Joan Levinson is the Number 1 Realtor in Arizona, nationally ranked by Newsweek as one of “America’s Best Realtors, 2020”, and is Arizona’s Premier Luxury Real Estate Expert. She has consistently ranked at the top of the annual lists of top performing realtors and is the current 2017-2022 back-to– back-to– back to- back Number 1 individual realtor in the state, and #40 in the nation. She has specialized for the past 30 years in the finest estates in Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, Phoenix, and Arcadia. Joan and her properties have appeared throughout TV and multiple major media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Newsweek, Fox, ABC, NBC, Architectural Digest and more.
A record-breaking Realtor with a median sale price around $5 million and over $2 billion in career sales, Joan is laser focused on the highest end of the luxury market and the most prestigious properties. According to all-time Arizona MLS data as of July 2021, not only has she represented more buyers and sellers in transactions over $10 Million, $12 Million and $15 Million than any other Arizona Realtor, she has represented more clients in transactions over $12 Million than the next top 4 Real Estate Agents combined. This includes some of the most expensive properties ever sold in Arizona, multiple sales featured in The Wall Street Journal, and the then all-time most expensive home sold.
She has the most discerning clientele including many CEOs, Fortune 500 Company Owners and Executives, Professional Athletes, and Celebrities, who have come to rely on her honesty, discretion, expertise, negotiating skills, and comprehensive knowledge of the luxury real estate market. Over 80% of Joan’s business is from referrals of past clients.
Specializing in discretion, many of her properties are sold off-market in private “pocket” listings.
Joan has lived with her family in Paradise Valley for 30 years and has acted as an advisor to the Town. She is currently serving a third term on the Board of Trustees of the Mummy Mountain Preserve Trust.
Wall Street Journal
- A New Home Is Crowned Priciest Property to Ever Sell in Paradise Valley
- Contemporary Arizona Home With a See-Through Swimming Pool Asks $9.3 Million
- An Arizona Home Filled With Western and Native American-Inspired Art Asks $6.685 Million
- Parking Is Not a Problem at This $25 Million Home Built for a Car Collector
- Arizona Cardinals Owner Gets $5.3 Million for Paradise Valley Home Less Than Two Months After Listing
- Arizona Cardinals Owner Michael Bidwill Lists Paradise Valley Home
- Joan again #1 Arizona Agent in 2022 Real Trends/Wall Street Journal, #40 Nationally
- In Paradise Valley, A 27 Acre Parcel Lists for $55 Million
- Why Are Millionaires From All Over the Country Moving to This Little-Known Arizona Suburb?
- This Arizona Home for Sale Was Built for an Art Collector
- A Big Taxpayer Victory in Arizona- flat 2.5% income tax
- REAL Trends: The Thousand Top Realtors in America, 2020
- Paradise Valley Home With Its Own Soccer Field Almost Scores New Arizona Price Record
- REAL Trends: The Thousand Top Realtors in America, 2019
- Private Libraries that Inspire
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- REAL Trends: The Thousand Top Realtors in America, 2018
- The Rise of the Older, Single Female Home Buyer
- The Ranch House, Reinvented
- My Therapist Says I Can’t Close Escrow (and Other Deal Killers)
- My Therapist Says I Can’t Close Escrow (and Other Deal Killers) PDF
Architectural Digest
Mansion Global
- A New Record Priciest Property to Ever Sell in Paradise Valley
- A Contemporary Architectural Gem tucked into Camelback Mountain
- A Car Collector’s Paradise goes on Sale in Arizona
- Arizona Cardinals Owner sells Paradise Valley Mansion
- Paradise Valley – The Billionaires Haven
- Paradise Valley Home With Its Own Soccer Field Almost Scores New Arizona Price Record
- Breathtaking Views and Impeccable Architecture in Phoenix’s Premiere Enclave, Paradise Valley
- $15.65 Million Arizona Mansion Breaks Price Records
- A Striking, Southwestern Abode Designed by Architect Bob Bacon
- Listing of the Week
Phoenix Business Journal
- Paradise Valley luxury mansion sold by tech entrepreneur for $23.5 million in cash
- Unaffected by interest rates, cash buyers rush to close on Paradise Valley luxury residences
- Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill sells Paradise Valley home
- Freeport-McMoRan CEO lists Paradise Valley home
- Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill lists Paradise Valley home for $5.8M
- Joan Levinson Number One Individual Real Estate Agent in Valley, 2022
- Vacant Paradise Valley lot sells for $11M; Joan Levinson had both sides of the listing
- Largest vacant land parcel in Paradise Valley hits market at $55M
- ‘ENDLESS DEMAND’ in the Valley’s most prized neighborhoods, lot prices for luxury homes are reaching stratospheric levels
- Highest priced home sales 2021 Phoenix
- Highest Price Phoenix Luxury Homes October 2021
- Joan Levinson Number One Individual Real Estate Agent in Valley 2021
- 20 Valley Names to Know in Residential Real Estate
- California homebuilder pays $16M for 155 acres in Goodyear
- Arizona Coyotes owner pays $12.1M for Paradise Valley mansion; 2 hockey players sell homes
- Here are the Highest-Priced Phoenix-Area Luxury Homes Sold in February
- One city in metro Phoenix made Zillow’s million-dollar cities list
- $18M Paradise Valley home sells in ‘strong as a bull’ market
- Joan Levinson Number One Individual Real Estate Agent in Valley 2020
- Valley luxury home sales in March, April going strong amid Covid-19
- Global investment firm leader sells Paradise Valley home for $17.5M
- Wife of former Wells Fargo CEO buys Valley mansion, tops all December sales
- These 6 Valley mansions fetched the highest prices in 2019
- Mountainside Paradise Valley Home Sells for $9.5 million
- Retired CEO puts sprawling Paradise Valley mansion on market for $15 million
- Valley mansion with sweeping Camelback views on the market for $21 million
- Well-known attorney sells highest-priced Valley home in May
- Most-Productive Phoenix-Area Residential Real Estate Agents, 2018
- Former University of Phoenix leader’s property tops December home sales
- Massive Paradise Valley property with 2-story library on market for $15M
- Most Productive Phoenix-Area Residential Real Estate Agents, 2017
- Valley’s highest-priced home sale in August again tops $5M
- Top September Home Sale fetches $4.65M
- Microchip Technology CEO pays $15.6 million for most expensive home in Arizona
- Top 15 home sales of 2017 hit $90 million combined
- $20 million Paradise Valley estate for sale
- CEO buys most expensive home listed in January 2018
- Highest Priced Home Sales Dec. 2018
- Phoenix luxury housing market sees more sales, higher prices in 2018
- Paradise Valley sees zen homesite get listed for $5.95 million
- Hillside Paradise Valley home hits market for $7.5 million
- Top Independent Paradise Valley Realtor 2015
- College dropout turned tech mogul selling Paradise Valley mansion for $14 million
Town of Paradise Valley Independent
- New record set for most expensive home sold in Paradise Valley
- Joan Levinson repeats in as Arizona’s ‘No. 1 Individual Real Estate Agent’ 2022
- Notable Paradise Valley Realtor Celebrates 2021 Sales Achievement
- A Plump Investment Valley Buyers Invest in Flagstaff Getaway Homes
- Paradise Valley Luxury Agent Continues Earning Top Recognition
- Pace: What you need to know in Paradise Valley — the good and the bad
Phoenix Magazine
- The Valley’s Best Real Estate Agents of 2023
- Top Real Estate Agents 2023 – Top 50 Agent, Individual Agent GOLD
- Top Real Estate Agents 2022 – Individual Agent GOLD
- Top Real Estate Agents 2021 – Individual Agent GOLD
- Top Real Estate Producers 2020 – Individual Agent GOLD
- Top Real Estate Agents 2019 – Individual Agent GOLD
AZ Central/AZ Republic
- Mansion sells for $23.5M, setting Paradise Valley record
- Top metro Phoenix home sales in 2023
- Arizona Cardinals player pays $5M for new Scottsdale home
- Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill sells metro Phoenix mansion
- A 9,100-square-foot Paradise Valley mansion sells for $7.5M cash
- Paradise Valley mansion with private jogging path and putting green sells for $12M
- Arizona Coyote Owner Buys $12.1m Home in Paradise Valley
- Phoenix Luxury Homes: Sales are Soaring. Here’s Who is Buying Them.
- Paradise Valley Mansion with 25-person elevator, shooting rage sells for $14.25 million
- Paradise Valley Mansion with more bathrooms than bedrooms sells for $13.5 million
- Modern showpiece in Paradise Valley sells for $5.1M, topping luxury home sales list
- Cardinals Larry Fitzgerald, DeAndre Hopkins among buyers, sellers of metro Phoenix’s priciest homes
- $17.5M Paradise Valley mansion ties for 2nd priciest home ever sold in Arizona
- Car-care mogul buys $5.5M Paradise Valley mansion with showcase garage, tennis court
- Arizona’s priciest home ever sells for $15.65M on Mummy Mountain
- Top Metro Phoenix Home Sales 2019
- $3.9 million Paradise Valley mansion features wine room, gated courtyard with fireplace
- $4.4M Scottsdale mansion has shoe room and a hydro-clay tennis court
- Long vacant home on edge of Piestewa Peak sells for $3.2M
- Prefab Home in Paradise Valley, Arizona – Fabulous Planar House
- 18 Luxury homes: $3.25M contemporary-style Scottsdale condo has theater room
- Phoenix’s 12 most expensive homes
- Arizona Cardinals star Larry Fitzgerald sells $4.65M Paradise Valley mansion
Luxe Interior + Design Magazine
Paradise Valley Lifestyle
Arizona Capitol Times
Scottsdale Association of Realtors
Design And Architecture Magazine
Yahoo! Finance
Other Press
- THE REAL DEAL: Paradise Valley mansion sells for area record $23.5M
- Joan Levinson: The Desert’s Luxury Real Estate Expert
- Larry Fitzgerald sells third most expensive mansion in Arizona history
- Larry Fitzgerald sells mansion for $18 million, third most expensive sale in Arizona history: report
- Joan Levinson Top Real Estate Producer 2020
- Joan Levinson wins 2 BREA awards as Top Realtor 2019
- Prefab Home in Paradise Valley, Arizona – Fabulous Planar House
- West Valley Realtors Honored for their Productivity
- Realty ONE Group Announces Top Producers for 2016