A few month ago, I wrote an article on how Propositon 8 can help Palm Springs & Riverside County homeowners reduce their property tax bill. Proposition 8, passed in November 1978, amended Proposition 13 to reflect declines in property values. As a result, Revenue and Taxation Code Section 51 requ
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08/05/2008
What a very strange month we have been having in Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. The weather has been more humid than normal for July in the Desert, and it has been extremely uncomfortable. In mid-July, we had a freak thunderstorm that hit the valley. The thunder was loud & ominous and t
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08/05/2008
Palm Springs, California is one of the top resort destinations in the country. The natural beauty of the desert, sunshine 325 days a year, the small town atmosphere, mid-century architecture, the Hollywood connection, are some of the many reasons people want to come to Palm Springs. People see
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07/31/2008
I have been living in Palm Springs for nearly 10 years. I moved from San Francisco to get away from the "Big City" to live in a more serene environment. I love the mountains, the desert landscape, the natural beauty of my community. At this moment, I'm getting sick of serenity!!! Here it is t
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07/25/2008
When ever I am attending a dinner party or out for cocktails with friends, there are several topics that are usually off limits: Politics and Religion. But when I meet someone new and they find out that I am a REALTOR, then the barrage of questions comes flooding in. Some of them go like this:
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07/22/2008
There's never a dull moment living in Palm Springs. Summertime, and the living is not easy. The heat & humidity of the summer is upon us and it seems to be bringing out the worst in everybody. People flying off the handle, City Hall fining honest business owners for having signs in their storefr
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07/11/2008
As you all know, I am a member of the Special Events committee for the Palm Springs Association of Realtors, and we raise money for the various charities that the Board of Realtors sponsors. Our biggest fundraisers this year have been the Valentine's Day cake auction and the Easter Basket aucti
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06/12/2008
I cannot believe that we are nearly half way through the 2008 year. Where did the time go? It seems like yesterday that I was taking down the Christmas tree & packing away all the decorations. Throughout the last six months, we have been inundated with the 24-hour media barrage about the state of
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06/09/2008
On May 13th 2008, the world-renowned auction house, Christie's, premiered its Post War and Contemporary Art auction to a full-house at 20 Rockefeller Center. There were many of the world's best paintings up for auction, including Elizabeth Peyton's "Kurt Cobain" and Andy Warhol's "Four Jackies".
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05/13/2008
Every Wednesday morning, the Palm Springs Association of Realtors has its weekly Board meeting at the Mizell Senior Center at 8am.I always get to the meeting about 15 minutes early to get a good seat. When I got there this morning, the meeting room was packed. There was a TV news crew setting u
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05/01/2008
