Peace in the World Starts with Me

I was reading a blog with a holiday greeting from a friend, entitled Peace in the World Starts with Me. It’s short but I found it so moving that I wanted to share the words with all of you. The author is Mary Lore and here is the link – Start with Me. I hope it will speak to you as well. [...]

College of the Desert West Valley Campus in Palm Springs

It’s tremendously exciting for our community that Palm Springs and College of the Desert are collaborating on the development of the new College of the Desert West Valley campus here in Palm Springs. Back in 2004, voters approved Measure B, a bond issue of $346 million, which includes a mandate for development of an east and west Valley campus. Then in 2007, Palm Springs [...]

Measure J Passes and Palm Springs Revitalization Gets a Boost

Measure J passes and Palm Springs Revitalization gets a boost. This is great news for our city! I am writing today as a followup to my recent blog on Measure J and the potential it represents for the long delayed revitalization of Palm Springs, especially for the downtown, to begin. Don’t expect the bulldozers to [...]

Palm Springs’ Most Trendy Neighborhood

The hottest neighborhood vibes of late come from the Uptown Design District, making it arguably Palm Springs’ most trendy neighborhood. We’re seeing a renaissance along north Palm Canyon Drive, home to a growing number of antique and gift shops, art and furniture galleries largely dealing in mid-century design, clothing boutiques such as Trina Turk, and several new fun restaurants. These new hip, yet casual eateries have [...]

Canadians Buying a Home in Palm Springs Receive Good News Again

The good news for Canadians buying a home in Palm Springs is that the Canadian dollar is back to, or is greater than, parity with the US Dollar. Last Thursday, October 27th, the Loonie rose above parity with our Greenback to its highest level in more than a month. Trading closed with the Canadian dollar buying $1.0092US. This [...]

Palm Springs Home Prices May Rise

A recent article in our local Desert Sun newspaper entitled Fewer Coachella Valley Homes for Sale reported that Palm Springs home prices may rise in the not too distant future. To support this, the article stated that the Palm Springs area inventory went down by more than a 1000 homes in the last four months. [...]

Palm Springs Revitalization

Palm Springs revitalization will get a boost if we vote YES on Measure J. The Palm Springs City Council after much debate has finally taken a concrete step toward finding new funding for dynamic downtown growth. I believe the highest priority is to resolve the vexing problem in the revitalization of Palm Springs – the [...]

It’s Thanksgiving Day in Canada, Columbus Day in the United States

On the second Monday in October each year since 1957, our Canadian neighbors have officially celebrated their blessings and the bountiful harvest of the season. This public holiday is called Thanksgiving Day, or Jour de l’Action de grace in Quebec. For most of Canada, Thanksgiving is a statutory holiday, with the exceptions being the Atlantic provinces [...]

Palm Springs VillageFest Extends Its Hours

VillageFest, the weekly street fair in beautiful downtown Palm Springs, just began its fall hours last Thursday. Located along Palm Canyon Drive between Baristo and Amado Roads, this very popular street celebration will now take place from 6 to 10 p.m. every Thursday evening. Palm Springs VillageFest, organized more than 20 years ago, is an [...]

Record Low Mortgage Rates Available for Palm Springs Home Buyers to US and Canadian Citizens

Freddie Mac announced today that for the first time in history the mortgage rate on a 30 year fixed mortgage loan has fallen below 4%. The 30 year mortgage rate was 3.94% today. This benchmark 30 year rate is now available to US Citizens. See NYT Summary Box. Low rates on shorter term US mortgages are [...]