Santa Cruz Conforming Loan Limit 2009

Of course, the reverse was true on the way up - ridiculously easy credit , liar loans , lax underwriting standards , and mortgage fraud…

Downtown Santa Cruz on Halloween

Perhaps it was from stories I'd seen in the Santa Cruz Sentinel about people getting stabbed downtown on Halloween night - although, unfortunately, stabbings downtown…

Santa Cruz is #6 Foreclosure Capital Nationwide

The smell of freshly brewed coffee wafts through the house, as I peruse my trusty RSS News Reader, skimming over news articles and blog entries…

Santa Cruz Median Home Price: $475,000 in Sept. ’08

Still, though - if you have a house in Santa Cruz, you're looking at it being worth about $58,725 less than it was this time…

Billions, Trillions and a House in Santa Cruz

I should have just sat there and watched as my hard-earned dollars evaporated, sucked it up, been a man, and lost all that cash, the…

Competence and Ethics of Santa Cruz Realtors

However, the Preamble does says Realtor® members should: eliminate practices which may damage the public or which might discredit or bring dishonor to the real…

Real Estate Auction in Monterey: November 13, 2008

The auction is being held at the Hilton Garden Inn and they will be auctioning off properties from the Salinas-Monterey area. As it happens, one…

Blue Light Special Turns Red!

A month ago, I wrote a blog entry about a homeowner in Soquel who was having a blue light special on the sale of his…

Redman House Apple Annual 2008

There's a property I've long been fascinated with - the so-called Redman House, just off Highway 1 outside of Watsonville, down by the Red Roof…

Walking Home in Santa Cruz

LIke my brother, he lives in San Jose, and he lives within walking distance of any number of restaurants, shops, cafes, bars - you name…