Posted on March 20, 2009 by Scott Lyle
BANK FORECLOSED PROPERTY LISTINGS ARE GOING DOWN!
As our market continues to absorb the largest wave of bank-owned properties, we are seeing a new trend. In November, there were 1900 bank-owned properties on the market in the lower valley. In December, that number dropped to 1731 properties and at the beginning of January we are 1475 [...]
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Posted on March 19, 2009 by Scott Lyle
Give the Gift of Life
And help
The Palm Springs High School
Spirit of the Sands bands
All at the same time
This is your opportunity to really make a difference – and it’s not about you giving money. It’s about taking just a moment and giving the gift of life. Did you know only 5% of eligible people [...]
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Posted on November 25, 2008 by Harold Watts
The holidays are a time of reflection for me. It is a time to think of where I’ve been, and where I want to go in the future.
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It’s a time to give thanks for everything I have, no matter how much or how little.
It’s a time to celebrate and share your [...]
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Posted on November 18, 2008 by Scott Lyle
The big story here in the Coachella Valley is the number of Bank-Owned property sales, which I will talk more about in another article called “Bank Sales Dominate the Local Market.”
In order to fully understand what has happened in the Palm Springs area, you only need to look at the appreciation of home values that [...]
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Posted on November 13, 2008 by Harold Watts
November 13th, 2008 at 10am, a massive 7.8 earthquake hits Southern California, and the epicenter is located in Palm Springs. The shaking lasts for nearly 2 minutes. Buildings are falling, roads & bridges collapse, massive fires are engulfing the city. Thousands are feared dead, many more are injured, and there is no end in sight [...]
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Posted on November 7, 2008 by Harold Watts
Palm Springs, California is one of the top resort destinations in the country.
The natural beauty of the desert, sunshine 325 days a year, the small town atmosphere, mid-century architecture, the Hollywood connection, are some of the many reasons people want to come to Palm Springs.
People see the “perfect little village” of Palm Springs as the [...]
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Posted on November 7, 2008 by Harold Watts
The natural beauty of the desert brings thousands of tourists to the city of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley every year.
When I moved to Palm Springs nearly ten years ago, one of the first activities that I immersed myself in was hiking. Being a “city boy” most of my life, I never had the [...]
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Posted on November 7, 2008 by Harold Watts
Do you remember the theme song for the TV show “Cheers”?
The song went something like this: “Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name.” Now don’t laugh, I never was a good singer!! If you don’t remember the song, you were probably born after 1983 and don’t get the TV [...]
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