Thankfully, we can put 2021 behind us and we’re happy to say the 2022 real estate market is off to a great start.
A MIXED BAG FOR 2021
Looking back at 2021, it was a Great year for homeowners. If you were selling a home, you enjoyed huge ap...
2022 Top Home Design Trends
Many of the Top Design Trends in 2022 are iterations of past concepts. Not from a lack of imagination, but more from our need for the tried and true. As the pandemic has dragged on, keeping us in a state of uncertai...
CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEW COACHELLA VALLEY ARENA IS MOVING ALONG AT BREAK-NECK SPEED
The new Coachella Valley Arena, so named until a Title Sponsor is named, is a $300 million, 11,000+ seat arena on 43-acres adjacent to the Classic Club at Co...
PGA Tour Pro's Play for a $7.6 million purse at the 2022 American Express Golf Tournament in La Quinta, CA.
January 19 - 23, 2021 PGA West, La Quinta, CA
After the disappointment of the 2021 tournament with no fans due to the pandemic, the ...
REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT FOR THE COACHELLA VALLEY 3RD QUARTER
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
Market activity during the summer of 2020 was one of the best we’ve ever had. Strong Buyer demand and limited inventory created bidding wars amo...
The decision to buy first or sell first, has always been a little of the "What came first: the chicken or the egg?" type of question. Is it better to buy another home before you sell your current one or sell the current one before you buy t...
STEP UP COST BASIS AND INHERITING REAL ESTATE
The step up cost basis is a way of adjusting capital gains tax. This means that for the purpose of capital gains tax, the IRS re-sets the cost basis of the property to its value when the asset is...
Home Equity
Measuring Home Equity; A Homeowners equity in their home is the difference between what the home is worth and what they owe. At any point in time, it's an estimate because value is subjective until the home actually sells. If...
Most Home Sellers will say a successful home sale maximizes their proceeds. On that we can all agree; however, even in a market that favors Home Sellers, that doesn't mean you can shortcut some of the most important steps on the way to maximi...
THE STAGERS HOME
Lessons from a Pro When Selling Your Home - A professional home stager recently decided to sell the 4,000+ square foot home she lived in with her husband. It was well maintained and by most standards, could have gone on the ...
