Here in Palm Springs, CA., as with most areas of the country, we are recovering beautifully from the crash and burn of the housing market. It now appears, in hindsight, that 4th Quarter of 2012 was the absolute bottom if you base your data on price/sf. My clients are feeling like they "missed t
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04/28/2013
What IS a "Boomerang Buyer?" I love new terms. It will be fun to see how much this one is used over the next couple of years. Here in the Palm Springs Valley, which was hit extremely hard by the housing recession, it has taken flight. A Boomerang Buyer is a buyer that had a Short Sale or Forec
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04/26/2013
I have been listing, negotiating, and closing short sales here in the Palm Springs Valley area for just over four years now. I have run into many very, very poorly skilled short sale listing agents. No surprise here! When the short sale market hit its peak in 2012, there was a sudden explosion of
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04/24/2013
I've been thinking about this a lot lately. When you work as closely as we all do with our clients, we establish a sort of friendship. It's driven by the service we provide as well as our own personalities. Every client is different; some are very easy to keep in the "business only" box, but I
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04/18/2013
Twelve years in now, and all of us living in the beautiful Palm Springs Valley, can truthfully say that the incredible dream of Golden Voice and the Empire Polo Club has become a huge asset to our Valley. Golden Voice just signed on for another 17 years with an additional 2 events/season and an
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04/14/2013
Those of us who do short sales, know that it has become extremely common for the notes to be transferred at the last minute. You can be working away with the lender on a short sale, even have approval as I did on this one, and boom… You receive the transfer email. What does this mean? It means th
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04/11/2013
The City of Palm Springs is well known for it's past and current celebrities. Home owners in Palm Springs proper, often in the village walking areas such as Tennis Club, Movie Colony, Old Las Palmas and Vista Las Palmas, Palm Springs oozes history. Take this photo tour of Palm Springs past..
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04/07/2013
Sun City, Shadow Hills is a 55+ community built by Pulte Homes. Approx. 3200 homes, tons of "things to do", a gorgeous setting in North Indio, surrounded by the Santa Rosa and Chocolate mountains..just spectacular! I've just listed this Terrarzo floor plan with 2 bed and 3 baths plus a den. Wha
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04/06/2013
Indio California, one of our most easterly city's in the Palm Springs Valley, used to be known strictly for its date Festival and agricultural bounty. Not anymore. The Coachella music Festival has put the city of Indio on the international map. City revenue from the festival has helped ease Indio
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04/04/2013
It took a whopping 10 days to get this newly listed home in La Quinta into escrow. Located in the La Quinta Cove, on an oversized corner lot, this home is a diamond in the rough. I suspected the offer would be from an investor, not because it was priced low, but because it needs some work.The off
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03/28/2013