Live In Palm Desert California

When you choose to live in Palm Desert California you'll find that the amazing quality of life is accented by a splendid choice of homes. Many types of  neighborhoods make up the city. You will be hard pressed to find a category of home that is not represented in this city.

Big Horn is a perfect example of the variety of homes in Palm Desert.  In Big Horn multi million dollar custom homes grace 2 championship courses, one designed by Tom Fazio, in breathtaking South Palm Desert. Yet, almost next door to Bighorn you can find beautiful condos starting at $200,000. Truthfully, this is part of what makes the desert special in that there are wonderful homes for every need. The weekend condos and smaller homes, mid century modern homes, senior communities (like Sun City Palm Desert), gated brand new communities (with or without golf course) even lakefront properties, Tennis Clubs and horse property are all available in Palm Desert. See a list of all neighborhoods in Palm Desert.

While Palm Springs is a treasure trove of 1950’s contemporary architecture many people are surprised to find these fifties homes in South Palm Desert as well. In fact little pockets of the Alexander, Meisselman and Wexler homes are tucked away in the most surprising places. At the same time you can find great neighborhoods like Desert Breezes. This neighborhood is made up of "condos" which are really cute little villas that are totally detached from each other. With nice private walled yards, greenbelts and a terrific clubhouse with workout room and olympic sized pool and Tennis courts. These mediterrean styled villas are a fantastic combination of home and condo giving you the best of both worlds.

One thing that is not immediately apparent to the visitor to Palm Desert, but is very important to who we are, is that we are a destination resort. There is no industry in the valley. No rush hour, no commuting. The “business” of the Coachella valley is fun in the sun. Casinos, golf courses, world class resorts, shopping and dining see to that! Everything is just minutes away and the pace of life is slower. Everyone is here to relax and enjoy the endlessly sunny days.

Palm Desert is broken up into 3 geographical areas referred to as Palm Desert North, Palm Desert East and South Palm Desert. South Palm Desert is almost exclusively residential once you get away from the Highway 111 corridor, while North and East are well planned communities with a mix of uses.

Palm Desert also holds the reputation in the valley of being the most financially sound. It is also home to the new extension of the University of Southern California San Bernardino. As a result of the University project most of the remaining vacant land in North Palm Desert is being totally developed with supporting infrastructure, housing and retail.

The McCallum Theatre, the Living Desert and the two year college of the Desert are also located in Palm Desert. Every Saturday on the grounds of the College of the Desert the Street Fair takes place – it is an open air shopping extravaganza.

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Vintage Club Indian Wells California

Take A peek Inside the exclusive Vintage Club in Indian Wells CA. Part of the Coachella Valley and Palm Springs Area the Vintage Club offers a one of a kind setting that is truly breathtaking. Not many people get a chance to see behind the impressive Bougainvillea covered entry gates but you can in this video. Along with Big Horn and The Tradition The Vintage Club reigns as one of the top spots in the greater Coachella Valley for extreme Luxury Living.

The property featured in the video is no longer available for sale but others are you can see Homes For Sale In The Vintage Country Club here.

Big Horn Country Club Home For Sale

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360 Metate Place Palm Desert

Amazing home with mega views in Big Horn Country Club. 4 Beds 4.5 Baths and over 5,700 square feet. Overlooks the 16th fairway of the Mountain Course. Private pool spa and amazing outdoor entertaining areas. This home is Furnished per inventory and value range priced between $3,000,000 and $3,700,000.

Palm Desert Sales Stats

February numbers for Palm Desert have been posted on my website and you can see them here

Inventory decreased somewhat and more homes and condos went into escrow than in January. Big time sales activity at Big Horn Country Club with two sales topping 10 million combined. This follows on the heels of Januarys sale of an 8 million dollar plus estate in this luxury country club.

It was announced earlier this month that the Stone Eagle golf course off of Highway 74 in South Palm Desert was closing. This beautiful course took great advantage of it's setting in the foothills of the mountians. They offered memberships in the $200,000 plus range and that surely was part of the problem. Homes in the community (which number just 48) are said to be unaffected by the closure of the golf course.

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January 2010 Sales Stats Palm Desert

Palm Desert California experienced a slower than expected start to the new year. We are seeing  such a high level of activity these numbers surprised me a bit. I attribute it to the fact that at the first of the year many people put their properties on the market - condo inventory went up by about 44 units - homes by 73 units.  The lower sales figures for homes I would attribute to buyers taking longer to make up their minds plus short sales really slow the system down taking three times as long, in most cases, as bank or regular sales.  Condo sales increased in total units from December.

Palm Desert	January 2010
Houses Sold	35
Houses In Escrow	49
Houses Available	443
Condos Sold	56
Condos In Escrow	49
Condos Available	533
Notes:	3 homes over 1 million sold

The most expensive home sold in Palm Desert so far this year was an eye popping $8,000,000 - 8,885 square foot property at Big Horn in South Palm Desert.  This beautiful country club frequently takes the award for most expensive home sold.

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Palm Desert CA Sales Stats

Palm Desert CA Real Estate represents some of the best over all values in the otherwise pricey California real estate market. The value for the money remains very high when compared to other areas of the state. The proximity to the 22 million southern Californians makes it a perpetually popular weekend getaway. The warmth of our winters makes it the perfect place to escape the cold and snowy weather in the North. Palm Desert offers an enviable resort lifestyle that includes over 320 days of Sunshine per year. Theatre, art and culture abound with hundreds of live performances at dozens of theatres including the McCallum, by world renowned artists every year. Fine dining and world class shopping from the heavy weights of the luxury goods world – Tiffany, Saks 5th Avenue, Gucci and more grace El Paseo in Palm Desert. Loads of interesting and unique shops complement these world famous names. The Living Desert is a community resource and unique treat for Desert Visitors. A cross between a botanical garden and zoo there are activities and learning experiences for every member of the family at the The Living Desert, located at 47900 Portola Avenue just South of El Paseo.

Of course Palm Desert hosts golf tournaments including the Women’s Samsung World Championship at Big Horn Golf club.

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So What Is Selling?

Current Sales Stats (Dec 2009): There are 370 homes and 489 condos currently for sale in Palm Desert both representing a steady decline month after month since early 2009. There are 42 homes and 48 Condos under contract in the month of December 2009. There were 56 homes and 53 condos in the sold category!

The most expensive home sold in Palm Desert in December of 2009 was a 2,000,000 Home at Bighorn Country Club in South Palm Desert. This premier country club continues to see good activity even in the challenging market we are in.