Coachella Valley’s most expensive properties! Coachella Valley’s most expensive homes.  Let’s take a look at the top tier prices for our Coachella Valley cities.  The real estate market is kind of stuck right now, but I do not see prices dropping.  I do see sellers waiting to list their properties until the end of the year, and I see buyers being very firm with their offer prices.  I think the high Interest rates have hit sales for sure, and I also think buyers and sellers are waiting to see what happens with the elections.  The high end real estate market for A ..read more

Sales are slower in the Coachella Valley right now; good time for sellers to carry! What’s selling in the Coachella Valley???  This is a crazy market right now.  There are so many factors at play in the real estate market right now.  First, the election.  I’ve found during my 23 years of selling Coachella Valley real estate that every 4 years, the market gets stuck.  Why?   Nobody knows for sure, but I think some buyers are waiting to see if there will be tax cuts coming, and they are also waiting to see what happens with the wars.  Then add the e ..read more

Ferris Wheel at the Coachella Music Festival! Coachella Festival is ON!  When  you are a local, you dread the festival weekends, but you also LOVE the festival weekends.  Dread..well, the traffic, the grocery stores are jammed, lines everywhere, traffic circles that get stuck, just lots and lots of people and movement.  The great side is that most everyone is happy, or looking happy as they hang out with their friends in fantastic outfits, phones buzzing, singing and laughing, and I mean on the streets..not just festival grounds!  I also LOVE the energy created ..read more

Equestrian Estate becomes Coachella event site:  I’ve been a Coachella valley resident for about 40 years now, first as a part timer, then a full time desert rat.  In my past life as a polo professional, I had been a guest on the Merv Griffin show.  He did a show about women who were successful in typically male fields.  What an experience!  What a kind, very funny man.  He shared with me at the time that he had a ranch in the Coachella Valley where he would come to be with his horses and to relax.  Fast forward, and that former Griffin equestrian estate ..read more

9.7 acres on the corner of Monroe/Avenue 62 Organic Date Farm, just listed!  What a sweet opportunity to own a small (9.7 acres) organic date farm in the Coachella Valley!  This date farm is located on the corner of Monroe and Avenue 62 in Thermal.  There are approximately 374 producing Medjool date trees and 118 shoots.  There is a reservoir on site for Ag water, and electricity to site.  If you are looking to buy or sell in the Coachella Valley, give local resident and realtor, Kim Kelly a call at 760-285-3578. This date farm is really easy to get to here in t ..read more

5 things for local realtors to keep in mind Top 5 things consumers want in a new property:  Full disclosure..these 5 things came from a survey taken by Coldwell Banker.  I’m not a huge believer in surveys because let’s face it; most of us don’t even answer our phones!  But..I do like reading them and I figure there is always something interesting and pertinent to my real estate business.  Keeping up on various data, reports, surveys, and of course social media helps realtors keep up on changing ideas.  Can’t hurt!  If you are looking to buy or sell real estate i ..read more

Madison Club in La Quinta offers spectacular views! Madison Club; La Quinta Community.  This is a stand alone community.  Meaning there is nothing like this ultra luxurious golf club in the Eastern Coachella Valley.  Ultra prestigious and private, the Madison Club is entered off of Avenue 52, directly across from the world famous polo fields.  Celebrities, athletes, political figures, and other high net worth individuals are choosing the community for their families.  If you are looking to buy or sell in the Coachella Valley, give local resident and realtor, Kim ..read more

Rancho Santana has estate homes for approx. 2 million. Rancho Santana; La Quinta’s featured community.  Where is Rancho Santana and why do people like it?  Let’s start with the location.  It’s located on the corner of Avenue 52 and Monroe St., just south of the polo grounds.  Rancho Santana is adjacent to the Madison Club, one of the desert’s premier golf course communities.  What homeowners really enjoy is the proximity to Old Town La Quinta, Festival grounds, polo, and a short drive to PGA West or Old Town La Quinta.  Rancho Santana is a low key feeling c ..read more

This 6400 sf warehouse is chock FULL of unique and fascinating items for sale! Estate Sale at 59105 Lincoln St., Thermal, CA.  What you might find at this 3 day estate sale is unbelievable!  Event Business dispersal, and the warehouse is full of interesting and eclectic things!  The Warehouse is 6400 sf and it’s FULL!  Family business in corporate events, so there are all kinds of fascinating items.  The Sale will begin on March 22 and run for 3 days from 9-3pm each day.  Come on out and find your treasure.  And by the way..this gorgeous home and warehouse ..read more

Non-gated opportunities in La Quinta include Highland Palms La Quinta non-gated communities sales report.  Many of my clients do NOT want to live in gated, HOA controlled communities, but rather have more individual freedoms offered by the non-gated communities of La Quinta.  The City of La Quinta is gorgeous, well located at the Eastern side of the Coachella Valley, and offers a museum, parks, fabulous restaurants, incredible hiking, and nearby access to the Coachella Music Festival grounds.  The non-gated communities are Desert Club Estates, the Yucatan, La Quinta Cove ..read more