There are luxury foreclosures and bargains available throughout the Coachella Valley, from La Quinta to Palm Springs. Here are some wonderful ones in La Quinta (and an extra from Palm Desert!) Check out the best of these high-end homes which have just come on the market and give me a call if you'd like further information.You can read a description of each of these communities on my website—and check out current listings—under Featured Communities. I also regularly update my list of bargain-priced homes on my website homepage.
This custom-built home in La Quinta's Andalusia at Coral Mountain boasts incredible south-facing vistas of lake, fairway and mountains on the Rees Jones signature golf course and the stunning Santa Rosa Mountains against which this exclusive community is nestled. The Estrellla-floorplan features three ensuite bedrooms and a detached two-room casita for guests. Huge backyard graced by commensurately grand pool and spa. Priced like a bank-owned home and already reduced, the home is now listed at $2.2M. View this listing
Here’s an amazing foreclosure in The Quarry, La Quinta’s most exclusive community. Originally priced at $3.5M in 2008, this palatial estate offers 5140 sq ft of sumptuous elegance for $1.79M, a cool 50% price reduction.
Oriented to the morning sun, the custom-built 4 bedroom/5 bath home boasts cast-stone columns and fireplace, chiseled travertine flooring laid in a Versailles pattern, arches, textured walls, and lots of French doors opening to the remarkable patio, pool and spa.
Rough-hewed beams call attention to the vaulted ceilings while rare Brazilian walnut graces the living room floor. 
The formidable kitchen features Wolf, SubZero and Thermador appliances. Tucked on the other end of the sprawling property lies the private 1,200 sf guesthouse with living room and two bedrooms.
This spacious, indoor/outdoor home in PGA West boasts stunning southern views of the Greg Norman links-style course and Santa Rosa Mountains beyond in a custom-built home boasting 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths. Retractable glass sliders and an outdoor living area highlight this dramatic property. A private 2-room casita provides ample guest accommodations. There are 3 fireplaces and built-ins throughout. This home was once on the market at $1.65M and is now attractively priced at $1.2M. View this listing
This golf-course home in La Quinta Fairways is priced like a lender-owned property at $619K. Overlooking the 8th green and 9th tees of the La Quinta Resort Dunes course, the home has spectacular western/southern views of water and mountains. Upgraded kitchen, newly painted, this open floorplan is priced to sell. View this listing
And to jog west a bit, how about a foreclsoure in Palm Desert's exclusive Bighorn Golf Club? This 7200 sq ft estate boasts 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths on an elevated lot commanding sweeping vistas of the Coachella Valley and the encircling Santa Rosa Mountains. Floor-to-ceiling retactable glass sliders allow the vaunted indoor/outdoor desert lifestyle and a separate casita encourages guests. Swim-up pool bar, sunken BBQ, outdoor fireplace and two separate garages are a few of the amenities of this never-lived-in estate in truly one of the most gorgeous desert communities.
Originally listed at $6.575M, this new home is now lender-priced at $5.85M.
Hidden Canyon, my favorite La Quinta community, has one clear bargain of the handful now on the market and this is it. A superb highly upgraded home of 4 bedrooms/3.5 baths with gorgeous south-facing views of the encircling Santa Rosa Mountains, the 3031 sf home offers amenities including a sunken outdoor kitchen/BBQ area, swim-up bar, tanning shelf, waterfall spa, high-end bathrooms, custom stonework, hardwood floors, new interior paint, granite and travertine. Each of the bathrooms has distinctive tile or stonework. The great room features three sets of sliders opening to the expansive covered patio; it's a perfect property for entertaining and enjoying the vaunted indoor/outdoor desert lifestyle.
Priced at $1M just last year, it's now on the market for $729,900 ($240/sf), with sellers amenable to an aggressive offer. A similar floorplan two doors down the street is on the market for $850K and a larger one without a pool/spa or view just came on the market at $839,500. There are only 13 homes currently for sale within Hidden Canyon—half the amount of last year—and the distress sales have all been snapped up by savvy buyers.
I predict that this one will be sold within the week so if you're interested in this compellling community, come by to see me and this home duirng my Open House during the three-day Martin Luther King weekend starting tomorrow. View the listing
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