Joann “JoJo” Swieven

realtor at Post and Beam Real Estate; vacation rental owner

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The millions of people who visit Joshua Tree have an abundance of vacation rentals to choose from, but that also means challenges to the local community.

Joshua Tree’s infrastructure fails to keep up with tourism boom

The millions of people who visit Joshua Tree have an abundance of vacation rentals to choose from, but that also means challenges to the local community.

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