Another Facet of the Palm Springs Lifestyle

We were just driving away from the office en route to preview a property, when we came upon a happy group of joggers all dressed in lingerie, beach wear and exaggerated makeup – men and women alike. They were such a colorful and happy group, we just had to honk and wave to them. Who [...]

Avoiding Foreclosure

The Obama administration recently outlined a mortgage plan, for responsible homeowners, aimed at helping families in distress to avoid foreclosure. Here is an excerpt from a statement released by the U.S. Department of the Treasury on March 4, 2009, outlining the intent of the plan. “Only two weeks after the President unveiled his plan to [...]

Palm Springs Natives Offer Festival of Native Film and Culture

This week the Aqua Caliente band of the Cahuilla tribe is offering one of their special events, the annual Festival of Native Film and Culture. Now in its eighth season, the 2009 Festival has already begun and will continue through March 8, 2009 at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. The Festival features films, documentaries, [...]

Coachella Valley Wildflowers

The annual appearance of the ephemeral spring wildflowers native to the Coachella Valley has everything to do with the amounts of rainfall in the winter months, which can vary widely within a relatively small area, and with warming temperatures that encourage blooming. In some areas it’s reported that the wildflowers seem to be peaking early [...]

How Banks Value Your Home or Why They Cut Your Home Equity Line

Have you had your Line of Credit reduced recently because your house value has gone down? Well, if your answer is yes, the following might be one of the reasons, so take note. I came across an article in MSN Money yesterday which caught my eye because it referenced a study by one of my favorite [...]

The News Headlines Shape Buyer Expectations

A recent report on real estate sales and trends here for December came out in The Desert Sun on last Thursday. More important than the actual numbers or trends reported in the article, the author explains that what is being reported is a distortion; the cause is that when all types of houses, in all [...]

Palm Springs Weather Redux

Earlier this afternoon, I drove up Racquet Club Drive to photograph the distant mountains capped with snow. It seemed odd that, as I was looking at the snow, a pickup truck drove up behind me and a pool guy dressed in shorts and tee shirt got out and retrieved his skimmer pole to go tend [...]

Tour de Palm Springs 2009

Where better to ride your bike than in the beautiful desert with a backdrop of rugged mountains in the distance! Who better to ride with than Tour de Palm Springs riders! Founder Tim Esser certainly is a believer. From its beginning here in Palm Springs in 1998 with about 400 riders, the Ride has steadily grown to almost [...]

The Palm Springs Lifestyle and Weather

  Palm Springs is located in the Coachella Valley and is a part of the Sonora Desert. Thus being in the desert, we can proudly boast to having well over 300 days of sunshine annually, and only about 5 inches of rain each year, yes that’s right – 5 inches! Our weather is incredible from October through [...]

Palm Springs Modernism Week 2009 – A Celebration of All Things MOD!

The 4th annual Modernism Week 2009 kicks off this coming Friday, February 13, 2009 and will include a wide variety of events over a 9-day period. As in previous years, Modernism Week will begin with the two-day Modernism Show on February 15 and 16, preceded by an evening Preview Reception on the14th, held at the Palm [...]