January foreclosures up 57%
A good portion of people who receive notices of default will be able to cure the default or sell the property via a short sale…
Category: Santa Cruz Real Estate
Marisa Miller Loves Santa Cruz
Of course, I went to the site looking to find stuff to read, but somehow I got trapped in Marisa's gallery and stumbled around (blindly,…
Notes from Foreclosureville
I had a phone conversation with the nice listing agent of a house a few doors down from where I have an REO listing incubating,…
To TIC, or Not to TIC…
It's been around for ages, really - holding title as "Tenants in Common" is one of the most popular ways to hold title - for…
A Sign of the Times – Foreclosure Auctions
I drive into one condo complex that has been especially hard hit by foreclosures and short sales - there are over a dozen units for…
Median Santa Cruz home price drops to $599,000
A third of the January 2008 sales were for homes less than $500,000, more than double from previous months, and the subset of sales over…
Waiting for the bottom
This article is different, and really explores how it might be a good idea for you to buy now, or how you should put off…
Lawsuit over the Sale of Capitola’s Surf and Sand
They're suing the city of Capitola, claiming in federal court in San Jose that the city has illegally taken the underlying value of their 4-acre…
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…
Fiduciary Responsibility – Get the Picture?
That's a good sign, I think - there's a different class of buyer out there now, the kind of folks who were sitting on the…