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 As I am sitting here writing this article for you, I ponder on the fact that this year has gone by so quickly. October in Palm Springs is a great time of year. The heat of the summer has gone away, and there's a little nip in the air during the morning sunrise.October also signals the start of t...
10/01/2007
  With the local Palm Springs elections less than 2 months away,  the City Council race is starting to heat up.  There are 8 candidates running for the 2 open city council seats, and on November 6th, the citizens of Palm Springs will have to vote for their new leaders.Last night at the Rock Garde...
09/19/2007
Did you ever have one those moments where you were listening to someone speak and then realized "I will never get back those 15 minutes I've lost"?  I was attending my weekly Real Estate Board meeting yesterday, catching up on what was going on in the market in Palm Springs.  During the last 20 m...
09/07/2007
Here is the Palm Springs Market Update for the month of August 2007:                          August 2007 was the second slowest month for home sales in Palm Springs.  There were 46 homes and 41 condos that sold during the month.                              The August 2007 total of 87 homes sold...
09/05/2007
 Labor Day Weekend has descended upon the city of Palm Springs, along with the heat and some thunderstorms.  Even though Autumn does not arrive until September 22nd, Labor Day Weekend signals the end of summer in the Desert.  For most people, myself included, Labor Day has always been viewed as j...
08/31/2007
 August 28, 2007, and today is my birthday.  I share my birthday with Tolstoy, author of War and Peace, and this was the day that the Reverend Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.  As my friends will tell you, I am not one to be in the spotlight, I would rather have it shi...
08/28/2007
On January 17, 1994, 4:57am, the most terrifying experience in my life occurred, the Northridge earthquake.  I was living in a 3-story condo building in North Hollywood, which was about 8 miles from the epicenter of the quake.  I have lived in California all my life, and had experienced small ear...
08/22/2007
When I joined Lyle Realtors last year, the buzz in the office was the new development across the street called Port Lawrence, the first Condo & Mixed-Used Loft project in Palm Springs located at the corner of N. Palm Canyon Dr. & Alejo Rd.  My broker, Scott Lyle, was instrumental in acquiring the...
08/22/2007
  Last week, I got back from my vacation from San Miguel de Allende.  This beautiful city is located about 250 miles north of Mexico City.  If you read my MeMe a few weeks ago, you know I like travel to different places around the world.  My friend Michael rented house there for the summer becaus...
08/07/2007
  Another summer month has come and gone in the city of Palm Springs.  During the month of July, we endured high temperatures, humidity, and rain for the first time since last September.  Even though it was only a trace, less than 1/4 inch, we'll take any water we can get. The Fourth of July Fest...
08/03/2007
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