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,…
Category: Santa Cruz Real Estate
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…
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…
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 ol’ 1031 Five-Year Switcheroo
So here I am, working on doing my own personal1031 Exchange. I've done plenty of deals where either the buyer or the seller was doing…
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
Today I had the good fortune to talk to Gary Gangnes. If you're not familiar with Mr. Gangnes, he is the guy who is often…
A Picture’s Worth
I had a lovely day out showing property to a mother and daughter from Manhattan. They were referred to me by a friend of mine,…