About Us

More About The Team

As real estate experts in the Scottsdale, Paradise Valley and Phoenix areas, Brian, Deanna, and Allison can provide helpful insights about the area, and can show why Arizona living is truly something to be desired. With a professional yet friendly approach, they help clients feel comfortable about what can be a stressful decision.

Trust is hard to come by in today's fiercely competitive real estate market. Brian and Deanna are here to provide the professionalism and integrity needed to ensure that their clients feel secure in what can be one of the biggest decisions of their life.

Marketing Success

• Combined 75 years of marketing experience in real estate, home building, remodeling, banking, golf, and hospitality industries.
• Local, national, and international presence through Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty.
• Managed the sales, marketing, and investor relations for a custom home builder in Scottsdale and helped grow the business to one of the highest annual revenue producing builders in Arizona.

Luxury Home Sales

• Real estate career has concentrated on the luxury home market representing buyers, sellers, builders, and developers.
• Approximately $400 million in real estate sales since 2000.

Builder Specs and Design Build Sales

The BDMiller Group has extensive knowledge in the design and building processes for new construction and remodel projects.

• Work with builders on their spec projects including lot purchase, architectural design and building trends, construction phases, and successfully marketing of the completed product.
• Many of the design build projects were sold through the spec homes under construction.
• Work with clients in the design build process including lot purchase, architect and designer recommendations, builder referrals, and consulting throughout the entire project.
• Worked in all phases of the building process including contracts, lot selection, conceptual design, architectural design, client and/or designer selections, HOA and design review requirements, permits, project supervision, and project completion.

About Russ Lyon | Sotheby's International

Arizona is the #1 Franchise in the World

Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty is the largest Sotheby’s International Realty affiliate in the world with over 900 Sales Associates serving the metropolitan Phoenix area, as well as the Sedona, Flagstaff, Prescott, Payson, Tucson and White Mountain regions of Arizona. Our company blends a seventy-year history of excellence in meeting Arizona’s real estate needs, with the world-renowned Sotheby’s International Realty network, facilitating connections locally, nationally and internationally.

Sotheby’s Affiliation and Global Network

Through our Sotheby’s International Realty affiliation our clients gain the advantage of a global network accessing a far reaching client base. Our listings reap the benefits of an instantly recognizable brand, with a unique reputation for excellence. Clients also benefit from a close association with the venerable Sotheby’s Auction House, established in 1744. This relationship provides our Sales Associates with the exclusive ability to make our listings available to the most qualified buyers in the world.

Focus on Exceptional Client Service

Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty is dedicated to the ideals of integrity and professionalism, as evidenced by our focus on exceptional client service. Representing nearly $3 billion in real estate inventory, it is apparent that our Sales Associates have earned the confidence of our clients. Further, the real estate transactions facilitated by our Sales Associates represent a substantial market share in each of our target markets statewide, and dominate the Arizona market for luxury properties sold. Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty is also the #1 Sotheby’s International Realty affiliate worldwide in both dollar volume and number of units sold. However, whether we represent a multi-million dollar estate or a starter home, Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty is committed to providing unparalleled service to our clients