As your local Realtor, I get to hear all the funny, frustrating and uniquely mountain-life stories that come with moving to Lake Arrowhead, Crestline, Running Springs and our neighboring communities. As soon as the holiday shopping season kicks in, one story shows up...
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Those Were The Days: County supervisors drive to Little Bear in 1909
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian The winter of 1908-1909 started out with a foot of snow in December and then seven inches of rain on Jan. 21, with snowfall after snowfall for weeks afterward. Two hundred families in Redlands already owned automobiles in 1909....
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: November Rain
Wudaya know, here it is November and do ya know what’s weird? I mean, besides Al Yankovic. What’s really weird is these last two weeks. First, it’s Edison’s dang (scuse me fer cussin’ Mom) power outages. Then, they sez yes and then they sez no. Then, before ya know...
Estate Planning: Advanced estate planning trusts: SLATs, GRATs, MAPTs and IDGTs
Modern estate planning goes beyond wills and revocable trusts. For families with significant assets, advanced irrevocable trusts can reduce taxes, protect wealth and ensure financial security for future generations. There are four commonly used strategies, each of...
Ask the realtor: Could a 50-year mortgage finally make homes affordable again?
The idea of a 50-year mortgage has been circulating again, largely because buyers are facing the toughest affordability environment in decades. With the National Association of Realtors reporting that the average age of a first-time homebuyer has climbed to 40, it’s...
Those Were The Days: McGroarty promotes mountain beauty
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian Camping, vacationing, lumbering and water resources were the main ways the forest and mountains were expected to be used, according to John S. McGroarty's 1914 book, The History of Southern California. The book describes the...







