Arizona Homeowner | Kathy Loeffler

As a full-time, dedicated real estate agent, Kathy Loeffler is the definition of a “trusted advisor” to her clients. Known for her professionalism and commitment, Kathy leads buyers and sellers to success time and time again.

Most clients want to work with an agent that is wholly committed to their clients’ needs. Kathy firmly believes that each of her clients deserves the best service in the industry and that’s just what they receive. Driven and dedicated, Kathy devotes 100% of her efforts towards achieving her clients’ goals.

An outstanding negotiator and an excellent communicator, Kathy fills the void that many other agents don’t: securing the most favorable price for your property and keeping you constantly apprised on the progress of your transaction.

As a true Valley native, Kathy has unparalleled knowledge of our area and the nuances of each part of the Valley.

Turn to her for all of your real estate needs!

My Featured Listings As Featured on the Cover September | October 2014

7098 E BLUE SKY DRIVE | 4,961 SQFT | 4 BED | 3.5 BATH | $1,049,000

Beautiful Toll Brothers home in Saguaro Estates! Private, single level, Cantaro model has split floor plan. Master retreat boasts a luxurious bathroom with his & her vanities, sitting area and private patio. The home has a formal living room, dining room, bonus room, and spacious family room opening to gourmet kitchen. Upgrades include: plantation shutters, custom tile work, granite counters, fireplace, new travertine and hardwood flooring. Backyard features a saltwater pool, large covered patio, grass area, and sport court with adjustable basketball hoop. Welcome home!

THE OPERA BOOM

New Listing

Local Art & Culture

10345 E STAR OF THE DESERT | 1,603 SQFT | 3 BED | 2 BATH | $359,000

The front porch welcomes you to this meticulously maintained 3 bed/2 bath home in Discovery Trails/ McDowell Mountain Ranch! This home has awesome mountain views with a private backyard backing to arroyo. The kitchen boasts new slab granite counters, center island, and all new stainless steel appliances — including a 5 burner gas range/oven and french door refrigerator! Family room with gas fireplace opens to the kitchen and casual dining area. Also, new hot water heater and new washer/dryer! Third bedroom does not currently have a closet. This amazing community offers 2 swimming pools, spa, clubhouse, lighted tennis, playgrounds, miles of walking paths and much more. Come see your new home!

Just Reduced

Top Chef

Just Sold

Kathy Loeffler, abr realtor®

602.359.7270 mobile kathyloeffler@ realtyexecutives.com www.KathyLoeffler.com

9161 E CORTEZ ST. | 1,936 SQFT 4 BED | 2.5 BATH | $359,500

Fabulous home in popular Berryessa neighborhood. Recent updates include beautiful slab granite, cabinetry, lighting, fresh paint, carpet, window coverings, appliances. All 3 bathrooms also updated. New garage door and new roof!

Awesome subdivision with community spa and pool in a great location!

13295 N 94TH WAY | 1,736 SQFT 3 BED | 2 BATH | $342,500

Awesome home in Sweetwater Ranch! Updated w/granite, plantation shutters, french doors & more. Neutral tile flooring with carpet in bedrooms. Outdoor space includes covered patios, private pool and citrus trees. Sweetwater Ranch Manor features community pool, tennis courts, and HOA maintains front yard.

All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

If your home is currently listed, this is not a solicitation for that listing.

Produced by Desert Lifestyle Publishing • 480.460.0996 • www.DesertLifestyle.net

Cover Photography | Candelaria Design

Be Your Best Baker!

Butterfly Wonderland A Rainforest Experience

Hearty & Soothing Stockyards Buffalo Meatloaf

Featured Cover Property

Presented By Kathy Loeffler

LOCAL VENUE Butterfly Wonderland A Rainforest Experience Scottsdale 480.800.3000 | ButterflyWonderland.com Butterfly Wonderland takes flight as one of the newest attractions in the Valley with a highly innovative, indoor rainforest environment featuring the largest butterfly pavilion in America. You’ll be welcomed into a magnificent, lush, rainforest environment where thousands of butterflies from around the world fly freely, alighting on fragrant flowering plants and, quite possibly, on a friendly visitor’s shoulder or finger.

Stroll inside this 10,000 square foot atrium and stand in wonder as thousands of butterflies from around the world enchant with their grace and beauty. This dramatic, glass-enclosed atrium shelters a breathtaking rainforest environment with lush tropical plants, trees, waterfalls and a large Koi pond. Among the favorite butterflies to see are the iridescent beautiful Blue Morpho butterflies from the rainforests of South America and the delicate looking Paper Kite butterfly!

Fun fact: There are about 28,000 species of butterflies in the world. In North America, there are about 800 different kinds of butterflies. Arizona is home to 334 species of butterflies, second next to Texas with the most species.

With the weather cooling off and the feel of fall in the air now is the perfect time to bake up some homemade treats for you and your family. Think pumpkin pie, ginger spice cookies, and chocolate torte! Whether you’re in the market for a new high-end oven to complete your dream kitchen or you’re house hunting for a new abode that boasts the ideal appliances, here’s what to look for in today’s top ovens. In no time, you’ll be the best baker in your neighborhood.

The first decision is usually whether to choose gas or electric. While many top chefs prefer gas for a cooktop stove, allowing for better and instant heat control, this distinction is not as critical when choosing ovens. However, serious bakers should consider a convection oven, which uses fans to circulate hot air throughout the baking space. This creates the crusty, caramelized breads, muffins, and pies found in the finest of bakeries. Not only will your foods have that full-flavored browned taste, but they will also bake faster and more evenly. No longer will you have to rotate your cookie sheets so each tray browns evenly. In a convection oven, cookies and other sweet treats will cook consistently no matter where they are placed within the oven.

One final bonus: You save a lot of time with a convection oven. As a general rule, you can reduce the cooking time by 25 percent and lower the oven temperature by 25 degrees in a convection oven. Just remember to stay close by when getting accustomed to your particular oven, as you will need to gauge how long and how high your oven should be set. Many of today’s top ovens offer an automatic conversion option. Just input the temperature and cooking time of your recipe and the oven will automatically set to the appropriate convection settings.

How’s that for foolproof baking?

If you’re looking for a professional look to complete your kitchen, Viking is the brand that most gourmets demand.

Other high-end options include Wolf, Thermador, Bosch, Jenn-Air, and KitchenAid. So why not whip up an apple pie, berry crumble, or Halloween baked treat for the kids and get your house smelling like fall. Your family will thank you!

YOUR HOME

opera lovers both young and old. Facebook pages and Twitter feeds abound. So if you haven’t given opera a chance, you may want to lend this 400-year-old art form and cultural experience an ear. Turns out, opera is alive and well in America.

What is it about opera that people still love?

Perhaps it’s the classics, such as La Boheme, The Marriage of Figaro, Carmen, and Madame Butterfly, which seem to enthrall and mystify audiences after so many centuries.

They are still the most popular and most frequently performed operas, reaching new audiences with every production. But original operas are also being produced with some regularity. In fact, some 359 new operatic works have been produced since 2000. Some current themes of new operas include telling the stories of Jackie Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Harvey Milk. But most likely what makes

opera such a fascinating and unique art form is the ability of the performer to both sing and act to portray their character like no other way imaginable. Not to mention the incredible set designs and costumes.

The current opera trend? Live simulcast of opera performances from the Metropolitan Opera, New York’s most revered opera house. The live performances are transmitted via satellite to select venues such as movie theaters throughout the country. While some expect this accessibility to gain new followers, others fear even seasoned opera fans may skip heading out to the opera house altogether for this easier and far less costly experience. Perhaps only time will tell. Either way, fall is the perfect time to discover your local opera house (or look for listings from the Met’s simulcast) and enjoy this incredible art form. Bravo to you for trying something new!

OPERA STILL SHINES! Stockyards Buffalo Meatloaf

LOCAL FLAVOR!

Fluttering, flittering, flying

The fall air ushers in a new season of the arts and world of opera is no exception. But if you’re thinking that opera is an old world relic favored by a few timeworn fanatics, think again. Some 125 opera companies currently perform in 43 states, in cities as varied as Phoenix, Houston, Los Angeles and Santa Fe, according to OPERA America.

Even more impressive is that more than half of these companies were established after 1970, and more than 40 percent were founded since 1980, suggesting a growing rather than waning interest. It may surprise you to know that some 2.3 million people went to the opera in 2013 alone (source: statista.com). The Internet is chock full of web sites catering to

The Stockyards StockyardSteakhouse.com | 602.273.7378

Ingredients:

Procedure:

1/4 c white onion (small dice)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Set aside

1/4 c celery (small dice)

1/4 cup of BBQ sauce. Sauté onion, celery,

1/4 c carrot (small dice)

and carrot in butter over medium heat until

1 tbsp butter

tender. Cool slightly. Add these vegeta-

1 lb ground buffalo

bles to all of the other ingredients except

1/2 lb ground beef

the bacon. Blend well in a mixer. Form

1/2 c BBQ sauce

into a loaf and put into a loaf pan that has

1 large egg (beaten)

been sprayed with non-stick spray. Make

3/4 c Panko

sure to pat it down, it must be firm. Spread

1 large clove garlic (minced)

the BBQ sauce on top of the loaf and

1 tbsp Dijon mustard

sprinkle with black pepper. Lay the bacon

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

strips lengthwise on top of the meatloaf.

1 dash Tabasco

Bake uncovered in a 350 degree oven

1/2 tsp salt

for approximately 1 hour. Let rest for

1/2 tsp pepper

5 to 10 minutes before removing from

the pan, then serve.

3 strips bacon (raw)

LOCAL VENUE Butterfly Wonderland A Rainforest Experience Scottsdale 480.800.3000 | ButterflyWonderland.com Butterfly Wonderland takes flight as one of the newest attractions in the Valley with a highly innovative, indoor rainforest environment featuring the largest butterfly pavilion in America. You’ll be welcomed into a magnificent, lush, rainforest environment where thousands of butterflies from around the world fly freely, alighting on fragrant flowering plants and, quite possibly, on a friendly visitor’s shoulder or finger.

Stroll inside this 10,000 square foot atrium and stand in wonder as thousands of butterflies from around the world enchant with their grace and beauty. This dramatic, glass-enclosed atrium shelters a breathtaking rainforest environment with lush tropical plants, trees, waterfalls and a large Koi pond. Among the favorite butterflies to see are the iridescent beautiful Blue Morpho butterflies from the rainforests of South America and the delicate looking Paper Kite butterfly!

Fun fact: There are about 28,000 species of butterflies in the world. In North America, there are about 800 different kinds of butterflies. Arizona is home to 334 species of butterflies, second next to Texas with the most species.

With the weather cooling off and the feel of fall in the air now is the perfect time to bake up some homemade treats for you and your family. Think pumpkin pie, ginger spice cookies, and chocolate torte! Whether you’re in the market for a new high-end oven to complete your dream kitchen or you’re house hunting for a new abode that boasts the ideal appliances, here’s what to look for in today’s top ovens. In no time, you’ll be the best baker in your neighborhood.

The first decision is usually whether to choose gas or electric. While many top chefs prefer gas for a cooktop stove, allowing for better and instant heat control, this distinction is not as critical when choosing ovens. However, serious bakers should consider a convection oven, which uses fans to circulate hot air throughout the baking space. This creates the crusty, caramelized breads, muffins, and pies found in the finest of bakeries. Not only will your foods have that full-flavored browned taste, but they will also bake faster and more evenly. No longer will you have to rotate your cookie sheets so each tray browns evenly. In a convection oven, cookies and other sweet treats will cook consistently no matter where they are placed within the oven.

One final bonus: You save a lot of time with a convection oven. As a general rule, you can reduce the cooking time by 25 percent and lower the oven temperature by 25 degrees in a convection oven. Just remember to stay close by when getting accustomed to your particular oven, as you will need to gauge how long and how high your oven should be set. Many of today’s top ovens offer an automatic conversion option. Just input the temperature and cooking time of your recipe and the oven will automatically set to the appropriate convection settings.

How’s that for foolproof baking?

If you’re looking for a professional look to complete your kitchen, Viking is the brand that most gourmets demand.

Other high-end options include Wolf, Thermador, Bosch, Jenn-Air, and KitchenAid. So why not whip up an apple pie, berry crumble, or Halloween baked treat for the kids and get your house smelling like fall. Your family will thank you!

YOUR HOME

opera lovers both young and old. Facebook pages and Twitter feeds abound. So if you haven’t given opera a chance, you may want to lend this 400-year-old art form and cultural experience an ear. Turns out, opera is alive and well in America.

What is it about opera that people still love?

Perhaps it’s the classics, such as La Boheme, The Marriage of Figaro, Carmen, and Madame Butterfly, which seem to enthrall and mystify audiences after so many centuries.

They are still the most popular and most frequently performed operas, reaching new audiences with every production. But original operas are also being produced with some regularity. In fact, some 359 new operatic works have been produced since 2000. Some current themes of new operas include telling the stories of Jackie Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Harvey Milk. But most likely what makes

opera such a fascinating and unique art form is the ability of the performer to both sing and act to portray their character like no other way imaginable. Not to mention the incredible set designs and costumes.

The current opera trend? Live simulcast of opera performances from the Metropolitan Opera, New York’s most revered opera house. The live performances are transmitted via satellite to select venues such as movie theaters throughout the country. While some expect this accessibility to gain new followers, others fear even seasoned opera fans may skip heading out to the opera house altogether for this easier and far less costly experience. Perhaps only time will tell. Either way, fall is the perfect time to discover your local opera house (or look for listings from the Met’s simulcast) and enjoy this incredible art form. Bravo to you for trying something new!

OPERA STILL SHINES! Stockyards Buffalo Meatloaf

LOCAL FLAVOR!

Fluttering, flittering, flying

The fall air ushers in a new season of the arts and world of opera is no exception. But if you’re thinking that opera is an old world relic favored by a few timeworn fanatics, think again. Some 125 opera companies currently perform in 43 states, in cities as varied as Phoenix, Houston, Los Angeles and Santa Fe, according to OPERA America.

Even more impressive is that more than half of these companies were established after 1970, and more than 40 percent were founded since 1980, suggesting a growing rather than waning interest. It may surprise you to know that some 2.3 million people went to the opera in 2013 alone (source: statista.com). The Internet is chock full of web sites catering to

The Stockyards StockyardSteakhouse.com | 602.273.7378

Ingredients:

Procedure:

1/4 c white onion (small dice)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Set aside

1/4 c celery (small dice)

1/4 cup of BBQ sauce. Sauté onion, celery,

1/4 c carrot (small dice)

and carrot in butter over medium heat until

1 tbsp butter

tender. Cool slightly. Add these vegeta-

1 lb ground buffalo

bles to all of the other ingredients except

1/2 lb ground beef

the bacon. Blend well in a mixer. Form

1/2 c BBQ sauce

into a loaf and put into a loaf pan that has

1 large egg (beaten)

been sprayed with non-stick spray. Make

3/4 c Panko

sure to pat it down, it must be firm. Spread

1 large clove garlic (minced)

the BBQ sauce on top of the loaf and

1 tbsp Dijon mustard

sprinkle with black pepper. Lay the bacon

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

strips lengthwise on top of the meatloaf.

1 dash Tabasco

Bake uncovered in a 350 degree oven

1/2 tsp salt

for approximately 1 hour. Let rest for

1/2 tsp pepper

5 to 10 minutes before removing from

the pan, then serve.

3 strips bacon (raw)

As a full-time, dedicated real estate agent, Kathy Loeffler is the definition of a “trusted advisor” to her clients. Known for her professionalism and commitment, Kathy leads buyers and sellers to success time and time again.

Most clients want to work with an agent that is wholly committed to their clients’ needs. Kathy firmly believes that each of her clients deserves the best service in the industry and that’s just what they receive. Driven and dedicated, Kathy devotes 100% of her efforts towards achieving her clients’ goals.

An outstanding negotiator and an excellent communicator, Kathy fills the void that many other agents don’t: securing the most favorable price for your property and keeping you constantly apprised on the progress of your transaction.

As a true Valley native, Kathy has unparalleled knowledge of our area and the nuances of each part of the Valley.

Turn to her for all of your real estate needs!

My Featured Listings As Featured on the Cover September | October 2014

7098 E BLUE SKY DRIVE | 4,961 SQFT | 4 BED | 3.5 BATH | $1,049,000

Beautiful Toll Brothers home in Saguaro Estates! Private, single level, Cantaro model has split floor plan. Master retreat boasts a luxurious bathroom with his & her vanities, sitting area and private patio. The home has a formal living room, dining room, bonus room, and spacious family room opening to gourmet kitchen. Upgrades include: plantation shutters, custom tile work, granite counters, fireplace, new travertine and hardwood flooring. Backyard features a saltwater pool, large covered patio, grass area, and sport court with adjustable basketball hoop. Welcome home!

THE OPERA BOOM

New Listing

Local Art & Culture

10345 E STAR OF THE DESERT | 1,603 SQFT | 3 BED | 2 BATH | $359,000

The front porch welcomes you to this meticulously maintained 3 bed/2 bath home in Discovery Trails/ McDowell Mountain Ranch! This home has awesome mountain views with a private backyard backing to arroyo. The kitchen boasts new slab granite counters, center island, and all new stainless steel appliances — including a 5 burner gas range/oven and french door refrigerator! Family room with gas fireplace opens to the kitchen and casual dining area. Also, new hot water heater and new washer/dryer! Third bedroom does not currently have a closet. This amazing community offers 2 swimming pools, spa, clubhouse, lighted tennis, playgrounds, miles of walking paths and much more. Come see your new home!

Just Reduced

Top Chef

Just Sold

Kathy Loeffler, abr realtor®

602.359.7270 mobile kathyloeffler@ realtyexecutives.com www.KathyLoeffler.com

9161 E CORTEZ ST. | 1,936 SQFT 4 BED | 2.5 BATH | $359,500

Fabulous home in popular Berryessa neighborhood. Recent updates include beautiful slab granite, cabinetry, lighting, fresh paint, carpet, window coverings, appliances. All 3 bathrooms also updated. New garage door and new roof!

Awesome subdivision with community spa and pool in a great location!

13295 N 94TH WAY | 1,736 SQFT 3 BED | 2 BATH | $342,500

Awesome home in Sweetwater Ranch! Updated w/granite, plantation shutters, french doors & more. Neutral tile flooring with carpet in bedrooms. Outdoor space includes covered patios, private pool and citrus trees. Sweetwater Ranch Manor features community pool, tennis courts, and HOA maintains front yard.

All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

If your home is currently listed, this is not a solicitation for that listing.

Produced by Desert Lifestyle Publishing • 480.460.0996 • www.DesertLifestyle.net

Cover Photography | Candelaria Design

Be Your Best Baker!

Butterfly Wonderland A Rainforest Experience

Hearty & Soothing Stockyards Buffalo Meatloaf

Featured Cover Property

Presented By Kathy Loeffler