Construction

April 5, 2018

Spring Refresh? FIve Ways to Update Your Home

When beginning to think about renovating your home, knowing which projects will give you the best return on your investment is essential to deciding which renovations you want to pursue.

Spending tens of thousands on a project that will only add 30 percent of its cost to the value of ...

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March 22, 2018

Blinded By The Light: Lighten Up Your Living Space for Spring

 

Did you know that the lighting in your home affects your productivity, diet, and mood? It’s true. Studies have proven that energy, concentration levels, healthy food cravings, and overall happiness increase in spaces abundant in natural lighting. While homes with large south-facing windows and maximum sun exposure is preferred ...

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March 7, 2018

DIY-ing It? Five Reasons To Hire A Professional

So, you’ve made the big decision to upgrade your home and are thinking about doing it yourself. There are plenty of small projects that are perfect for taking on, however, some tasks are just better done by a professional.

 

Get the best ROI for home improvement projects and spring ...

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Feb. 2, 2018

No Driving Allowed: From Palm Springs to Coachella

Walking

The Coachella Valley is a desert region located in Southern California containing Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Desert Hot Springs, Bermuda Dunes and Indio. Extending approximately 45 miles, the valley is nestled between the San Jacinto Mountains, Santa Rosa Mountains, and Little San ...

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Dec. 17, 2017

New Year's Resolutions: For Your Home

It’s that beginning of the new year when we make promises to keep ourselves fit, to become a better partner, to love each other with more care and on and on. What about the most significant investment of your life besides the person with whom you reside? (Or not.) Your ...

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Oct. 3, 2017

"Palm Springs Real Estate Buzz" and KGX

Who knew it would be fun to start a radio show? At John Sloan Real Estate Group, we didn’t. Working with Garry Wing, a veteran radio broadcaster and his team is an enlightening experience how to bring people the news.

Garry has been flying under the Palm Springs radar although ...

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Sept. 13, 2017

REAL ESTATE BUZZ: The World, The Nation and Coachella Valley

 

" Houses of Palm Springs" Photo by Alissa Walker, Courtesy of Flickr

Our bi-weekly news report on things related to real estate from around the world, the country, and in Coachella Valley.

CNBC: Realty Check is a blog about all things real estate. With the current natural disasters, it could ...

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Sept. 5, 2017

To Remodel Or Not, That is The Question: Cost vs. Value

 

 

You’re scanning through the latest house design magazine with the idea of updating your kitchen. The impression is that if you remodel that outdated room full of avocado green appliances (What were you thinking?) from the bankrupt department store, you could make a tidy sum upon resale. That ...

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