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AMERICAN EXPRESS PGA TOUR EVENT

The American Express PGA Tour Event, formerly known as the Desert Classic, Career Builder Challenge, and Bob Hope Classic, returns for another year of exciting PGA Tour golf. This is the first year American Express has held sponsor and nami...

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Taxable vs Tax Deferred 1031 Exchange

Investment Properties – The 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange is a strategy used by real estate investors to defer capital gains taxes, and is allowed under IRS tax code 1031. By using a 1031 exchange, an investor can defer paying capital gains ...

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Desert Real Estate Market Update

The Coachella Valley Real Estate Market is Strong.  When we look at prices now compared to one year ago, we see that detached home prices are up 4.6% and attached home prices are up 7.3% from last year.  Eight of Nine Valley cities ...

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Desert Real Estate Market Report

DESERT REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT 2018 Year in Review As we start 2019, it’s time to take look back at how the Desert Real Estate Market performed last year and look for developing trends. In 2018, there were 5,836 single family home ...

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The Real Estate Corner Desert Market Update

The Real Estate Corner Desert Market Update NUMBER OF SALES Home sales are up Valley-wide. The total three-month sales are up 2.9%. On a city by city basis, six cities show higher sales, with three; Palm Desert, Desert Hot Springs and...

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La Quinta State of the City and Business Expo

La Quinta State of the City and Business Expo The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce together with the City of La Quinta are hosting the 2018 Business Expo where local business professionals will be recognized for their accompl...

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Top 6 Summer Staging Tips

SUMMER STAGING TIPS Did you know that more than 50% of the desert home sales happen during the summer months? The desert summer real estate market is as hot as it is outside; knowing how to present your home for sale will be an important...

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Summer Desert Market Report

Summer Desert Market Report  – Median home prices rose for the 8th straight month. Up 9.6% from last year. The hottest cities for sales by volume were Palm Desert (233), Palm Springs (213), La Quinta (156), Indio (131), Rancho Mirage (...

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What the Dodd- Frank Rollback Means for Real Estate

What the Dodd-Frank Rollback Means for Real Estate On May 22nd, Congress passed reforms to the Dodd-Frank Act, the massive financial reform bill enacted in July of 2010 in the wake of the 2008 US financial crisis. The current bill could...

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