Santa Clara County August 2020 Real Estate Update

The Santa Clara County market is currently characterized by strong demand and low supply. Higher-price home sales, in particular, have spiked up. The condo market…

July 2020 Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Update

Santa Clara County R.E. Market Rebounds from COVID-19 PlungeDespite the ongoing health and economic crisis precipitated by COVID-19, the real estate market made a dramatic…

Benefits Of 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges In San Jose CA

A 1031 exchange is a method for postponing taxes when selling one piece of real property and buying another. Properties used for business or investment…

Planning for High Cost Real Estate

Real estate values in the Golden State have been soaring for the past couple of years - especially around the San Francisco bay area. Of…

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…

The Dangers of Overpricing your Home

The Truth about Overpricing your Bay Area homeClick here to skip down to the charts and graphs for Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Monterey counties.Fair…

How Much is a Granny Unit Worth?

I received an email the other day from a gentleman who was wondering how much is a granny unit worth in Santa Cruz? That's an…

Capitola Begonia Festival 2008

It's a three-day affair, with the highlight of the fist day being the Sand Castle Competition. Naturally, the sand castle that first caught my eye…