Archive for January, 2009
Palm Springs Film Festival 2009 Breaks Previous Records
Monday, January 26th, 2009Palm Springs can now boast to having one of the top three film festivals in the United States, based on attendance. Board Chairman of the festival, Harold Matzner called the new high attendance and revenue records “amazing in this economic environment . . . .” All of the festival passes were sold, and the gala [...]
Protecting the Palm Springs Lifestyle – Keeping Palm Springs Beautiful – Stamping Out Neighborhood Blight
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009As we all know, the number of foreclosed houses has dramatically increased over the past year. With these foreclosures have come an equal number of vacant properties. Like a big magnet, these vacant properties all too frequently attract vandals. If you have ever searched for a lender owned “bargain”, you will know that they are often [...]
Financing a Fixer with the 203K Program
Monday, January 19th, 2009Today’s blog is a follow-up to my blog on November 24, 2008, regarding a rather obscure FHA program that offers financing on the purchase of distressed properties. With so much attention focused on the escalating rate of home foreclosures, the FHA is really pushing this particular program. The result, I’m told, is that more of [...]
Palm Springs International Film Festival – 2009
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009Wow, it’s here again – the Palm Springs International Film Festival, beginning tonight with what the Festival bills as “The most glamorous night of the year in the valley” - The Black Tie 2009 Awards Gala. Sponsored by the luxury brand Cartier, the Festival begins at 5pm this evening; make that 4pm or earlier if you plan to be a spectator outside [...]
Palm Springs Power
Monday, January 5th, 2009We were at a party on New Year’s night when the talk turned to what Palm Springs offers us. One by one, we found ourselves revealing that, most of all, we love to sit and gaze at the mountains. They are majestic and rugged. They rise abruptly from the valley floor right here, up close. And as the light [...]