Posts with tag CA

Rancho Mirage: At 27% Off, Is Yellowstone Club Founders' Estate a Bargain?

Life just isn't what it once was for Tim and Edra Blixseth. The couple, now divorced, founded one of the most elite private ski clubs in the world, the Yellowstone Club near Big Sky, Mont. Now the lavish home in the California desert where they once lived, Porcupine Creek in Rancho Mirage, is on the market for $55... Continue Reading »

Solar Energy Plan Lights Up Southern California City

A Southern California city is offering homeowners what its mayor calls "a landmark opportunity" to get affordable solar energy. Is this a tipping point for the implementation of solar power? This week the Lancaster City Council unanimously passed a plan to partner with a solar energy company in offering residents a... Continue Reading »

Boomtowns Lag in the Recovery

All cities are not created equal - some are healing from the recession much faster than others, according to the third quarter MetroMonitor report from the Brookings Institution. For example, if you lived in Omaha, Neb. or Council Bluffs, Iowa, you'd be enjoying an unemployment rate of less than 5 percent. But for... Continue Reading »

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