We’re laughing and singing and having an open house! Come join the party – even if it is more than two doors down.
Over 50 homes available this weekend with Windermere Real Estate!
Homes available in Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, La Quinta and Indio.
Click on the graphic or visit us at www.DesertOpen.com to see a list of this weekend’s open houses!
Windermere Real Estate Southern California is the leader in home resales in the Coachella Valley.
Our highly qualified, professionally trained real estate agents, associate brokers, and property management personnel would love to assist you whether you are interested in selling, purchasing, or leasing a professionally managed desert property.
Linda Novick, one of our Windermere Sun City, Palm Desert Realtors and residents, provides monthy video reports from Sun City. This month she spotlights the Christmas, Hanukkah and other holiday celebrations in the community. Check back next month for her New Years video report, or contact her any time at www.LindaNovick.com . Happy Holidays from Linda and everyone at Windermere Coachella Valley!
Linda Novick is a Windermere Realtor and Sun City, Palm Desert resident. Linda will be providing a video report from Sun City each month. This is her first. Check back next month for her December video report, or contact here any time at www.LindaNovick.com
Diane Aledort loves animals. She was a docent at the LA Zoo before moving to the desert and worked at the Living Desert her first year here. For community service, each year, she volunteers at Animal Samaritans.
“I’ve always wanted to swim with the Dolphins and I got the opportunity a few years ago on a cruise thru the Panama canal,” says Diane. “This took place in Puerta Vallarta in a huge salt water pool. We got to pet them , ride on their backs and get pulled along by them. It was one of the highlights of my trip.”
“I got to ride an elephant this September when I was in Thailand,” she adds. “We went to an Elephant Park and rode them for an hour. Afterwards, there was an elephant show and we also go to feed them. Another highlight for me.”
Diane recently received her Senior Real Estate Specialist(SRES) designation to better serve the active adult community. She enjoys her Sun City home and says she loves to share “her” community with others. As a Sun City resident, she’s active in many of the amenities this unique community has to offer and has full knowledge of all the floorplans that are available. She also, services the other active adult communities in the Coachella Valley.
Here are two questions that Windermere real estate agent Bonnie Peabody says she gets from almost everyone looking to buy a home in Heritage Palms.
“You told me about the 6 month rental restriction, but what if I want to have guests or family visit my home at times when I am not there, will I get into trouble?”
“No,” says Bonnie, “the rule was written by the developer and full-time residents really appreciate it. Your home can host your guests for any time with or without you being present. What they will not be able to do, however, is receive your full benefits, owner rate at golf course, use of the fitness center or pool. The golf course and restaurant are open to the public, though, and will be happy to take your credit card.”
“The second question that I hear most,” she says, is “How do you keep your HOA so low when you own all the amenities, golf, tennis, pools, fitness center, ball room and kitchen?”
“My answer is that the HOA has hired an effective manager and he, along with our elected board of directors, have been doing a great job of tracking and forcasting costs.”
If you have a question for Bonnie, or would like to know more about Heritage Palms, please visit her website.
Buyer Representation means, that as a home buyer, you have someone on your side.
The Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®) designation is the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation. This coveted designation is awarded to real estate practitioners by the Real Estate BUYER’S AGENT Council (REBAC) of the National Association of REALTORS® who meet the specified educational and practical experience criteria.
It is my opinion that buyers and sellers deserve full representation. If you are looking to buy, you should insist on full representation and not settle for limited service from the seller’s agent.
Until you sign a Buyer’s Representation Agreement, the agent you meet at the open house, the listing agent, or the agent that is showing you houses is actually working for the seller. The non-listing agent is known as a sub-agent. Both the listing agent and a sub-agent have a duty to disclose any information shared by a potential buyer to the seller.
When the same agent is working for the seller and the buyer, this is called dual agency. A dual agent cannot share information or give full advice to either party because it might diminish the other side’s standing. This limits the service they can provide to both the seller and also to the buyer. When it comes to negotiating, this is especially true.
When you are considering buying a home, it is important to find an agent with whom you can work and one who knows buyers need their own representation. In California, you may get the representation you need without any additional fee, because it is the practice for the seller to pay for the buyers agent services. It just does not make sense not to have someone fully committed to your side through the entire real estate process – and especially during negotiations.
Mikel Springer has both the (ABR) as well as the Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES) designations. He is a full time Realtor (for more than 7 years) is in the Windermere Rancho Mirage Office and works in the communities from Palm Springs to La Quinta. Contact information:
Realtor and Sun City Palm Desert resident, John Gonnello offers his free Sun Life News! Monthly newsletter to anyone considering a move to a retirement community in the desert. To find out more about Sun City, visit his website http://www.suncitypalmdesert.info/.
To request a copy of the newsletter, phone or email him: Phone: 760-772-8899 Web Site: http://www.jgonnello.com/
Ray Martin has been a licensed Real Estate Agent since the early 1980′s. He’s also an active member of the Sun City Palm Desert community, enjoying the active lifestyle and has first-hand knowledge of the community. Additionally, Ray is knowledgeable about all of the retirement communities in the eastern Coachella Valley; Heritage Palms, Sun City Shadow Hills, and Trilogy.
Not to mention that he was recently honored by the Desert Sun Newspaper for achieving sales in excess of 5 million dollars. Ray’s goal is to have satisfied clients and to make their real estate transaction as easy as possible.
Windermere Realtor Wendy Formica lives and works in the popular 55-plus community of Sun City, Palm Desert, and loves it. Wendy has over 20 years real estate experience. In her career Wendy has worked for two of the largest financial institutions as Vice President of the Western Region for Corporate Relocation Mortgage Programs and as Director of Relocation for a national and international real estate company. Wendy is currently President of the Women’s Council of Realtors for Palm Springs/Desert Cities. She also serves as Education and Program Chair for CA State WCR. Wendy has the CRP(Certified Relocation Professional) and PMN (Performance Management Network) designations. She is most proud of recently being named the 2008 Business Woman of the Year for WCR. To contact Wendy: Cell: 760-567-2332 Email: wendyformica@windermere.com Website: www.wendyformica.com
A former Sun City Shadow Hills on-site agent, Debbie is also a resident and continues to specialize in the popular 55-plus golf-course community. She’s occasionally been mistaken for Entertainment Tonight’s and Coachella Valley part-time resident Mary Hart.
You can reach Debbie at the Windermere Real Estate Indian Wells office at 74-850 Hwy 111, Indian Wells, CA 92210.
