How Low can it Go?
To me, that's a bit silly - Boulder Creek is all very well and good, but home prices are lower in Watsonville than they are…
Author: Seb Frey
Fiduciary Responsibility – Get the Picture?
That's a good sign, I think - there's a different class of buyer out there now, the kind of folks who were sitting on the…
So Sue Me
Now, I'm not saying that some Realtors don't deserve to be sued, and maybe they even be deserved to be sued for things they've told…
To TIC, or Not to TIC…
It's been around for ages, really - holding title as "Tenants in Common" is one of the most popular ways to hold title - for…
Real High Stakes Poker
A couple months back I wrote about knowing when to say no - that is, sometimes you just have to be firm and say "no,…
Property Tax Rates for Santa Cruz Real Estate
So, for example, if you purchase a $500,000 property, the assessed value will be $500,000 and the property tax will be 1% of that, or…
A Sign of the Times – Foreclosure Auctions
I drive into one condo complex that has been especially hard hit by foreclosures and short sales - there are over a dozen units for…
Getting a Fix on Fixer Uppers
It's a sad, but classic tale: someone buys a pig of a house, usually pays too much for it, then sinks too much money into…
60 Minutes Reports on the House of Cards
Yeah, I didn't catch it on 60 Minutes because, even though I have Charter Cable with the HD package and a couple of hi-def flat…
Lawsuit over the Sale of Capitola’s Surf and Sand
They're suing the city of Capitola, claiming in federal court in San Jose that the city has illegally taken the underlying value of their 4-acre…