Arizona desert home at sunset, Scottsdale

Finding your place in the Valley.

With more than 20 years of experience in Arizona real estate, I help buyers, sellers, and investors make confident decisions with deep local knowledge, straightforward guidance, and the personal attention of a boutique brokerage.

Rooted in Arrowhead, with deep Northwest Valley knowledge and experience across the Phoenix metro area.

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Teri Sarmiento
Principal Broker
20+
Years in Arizona Real Estate
$98M+
Career Sales Volume

Featured Properties

A selection of current listings and recent sales across the Valley.

Stonegate Lock-and-Leave
Coming Soon
Stonegate · Scottsdale, AZ 85259
Stonegate Lock-and-Leave
$775,000
2Beds
2Baths
1,733Sq Ft
Arrowhead starter home in Glendale 85308
Recently Sold
Sold in48Hours
Glendale, AZ 85308
Arrowhead Starter Home
$495,000
3Beds
2Baths
1,611Sq Ft
Sonoran Foothills Village
Recently Sold
Phoenix, AZ 85085
Sonoran Foothills Village
$499,999
2Beds
3Baths
1,813Sq Ft
Camelback House @ Fashion Square
Just Listed
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Camelback House @ Fashion Square
$230,000
2Beds
2Baths
1,020Sq Ft
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Arrowhead Ranch, Peoria/Glendale AZ

Local knowledge, block by block.

Arrowhead isn’t simply one of the areas I serve. It’s my home. From the lake communities and golf neighborhoods to the established pockets surrounding the 101, I understand how values, buyer demand and individual streets can differ within just a few miles.

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Real estate isn’t just transactions. It’s transitions.

For more than two decades, I’ve helped Arizona buyers and sellers navigate the decisions that come with moving, not just the property itself. I’m based in the Northwest Valley, but my work has taken me across Metro Phoenix and into Northern Arizona.

As Principal Broker of DF Realty, I built a boutique brokerage around a simple idea: clients deserve experienced representation, clear communication, and advice shaped around their goals, not a one-size-fits-all process.

Whether you’re buying your first home, selling one you’ve loved for years, relocating to Arizona, or considering your next investment, you’ll always know who is in your corner.

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Teri Sarmiento, licensed real estate broker at DF Realty

Experienced guidance, whatever your next move

Buy

Local insight, careful property evaluation, and experienced negotiation from the first showing through closing.

Sell

Thoughtful pricing, positioning, marketing, and negotiation designed around your property and your priorities.

Invest

Firsthand experience with both long-term and vacation rental properties, paired with a clear-eyed look at value, income potential, and market conditions.

Relocate

Local representation for clients moving to Arizona, buying from afar, or searching for a second home in the Valley.

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TSMC campus, North Phoenix, Arizona

Growth is changing the Northwest Valley

TSMC’s North Phoenix expansion is reshaping employment, development, and housing demand across portions of North Phoenix and Peoria. For buyers, sellers, and investors, understanding where that growth is occurring, and where it isn’t, matters.

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$65B+
Committed U.S. Investment
6,000+
Direct Jobs at Full Build-Out

Trusted through moves that matter

“We bought our Grayhawk home sight-unseen from Chicago. Teri guided us through every step without missing a beat. We were never nervous, and that says everything.”

Mark & Karen T.
Buyer · Scottsdale

“Buying in the US as Canadians came with a lot of questions. Teri had answers for all of them. She found us our condo in Old Town Scottsdale and had us AirBnB-ready before we even flew home.”

Sophie & Henrik V.
Buyer · Scottsdale

“After our last one graduated from Mountain Ridge we knew it was time. She understood what we were looking for without us having to explain it twice. We found a home in Arrowhead on the lake that fit our next chapter perfectly.”

Casey & Jordan P.
Seller & Buyer · Arrowhead

Twenty years in people’s homes teaches you things

Real estate gives you a front-row seat to the way people actually live, the decisions they make, the things they plan for, and the things they don’t. Each month, I write about some of those conversations.

The Summer Nobody Plans For:
Aging in Place in the Desert

Arizona offers an extraordinary lifestyle for much of the year. But for people planning to stay in their homes as they age, summer deserves more consideration than it usually gets.

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Ready for your next move?

Whether you’re considering buying, selling, investing, or simply wondering what your home might be worth, I’m happy to talk it through with you. No pressure. Just experienced, straightforward advice.

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(480) 744-5740
teri@dfraz.com
Teri Sarmiento, Metro Phoenix real estate broker and principal of DF Realty