La Quinta · 92253 Market Report

ZIP 92253 covers the city of La Quinta, and within it the seven private golf communities this site is about: PGA West, The Madison Club, The Hideaway, Andalusia Country Club, The Tradition Golf Club, La Quinta Country Club and The Quarry at La Quinta. The 92253 Market Report is our quarterly read on that market — not the whole ZIP, and not the Coachella Valley in general, but the golf-community segment specifically, which behaves differently from the surrounding market in ways that matter to a buyer. What the report covers. Each quarterly edition looks at closed sales, active inventory, days on market and the price distribution across the golf communities, broken out by the bands that buyers actually shop in — under $2 million, $2 million to $5 million, and over $5 million — and by property type, from condos and fairway villas to custom estates. Where the sample is large enough to be meaningful, we break the data out by community; where it is not (The Quarry and The Hideaway can see single-digit resale counts in a year), we say so rather than draw conclusions from two transactions. Where the data comes from. The figures are sourced from CARETS/CRMLS, the California multiple listing service data, through our California-licensed real-estate partners. We are not a brokerage and do not have direct MLS access; the report exists because licensed professionals who specialize in La Quinta's private clubs pull and review the data with us. Every figure should be verified with a licensed California real-estate professional before you rely on it in a transaction. How to read a La Quinta golf market. Three features make this segment unusual. The first is seasonality: La Quinta's private communities are predominantly second-home markets, and both inventory and buyer activity follow the winter season. A quarter-over-quarter comparison that ignores that rhythm will mislead; year-over-year comparisons are far more useful. The second is the membership layer: in an equity-club community, the home price is only part of the cost of ownership, and changes in a club's membership terms can move demand for its real estate independently of the broader market. The third is thin volume at the top: in the estate communities, a handful of sales can swing a median dramatically, which is why the report emphasizes ranges and counts over single summary figures. What the report does not do. It does not forecast prices, and it does not publish club initiation fees, dues or membership availability — those figures change and we do not publish numbers we have not independently verified. It also does not list individual properties. Who it is for. Buyers deciding between communities or price bands, current owners tracking the value of a specific segment, and out-of-area buyers who want a grounded picture of the La Quinta golf market before their first visit. The report is delivered as a PDF by email; requesting it also introduces you to our partner California-licensed real-estate professional in La Quinta, who can pull comparables for any specific community or property.