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…

Major and Minor Setbacks

Wow...me bad, really bad! It has been damn near a month since my last blog entry! So much for my goal of writing 2-3 times…

Notes from the Field

Yesterday, I managed to get a big price reduction ($100,000!) on a listing I have out on Tabor Drive in Scotts Valley. I dutifully cranked…

Back in the Saddle

Shiver me timbers, it's been far too long since my last blog post - easily a week and a half!  Oh ho what I want…

Buyer Buy-Down

A few posts ago, I wrote about Seller Rate Buy-Downs...many sellers are offering to "buy down" the interest rate that the buyer will pay on…

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…

Let the Good Times Roll

Hey everyone - what about this weather we've been having? Stunning doesn't begin to describe it. OK, well, it begins to describe it, but it…

Mortgage Accelerators

There's a fancy new loan product that's come to town:  Mortgage Accelerators.  I've heard about them from a couple of different loan brokers now, but…

Santa Cruz Architecture

Being a Realtor is really an interesting business. The thing that's most interesting about it is that it touches upon so many aspects of life!…

Sales Plunge 30% in July

Did that headline get your attention? It sure got mine! Just a few days ago, I was telling some colleagues: "It's not that bad -…