Archives: 2003-2014

RaincrossSquare.com v1.0: Archives from November 2003 to June 2014.

2005 - Sycamore Creek community in Temescal Valley south of Corona (RXSQ)

Region’s home sales, prices climb

Despite overall home sales being down in December 2005 from a year earlier in Southern California (30k vs. 28k or minus 4.5%), numbers provided by DataQuick Information Systems show Riverside and San Bernardino counties continue to buck local trends with sales increases of 16.5% (6,305) and 5.7% (4,580) respectively. Along with the sales increase has…

2004 - High-end housing tract in south Corona (RXSQ)

Inland SoCal’s rise in million-dollar tract homes

Although million-dollar homes within Inland Southern California are nothing new, the increasing number of them on the market is growing quite rapidly. In the past, most million-dollar homes were typically single-built, custom homes. Nowadays, it’s not uncommon to see new tract-built homes selling for upwards of $750,000+. Naturally, as home prices toward the coast rise,…

2003 - New homes near Hemet (RXSQ)

Growing young

Thanks to tens of thousands of retirees, most of whom flocked to the area during the 1960s through the 1980s, Hemet once had one of the highest savings account averages in California: … Because of the large number of retirees who move to Hemet — with their savings accounts — the town has 24 savings…

Visit Temecula Valley

Temecula’s ‘Wine Country’

Just east of Temecula in southwestern Riverside County lies a cluster of vineyards and wineries collectively referred to as Temecula Valley Wine Country. Though not nearly as well-known as California’s famous Napa Valley nor even the Central Coast vineyards of Santa Barbara County (which garnered prominent recognition in “Sideways“), Temecula’s Wine Country nonetheless is an…

2002 - Festival of Lights - Mission Inn (RXSQ)

Festival of Lights

It’s that time of year again when downtown Riverside’s historic Mission Inn is aglow with millions of holiday lights and hundreds of animated figures. Each year, the crowds get a little bit bigger and the lights a little bit brighter as visitors stroll the downtown pedestrian mall, the tiny shops and boutiques, and streets surrounding…

2001 – Montgomery Ward closing in San Bernardino (RXSQ)

San Bernardino’s Carousel Mall may be redeveloped

It appears life as a mall is about to end for downtown San Bernardino’s Carousel Mall — formerly Central City Mall. A buyer has agreed to take control of the 72-acre property with plans for replacing the aging retail center with a more vibrant mix of condos, apartments, offices, and shops. Opened in 1972, Central…

2004 - Corona Pointe under construction off I-15 in southeast Corona (RXSQ)

Office, retail picks up

Three recently released reports by commercial real estate brokerage CB Richard Ellis Inc. says that, although housing remains big within Inland Southern California, both the commercial and industrial sectors are doing brisk business as well. All together, the reports indicate 34 million square feet of on-going construction activity in retail, office, and industrial projects within…