Winners For The Palms Broker Open in La Quinta

Here are the lucky 3 agents that won the raffle. Dick Mclean won the Gift certificate to Hog's Breath Inn in La Quinta. Camille Pfeifer won the massage at the La Quinta Resort. Bill Alevizon won the gift certificate to Ruth Chris.

Winning agents please contact us to pick up your prize.

Thanks to all the agents that came out we had a wonderful turnout.

Special thanks to: Brooke Baxley, Torey & Josellie Severino, Sandi Phillips & Team, Sue Marie Leidner, Brad Schmett & Company, Doug & Linda Olsen, Sherri Layton, Janet Walker, and Ricci Gibson

Top Producing Realtors from all over the world gathered under one roof

Thanks to LRE and everyone who attended. Another successful convention with lots of information and great networking. Luxury Real Estate always knows how to throw a party. The hotel was top notch. Dinners were delicious. Entertainment was phenomenal.

For all Luxury Listings across the world please go to

http://www.luxuryrealestate.com/

Tale of Two Housing Markets

Non Stop Flighs from Vancouver BC to Palm Springs Airport

Starting November 5 West Jet will start non stop flights from Vancouver to Palm Springs. Now that the Canadian dollar has surpassed the US dollar expect many Canadian visitors this year. What better place to escape those harsh Canadian winters!!!
For more info check out this site
http://www.palmspringsairport.com/

La Quinta Resort Pool Backed By Judge Desert Sun Article

Judge backs La Quinta on 'signature pool'
Opponents of resort's ambition plan own appeal

Marcel Honor頦#149; The Desert Sun • October 6, 2007

The La Quinta Resort & Club scored a major victory Friday in its controversial bid to build a 4.7-acre family water attraction.
Riverside County Superior Court Judge Randall White upheld La Quinta City Council's approval of the resort's proposed "signature pool."
"There is substantial evidence which supports the city's findings of no new or more severe impacts," the judge's ruling stated.
"Needless to say, the La Quinta Resort is very pleased with the outcome," resort attorney Richard Zeilenga wrote in an e-mail.
Richard Fredericks of "Save Our La Quinta Neighborhood," which filed the suit, said the group would appeal White's decision.
"I think he's wrong. We believe very strongly that it's a new project and that the appellate court will reverse him and require an environmental impact report," Fredericks said.
Lawyers argued in court Wednesday whether the family water attraction required a new environmental impact report.
The project would remove 10 of the resort's 23 tennis courts - including the stadium court - to construct a wave pool, lazy river, faux mountain water slides, and other aquatic amenities aimed at drawing more summer occupancy.
"Neighborhood's" nearby residents and club members contend the feature would create noise, traffic and safety issues, and that the signature pool would tarnish the 80-year-old resort's historic charm.
The City Council voted 3-2 last March in favor of the project, using an addendum to a 1975 environmental impact report. Mayor Don Adolph and Councilman Stanley Sniff dissented

Put Down That Club It's Time For Scalping.

Bermuda it's not just a tropical island but the name of grass used here in the desert during the summer. As you may have noticed the grass is now being changed to rye grass. The reason for this is simple Bermuda is made to stand the heat and rye for the cooler temperatures.

You can count on 2 things while this is taking place. Most of the golf courses to be closed in some part of October and a shortage of claritin at Walmart.

Keep an eye out for a schedule of which golf courses are closed and when. Get ready for Novemeber.

For the Grass aficionados:

Cynodon (Greek "Dog-tooth") is a genus of nine species of grasses, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World. The genus as a whole as well as its species are commonly known as Bermuda Grass or Dog's Tooth Grass.

Ryegrass (Lolium) is a genus of nine species of tufted grasses, family Poaceae. Also called tares, these plants are native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but are widely cultivated and naturalised elsewhere. Ryegrasses are naturally diploid, with 2n = 14, and are closely related to the fescues Festuca.
Ryegrass should not be confused with Rye, which is a grain crop.Ryegrass (Lolium) is a genus of nine species of tufted grasses, family Poaceae. Also called tares, these plants are native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but are widely cultivated and naturalised elsewhere. Ryegrasses are naturally diploid, with 2n = 14, and are closely related to the fescues Festuca.
Ryegrass should not be confused with Rye, which is a grain crop.