Buying in Palm Springs for Canadians
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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010Around this time of year, many potential Canadian and other Foreign National buyers once again begin thinking about buying a winter retreat here in beautiful, sunny Palm Springs. With property prices in the Palm Springs area still hovering around prices we saw back in 2003, the year is shaping up to be another banner year [...]
How Long Canadian Citizens Can Stay in Palm Springs
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Our 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; [...]
Canadian Dollar Founders But Watch for a Comeback
Monday, May 31st, 2010This 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 [...]
RE/MAX is Canada’s Most Trusted Name in Real Estate
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010RE/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 [...]
Canadian Loonie Reaches Parity with Our Greenback, What a Great Time to Buy Real Estate in Palm Springs
Friday, April 30th, 2010We 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, [...]
Palm Springs – The Power of Our Mountain Views
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 [...]
Palm Springs “rolls out” New Recycling Program
Thursday, April 24th, 2008During Green Week, it seems appropriate to laud the Palm Springs Disposal Services for improving our recycling program. They are making it ever easier for us to do our part in “greening up” Palm Springs. The PSDS announced recently that beginning June 30th, all recyclables can go unsorted into a new Blue Cart, that comes with wheels to make it easy to move. Blue Carts will [...]
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