My Santa Cruz Realtor Wardrobe
There's a lot of Realtors out there who think those Realtor designations are a bunch of hooey - and maybe they are, but I don't…
Tag: 2008
Santa Cruz Fixer Uppers and the FHA 203K/Energy Efficient Mortgage
But I digress. :) Rick had come to my office so we could discuss the FHA Energy Efficient Mortgage program, and how it can be…
Santa Cruz July 2008 median home price: $607,500
If there is an even number of homes sold, you take the two in the middle, you find the difference in prices, and all that…
Tales of a Santa Cruz Short Sale
While you can get a good deal on a property by buying it as a short sale, I posit that you are not necessarily getting…
St. Joseph and Santa Cruz Real Estate
So I was down at the Santa Cruz Association of Realtors today, buying a couple of swish new Blue SupraKey safes - the place the…
Capitola Village Residents Association
I love these kinds of resident associations - I find that the communities that have them are generally much better run and have higher property…
Santa Cruz Housing Entry-Level Affordabilty – Up 67%
The C.A.R. report breaks it down county-by-county, and reports this as the Santa Cruz county: Q2 2007: 18 Q1 2008: 28 Q2 2008: 30 So…
Kickin’ It At Home in Santa Cruz
The owner is an enthusiast of machines - like cars, motorcycles, motors - I think he is a mechanic or something. So we are in…
Home Buying Philosophy in Santa Cruz
I personally don't have a problem with creating urgency to buy - I think that by now, most people can see the writing on the…
More about Santa Cruz and the 2008 Housing Bill
Here's a bit of a run-down on some of the acronyms used in my last post: A GSE is a Government Sponsored Enterprise - in…