I live and specialize in an active adult gated golf and tennis community. I have seen business picking up all around our area and was really looking forward to a healthy market in 2010. I have been spreading good news and then tonight I read an article in one of my real estate letters that talks about the 'new housing crash'. Apparently over 7 million foreclosures will be hitting the market over the next year. I have known for some time that there was still a wave of foreclosures coming, but I had no idea it was so huge. It is rather a dicy situation. Do the banks flood the market and kill the housing recovery that has just started to take place? Or do the banks hold onto the foreclosures and end up going under? It is a very sad and scary situation. If the market is flooded with the foreclosures, it will no doubtedly depress values even more, and just when we saw our first gain (0.03%) in several years. I have been looking forward to a stellar year, but now just hope we remain steady.

Linda Novick, Associate Broker, Windermere Real Estate Coachella Valley Website: www.lindanovick.mywindermere.com Email: lindanovick@windermere.com

Hello readers, and welcome back to Linda's Sun City Real Estate. It has been an absolutely perfect week here in Sun City Palm Desert and the Coachella Valley. Temperatures are in the mid 90's during the day and low 70's at night. Golfers and tennis players are out in record numbers enjoying their own private paradise before the snow birds start arriving next month. Actually, we all love to see our snow bird friends come back to begin another season of friendship and sharing our favorite sports, activities and stories. We can't wait to hear about the wonderful places each has visited and the experiences we have shared. There is a great sense of family and caring here in Sun City Palm Desert.

October is the month our golf courses are scalped, reseeded and prepared for the new season. As a rule we are without both courses during reseeding, but this year it will be staggered so there will always be one course open. And we didn't do that before because???

The baseball commissioner will be getting ready for the new season, the new teams will selected and training will begin soon. We have the perfect softball diamond for the players and a great grassy area for you to come watch the games. You should see some of these guys and gals play. They are great! The new golf boards have been selected for the mens, womens and couples golf and they are busy preparing for the new season that begins November 1st. Mens, womens and couples putting clubs are also in full swing. The same can be said for the tennis and bocce clubs. In a way it is like waiting for the spring flowers to start the summer, except we start the new year (season) in October. This is also the time of the year to get your golf cart serviced and ready for season. Golf carts, by the way, become the second car for most residents. It is a great way to head down to the pro shop, restaurant, post office, library, pools, yoga, tai chi, aerobics, card game rooms or the fitness centers. We even have two golf cart gates into the shopping center next door where you can do your grocery shopping, stop by the drug store, get a cup of coffee at 'Just Java', have your nails or hair done, go to the bank, get your hearing checked, go to the dentist or have a meal at our local italian restaurant. That is called 'easy living'.

Yes, life is good here in Sun City Palm Desert. What is not to love? I would be delighted to share my 37 years of real estate experience with you. Give me a call and I will show you what makes Sun City Palm Desert the flagship of Active Adult gated golf club community living.

Linda Novick, Associate Broker
Windermere Real Estate Coachella Valley
DRE # 00415294
Direct: 760-397-3652
Email: lindanovick@windermere.com
Website: www.lindanovick.mywindermere.com

Living the Active Adult Life at Sun City Palm Desert

I held an open house today at one of my beautiful listings; 3 BR/3.5 BA, double garage plus golf cart garage in Sun City Palm Desert. I was sharing information about the surrounding community with a visitor, and after he left I felt so good about all the things I said that I thought I might share with you.
I live and work in Sun City Palm Desert, a senior active adult community in the heart of the Coachella Valley. We are about 2 hours from both Los Angeles to the North, and 2 hours from San Diego to the South. We have sun practically every day of the year, allowing residents boundless recreational opportunities. With over 120 golf courses, we are considered the golf capital of the world. The Coachella Valley is surrounded by majestic mountains and clear, blue skys. Joshua Tree National Park is a world wide destination for rock climbers and viewing, and is located just 1/2 hour North. The Indian Wells Tennis Garden hosts many of the world's most exciting tennis tournaments. Hiking trails are practically never ending.
Spas and wellness centers are plentifull. Restaurants of all levels dot the landscape. Shopping is an art in itself as over 350 high-end shops are everywhere, especially on our beautiful El Paseo Avenue. Culture is available in the form of art museums, the McCallum Theatre and 6 or 7 casinos with big name top notch performers.
We have the desired climate, fine arts, outdoor recreation, fabulous shops, entertainment and dining. Don't forget Knott's Soak City and The Living Desert for the family. The Palm Springs Airport is an Internation Airport. Medical care is unsurpassed with 3 world renowned hospitals.
We are definatley the destination for people of any age; especially baby boomers; who want to live life to the fullest. Call me for a personal showing.
Linda Novick, Associate Broker, Windermere Real Estate C-oachella Valley
Direct: (760)-397-3652
Email: lindanovick@windermere.com
Website: www.lindanovick.mywindermere.com
Linda's Sun City: www.suncityrealestate/blogpost.com

Copy this URL and paste into your Browser. You will see me talking about how my husband and I decided to join the active lifestyle here at Sun City Palm Desert, Ca.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzpNSHwA5s8
We have been here in Sun City Palm Desert for almost nine years now, and we have been so busy enjoying our activities and new friends, that time has just gotten away from us. I'm sitting here thinking about all the wonderful people we have befriended and the melting pot of cultures resulting from our diverse backgrounds. And yet we all wanted the same thing in our senior years, i.e., a beautiful and well maintained gated golf community with so many activities available that we couldn't possibly fit them all into our schedule. Interestingly, a large number of residents here still work, some in their original line of endever, while others have branched out and are trying new things. Others volunteer their time at many of the nature and wilderness opportunites in the area, some prefer helping at the local schools, while others enjoy volunteering at the local cultural centers. Palm Springs has a fabulous museum; Palm Desert hosts the McCallum Theater where many of the nations finest artists perform; numerous casinos in the area host Las Vegas type acts and artists; The Living Desert is the model for desert botanicals and endangered animal species with something for everyone. We are just 1/2 hour from a mountain community that is generally 30 degrees cooler than here in the valley. Take the Tram up and enjoy the outstanding views. We are located about 1 1/2 hours from the mountain communities of Big Bear and Arrowhead, where some residents have cabins to use during ski season and for fishing on the lakes during the summer. It is less than a 3 hour drive to the Colorado River where I have been water skiing for years. And we are only 2 hours from Los Angeles, where you can find many theaters with Broadway type shows and plays. Yes indeed, we have it all!
Linda Novick, Associate Broker
Direct: 760-397-3652
Email: lindanovick@windermere.com
Website: www.lindanovick.mywindermere.com

Check this out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzpNSHwA5s8

Sun City Palm Desert 9/04/09

As my fellow realtors were previewing my new listing at 35871 Cumberland Court, a 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath home with pool and spa here in Sun City Palm Desert, I heard them all remarking about the beauty, peacefulness and privacy the back yard affords. And while that is all true; it is one of the loveliest backyards in Sun City; I got to thinking that everything about Sun City is the best of the best. You could absolutely get rid of your car and the expense that goes with it, and use your golf cart for everything. We have 3 restaurants inside our gates, an on-site post office, 2 golf courses, tennis courts, stocked fishing pond, complete library, 2 fitness centers and so many game clubs and game rooms it would be hard to settle on just 4 or 5. Plus we have direct gate access to the shopping center next door where we can grocery shop, bank, get prescriptions filled at the drug store, buy clothing and eat at more restaurants. Talk about having it all! This is where active adults dreams do come true.

Linda Novick, Associate Broker
Windermere Real Estate Coachella Valley
Direct : 760-397-3652
Email: lindanovick@windermere.com
Web Blog: http://www.suncityrealestate.blogpost.com/
Website: http://www.lindanovick.mywindermere.com/

Linda's Sun City Real Estate Blog 9/3/09

Welcome back to Linda's Sun City Palm Desert Real Estate Blog. I'm sitting here at my computer and enjoying the view of our fishing pond (stocked) and the putting green on hole #17 here in Sun City. Another beautiful day here in Palm Desert. It is still pretty quiet around here as our snow birds have not started arriving from all points North. This is the time of year that those of us who stay around through the summer months find the golf courses to ourselves and at rates everyone can afford, last minute dinner at our favority restaurant with no reservations required, and traffic so light that many just buzz through stop signs because they are sure they are the only ones on the road (yes, I see this often). Some of the clubs are dark during the summer months but the golf, tennis, bocce, tennis, fitness centers, restaurants and game groups are still going strong. Book clubs are numerous here at SCPD and summer is the perfect time to catch up with your reading list. And of course the movie theaters are at capacity.

I just saw a huge bass at the fishing pond. Come join me for a walk around the pond.

Linda Novick, Associate Broker Making peoples dreams come true for over 37 years.
Windermere Real Estate Coachella Valley
Direct: 760-397-3652
Blog: www.suncityrealestate.blogpost.com
Email: lindanovick@windermere.com
Web: www.lindanovick.mywindermere.com