How to Find Santa Cruz Open Houses

The first thing I do is go and look at the listing itself - there is a place on the MLS entry for a property…

Santa Cruz Real Estate iPhone Blog

Maybe it's because AT&T's network coverage sucks, and when you're way up in the woods or down in some valley, Verizon creams AT&T. ... But…

Capitola Village Residents Association

I love these kinds of resident associations - I find that the communities that have them are generally much better run and have higher property…

Santa Cruz Fixer Uppers and the FHA 203K/Energy Efficient Mortgage

But I digress. :) Rick had come to my office so we could discuss the FHA Energy Efficient Mortgage program, and how it can be…

Santa Cruz July 2008 median home price: $607,500

If there is an even number of homes sold, you take the two in the middle, you find the difference in prices, and all that…

Santa Cruz For Sale by Owner – Blue Light Special!

Actually, a savvy Realtor will look at a FSBO like an opportunity ripe for the plucking - because most FSBOs will eventually end up listing…

My Santa Cruz Realtor Wardrobe

There's a lot of Realtors out there who think those Realtor designations are a bunch of hooey - and maybe they are, but I don't…

Capitola Begonia Festival 2008

It's a three-day affair, with the highlight of the fist day being the Sand Castle Competition. Naturally, the sand castle that first caught my eye…

Santa Cruz Housing Entry-Level Affordabilty – Up 67%

The C.A.R. report breaks it down county-by-county, and reports this as the Santa Cruz county: Q2 2007: 18 Q1 2008: 28 Q2 2008: 30 So…

Kickin’ It At Home in Santa Cruz

The owner is an enthusiast of machines - like cars, motorcycles, motors - I think he is a mechanic or something. So we are in…