How Long Canadian Citizens Can Stay in Palm Springs

Our Canadian neighbors to the north, our snowbirds, make-up such a large part of the buying population in Palm Springs, we often hear the question – How long can I stay in Palm Springs, and can I stay through the frigid Canadian winter months? The conventional wisdom is that Canadians can stay about six months; [...]

Retro Palm Springs in the News

A recent New York Times Travel Section article on July 4, 2010, entitled 12 Unexpected History Trips, features a visit to retro Palm Springs. If you are nostalgic about the good old days in the 40’s and 50’s when Palm Springs became the Playground of the Stars, the article gives you a list of places [...]

Congress Finally Passes the Homebuyer Credit Extension

As a follow up to my blog of June 16, 2010,* here is some really good news for a lot of prospective homebuyers in Palm Springs and other communities across the nation. Talk about your nail-biter scenario! Just picture the approximately 180,000 buyers with a contract in process, patiently watching as our legislators in Washington [...]

Good News for Palm Springs Homebuyers – Federal Homebuyer Credit may be extended

Here is a follow up to my blog on November 6, 2009 entitled Good News on First Time Home Credit about the then recently enacted extension of the first time homebuyers credit. As that article explained, the homebuyer credit originally established in early 2009 was extended until June 30, 2010. The extension was a good [...]

Canadian Dollar Founders But Watch for a Comeback

This is a follow-up to my April 30th Blog entitled, Canadian Loonie Reaches Parity with Our Greenback, What a Great Time to Buy Real Estate in Palm Springs. At that time, I discussed the fact that the Canadian dollar was reaching parity with the U.S. dollar, and how, it was a very good moment to [...]

From Palm Springs to Disneyland

Did you know that it takes less than two hours to drive from Palm Springs to Disneyland?  One of the great benefits of living in Palm Springs is that we are so close to great adventures in every direction, whether they be natural wonders such as Joshua Tree National Park, or man made such as [...]

RE/MAX is Canada’s Most Trusted Name in Real Estate

RE/MAX is Canada’s most trusted brand in real estate, according to a new survey in the May 2010 edition of Reader’s Digest Canada. More than 1,500 consumers indicated their favorites in 28 brand categories, with the real estate category appearing for the first time this year. The survey revealed that RE/MAX Associates are five times [...]

Palm Springs Real Estate for Birds

For the last five years, one of the joys of our courtyard and gardens at home has been the presence of our resident doves. Often to be seen in early evening perched atop one of our chimney stacks, or drinking at one of our fountains, or even in the shade under the bushes of our [...]

Canadian Loonie Reaches Parity with Our Greenback, What a Great Time to Buy Real Estate in Palm Springs

We have been speculating over this last year that the Canadian Dollar or Loonie would, at some point in the not too distant future, be at parity with the US Dollar. The stability of the conservative Canadian banking system, mostly untouched by toxic securities, was like a beacon in the night, and particularly this year, [...]

For Those Who Have Experienced a Short Sale

Fannie Mae recently released some new guidelines that have changed the waiting period for individuals who have had to sell their homes through a short sale, a pre-foreclosure or a Deed-In-Lieu of Foreclosure sale. Their old guideline specified that you would have to wait four (4) years before applying for a Fannie-Mae backed loan. The [...]