Happy Valentines Day!

[caption id="attachment_355" align="aligncenter" width="255" caption="Heartfelt Wishes"][/caption]Though it may not be what you think it is.......intruigue and murder or unrequitted love. There are several legends. One has to do with the Roman Emperor Claudius II outlawing marriages because it kept his soldiers from wanting to go fight his wars. St Valentine supposedly kept marrying sweethearts anyway - another legend says it was an attempt by the church to do away with a Pagan harvest ritiual and yet another says St Valentine was a prisoner who fell in love with the jailkeepers daughter and sent her a note expressing his love.

Valentines have been mass produced in America since the 1840's and the tradition dates back to the middle ages in Europe according to history.

No matter which story is true it is always special when you get a chance to tell those closest to you how much they mean to you . So Happy Valentines day!

New Listing -1380 N Via Monte Vista

Open House 12:30-2:30pm Sunday Feb 14th 2010

Brand new listing on a Three bed Three bath home in Old Las Palmas - Palm Springs. Click here for full details.

This Month In Real Estate

This Month the news covers the dramatic increase in First Time homebuyers in the market place.

KW Golf Classic Benefits Boys & Girls Club

Once again this year Keller Williams Realty is hosting a Charity Golf Classic in Support of the Boys and Girls Club of Cathedral City. The Club provides a structured safe environment for kids who otherwise may be on their own or without any adult supervision. Last year thousands of dollars were raised at the Golf Tournament for this worthy Charity. With your help we want to do it again this year.

Mark your Calendar for Monday the 15th of March 2010 at the beautiful Palm Valley Country Club in Palm Desert. Have a fun afternoon of golf, some great food and support a good cause all in one enjoyable day.

Registration and Check in is at 11:30am and there is a putting contest from 11:30-12:45 followed by the start of the tournament at 1pm.

Cocktails, awards and the dinner and auction start at 6pm. Entry in the tournament is just $149 and Dinner and drinks only tickets are $50.

If you would like to donate and auction item or even sponsor a hole please call Bruce at 760-408-6776. Click here for an entry application registration form.

Palm Springs CA Sales Stats January 2010

Palm Springs	January 2010
Houses Sold	63
Houses In Escrow	59
Houses Available	463
Condos Sold	40
Condos In Escrow	58
Condos Available	493
Notes:	4 homes over 1 million sold

Palm Springs entered the new year with a respectable showing. A slight inventory increase and mixed results in the pending category - more condos went into escrow than December but slightly fewer homes.  The most expensive home sold in Palm Springs was a 1.7 million dollar view estate in Las Palmas heights.  Overall there were 4 homes over a million dollars sold for the second straight month. 

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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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