Notes from Foreclosureville
I had a phone conversation with the nice listing agent of a house a few doors down from where I have an REO listing incubating,…
Author: Seb Frey
Local Girl Does Good
I was chatting with a friend of mine on-line today, and he said, "Oh, I saw your neighbor on the front page of the Santa…
Median Santa Cruz home price drops to $599,000
A third of the January 2008 sales were for homes less than $500,000, more than double from previous months, and the subset of sales over…
A New Way to Get Locked Out
That's not too uncommon, I explained - listing agents have a habit of not calling people back, at least 10-20% of the time. ...Actually, they…
Real High Stakes Poker, Round Two
The seller had actually already signed the documents she needed to, all that was left for the buyers to go to their friendly neighborhood First…
Waiting for the bottom
This article is different, and really explores how it might be a good idea for you to buy now, or how you should put off…
Marisa Miller Loves Santa Cruz
Of course, I went to the site looking to find stuff to read, but somehow I got trapped in Marisa's gallery and stumbled around (blindly,…
I’m a twit(ter)(er)
Well, I have s Facebook page, but about the only thing I get from it is "friend requests" from other Realtors, mortgage brokers, and folks…
Notes from the Bay Area Foreclosure Auction
I'd turned my brother on to the foreclosure auction some weeks ago, and he'd actually taken the time to drive around to quite a few…
January foreclosures up 57%
A good portion of people who receive notices of default will be able to cure the default or sell the property via a short sale…