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  GREATER PALM SPRINGS REALTORS®’ BOD THANKS OUR VOLUNTEERS! The Board of Directors will be giving complimentary tickets to our generous Volunteers for our upcoming September 11th 20-Year Anniversary Special Event at Mary Pickford Theaters—a fundraiser for Variety of the Desert, as a well-deserved THANK YOU for all that you do for Greater Palm Springs REALTORS®.  In addition to complimentary tickets for the GPSR staff, our Board Members, President’s Council Members, 2020 Award Winners, Committee Chairpersons and Committee Members will all receive a ticket, along with a ‘Plus One,’ to the 6:30PM Red-Carpet Special Encore Presentation of my 9/11 film, “Telling Nicholas,” and the short film, “Aftermath,” produced and directed by Palm Springs Women in Film & Television, followed by a Champagne Reception, performances by musicians from the Desert Winds Jazz Quartet, and a post-screening ‘Meet & Greet’ that will include Mayor Christy Holstege, the Palm Springs’ Fire Chief and Police

"Telling Nicholas" The Special Events Committee invites you to participate in what will be a memorable Special Event--one that will serve both to commemorate the 20-Year Anniversary of the 9/11 World Trade Center Terrorist Attack, and to benefit Variety of the Desert, an organization that has done wonders for children throughout the Coachella Valley for decades. Please Join us at Mary Pickford Theater to Commemorate the 20-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE 9/11 WORLD TRADE CENTER TERRORIST ATTACK Saturday, September 11th 2021 at 6:30PM for a Red-Carpet Event! THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS in association with GREATER PALM SPRINGS REALTORS® Present a Special Encore Presentation of EMMY AWARD WINNER “Telling Nicholas” A film by JAMES RONALD WHITNEY FOLLOWED BY THE DIRECTOR’S Q&A Also Featuring PALM SPRINGS WOMEN IN FILM & TELEVISION’S Short Film “AFTERMATH” Tickets will be sold at the Mary Pickford Theater Box Office Saturday, Sept. 11th at 6:30PM. Mary Pickford Theater is located at 3

Help the Homeless 2021 Recap “Help the Homeless 2021” sponsored by the Palm Springs Regional Association of REALTORS® begins May 5th through June 30th, benefitting STREET LIFE PROJECT was a great success thanks to all who jumped in and participated with generous donations of cash and needed supplies and eating out at the participating restaurants. We raised over $3,000 in cash donations, hundreds of pounds of clothing, tents and supplies, and food and water. There are so many people to acknowledge and thank: First, a huge thank you to Karen Maisano and Cindi Monaco, Committee Co-Chairs for leading this tremendous fundraiser, and for securing the restaurant gift certificate prizes.  You both did such an amazing job! Secondly, thank you to our participating restaurants for your generous gift certificates donations: Guiseppe’s The Village Billy Reeds Eight4Nine The Tropicale Restaurant Congratulations to our raffle winners who were each presented with $400+ of restaurant certificates: Dav

Collaborations that pay off! Welcome Greater Palm Springs Realtors! Say hello to our newest members: Blake Peterson; Woods Real Estate Services Marina Valenta; Redfin Corp Samantha Ababa; SoCal Home Realty Matthew Schroyer; Matthew J Schroyer Realty Kathy Jones; Coldwell Banker Katy Fajardo; Accurate Investment Mgt. Benjamin Hobbs; eXp Realty of CA Barrett Toohey; Coldwell Banker Victor Barcelona; Compass Florence Anghel; eXp Realty of CA Raymond Vignos; Berkshire Hathaway Sam Moore; Palm Springs Tech Services Did you know that GPSR is a member of the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce, Palm Springs Historic Society, Desert Builders Association, Coachella Valley Business, PS Convention Bureau, and a few other relevant local associations and nonprofits? And, they frequent as speakers at our Wednesday weekly membership and Caravan meetings! Our professional collaborations with them help keep us informed and ‘on top of our game’ as Palm Springs Realtors with what’s going on and what’s ‘up a

CEO Pssst… have you heard? Fact or Fiction FACT – On Wednesday, June 23rd – DVBA sponsored State Legislation, SB 319 – Melendez was heard in Senate Local Government Committee. Senator Melendez and myself both spoke on behalf of the Bill. There was no opposition to the Bill, passed out of Committee on a 6-0 vote and is now headed to the Full Senate for a floor vote. This bill is in conjunction with SB1202 (Signed into Law September 2018), to create transparency in the annual reporting of agencies Mitigation Fee funds. Stay tuned for updates and status on this Bill as it moves ahead. We are working towards having this Bill on the Governor’s desk before the Legislative Summer Recess! DVBA Membership Bash! If you weren’t there – You Missed IT! NOT FICTION!!! …. Yes folks!! – the price of one of the most critical components to housing (lumber materials) has finally (double yea!) starting to come down after reaching unprecedented highs 4 weeks ago. However, there are still constraints as to

Help The Homeless 2021 Wraps Up Help the Homeless 2021 Thanks to all of the Members and Industry Partners who contributed to the success of our Help the Homeless fundraiser. The generosity in monetary contributions is so appreciated, and donations of clothing, backpacks, camping equipment and personal hygiene items, water and more took over the Education Room. Special acknowledgement to Michael, Baughman, Debra Comer, Christine Eva, Karen Maisano, Cindi Monaco, for being the Saturday drop off crew.

Can a Landlord Evict a Tenant? Yes, you can but….. In a 5-4 ruling Tuesday evening, the U.S. Supreme Court said the CDC lacked authority to implement a blanket, nationwide eviction moratorium. Although the court declined to lift the ban immediately, the ruling means the current moratorium will expire at the end of July. "This is a massive victory for property rights," said NAR President Charlie Oppler. "For more than a year, mom-and-pop property owners have been pushed toward financial ruin as they upkeep their properties and pay their taxes and mortgages with no income of their own. With the pandemic waning and the economy improving, it is time to restore the housing sector to its healthy, former function. Property owners also deserved this absolute clarity from our federal court system regarding property rights in America to avoid similar financial harm in the future." "This ruling keeps in place certainty for tenants for another month while bringing clarity

New Condo Rules NEW CONDO RULES…. Many of our agents call me every month regarding this new law…they have heard that there is something out there that their buyers, tenants and sellers and landlords AND HOA Boards of Directors should know about and there is: and thanks to Tim Welberry, he sent me this article that explains things much better than I… Please print this and keep it close by as I’m sure you will need it soon and if you are a homeowner in a condo or anything with HOA rules and Regulations, please give a copy to your HOA President or/and to the Management company… Types of Restrictions. Beginning January 1, 2021, associations are required to amend their governing documents to conform to the following rental caps and lease terms. Failure to amend governing documents to conform to these standards by December 31, 2021 could result in a fine of $1,000. (Civ. Code §4741(f)&(g).) 1. Rental Cap. This limits the total number of units in a development that can be leased. For exam

  CONGRATULATIONS STEVE BURROWS, DAVID BRUTUS, MARCIA GRIFFITHS AND JIM FRANKLIN! Greater Palm Springs REALTORS® is thrilled to welcome four of our members to the 2022 Board of Directors, and to congratulate our newly sworn-in 2021 President-Elect, Jim Franklin. Additional hats go off to Karen Joy Tabbah, Jim Franklin, David Brutus and Frank Alvarez, who will be serving as 2022 C.A.R. Directors. And on a final note, we are excited to welcome Steve Burrows to his new post as PR Committee Chairperson. More congrats are in order for Chairpersons Jassen Agostini and Debra Comer, Event Captains Karen Maisano, Cindi Monaco, and the entire Special Events Committee for knocking the ‘Help the Homeless 2021’ fundraiser out of the proverbial park, which ended with a bang for our four raffle winners, David Cantwell, Hilda Horvat, Michelle Denise Walker and Walter Barnes--and a Wrap Party at The Village, which served (1) double duty as our Monthly Mixer, and (2) several cases of ice cold beer. Chee

  Bowling Battle 2021 Bowling is Back! Come to play or just come to watch and join the fun.