Desert Water Agency race makes cash splash (The Desert Sun) The local water board election - for which candidates usually raise a couple thousand dollars to campaign - has turned into a record-breaking $70,000 battle....more...Wildfire evacuees find refuge in valley (The Desert Sun) Hundreds of evacuees from Southern California's devastating wildfires that have scorched nearly 600 square miles - an area twice the size of the Coachella Valley - continued to flock to desert cities on Tuesday....more... C.A.R. Reports Sales Decrease 38.9 Percent, Median Home Price Falls 4.7 Percent (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) LOS ANGELES----Home sales decreased 38.9 percent in September in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home fell 4.7 percent, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® reported today....more... Change in real estate mentality (The Desert Sun) Shifting market conditions in the Coachella Valley's real estate scene mean agents, brokers and sellers must adjust how they do business....more... |