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What Happens to Palm Desert Short-Term Rentals on December 31, 2026?
If you own a home in Palm Desert’s Hillside Planned Residential zone and you rent it out short term without living there, your permit stops working on December 31, 2026. Not paused. Not grandfathered. Terminated. Palm Desert Municipal Code Chapter 5.10 says existing off-site short-term rental perm
Will the Capital Gains Exclusion Double? What the More Homes on the Market Act Means for Coastal Sellers Moving to the Desert
If you bought a house in Orange County or San Diego in 1998 and you are thinking about selling it to move to La Quinta or Palm Desert, there is a good chance a tax rule written before the iPhone existed is the biggest single line item in your move. Here is the rule. When you sell a primary residence
Short-Term Rental Rules in the Coachella Valley: A City-by-City Guide
I get some version of this question almost every week, usually from a coastal owner who inherited a desert property, or a buyer eyeing a place near El Paseo and wondering if it can pay for itself on Airbnb. The honest answer is that it depends entirely on the address. Nine cities share this valley,
Are Listing Photos Real? California's 2026 AI Photo Disclosure Law and What Coachella Valley Buyers Should Ask
A buyer in Newport Beach writes an offer on a Palm Desert home she has never walked through. She is working from 34 photos. Three of them have been altered. As of January 1, 2026, California requires that to be disclosed. I have spent 21 years selling in the Coachella Valley, licensed under DRE #014