Monthly, by email
The Coachella Valley market report.
What it is
One email a month carrying the current MLS figures for ten private communities across La Quinta, Indian Wells, Palm Desert and Thermal. Not a city average, not a Valley wide number, but what actually happened in each community: how many homes sold, at what median, how long they took and at what percentage of asking. Then a short note on what changed. Two or three minutes to read. No listing alerts, no drip sequence, and an unsubscribe link in every issue.
Why community figures rather than city ones
Because a city average describes nothing here.
Over the six months to July 31, 2026, The Hideaway carried under a month of supply at the prevailing pace of sales. Andalusia at Coral Mountain carried about seven and a half months. Both are in La Quinta. Both were measured on the same day.
Averaging those produces a number that describes neither.
A seller at The Hideaway and a seller at Andalusia are in completely different markets, and a report that blends them is worse than no report, because it sounds authoritative while being useless.
What a typical issue carries
| Community | Active | Closed | Median | Days | Sale to list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Madison Club | 4 | 9 | $14,500,000 | 139 | 92% |
| Tradition Golf Club | 4 | 4 | $5,825,000 | 103 | 96% |
| The Hideaway | 1 | 14 | $5,675,000 | 27 | 96% |
| BIGHORN Golf Club | 6 | 13 | $5,700,000 | 85 | 96% |
| The Quarry | 1 | 4 | $4,362,500 | 64 | 95% |
| Toscana Country Club | 5 | 22 | $4,025,000 | 55 | 96% |
| The Reserve | 6 | 6 | $3,082,500 | 37 | 96% |
| Andalusia at Coral Mountain | 10 | 8 | $2,630,000 | 70 | 97% |
A sample, drawn from figures retrieved July 31 and August 4, 2026. Closed sales cover the preceding six months. PGA WEST and The Thermal Club are reported separately, because in both cases a single median would blend genuinely different products.
Then three or four sentences on what moved, and a link to whichever community guide changed most.
Who reads it
Owners who want to know where they stand, whether or not they are thinking of selling. Buyers watching one or two communities and waiting for the right property. Agents outside the market whose clients are considering the desert. And a number of people who simply find the figures interesting, which is a perfectly good reason.
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Name and email. Nothing else, and nothing sold on.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly do I receive?
One email a month with the current MLS figures for ten private communities across La Quinta, Indian Wells, Palm Desert and Thermal: active listings, closed sales, median prices, price per square foot, days on market and sale to list ratios. Then a short note on what actually changed and why it matters. Usually two or three minutes to read.
How is this different from other market reports?
Most report city or Valley wide averages, which describe nothing. Over the six months to July 31, 2026, The Hideaway carried under a month of supply while Andalusia at Coral Mountain carried about seven and a half, in the same city in the same month. Averaging those produces a figure neither buyer nor seller can act on. We report by community.
How often will you email me?
Once a month. We do not send listing alerts, drip sequences or anything else unless you ask for them separately.
Can I get figures for just one community?
Yes. Reply to any issue and tell us which, and we will send figures for that community specifically, including comparable sales for a particular address if you want them.
Do I have to be buying or selling?
No. A meaningful number of subscribers are owners who simply want to know where they stand, and some are agents outside the market whose clients are considering the desert.
Can I unsubscribe?
Any time, from a link in every issue. We would rather you left than stopped reading.
Or read the current one
The current market report is published on the site and updated monthly. Each community guide also carries its own figures alongside what decides value in that specific place.
If you would rather just ask, tell us which community and we will send its figures directly.
Laurie McLennan and Cailin McLennan, The McLennan Team at Desert Sotheby’s International Realty
California DRE #01424382 and #02121998 · Figures from GPS MLS and CRMLS. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.