Palm Springs CA Open house from 11am to 2pm Sunday April 19th

2218 Savanna Way Four Seasons Palm Springs CA

Four Seasons in Palm Springs is a gated active adult community built by award winning builder K. Hovnanian.  Once you see one of these homes it is easy to see why there would be an award.

Thoughtful floor plans (see it below) solid upgrades, well built homes.  Generously sized, this home is no exception with 2,023 square feet.  My favorite part is the totally private and separated master suite with dual walk in closets!

View From The Front Porch

Best of all the community is truly a community with an active vibrant club house with many amenities and activities offered year round.  Due to the somewhat seasonal nature of our area sometimes, buyers can be disappointed to find that their "clubhouse" is that in name only. Not so at Four Seasons.  Don't hesitate to check out all the sport courts, pool, spa, fitness and social activities

Club House At Four Seasons Palm Springs

offered at Four Seasons Lodge.

With two bedrooms, a den, full sized laundry room, double garage, large kitchen with island and many upgrades - 2218 Savanna Way is the perfect home for you to see. There will be several homes available to tour so you can compare and contrast for yourself.

All of these features are offered in the city limits of Palm Springs, where most starter homes are in the low $400,000 range. Four Seasons truly represents an outstanding value for the money.  Additionally, Palm Springs is currently experiencing a resurgence of interest. New hotel project are already out of the ground and more are on the books.  The central core of the downtown area is being totally revitalized with an already approved tax measure. New Dining options are springing up all over and winning rave reviews from Critics. The New York Times has featured palm Springs or events in palm Springs some six times in a little over a year. International press is getting in on it too with article appearing in the UK  and Canada. In fact Trip Advisor  just voted Palm Springs into their top ten places to visit! Come see why and you'll understand the stunning value this home represents. Offered at $317,500

We look forward to welcoming you to Four Seasons.   For directions, access or more information please call Marcia at 760-861-5643

81396 Avenida Alamitos Indio CA

This beautiful home in the Las Brisas North Community of Indio closed escrow last week.  The happy buyer is getting a great 4 bedroom 3 bath home with Pool and Spa in a gated community.

Located along the 48th avenue Corridor in Indio the community provides quick and convenient access to the shopping and Dining areas along
Festivals such as Coachella and StageCoach.

Highway 111. It also affords easy access to the golf courses of both Indio and La Quinta as well as the Empire Polo grounds - host to major music festivals.

Sold for $315,000 it was another solid value in this fast growing city.

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Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! 

Researching the History of the Holiday you will find many references to springtime, crops being planted, fertility and seasons changing. Whatever your beliefs or traditions we wish you all the best and offer the following as some interesting trivia and facts:

Make  your own natural Easter Egg dyes with this informative site.

Have you ever wondered  why Easter falls on a different date every year?  It is because Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full Moon after the Vernal Equinox.

The tradition of Easter Baskets is said to have started in Germany where the Easter Bunny was called Osterhase and was known to deliver treats to children who would build nests to receive them.

For ancient Egyptians the rabbit was a symbol of the moon so a full moon being used to determine the date of the holiday may have had an influence. A hare was a totemic animal of the goddess Eostre, which symbolized fertility for Spring. Knowing how Rabbits breed it would be easy to see how that legend got started!

Easter Around the world:

Sweden, Easter is celebrated with meals of eggs, herring, and Jansson's Temptation (potato, onion and pickled sardines baked in cream).

Bermuda, people  celebrate Good Friday by flying home-made kites, eating codfish cakes, and eating hot cross buns

and lastly we leave you with some humor!

Chocolate tip:  "If you get melted chocolate all over your hands, you're eating it too slowly."

See why everyone wants to buy a home in Palm Springs

Entertainment Rules Palm Springs In April

Live Entertainment In The Coachella Valley

It will be hard to escape all the options in the Month of April as the valley swells with the crowds coming for every type of entertainment under the Sun! Sports, Music, Dance, Art it is all here.

April 2-5 The world of Golf comes to the Valley as The LPGA Tournament - formerly the Dinah Shore shows the world what the valley has in the golfing department.  Major Television exposure will show off the valley at its' finest! Parties will be everywhere and Meghan Trainor is set to perform at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage.

one of them. Plus, all the biggest names of professional Womens  golf will be at the

April 10-12 and 17-19 The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Acts as eclectic as Steely Dan and AC/DC will fill the grounds of the Empire Polo grounds with every kind of music you can imagine. So big it takes two weekends to fit it all in!

April 24-26 Country Music Rules the Day with Stage Coach Festival Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton and Tim Mcgraw headline three days of Country music that seems like a who's who in Country Music.

April 24-27  Palm Springs will host the 25th White Party billed as the largest Dance Music Festival In the World. Word is out that Leann Rimes will headline one of the parties.

Of course these are just four of the biggest events in the Coachella Valley there are dozens and dozens of others and the only way you can enjoy them all is if you get here!  Perpetual sunshine, palm trees and plenty to do.  Its' easy to see why everyone wants to buy a home in Palm Springs California.

Taxes, Taxes, Taxes...

Not a fun topic for most of us but we thought we would try to give you a laugh and some good advice at the same time. We have compiled some links here that ought to make you think twice and keep you entertained.

Have you ever calculated all the taxes you pay?  From property, income and sales taxes it may add up to more than you realize - This site calculates the average taxes paid in the 10 highest taxing states

Property taxes can eat up a big chunk of your income be wary of these 10 states - Luckily California is not on the list thanks to prop 13 which caps property taxes at 1% of purchase price. Another reason to look at homes for sale in Palm Springs CA!

Perhaps you just want to move to one of the top ten states with the lowest tax burden.

Surely when you retire the tax burden will be at the top of your list. If so check out the best places for low taxes on retirees.

Have a crazy idea that you can deduct something unusual? Check out these 13 crazy tax deductions.

No question about it though home ownership can provide a nice range of tax breaks see this link for a refresher on what they are.

So sharpen that pencil and get ready to crunch the numbers.  Don't forget any improvements you made to your property last year as those can increase your basis in the property.

A final reminder second half property tax payment installments are due no later than April 10th 2015. You can pay Riverside County taxes on line at:  https://taxpayments.co.riverside.ca.us/taxpayments/
While they take credit and debit cards there is a convenience fee added on so best to have your checking account information handy beforehand.

If we can help answer any property ownership questions you have please don't hesitate to call or text us at 760-408-5300.

Dining In Palm Springs

Always interesting to see what the visitors perspective on Palm Springs is! Here is a list of new places to Dine in Palm Springs recommended by the LA area food blog LA eater.

Perhaps we will see some of these fine spots participate in Palm Springs Restaurant week the First week of June. Many area restaurants offer 3 course dinners for special set prices to give you an opportunity to sample all the great choices out there.

Almost as interesting as what is new is what has closed. While many restaurants open and close quickly it is rare to see the really popular places close. The last year or so we have seen some popular establishments close such as The Red Tomato, Hamburger Marys, Lyons, Daveys Hideaway, Acqua Pazza and even the Palm Springs location of California Pizza Kitchen.

Lastly, another interesting thing to watch will be the new hotels that are slated to open soon. What sort of dining options will they offer. Already the Hard Rock hotel has brought in Celebrity Chef Kerry Simon with his Simon Kitchen. Will Palm Springs become another Las Vegas in the dining category with Celebrity Chefs opening up more venues in the area? It will be fun to watch and enjoy all the great eats no matter which way it goes.

Get all your Palm Springs information on our website at www.PSagent.com.  People are always looking at homes for sale in Palm Springs CA and our main website site is a great place to start. With a free, no obligation property search it is easy to do.

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