Schools |
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 Desert Sands Unified School District - La Quinta, Palm Desert & Indio School Districts. |
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Palm Springs Unified School District - Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage & Thousand Palms School Districts. |
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 California State Dept. of Education - School reports, statistics, demographics |
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US State Departments of Education - see the list of all 50 states |
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 eSchool Profile Reports - Free Reports for Public and Private schools. |
Local Utilities & Services |
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 Coachella Valley Water District - Water Company 760-398-2651 |
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 Southern California Edison - Electric Utility 800-655-4555 |
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 Imperial Irrigation District - Local electric utility 760-398-5111 |
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 Southern California Gas Company - Gas Utility 800-427-2700 |
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 Waste Management of the Desert - Trash & recycling collection services 760340-2113 |
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 Time Warner Cable - Cable service 760-340-2225 |
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 Verizon - Local phone service 800-483-4000 |
Mortgage |
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 WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE - Home loans for all kinds of happy endings. |
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Interest Rates - Mortgage reates, CD rates, Auto Loans, Credit Cards and more. |
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Bankrate.com - Mortgage rates, CD rates, auto loans, credit cards and more. |
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Home Loan Information - Get info on home loans for all 50 states. |
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LendingTree.com - Let lenders around the country offer bids to compete for the mortgage you want. |
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Equifax - Evaluate your overall credit-debt profile and your credit score. (Atlanta,GA 800-685-1111) |
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Experian - Evaluate your overall credit-debt profile and your credit score. (Formerly TRW 888-397-3742) |
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Trans Union Corp. - Evaluate your overall credit-debt profile and your credit score. (800-888-4213) |
Real Estate Information |
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 Desert Area Home Search - Find homes for sale in the local desert area. |
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The Real Estate Journal - The Guide to property from The Wall Street Journal. |
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1031 Tax-Deferred Exchanges - Specializing in information, education, professional connections, software and tools needed for 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchanges. |
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Fannie Mae - Our public mission, and our defining goal, is to help more families achieve the American Dream of homeownership. |
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Freddie Mac - Freddie Mac is a stockholder-owned corporation chartered to keep
money flowing to mortgage lenders in support of homeownership and
rental housing. |
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 U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development - HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community
development and increase access to affordable housing free from
discrimination. |
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HUD clips - Provides HUD documentation, including HUD handbooks, housing waivers, and Code of Federal Regulations Title 24. |
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On Board LLC - Learn more about OnBoard's national coverage of major content
categories including: Demographics, Weather, Enviroment, Crime, Cost of
Living, Recent Home Sales, Public & Private Schools, Neighborhood
Amenities and more. |
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State of California - The official web site for the State of California. |
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California Department of Real Estate - Official web site for California Department of Real Estate |
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California Assoc. of Realtors - |
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California Dept. of Insurance - |
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California State Bar Association - Attorneys admitted in California |
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California Court Web Site - |
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Megan's Law Database - Website access to California's sex offender registry is now available to public. |
Home and Garden |
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 Family Health - Just click on the condition you want to investigate to determine the
potential causes as well as an in depth discussion of the condition.
The site also contains plenty of news, health tips, as well as links to
authoritative resources such as The New England Journal of Medicine. |
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Recall Warnings - Consumer Product Recalls, Warnings and Alerts. |
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 Consumer Reports - Reports on various consumer products. |
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 Home Depot - The worlds largest home improvement retailer. |
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Homebuilder - find a builder, architect & attorney, lots and select home plans. |
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 Lowes - Improving home improvement. |
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 This Old House - "Do It Yourself" home improvement. |
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 House Plan Designs - Choose from over 10,000 house plan designs online created by professional designers and architects in the USA. |
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Hometime - Hometime is a home-improvement television show broadcast on public television, The Learning Channel and in syndication. |
Maps |
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 Commute Smart - Live info on freeway conditions around greater Los Angeles area. |
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Google Earth - Search for any address/location on earth with zoom images from space.
This is a free program which can be downloaded in a couple of minutes.
Great for real estate or for your children in school. |
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 Mapquest - maps, driving directions, road trip planner |
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 GlobeXplorer - Satellite imagery of any neighborhood in the nation, allowing you to print or download a file of any location inminutes. |
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Keyhole - Fly from space to your hometown. Visit exotic locales such as Maui, Tokyo, Rome and Paris. Satellite imagary makes it real |
Relocation Links |
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 US Postal Service / Movers Guide - Help for planning and executing your move. |
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 Community Information - Free Community Profiles |
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Moving.com - One-stop destination for anyone contemplating a move calculates the
cost of multiple scenario moves. Links to auto, motorcycle, piano
movers, etc. |
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Official City Sites - Find area info sites across the world. |
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Discover United States - Everything about USA. |
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 PODS / Portable On Demand Storage - Portable On Demand Storage has become the leading provider of mobile
mini-storage and moving alternatives for residential and commercial
customers. |
Tax Information |
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First-time homeowners |
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Homeowner deductions information |
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How to report moving expenses |
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Selling your home |
Local Weather |
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 Local Weather - forecasts, weather patterns, radars. |
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National Weather - Info on weather anywhere in US. |
