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Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines Festival

Set amid towering native pines and stately oaks on the Idyllwild Arts Campus, the Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines Festival is a full weekend of music, food and fun for a good cause. This year’s festival will be held on August 17-18. Now entering its 20th year in 2013, Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines was originally […]

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Insider Tip’s on Staging Your Home to Sell

YOUR STAGING CHEAT SHEET Draw Them In – The show starts at the curb; it’s not just about the inside, the first thing a buyer sees is the front yard and the walk up to the Front Door.  Here is where you can draw them in and now is the time to do a major landscape […]

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Home Remodeling Gains Expected to Continue Into 2014

General strengthening in the housing market over the past 18 months is translating into increased spending on home improvements. Home Remodeling contractors have been reporting improving market conditions for the past four quarters, and are seeing strength in future market indicators. Spending trends have been on a solid upward slope, with the Leading Indicator of […]

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Survey Reveals ‘Aggressive’ Tactics Home Buyers Are Willing to Use

Low inventory coupled with rising mortgage rates and home prices are leading prospective home buyers to consider using “aggressive” tactics such as overbidding to obtain a home, according to recent survey. In order to secure the desired home, 25 percent of prospective home buyers in the survey said they were willing to bid 1 to […]

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Survey Reveals ‘Aggressive’ Tactics Home Buyers Are Willing to Use

Low inventory coupled with rising mortgage rates and home prices are leading prospective home buyers to consider using “aggressive” tactics such as overbidding to obtain a home, according to recent survey. In order to secure the desired home, 25 percent of prospective home buyers in the survey said they were willing to bid 1 to […]

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Highway 111 repaving project in Palm Desert to begin Today

A repaving project for the three miles of Highway 111 within Palm Desert will begin Monday, July 22, and is expected to last until October, with lane closures expected to trigger sometimes lengthy delays. Periodic lane closures also will occur after the resurfacing for restriping and other finishing details. Drivers should consider Country Club and […]

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Highway 111 repaving project in Palm Desert to begin Today

A repaving project for the three miles of Highway 111 within Palm Desert will begin Monday, July 22, and is expected to last until October, with lane closures expected to trigger sometimes lengthy delays. Periodic lane closures also will occur after the resurfacing for restriping and other finishing details. Drivers should consider Country Club and […]

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Spike in interest rates won’t derail housing recovery

“The housing recovery keeps chugging along despite the recent market hysterics around Taper Talk, which caused mortgage rates to jump over the past month,” said Frank Nothaft, vice president and chief economist at Freddie Mac. “We won’t know the immediate impact on the pop in mortgage rates for another couple months. However, we don’t expect […]

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Spike in interest rates won’t derail housing recovery

“The housing recovery keeps chugging along despite the recent market hysterics around Taper Talk, which caused mortgage rates to jump over the past month,” said Frank Nothaft, vice president and chief economist at Freddie Mac. “We won’t know the immediate impact on the pop in mortgage rates for another couple months. However, we don’t expect […]

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HOME PRICING MISTAKES AND HOW YOU CAN AVOID MAKING THEM

The Real Estate Corner, My Two Cents….. Sell Your Home for More by Avoiding These Common Pricing BlundersHome pricing is not a simple process and unless you do your homework, it’s easy to make a mistake. When selling your home, your pricing strategy can make or break how quickly your home will sell and how much it will sell […]

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