Give Yourself a Tax Break

Do you feel like your property taxes are too high? That sounds like it could be a bad thing - but maybe it isn't! Maybe,…

Equity Sharing – Credit Crisis key?

In case you haven't heard, there's a crisis in the mortgage market. Probably by now, you've heard about the sub-prime lender implosion, but now, it's…

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

Today I had the good fortune to talk to Gary Gangnes. If you're not familiar with Mr. Gangnes, he is the guy who is often…

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,…

Time for a Mortgage Meltdown

I was at a pretty stressful signing yesterday. I'm in a deal where the buyers are taking out a pretty large pair of loans (totaling…

The La Bahia Project

The La Bahia project is back in the news:La Bahia dealt setback, hotel overhaul delayed - By SHANNA MCCORD - Sentinel staff writer - July…

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…

(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…