Changes to the Santa Cruz MLS
I think they expanded the digit count because the MLS is growing, it won't just be the five counties around here (Santa Cruz, Santa Clara,…
Category: Commentary
From Santa Cruz to Vegas
And, while I said that hardly anyone outside the real estate profession knows what those designations mean, many of my colleagues in the industry (especially…
The Crazy, Mixed Up Market
Or, if their asking prices are reasonable, more often than not, it's a short sale, which means that the contract and price are subject to…
Foreclosure News – from Santa Cruz and Beyond
And it is also better than getting woken up by the morning news, especially in these dark days. You may have heard this one on…
Special Feature at Santa Cruz County Housing Expo: Me
One of the sessions in that track (I didn't break out the sessions) is "Opportunities in the Foreclosure Market." So yesterday, I'm sitting at my…
I’m buying an HP 12C
How about a smart phone - probably my suck-ass Palm Treo 700p can do most of what I'll ever need. As you may have read,…
Home sales see first monthly gain in 6 months
I'm drinking my coffee and seeing what's new in the world via my handy RSS Reader NetNewsWire , and I came across this interesting article…
Santa Cruz’s Pink Man Gone Missing
Imagine my dismay when I browsed over to the Santa Cruz Sentinel, and saw this front page news: [From Pacific Avenue staple seems to have…
Slow news day
A couple of days back, I don't know if you heard, but Santa Cruz Title is consolidating its operations , getting rid of two offices.…
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…