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…
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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
Published on:Â Jul 18, 2007 @Today I had the good fortune to talk to Gary Gangnes. If you're not familiar with Mr. Gangnes, he is 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…
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…