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Friday, February 12, 2010 LEGAL PRECEDENT   NONREFUNDABLE DEPOSIT DEEMED INVALIDCalifornia Association of Realtors Feb. 12, 2010An agreement for a "nonrefundable" escrow deposit is invalid and unenforceable, according to the recent California case of Kuish v. Smith (2010 WL 373225). This case ser...

July Market Report   Here are the real estate market sales numbers for July, 2009.These numbers are from my own research using the Desert Area Multiple Listing Service. They account for activity in the desert cities of Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, La Qui...

Keeping you informed ...Our local Keller Williams offices gathered together this morning at the Board of Relators in Palm Desert for our monthly sales meeting. Heath Hilgenberg reviewed market activity here in the desert. While Keller Williams was #1 in sales and volume again in June, the really ...

Palm Springs Real Estate Market Heating Up!   The temperatures are well over 100 degrees here in the desert and the real estate market is hot as well. Sales continue to flourish. The last four months have been outstanding.Look at these figures for number of homes sold so far in 2009:January 492Fe...