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2009
Approximately 3,000,000 snowbirds from Canada escape to warmer places such as Palm Springs and La Quinta each winter. Now with Canada's national currency at favorable levels against the US dollar, Canada's oil and natural gas industries booming, many Canadian financial experts are are calling fo...
12/31/2009
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Where did the last decade go? Remember as kids, time went by so slowly when we were waiting for vacation or Christmas? Our birthdays seemed to take forever to go around the whole year. Funny how perception changes once you hit adulthood. Thinking about the fear of 2000 with Y2K! People scrambli...
12/31/2009
We are expecting a sunny beautiful day of 70 degrees plus. Most Americans are spending the first day of the New Year watching parades and football and eating big meals. This is the perfect day for Canadians visiting to take advantage of Realtors with some open appointments and find a great home. ...
12/31/2009
We just took an amazing listing at PGA West, "The Residence Club" This is a fractional listing and the idea of Fractional Listings appears to be growing amongst our out of town Snowbirds. Many people get Fractional Homes confused with Timeshares and they are not the same. The big difference betw...
12/31/2009
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When referring a client to another Realtor® we think in the best interests of our client. We interview the professional with the utmost care and keeping in mind that they will do their best to think in the best interests of our client as well. Granted, not always do we really ‘know' if it will ...
12/31/2009
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Well, have you had enough yet? No way! The old addage, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" appplies here! If you're reading this post, your not dead yet!" Better yet, if you're reading this post, you still have some interest in the Real Estate business. No matter how many times you said to...
12/31/2009
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We are a top group of 17 agents and really enjoy working with Canadian buyers- our specialty! We have sold over 10 homes to Canadians in the past few months! We have worked hard to target their special needs and wants to make the process hassle free and fun for them. Here are a few services we pr...
12/31/2009
Over the past several years, we have more and more Canadians purchasing property in La Quinta. Canadians love our sunny warm weather and the beautiful golf courses here. Our Palm Springs airport has non-stop flights to Calgary and to Vancouver each day making travel to Canada easy within 3 hours....
12/31/2009
With the housing prices at record lows here in our desert paradise, we are seeing many of our Canadian friends coming back to town this season and picking up a few houses as an investement. It is a domino effect, last year they bought one and this year they are picking up as many as they can. S...
12/29/2009
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I recently listed a house on my street-- and was thrilled to get the listing! I love the area, love the neighborhood, love the views... I'm hoping I can convey my enthusiasm for my home to any prospects looking at my new listing! What a great way to establish myself as an "expert" here-- by pro...
12/29/2009
