Palm Springs – Smoke Tree Ranch is one of those neighborhoods that stands out like no other in the desert. It is considered by many to be the ultimate example of exclusivity, notoriety and prestige, dating back to the 1930s. A relaxed, casual and rustic lifestyle can be found here at Smoke Tree Ranch.
Smoke Tree Ranch’s pristine landscape
Smoke Tree is so private and tucked away from view that many Valley residents don’t even know it is there or have never ventured behind its guarded entrance gate. Encompassing approximately 300 pristine acres of desert, Smoke Tree boasts an amazing array of 93 luxury residences and the 20 acre Smoke Tree Guest Ranch, which is located at its center. The homes are represented by a variety of architectural styles, all blending harmoniously in with their natural setting.
Buying opportunities in Smoke Tree Ranch do not come along often . . . and there are new homes currently under construction. Owning in Smoke Tree affords you the opportunity to join the Ranch Club and enjoy it’s recently renovated clubhouse, restaurant, swimming pool, tennis club, on-site hotel/bungalows for guests and access to Smoke Tree Stables.
This historic neighborhood offers an unmatched lifestyle enjoyed by many celebrities of the past, including Walt Disney. It is conveniently located ten minutes away from downtown Palm Springs and the Palm Springs International Airport and Interstate 10 are an easy 20 minutes from Smoke Tree – making travel outside of the desert easy and accessible.
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Another Short Sale approved Today in La Quinta at 52255 Avenida Obregon !!!
This home has
3bdr/2ba, 1,414 square ft. . . . Enclosed front courtyard on this charming, clean, well-designed home
in the La Quinta Cove. Separated family room, very large kitchen with eat area, and a master bedroom that is opposite the two guest rooms and bathroom. Good flow! The laundry area is in the finished double garage. Fans throughout, beautifully maintained and very welcoming. The backyard is lush, green, cool, and has Western mountain views. There is even a storage shed in the backyard.
Short Sale was Listed to Acceptance . . . 81 days !!! Chase was the Lender.
Approximate note value of $207,000, Approved Sales Price of $135,000. In 2007, this home sold for $264,000 !!!
Sellers were incredible, as they got all of the required docs in very quickly.
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Rancho Mirage – The Renaissance is a very high end guard-gated enclave of custom estates built from 1993 to present, complete with all the amenities necessary for living the perfect desert lifestyle.
Its convenient location just off of historic Clancy Lane puts The Renaissance within walking distance to The River – with its array of restaurants, Starbucks, movie theaters and boutique shopping.
The estate homes in The Renaissance are for the discerning buyer looking for privacy, security and the ultimate desert lifestyle. There are still lots available for custom home development and the average size home here is 6,000sf. Some of the exclusive residences at The Renaissance have their own tennis courts, along with private pools and spas, lush and manicured landscaped grounds . . . and of course, spectacular mountain views.
This highly desirable community is also only minutes from the McCallum Theatre, Eisenhower Medical Center, El Paseo Shopping District and “Old Town” Palm Springs. The Palm Springs International Airport, major desert commuter routes . . . and easily a 15 minute drive away from the I-10 freeway.
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The Cove At Indian Wells is an intimate, gated enclave of just 63 luxury homes located south of Hwy 111, off of Cook Street. There are no golf courses, tennis courts, community swimming pools or recreational areas maintained by The Cove’s HOA, which helps to keep the monthly HOA fee extremely affordable.
This community has homes built in the mid 1980s with about 2,500sf and newer homes built recently which average over 4,000sf. Many of the older homes have been remodeled and updated, which explains the wide range of prices here. All of the homes in The Cove at Indian Wells are built on estate-sized lots of around 12,000sf.
What The Cove at Indian Wells has going for it is its superb location in the heart of the Palm Springs Valley, close to shopping, dining, entertainment, spas, schools, hospitals, golf courses and major commuter routes. It is within walking distance of the shopping and dining plaza in Indian Wells at the corner of Cook St. and Hwy. 111.
The Cove at Indian Wells is a sleeper community – Enjoy living in Indian Wells with $35 GOLF and all the perks of an IW resident !!! For more information on available properties or to tour The Cove at Indian Wells, call Kim Kelly, realtor with HK Lane Real Estate at 760-285-3578.
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Rancho Mirage – Tamarisk Country Club is one of the Southern California desert’s oldest golf communities. For many years, Tamarisk played host to the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and virtually every professional golfer has enjoyed playing this course. Its 18-hole golf course was designed by William Bell and provides members with a tournament quality course, yet also offers enjoyable playability for all skill levels.
Tamarisk offers fantastic golf lessons, with a head pro and two assistant professionals teaching members and their guests the fundamentals of golf as well as advanced lessons for the top golfers. There is also a beautiful Tennis Complex which offers its members two hard surface and four clay courts, all night lighted. Also available is an in-house tennis pro to fine tune your game and arrange matches and tournaments.
The Clubhouse is elegantly appointed, with a Dining Room for meals and special events and an outdoor dining terrace overlooking the 18th green with a lake, water feature and magnificent mountain views.
Most of the homes in the private, gated community of Tamarisk were developed from the 1950s through the ’90s. These luxurious and customizable homes are typically situated on a quarter to half acre lot and average between 2,500sf to 5,500sf. Many local and well-renowned architects and builders have had their hand at creating the luxurious properties existing here today. There are no HOA fees at Tamarisk and home prices vary depending on the size and style of home you are seeking.
Tamarisk’s central Rancho Mirage location off of Frank Sinatra Drive makes getting anywhere in the valley easy and convenient. Only 10 minutes away from Interstate 10, Highway 111 and Palm Springs International Airport, Tamarisk offers the best in desert living !!!
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Palm Springs – There are many wonderful communities in Palm Springs with charm and history, harkening back to the glamorous Old Hollywood days. Alta is not one of those communities . . . instead, it is a master planned community of 67 semi-custom Contemporary homes in the scenic and serene area of South Palm Canyon.
Alta was designed by award winning architect Narendra Patel in the mid 2000s with a goal to “design homes that promote a three-dimensional reflection of the inner landscape of a settled mind.” Patel’s end result was an array of floor plans offering state-of-the-art amenities and the Ultimate in Contemporary desert living.
The homes found in Alta are for the discriminating buyer and architectural enthusiast. These homes feature walls of glass which disappear into their adjacent walls, revealing the seamless indoor/outdoor lifestyle Southern California is so well known for. Other luxury amenities include built in sound systems, water features, solar panels and more.
The views from Alta are breath-taking, as it is nestled in the shade of the towering San Jacinto Mountains with Indian Canyons to the South. “Old Town” Palm Springs is minutes away by car and Interstate 10 and the Palm Springs Airport are a quick 20 minute drive.
Alta homes offer three flexible floor plans ranging from 2,875sf to 4,783sf with plenty of options such as guest casitas, gym, butler’s pantry, pool and hardscape packages, etc. Alta’s professional Design Center staff will work with you in choosing fixtures and finishes that are of highest quality and style.
Is your interest piqued? Then you will want to contact Kim Kelly with HK Lane Real Estate to tour you around Alta and show you the unique and one-of-a-kind homes for sale there. 760-285-3578.
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In July, contracts to buy previously owned homes rose to their highest level in more than two years… suggesting that the Housing Market Recovery is Making Headway.
The Pending Home Sales Index set by the National Association of Realtors, based on contracts signed in July, rose 2.4 % to 101.7 – the highest level since April 2010… and just before the deadline for the home buyer tax credit.
With gains in home construction and sales and prices, the report was just the latest one to show momentum in housing market recovery. Pending home sales were up 12.4% year-over-year in July.
Monthly increases in home buying activity were seen in all regions except for the West. . . this is because of the extreme lack of inventory there. The West saw a 1.7% drop in contracts last month. Contracts in the Northeast gained 0.5 % last month and the Midwest increased 3.4%. In the South, contracts rose 5.2%.
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Showed in Tamarask Country Club yesterday..it is like stepping into an older, quiet neighborhood that is so beautiful, lush and green, you simply cannot believe you are still in the desert! The Views are extraordinary..especially when it is crystal clear like it was yesterday.
There were several Open Houses offered for viewing over the Labor Day weekend and we saw several of them. The Tamarask Country Club and the surrounding neighborhoods are stunning and very unique. There outlying areas of the club and some of the older interior areas have no HOA’s or very low HOA’s. We went into one cul-de-sac which housed 3 homes off of La Paz and the HOA was approx. $60/quarter! There are small enclaves of these “gated” areas, and then there are wide open streets that wind gently around the golf course.
The homes are a huge variety of styles, architectural details, unique rooflines, ages and different degrees of updating, making for an interesting and never cookie cutter feel to this neighborhood. If you just want to take a beautiful drive, or if you are seriously looking for a single family home in a great location with low or no HOA dues, think about the Tamarask CC area of Rancho Mirage.
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Rancho Mirage is the location for one of those magical neighborhoods in the valley that has everything going for it . . . and that neighborhood is Magnesia Falls Cove. This eclectic collection of homes with an assortment of architectural styles have Location, Location, Location as their first and foremost attribute, as this neighborhood is situated in the heart of Rancho Mirage within walking distance of The River, Rancho Las Palmas and other nearby shopping centers.
Magnesia Falls Cove is nestled in a beautiful cove, surrounded by spectacular mountain views and popular hiking trails. Located at the top of the cove is Porcupine Ranch, a 240 acre private estate with its very own 18-hole golf course owned by billionaire Larry Ellison.
Also, the Magnesia Falls Cove neighborhood is just minutes away from the Rancho Mirage Library, Eisenhower Medical Center, McCallum Theatre . . . and fabulous El Paseo Shopping District. It is also perfectly situated just off of the major valley commuter route of Highway 111 and is a 20 minute drive away from The Palm Springs International Airport and the I-10 freeway. How is that for a convenient lifestyle?
The homes in idyllic Magnesia Falls Cove are varied, with Mid-Century homes built in the 50s and other styles built until present day – ranging from Contemporary to Mediterranean, to Bungalow to Adobe. Some of the homes sit on oversized lots, some upt to 24,000sf and more. This serene and mystical cove setting surely gives residents the best of both worlds. As The Cove is not a gated community, HOAs are practically nonexistent at a whopping $25 per year.
So, whether you’re an artist looking for serenity and views that inspire . . . or someone looking for one of the most coveted and convenient locations in the whole Coachella Valley, then Magnesia Falls Cove may very well be for you.
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Indian Wells – Colony Cove is a small guard-gated community discreetly tucked off of the south side of Fred Waring Drive, just west of Cook Street and right in the heart of prestigious Indian Wells.
This cozy and quaint neighborhood is made up of only 97 homes built from 1999 to 2001. These homes range in size from 2,000 sf to 2,900 sf, with lot sizes starting at 6,700 sf all the way up to approx. 12,500 sf . . . and offer wide-open floor plans, smooth stucco exteriors in a neutral color pallet and with front courtyards.
Residents who live in Colony Cove love the seclusion and peacefulness the community provides, as well as the convenience of a central location close to shopping, entertainment, spas, schools, hospitals, golf courses and major commuter routes.
Those who live in Colony Cove take pride in their manicured landscaping and beautifully-maintained homes. The homes are all single-family residences and there are no community swimming pools, golf courses, tennis courts or recreational areas maintained by the Homeowners’ Association, which helps to keep the dues low.Though this gated community doesn’t offer country club amenities, it does have low and affordable HOAs and is within close proximity to any number of country clubs where golf and tennis is available.
Because of the small size of Colony Cove, the residents are close and tight-knit . . . with informal neighborhood gatherings happening twice a year. And as a resident of Colony Cove, you enjoy all of the privileges of an Indian Wells resident.
If you’re interested in Colony Cove and would like to find out more about properties for sale there, call Kim Kelly with HK Lane Real Estate. She’ll be happy to assist you and answer any questions you may have.
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