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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Kay Bastasini</title><link>http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/default.aspx</link><description /><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Debug Build: 61019.2)</generator><item><title>Kay Bastasini---Owner / Broker- Desert Vintage Reaty</title><link>http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/archive/2009/07/02/kay-bastasini-owner-broker-desert-vintage-reaty.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:19:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2e548c57-d991-4e7c-b010-b31e75746f0f:490539</guid><dc:creator>Kay Bastasini</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/comments/490539.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/commentrss.aspx?PostID=490539</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;The clientel that I am working with has no idea when we will see the bottom of the market.....and it could be as early as the end of this year.....meanwhile, the prospects continue to sit on the fence waiting.....how many of these &amp;nbsp;prospective buyers will MISS the market....as most economic periodicals indicate that once it turns it will&amp;nbsp;surely start it&amp;#39;s climb again. NOW is the time to buy....short sales...foreclosures...regular properties priced for sale.... high end priced properties.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;The Desert Area is a Designation market and will continue to see the segments of buyers as baby boomers, gen&amp;nbsp;X , gen&amp;nbsp;Y , retirees , Investors, Spectulators to mention a few.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No need to miss out on this next run.....WILL ROGERS &amp;nbsp;was quoted as saying &amp;quot;&amp;nbsp;Buy Land, they ain&amp;#39;t making no more&amp;quot;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;making no more&amp;quot;......&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=490539" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Single Story For Sale in Painted Cove</title><link>http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/archive/2009/04/30/6fde8d1046344881b54091a5648051b0.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2e548c57-d991-4e7c-b010-b31e75746f0f:490536</guid><dc:creator>Kay Bastasini</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/comments/490536.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/commentrss.aspx?PostID=490536</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p align="center" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;"&gt;
		&lt;a href="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/La_Quinta/California/Homes/Painted_Cove/Agent/Listing_2374210.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.point2.com/p2a/listing/9882/158e/3101/3929ef86b8e536043edd/w475h356.jpg" class="Photo ListingPhoto" alt="Front elevation" border="0" style="border:black 1px solid;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
		
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	&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;" class="summary"&gt;
		&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;3,178 sq. ft., 3 bath, 3 bdrm single story&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;img id="Price_mi" src="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/Office/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" border="0" style="height:20px;width:34px;position:absolute;" /&gt;
&lt;span id="Price_r" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/span&gt;


&lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$795,000&lt;/span&gt;



		&lt;span&gt; - Turn Key Furnished&lt;/span&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;
		&lt;span id="LeadIn" class="dateline" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Painted Cove, La Quinta&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
		A new direction of living awaits you with a sense of flowing space and the peace and serenity of a small upscale gated community. 3 bedroom 3 1/4 ba boasts walls of glass out to a large private back yard with pool and spa. Peek-a-boo mts set the back drop for entertaining and relaxing. Travertine marble and granite grace the home throughout w/color theme of creams, beiges and taupes. 3 full car air conditioned garage completes this home w/all the right spaces !!! Offered turn-key furnished w/upscale contemporary furnishings...Recreational facilities are in surrounding neighborhoods of La Quinta Resort and The Citrus Club.
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/La_Quinta/California/Homes/Painted_Cove/Agent/Listing_2374210.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=490536" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category></item><item><title>Single Story For Sale in Unnamed Areas</title><link>http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/archive/2009/04/14/d6373bab682643b09b3eda6806acca19.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2e548c57-d991-4e7c-b010-b31e75746f0f:490535</guid><dc:creator>Kay Bastasini</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/comments/490535.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/commentrss.aspx?PostID=490535</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p align="center" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;"&gt;
		&lt;a href="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/La_Quinta/California/Homes/Unnamed_Areas/Agent/Listing_2328891.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.point2.com/p2a/listing/c6b7/0c6a/6945/f4a274c9fa2b68358a3f/w475h356.jpg" class="Photo ListingPhoto" alt="The Quarry front gate" border="0" style="border:black 1px solid;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
		
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;" class="summary"&gt;
		&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;2,546 sq. ft., 2 bath, 2 bdrm single story&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;img id="Price_mi" src="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/Office/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" border="0" style="height:20px;width:34px;position:absolute;" /&gt;
&lt;span id="Price_r" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/span&gt;


&lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$1,200,000&lt;/span&gt;



		&lt;span&gt; - Basic Furnishings Include&lt;/span&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;
		&lt;span id="LeadIn" class="dateline" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Unnamed Areas, La Quinta&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
		Shown with Pride...Beauty, warmth and value located in the prestigious development of The Quarry. Luxury can become a habit in this small slice of paradise home offering total privacy and quiet elegance. Open great room, open kitchen, master suite and guest bedroom boasts color theme of creams, beiges, taupes with granite and marble throughout. Entertain, relax, exercise and enjoy tropical-like garden setting with pool, spa and cooking center. Love a gracious setting? Dont miss showing this home to your most distinctive buyers !!!&lt;br&gt;
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/La_Quinta/California/Homes/Unnamed_Areas/Agent/Listing_2328891.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=490535" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category></item><item><title>Single Story For Sale in Santa Rosa Trail</title><link>http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/archive/2009/04/01/50e7d8af3fdd4b5f9c61bdfb09de99df.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2e548c57-d991-4e7c-b010-b31e75746f0f:490534</guid><dc:creator>Kay Bastasini</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/comments/490534.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/commentrss.aspx?PostID=490534</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p align="center" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;"&gt;
		&lt;a href="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/La_Quinta/California/Homes/Santa_Rosa_Trail/Agent/Listing_2307108.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.point2.com/p2a/listing/52b8/2240/cf91/ae47fb2895566c4f0fbd/w475h356.jpg" class="Photo ListingPhoto" alt="Front elevation" border="0" style="border:black 1px solid;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
		&lt;span class="cutline"&gt;
			&lt;br /&gt;
			&lt;strong&gt;Panorama Mountain Beauty&lt;/strong&gt;
		&lt;/span&gt;
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;" class="summary"&gt;
		&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;2,659 sq. ft., 3 bath, 4 bdrm single story&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;img id="Price_mi" src="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/Office/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" border="0" style="height:20px;width:34px;position:absolute;" /&gt;
&lt;span id="Price_r" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/span&gt;


&lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$830,000&lt;/span&gt;



		&lt;span&gt; - Turn-Key Furnished&lt;/span&gt;
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;
		&lt;span id="LeadIn" class="dateline" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Santa Rosa Trail, La Quinta&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
		Seller will consider carrying AITD with 25%down....Peace and serenity with panorama mountain beauty welcomes the sophisticated buyer to a Tuscan-like home with all the right spaces including detached casita for family and guests..Interior design color theme of golds and blonds complement the model furnishings through-out...Large wall mounted HDTV's in both great room and master bedroom with fireplaces in both as well...Enter grounds of the home through designed wrought iron gate to large grassed side yard wrapping around to back yard/patio /pool and spa. Home is offered turn-key furnished.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/La_Quinta/California/Homes/Santa_Rosa_Trail/Agent/Listing_2307108.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=490534" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category></item><item><title>Single Story For Sale in The Citrus</title><link>http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/archive/2009/02/16/cbf72fa8087340f5b88688e0de19d312.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2e548c57-d991-4e7c-b010-b31e75746f0f:490533</guid><dc:creator>Kay Bastasini</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/comments/490533.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/commentrss.aspx?PostID=490533</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p align="center" style="float:right;margin-left:10px;"&gt;
		&lt;a href="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/La_Quinta/California/Homes/The_Citrus/Agent/Listing_2230348.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.point2.com/p2a/listing/8de2/90e4/d741/85a9fe2e01ab2c9f5fc7/w400h300.jpg" class="Photo ListingPhoto" alt="Golf course view" border="0" style="border:black 1px solid;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
		
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;" class="summary"&gt;
		&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;4,000 sq. ft., 4 bath, 4 bdrm single story&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;
		



&lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$1,995,000&lt;/span&gt;



		&lt;span&gt; - Furnished&lt;/span&gt;
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;
		&lt;span id="LeadIn" class="dateline" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;The Citrus, La Quinta&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
		Chic and sophisticated South facing custom home located in The Citrus Estates. Elegance and quality architectural details are featured throughout this 4 bedroom, 4 1/2 bath including a detached casita boasting phenomenal golf course and mt. views. Enter this home thru etched glass exterior doors to a garden setting enclosed courtyard w/water feature. Open the french glass doors to prestige and elegance into the great room w/fireplace, dining area, kitchen, morning area and library w/fireplace that will be center of entertaining. Come center stage w/soaring ceilings, walls of glass, travertine marble/granite and top of the line appliances...two of most! 220 bottle wine cellar is hosted in the great room. Wrap around back patio is designed for entertaining w/salt water pool system, separate spa, misting/heater systems, cooking center with designed up lighting all giving you a front seat to golf and mt. view living.
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/La_Quinta/California/Homes/The_Citrus/Agent/Listing_2230348.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=490533" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.desertvintagerealty.com/blogs/kay_bastasini/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category></item></channel></rss>