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January 13, 2014

Last week was uneventful for Dave Kibbey & Associates with NO new listings and NO new buyer sales. Open Houses were also slow this past weekend, however we did field quite a few calls & email inquiries over the past week regarding many of the 3...

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January 27, 2014

Another week has passed and the desert weather has been gorgeous to say the least. Obviously the snowbirds agree as the desert population is teaming with people. I continue to field quite a few call & email inquiries every day, and in all price...

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February 3, 2014

Another week has passed and we’re already into February… time goes by fast when you’re having fun. I’ve had some recent inquiries from my clients in addition to of course prospects thinking of selling, and wondering how the market is do...

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February 17, 2014

The market seems to be flat this last week with little movement. I continue to field many calls and emails regarding market conditions & buyer prospects. We’re very busy out showing, taking listings, along with many of calls & inquiries regar...

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February 24, 2014

For those of you with listing prices in the areas between $1.2M & $3.5M, do not be discouraged. I’ve recently fielded some calls from listed sellers along with prospects thinking of selling, with concern about the market. Many are told nothin...

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March 3, 2014

For us desert folks… it sure was nice to see some rain. God only knows we need this rain severely, not to mention washing down some of the dust, and just in time to water all the natural desert seeds for our much awaited for gorgeous Desert S...

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March 24, 2014

Gorgeous weather and a colorful desert… huh. Gosh… the Coachella Valley is packed with people, gridlock on the streets, the restaurants & stores are teaming with people spending money, and of course were hoping for the same feeling in Real ...

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April 21, 2014

Spring is here and what gorgeous weather were having. The market is showings signs of momentum although we continue to see higher levels of inventory & volatility which has slowed sales numbers over the past 2 months of this year. If May 2014 i...

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May 12, 2014

We continue to see movement in the market, with median sale priced homes selling quickly… all much better than 2 years ago. Aggressive pricing remains an issue as inventory is up in most price points 75% higher than just 6 months ago. The hig...

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May 28, 2014

Knowing 2013 was an exciting year, we all expected 2014 would be even better (especially in the luxury home market), although we didn’t expect the high levels of inventory we’ve experienced this season. So many bottom feeders in the luxury ...

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