Santa Cruz home sales rising, prices falling
As has been the case for several months, there is a bit of good news - the sales volume (number of houses, condos, etc., which…
Category: Santa Cruz Real Estate
What to Know about REO in Santa Cruz
If you are thinking about buying property in Santa Cruz County in 2009, there's a very good chance that you'll be considering buying one of…
Last Market Stats from 2008
In December 2008, the median price crashed down to $452,500 - that is a year-over-year drop of a bit more than 38%. When you look…
Santa Cruz Home Sales – October, 2008
OK, this data is about a week old, but I bet you haven't seen too much of it, so here it goes. For starters, we…
Downtown Santa Cruz on Halloween
Perhaps it was from stories I'd seen in the Santa Cruz Sentinel about people getting stabbed downtown on Halloween night - although, unfortunately, stabbings downtown…
Santa Cruz Rental market in decline?
I said that prices have now reached the point where, in some situations, for some people who want to make Santa Cruz home and plan…
Is 2009 The Year to Buy Santa Cruz Real Estate?
The Housing Crash guy says: A landlords' rule of thumb is that a house price should be a maximum of 15 times the annual rent…
Santa Cruz Real Estate in 2009
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe and sane New Year's Eve, and I hope that as I type this on January 2nd,…
Santa Cruz Conforming Loan Limit 2009
Of course, the reverse was true on the way up - ridiculously easy credit , liar loans , lax underwriting standards , and mortgage fraud…
Real Estate Auction in Monterey: November 13, 2008
The auction is being held at the Hilton Garden Inn and they will be auctioning off properties from the Salinas-Monterey area. As it happens, one…