What's New in Desert Real Estate?

June 29, 2017

Villa Portofino - New Detached And Attached Homes In Central Palm Desert

A Quick Look At Villa Portofino

Recently had a chance to tour some of the Model Homes at Villa Portofino. Villa Portofino is a premier 55+ active adult community located on 50 scenic acres in the heart of Palm Desert. It offers single-story one to three bedroom …

View More
May 1, 2017

Wow House: $7 Million Desert Home Belonged To Gucci Family Member

 

Patch.com’s Renee Schiavone gives us a glimpse inside her latest Wow House pick. Located in Palm Desert, the home was built in 1989 by Patricia Gucci, the only daughter of Bruna and Aldo Gucci of the Italian luxury brand and author of the recent memoir, “In The Name …

View More
April 20, 2017

Jaw-Dropping Rancho Mirage Architectural Masterpiece For Sale

    

Patch.com’s Renee Schiavone gives us a glimpse inside her latest pick as a Wow House. This property is a modern home, with 13,800 sq ft of living space and includes 4 bedrooms, 4 full bathrooms and 2 half bathrooms. It is an architectural masterpiece, built in 2012 …

View More
April 18, 2017

Happy Tax Day Homeowners

Today can be a very taxing time for a lot of us. But according to the National Association of Realtors, taxpayers saved an average of $2,173 by claiming mortgage interest deductions in 2014. Deductions by homeowners for state and local real estate taxes totaled $178 billion.

View More
March 9, 2017

Two New Luxury Hotels Coming To SilverRock Resort in La Quinta

 

The Desert Sun’s Sherry Barkas writes that Irvine-based luxury hotel company, Montage International, will be the operator of two planned hotels, being developed by Encinitas-based developer, The Robert Green Company, at the 525 acre, city-owned SilverRock Resort in La Quinta.

Montage La Quinta will be a 140-room …

View More
Feb. 27, 2017

All in the Family; La Quinta Country Club Five-House Compound For Sale

 

Lawrence Karol writes in a Palm Springs Life Magazine article about a five-house compound on nearly two acres of land that has just been put on the market. The home is located behind the gates of the La Quinta Country Club and for more than 40 years has …

View More
Feb. 22, 2017

Double Play: Baseball Player Coco Crisp Lists Another Rancho Mirage Home

(Please click on the picture to view a quick video tour)

Neal J. Leitereg reports in a recent Los Angeles Times article that professional baseball player, Coco Crisp, has put a home in Rancho Mirage’s guard-gated Thunderbird Cove community back on the market for $1.9 million. Back in …

View More
Jan. 3, 2017

Playful Palm Springs Retreat Once Owned By Walt Disney

 

In a recent Los Angeles Times, Hot Property, Celebrity & Luxury Homes article, Neal J. Leitereg looks at a Palm Springs home built for Walt Disney and his wife, Lillian, currently listed at $899,000. The 2,433 square foot, atomic ranch style home was completed in 1962. 

The …

View More
Nov. 17, 2016

Bob Hope's UFO-Shaped Palm Springs Estate Sells For $13 Million

    

Amy Graff of SFGate, the Hearst-owned website sister-site of the San Francisco Chronicle, writes that Bob Hope's UFO-shaped Palm Springs estate, which hit the market at the astronomical price of $50 million in 2013, has finally sold at the more down-to-earth price of $13 million. 

View More
Sept. 29, 2016

Inside Suzanne Somers' Quirky $14.5m Palm Springs Compound

  

The DailyMail.com recently took a look at Suzanne Somer’s South of France inspired Palm Springs home, currently listed for sale at $14.5 million. The home, built in 1920, is accessed by a funicular and features 10 bedrooms and 11 bathrooms in 5 buildings spread over 73 acres, …

View More