midcentury architecture: Rancho Mirage 2008 Winter Architectural Home Tour - Dec 7. - 12/01/08 02:10 PM
The Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce 4th Annual Winter Home tour will be Sunday, Dec.7, from 1 to 4.
The focus of this tour is to feature historical, architectural and celebrity homes in Rancho Mirage. This unique event provides attendees a glimpse of the past, exceptional design and what makes Rancho (1 comments)
midcentury architecture: Downtown Palm Springs redevelopment plans scaled back - 11/05/08 08:30 AM
Here's the latest news regarding the future redevelopment of the Desert Fashion Plaza in downtown Palm Springs. The project has been scaled back significantly, due to the current economic crisis, eliminating the previous plans to include housing as part of the project.
The project will include the construction of a theatre (0 comments)
Many consider the plans for this site could determine the future of Palm Springs and the downtown village. The developer and City Council have been at odds for years regarding the (1 comments)
midcentury architecture: Historic Riviera Hotel in Palm Springs getting ready to reopen this season - 09/19/08 06:00 PM
The famous Riviera Resort will be re-opening its doors soon adjacent to the historic Racquet Club Road Estates mid-century neighborhood. This will add a welcome addition to the Palm Springs resort choices as well as provide restaurants, spa and a cool hang out for locals and tourists alike. Please see the articel below from (0 comments)
"It was the city where the Rat Pack partied, Elvis honeymooned and Eisenhower swung the only hole in one of his life. Palm Springs, California's fabled (0 comments)
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midcentury architecture: Should buyers wait to see if prices continue to drop? - 07/14/08 08:50 AM
I get this comment often from buyers. "I think I want to wait 6 months to see if property prices will continue to drop before buying."
In response, who knows, maybe they will continue to drop? But is waiting really the best way to get a better deal on a house? (19 comments)
midcentury architecture: Indian Lease Land in Palm Springs - 07/09/08 08:41 PM
What is Indian Lease Land?
In 1876, Pacific Railroad laid the tracks between Los Angeles and Yuma, Arizona. The U.S. government deeded the Agua Caliente 52,000 acres throughout the Coachella Valley (6,700 acres lay within the city of Palm Springs). The government gave the railroad a checkerboard of every square mile (0 comments)
midcentury architecture: Free Air Fare when you buy a home in Palm Springs - 06/23/08 02:48 PM
Free Airfare to Palm Springs when you buy your new desert home from Paul Kaplan.
Now through the end of September, when you purchase your new home in Palm Springs from Paul, you'll be reimumbursed for two (2) FREE roundtrip airline tickets to Palm Springs. We will reimburse you up to a total of $2,000, (2 comments)
midcentury architecture: Sales are up in the Palm Springs area - 05/29/08 10:54 AM
An article in todays (May 29, 2008) discussing April Sales being up 25%, the highest increase since 2005.
Sales in our office were the best in over a year, last month. May is turning out to be strong as well. Check out the full article at:
http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080529/BUSINESS04/805290350&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL
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midcentury architecture: Palm Springs famous Riviera Resort is starting to shape up - 03/15/08 11:23 PM
The famous Palm Springs Riviera Resort has been undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation over the last few months. Its due to reopen in the fall of 2008. I drive by it everyday on my way to the office. This past week, I noticed they're attacking the tacky facade that was put up (0 comments)
midcentury architecture: Who says now is not a good time to buy? - 11/08/07 12:25 PM
Mortgage rates are at a 6 month low http://www.freddiemac.com/dlink/html/PMMS/display/PMMSOutputWk.jsp?week=44&ending=20071101 Inventory is up, and prices are lower then they have been for years!! I hear this everyday, "I wish I had a bucket of money to pick up some of these amazing deals I'm seeing on the market." It is the epitome of a (2 comments)
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