Real Estate Features Archive

Coachella Valley's Home Buyer Number at All-Time High

As the number of foreclosures disappears by the end of 2013, Market Watch LLC believes the demand for new home building in the Coachella Valley will return in 2014.

By Jim Powers

REAL ESTATE — Up, Down, and Over the Cliff

As of Nov. 1, the Coachella Valley’s median home price per square foot was up 20 percent year over year, as values maintained double-digits price gains earned earlier in the year. This change in the price pattern is very positive.

Vic Cooper and Mike McDonald

Strong, Simple, and Peaceful

A massive dose of midcentury modern feels oddly cozy at the Madison Club in La Quinta. read the Q&A With Architect Austin Kelly

Carolyn Patten

Escena Adds Yucca Valley Artist's Sculpture

Steven Rieman's kinetic sculpture, “Wind Wave”, has become an official part of the 450-acre master-planned development.

10 Things to Look for at the Festival of Lights Parade

Parade-goers pack Palm Canyon Drive for this Palm Springs event that officially kicks-off the holiday season.

Carolyn Moloshco

PSST - High Roller Checklist

Hot Property - A $18.5 million mountaintop house in Rancho Mirage features 17-foot walls of glass and breathtaking views of more than 272,000 acres of pristine wilderness.

BY J. EVERETTE PERRY

Market Watch - Bouncing Back

It’s always good to look at the long-term picture after any housing or financial crisis. The charts below show the median price of homes throughout Riverside County from 1982 to the present and the Riverside County affordability index.

BY VIC COOPER AND MIKE MCDONALD

Delivering on Palm Springs' Measure J

With one building down in Palm Springs, revitalization moves forward almost a year since voters approved a sales tax increase.

Lynn Lieu

Palm Springs Real Estate Market Shows Signs of Life

Prices rise and inventory shrinks as Coachella Valley real estate regains its health.

Vic Cooper and Mike McDonald

Disney Unfolds Modern, Green Desert Housing

Tim Disney, who sits on the board of Blu Homes, opens the doors of modern and green architecture in Joshua Tree.

Erik Sandoval