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Monster Sales Gains At PGA West, La Quinta In 2010!

It should be no surprise that the largest golf community in the desert scored the largest total sales numbers. Real estate sales within PGA West totaled $102 million in 2010, with 96 homes and 65 condos sold. Our forecast is that 2011 will ...

Local Real Estate Busier Than Usual Through The Holidays

On December 12th I reported here that we were experiencing an exceptionally busy start in December. The usual lull between Thanksgiving in November and the second week of January has not occurred. This busy market right through the holidays, ev...

Better Cell Phone Reception At Home

I don’t normally offer tech tips in my real estate blog, but last week my husband Bill helped me eliminate an almost year long frustration with dropped cell phone calls from my home office when using our Verizon wireless phones. As you can...

Investors Returning To The Market

Savvy investors are often the first to jump at a potentially profitable housing market and a new national survey indicates things are heating up. More than 12 percent of home buyers today plan to purchase a home or condo as an investment, compa...

Dining Around The Desert: Morgan’s of The Desert

A La Quinta Resort and Club restaurant damaged by fire more than a year ago is now open with a new look and menu. The Azur Restaurant reopened in December as Morgan's in the Desert with James Beard Foundation award recipient Jimmy Schmidt as it...

Dining Around The Desert: IW Club, Indian Wells

The IW Club at The Indian Wells Golf Resort is located in the recently opened Indian Wells Golf Resort clubhouse, located midway between the Hyatt Grand Champions and Renaissance Esmeralda resort hotels on the property. This modern and upsca...