My 15 Minutes of Fame

Who was it who said everyone gets 15 minutes of fame ? ... Frey, 37, works at Thunderbird Real Estate in Capitola. Last month, he…

From Santa Cruz to Mount Diablo and Back

I've hiked pretty much all over Santa Cruz county (it took me years to see it all, or most of it, anyway), so this time,…

Is it safe to buy a house in Santa Cruz yet?

For example, our good, reliable, always-faithful friends at the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) report: C.A.R. reports sales decrease 28.5 percent, median home price falls…

Discount Broker = Caveat Emptor

This is the guy who sent me an offer, and after I received it, I called him to let him know I'd be e-mailing him…

Researching Santa Cruz Neighborhoods On-Line

Whatever draws them here, a common interest is to research the various cities and the neighborhoods that make up Santa Cruz County. Fortunately, there are…

There’s No Such Thing as Market Price

When people are looking to buy property and searching on the internet, I encourage them to search a bit, maybe a good bit, over the…

Santa Cruz is Better than Salinas

The title of this blog entry may sound outrageous to some, but I expect that most folks in Santa Cruz would greet it with a…

Advice for Santa Cruz Home Sellers in 2008

That's kind of the problem. There's a large school of thought that says one reason why home prices have not slid more than they have…

The Santa Cruz Rail Trail Gets Rolling?

Fate conspired against me, though, until the quiet moments of Thursday morning. [From Purchase of 32-mile rail line slated for fall - Santa Cruz Sentinel…

Signs of the Apocalypse in Santa Cruz

I plan to write a book that's a cross between Catcher in the Rye and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance . ... Speaking…