It’s Curtains for the Skyview
When something is put to its highest and best use, though, this is always done in the context of the zoning ordinances which are applicable…
Tag: 2007
It Keeps Getting Better
Every week I get an e-mail from C.A.R. (the California Association of Realtors) called the "C.A.R. Newsline". It's basically a summary of select news items…
Foreclosures, BPO, REO, and Me
In case you hadn't heard, foreclosures are on the rise. For years, buyers have been asking me about foreclosure opportunities, but up until the last…
Just Say No – to County Parks?
There's an interesting article that came out in the Santa Cruz Sentinel the other day:Pleasure Point residents speak out against improvements to Floral Park We…
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…
When to Say No
Earlier last week, we got an offer on a home I have co-listed over in Campbell. This being the kind of market that it is,…
Median Home Price Drops to $702,500
Wow, did you feel that? The big thud, as home prices just dropped through the floor? It was front page news in today's Santa Cruz…
Santa Cruz Market Update, August 2007
Another edition of my Santa Cruz County Real Estate Report is out, with sales data for August of this year. On the surface, the numbers…
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,…
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…