Gloomy News: Sales down, Foreclosures Up

From reading the headlines, it seems there's some bad news on the national real estate scene. Here's a sampling of a couple of headlines from…

A Chat with Gary Gangnes

Published on: Jul 18, 2007 @Today I had the good fortune to talk to Gary Gangnes. If you're not familiar with Mr. Gangnes, he is the…

A Picture’s Worth

I had a lovely day out showing property to a mother and daughter from Manhattan. They were referred to me by a friend of mine,…

Market Statistics – May 2007

Subscribers of my Real Estate Newsletter have received another copy, with the latest market trends. For those of you who don't subscribe, here's what is…

Finding Rentals the RSS Way

A couple of folks have asked me recently if I could help them find a rental. My brokerage doesn't really do rentals, so it's not…

Rents going up in Santa Cruz County

Here's a bit of interesting (yet hardly surprising) news:Renters paying more in Santa Cruz County - By Jondi Gumz - Sentinel staff writer - July…

Mid-Year State of the Market

I'd like to start out by saying - another edition of my Santa Cruz Real Estate Report is out! For those of you who haven't…

Real Estate Podcasts

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past several years (and not that there's anything wrong with that!), you know what a Podcast…

(Mis) Application of Technology

Last night I went to bed around 2:30 AM - a bit of a late night, especially for a Wednesday! And then, this morning, promptly…

Falling through Fall

Well, here's a cheery little note from CNNMoney:  new home prices have fallen by an average of 10%, the biggest drop since 1970.  You can…