Palm Springs Status Report to Canadians Buying US Real Estate

Today I’m writing an update to my Status Report on October 17, 2010, when I blogged that the Canadian dollar had climbed until it was above parity to the US dollar. I emphasized the reasons then why it made good sense for Canadians to go ahead and invest in Palm Springs real estate. I’m still [...]

The Lure of Palm Springs for Canadians

The buzz around our ReMax office this past week was all about an article which appeared in the Vancouver Sun on May 28, 2011 (and in the Edmonton Journal on the 28th as well). The article, appearing in a special section entitled “South of the Border”, captured everyone’s attention because in part, it featured our own [...]

Ace is the Place in Palm Springs

It’s great to see Palm Springs is so often in the national news. Today I’m writing about our still relatively new Ace Hotel and Swim Club, because it’s featured in the December 2010 Food and Wine issue in their Where to Go — BEST OF THE YEAR section. The Ace design style is somewhat quirky, [...]

Getting Healthy in Palm Springs

This Saturday, November 13, thirty plus vendors will be under the big tent to offer food demonstrations, samples, giveaways and other enticements, all while live music plays.  Nature’s Health Food and Cafe will be having their Third Annual Anniversary bash, and, of course, their vegetarian / vegan cafe, newly expanded, will offer a multitude of [...]

Buying a Home in Palm Springs for Canadians

The Canadian Dollar made its comeback on Friday and closed at C$1.0111 per US Dollar. Don’t you hate when someone tells you I told you so? Well, I did!. In my blog of May 31, 2010, Canadian Dollar Founders But Watch for a Comeback, I suggested that the Loonie was going to reach parity again [...]

Canadians fly Allegiant Air to Palm Springs

If you are a Canadian living in Vancouver or elsewhere in B.C. and you love to come to Palm Springs, you may have already discovered that one airline, Allegiant Air, provides very inexpensive direct flights for you. If not, here’s what you need to know. Driving south on Canadian Hwy 99, pick up the US [...]

Canadian Dollar Climbs to Six Week High

A convergence of market signals are all pointing to this year’s becoming one of the best years ever for Canadians to buy property in Palm Springs. First and foremost, local real estate prices are presently at their lowest levels in years. Prices for single-family homes as well as condominiums in many Palm Springs area communities [...]

US Home Rental Income for Canadian Owners in Palm Springs

Many of our Canadian clients ask us if they can rent their second homes in Palm Springs, as they’re wanting to use rental income to offset the fixed expenses of owning a winter vacation home here. The simple answer to that is, YES, they can! A large number of Canadians rent their Palm Springs homes [...]

A Currency Exchange Strategy to Maximize Canadian Buyers’ Purchasing Power

Around 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 [...]

Eating at the In-N-Out Burger in Palm Springs

Our first experience with In-N-Out Burger was not in Palm Springs but near the Ontario Airport exit as we were coming home to Palm Springs. We saw an impressive number of cars lined up under the iconic yellow arrow, and we were enticed to join them. We soon gave our order at the call in [...]