied with. They understand the importance of social media and online marketing to market real estate. From excellent photography to social media and electronic outreach everything was timed and coordinated beautifully. I...

— Francesca K.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
We were very fortunate to find Dori Wittrig and Sonoran Lifestyle during our search for a home in Fountain Hills. Dori has great insights on the local market, and she could write the book on excellent customer service. We quickly learned that she would do everything possible to help us, and she also referred us to several other service providers in the area to meet all of our needs. We live in the Midwes...

— Buyer

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Dori and her team are the consummate professionals. We have engaged Dori for two of our primary residence transactions and have found her to be extremely responsive, thorough, and knowledgeable. All of her team members worked with us to ensure all of our questions were answered and provided suggestions to make sure that the home was in top show condition. The team employed top notch photographers and gra...

— Miranda D.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Valerie went the extra mile and a half helping and walking me through the house viewings, inspections, obtaining repair estimates, and of course the closing with all the insurance details my bank requested. I felt as if I had a personal assistant helping me with all the paperwork. She has a warm personality, a wonderful smile, and in her calming voice explained all the nuances of the process which helped...

— Buyer

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
I had many choices as to which firm to employ. I chose Sonoran Home Team based on the recommendation of others and my own research and interviews. I am so glad I chose them! Superb realtor entire team involved in the sales process under the excellent leadership of Dori Wittrig. Analytics supported the research to determine the selling price. Terrific marketing using multiple modalities. Knew all forms an...

— Buyer

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
My dealings using Dori Wittrig with Sonoran Lifestyle Realty was an enjoyable experience. She has extensive knowledge of the real estate market in Fountain Hills and nearby Arizona cities. Her staging of the rooms in my house made it look like a new model home. The many pictures she took and used to make a brochure and online entries were very professional. Her staff was very helpful in coordinating need...

— Larry F.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Dori represented us on both the sell and buy sides of our home sales. Her knowledge of Fountain Hills neighborhoods and her intuition of our needs made our experience easy and problem free. Her company is organized by areas of expertise: marketing, sales and most importantly there is a professional liaison to assist in scheduling vendors to assess and complete home inspection items. We completed both the...

— Jwitt A.

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Immigrating straight from Europe to the USA we needed the professional support in the whole procedure to buy a house. We found confidence in Dori Wittrig with her Sonoran Lifestyle team. First we defined an accurate program of demands. Dori was able to listen very well and got our wishes. She presented us a shortlist and within two days the closing of our house was done. The after sales support by Do...

— Henrika & Jan

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Valerie is definitely a buyer's agent. Her goal is to make sure that her client finds the right home. She is positive, friendly and knows the area and knows how to negotiate the best possible outcome for her clients. Valerie is smart and smart enough to know when she needs to research the information that she doesn't know. She goes the extra mile to make sure that all things are in order for the sale of ...

— Buyer

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
When my wife and I decided to remodel and sell our Scottsdale home, we contacted Dori Wittrig at Sonoran Lifestyles and asked for her assistance. Her response was immediate and very helpful. Her advice on which improvements were needed was spot on. After the remodel was complete, with regular input from Dori , the house was professionally displayed with furnishings. Sonoran Lifestyles did extensive resea...

— Holly P.

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Dori and her exceptional team sold my two story town home with no garage within 6 days at a fair price. My property was previously a rental and required a fair amount of clean up and repairs that the team helped me complete. In addition the team staged the property beautifully and took exceptional photos that I feel had a tremendous impact on the marketing and quick sale. All efforts and transactions to ...

— Seller

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Valerie is extremely knowledgeable about the area, she listened to what we wanted, helped us find the perfect home and made our buying experience smooth. We were out of state and relied on her excellent communications and follow-up. She is responsive, resourceful and willing to do research to answer uncommon or property specific questions. Her attention to detail kept us on task throughout the process. S...

— Buyer

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After spending many weekends in Fountain Hills walking my dogs aground the beautiful park, I knew Fountain Hills was the perfect place for me. I found a condo close to the park and lived there for a year to get acquainted. I soon realized I wanted to make Fountain Hills my permanent home and Dori and her team brought all their resources to the table. They helped me purchase a new home and provided manage...

— Clayton C.

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Valerie went above and beyond helping us find the perfect home. She paid close attention to our likes and dislikes and only took us to houses meeting our search criteria. Once we decided on a house, she and her team performed an analysis of similar properties sale prices to help us determine our offer amount. Our house was in need of $25.000 worth of repairs. Valerie was very helpful arranging for inspec...

— Buyer

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
We wanted something smaller and contemporary that was convenient to town with great access to biking and hiking. We thought the perfect home would come on the market, we would hand someone a check and we’d have a house. But we bought this house and gutted it and remodeled it with the help of an amazing team of real estate professionals who pointed us in the right direction. They helped us find a contract...

— Marty & Michele H.

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Dori and Toni were excellent to work with. They sold our existing home quickly and found what we wanted in a "new" home by listening closely to our likes and dislikes and showing us options that fit our description of what we were looking for. They also understood our price range and handled things very professionally when it came to negotiating on our behalf with the buyers of our existing home and the ...

— Buyer & Seller

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Dori is a top-notch realtor! She, and her team, are extremely professional and quite knowledgeable on the market in Fountain Hills as well as Arizona in general. We feel she went over an above for us to make sure our moving experience was as seamless as possible. She knows local and nearby tradespeople and that has been a huge help to us in finding good, reliable assistance. We highly recommend Dori Witt...

— Mindy M.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
I originally bought this house from Dori in 2010, and were immediately impressed with her professionalism and knowledge of the market. We have remained friends ever since, and when the time came to sell it, my choice of agent was easy and obvious. Dori again did a masterful job this time on the other end of the transaction helping us to prepare the property for sale, staging, marketing and representing...

— Alan G.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Dori knows Fountain Hills better than the back of her own hand. She is meticulous in every detail of the real estate transaction: carefully considered comps, showcasing the homes best features, and understanding the neighborhood and the neighbors. More than this, she enjoys making Fountain Hills one of the greatest places to live on earth. She participates in the business community. She organizes and par...

— Buyer & Seller

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
We got to know Dori when we purchased an investment property in Fountain Hills in 2011. We can say from our experiences of many real estate transections that she is the most professional and dependable real estate agent we have met. You can depend on her to show up right on time when you need her. You can trust her to give you all the information you need to make the right decision. You can tell from wor...

— Emma M.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
We chose the Sonoran Team specifically due to their extensive experience in Real Estate and what we like to call their "verbal judo" skills. In other words, they knew how to get us the deal/price we wanted, and their communication skills were impeccable. The bonus was realizing it really is a Team, and no matter which agent you use, you have the whole team working for you. At some point you'll talk to ev...

— Buyer & Seller

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Dori and her team are real pros. The whole selling experience was seamless and very professional. I was especially impressed that her team used a drone to capture the most impressive features of my home from the outside and also the color photos taken inside my home both aided in the ultimate sale. Dori and her team were a pleasure to deal with and made the sometimes difficult task of listing and selling...

— Seller

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
We highly recommend Dori Wittrig and Sonoran Lifestyle Real Estate. Our recommendation is based upon years of service in buying and selling that includes our primary residence, rental and vacation homes. Ms. Wittrig and her staff are truly experts in the Fountain Hills and Scottsdale market. They have made every sale and purchase process straight forward and professional. Highly recommend Sonoran Lifest...

— Janelle C.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Our experience with Dori Wittrig of Sonoran Lifestyle Real Estate when buying a home was top notch. Dori and the other members of Sonoran Lifestyle Real Estate are experts in the real estate market, professional, friendly, responsive and very effective in helping us find the right home for our needs. Dori and team made us feel like part of their family, as they got to know us during the home purchase pro...

— Anita G.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
About three years ago we decided to sell our house in The Netherlands so we could move to the USA. We made a list of our wishes, like a warmer and drier climate than The Netherlands. When we decided to buy a home in Rio Verde, the challenges of an international move started. It was reassuring to have a team of professionals who helped us in a very personal way to overcome those challenges. It was a speci...

— Jan & Riek K.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
It was tremendous to have an entire team of professional realtors and transaction coordinators to work with through the entire process of buying our home. We are a young, growing family. We wanted the safety we didn’t have in North Phoenix in our older neighborhood. Fountain Hills is in the middle of all things active. There’s hiking, biking, jet skiing, riding ATVs, lakes, all the fun stuff we love to d...

— Ryan & Jamine D.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Dori had a thorough understanding about the unique features of our home and who the prospective buyers might be. Although the process took longer than we all anticipated she kept us rationale and helped us make the appropriate decisions to bring the transaction to successful closure. She gave truthful and thoughtful answers to all our questions and kept the final negotiations on track. She is a warm prof...

— Steven

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Very up to date in all areas in Fountain Hills in all price ranges. Dori is very professional full time real estate broker and that is refreshing in this area where there are a lot brokers are part time brokers that work only weekends and back to another job and forget you during the week. Dori is fulltime/expert in her area working hard at her job period and I would highly recommend her to anyone lookin...

— Buyer & Seller

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
I am from a real estate sales family with a grandfather that was a broker, Mother - Vice President and Father and Sisters in sales. Sonoran Lifestyle has the expertise and knowledge to assess the current market and modify their techniques to optimize their efficiency in a less than active market. They went far beyond the norm to assure our home sold for the best price in the least amount of time. They ar...

— Seller

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Dori and her team were extremely helpful and very compassionate while they were assisting us in the sale of the home we lived in for 20 years here in Fountain Hills. During the entire process, every team member not only answered all of our questions, but understood our attachment to our home and helped us find the perfect replacement home. I would highly recommend this experienced team! And the house sol...

— Donna B.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Anyone who is interested in building an investment portfolio would be well-served to deal with this team. They pointed us in the right direction for great investments and helped us to sell and reinvest in other parcels. They know our personalities, what motivates us, and what’s important to us. They don’t waste your time on things that don’t have the value you’re looking for. They’re just good at what th...

— Kirk & Deb H.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Dori is an expert in the local real estate market. She is extremely professional and a joy to work with. She helped us find our home, and 3 years later when we decided to sell and move she did a fantastic job with our listing. With her advice, we were able to list and sell for considerably more than other agents were suggesting. I would recommend working with Dori and her team to anyone.

— Kenneth B.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
I've worked with Dori on both the buy and sell side. She is a consummate professional with great listening skills. She guided us over a year to buying a smaller home from our big house on the hill. Along the way she helped us understand what was important to us. It wouldn't matter if you were looking for a quick sale, a quick buy, or need to figure out what you want. Dori is exceptional.

— Buyer & Seller

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
We had the pleasure of working with John Weil in the Fountain Hills area. He was available to show us all of the different properties we felt would be a good fit for us. John was able to direct us to the properties that would most fit our needs. If you want to feel like you are the only client, then you need to connect with John. I would highly recommend him to anyone.

— Alicia R.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Johnny is a knowledgeable Fountain Hills resident who not only helped me find a perfect home, but he helped me find the best neighborhood for my lifestyle. And although I know Johnny was busy helping other customers, he still found a way to make me feel as if I were his only client. Johnny focus was always on me, and making sure my needs were met.

— Clayton C.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
John Weil was the first realtor that was truly helpful to me. He was the sellers realtor but did a dual sale and buyer deal. He always called me back and help me get bids on repairs for the house to get me a better deal as the owner did not want to do the 61 repairs. I will give his name to others. Very nice man, does his job well.

— Buyer

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
I have known Dori for many years and all are transactions have gone smoothly and closed. She is an expert and someone you can always count on. If you want someone knowledgeable, professional and who will work tirelessly for you to make your dream come through, then deal with Dori. She is the best of the best.

— Buyer & Seller

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
This team is the height of professionalism and knowledge. With decades of experience working and living in Fountain Hills, Dori and Jay are true "local experts". Additionally, they are personable and kind people who make selling a home much less stressful than it is known to be. Simply the best!

— Seller

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
In determining which Real Estate Company to use, I interviewed several. Sonoran was my choice due to professionalism, communication skills, knowledge of local community. I was very pleased with my results. Excellent service, follow-up and support.

— Gail G.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
We highly recommend Dori! She is a pleasure to work with and her knowledge of the market and the area helped us in our decision making. She helped us by answering all of our questions and keeping us informed all along the process.

— The Weborgs

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16824 E Avenue of the Fountains Ste 22 Fountain Hills AZ 85268