Sheri’s Blog

Fireworks at The Madison Club

Last night, my husband Bill and I were guests at The Madison Club in La Quinta celebrating the opening of Madison’s fabulous new clubhouse and amenities. Madison Club members, guests, PGA Tour players and celebrities alike enjoyed the warm de...

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Desert Real Estate Update – March 2010

The real estate world was very different in the Coachella Valley just five years ago. Prospective buyers streamed through crowded model homes while the builder's agents poked pins onto maps to reflect growing sales - some homes posting $10,000 ...

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Driving The Golf Courses

Andalusia at Coral Mountain, La Quinta by Bill Dettman, Director of Sale And Marketing This season I’ve been working with our marketing team in shooting thousands of new photos of many of the most beautiful resort lifestyle communities i...

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Dining Around The Desert: Desert Sage, La Quinta

Desert Sage is a special place for Bill and me. We were married there on a warm evening five years ago this May. That said, when one of the owners passed away a year later the restaurant started going through a period of change that saddened us...

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Griffin Ranch, La Quinta In Transistion

The late Merv Griffin decided to turn 200 acres of his property into a world-class equestrian master-planned community located adjacent to Hideaway, Madison Club and PGA West in La Quinta. Griffin Ranch opened in the summer of '07 and a number ...

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Desert Real Estate Update – February ’09

As housing experts continue to debate when or whether the housing market will finally turn around for good in 2010, the one thing most agree upon is that foreclosures and short sales will continue into 2010 or even outpace last year. In a nutsh...

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

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 ...

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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...

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