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…

60 Minutes Reports on the House of Cards

Yeah, I didn't catch it on 60 Minutes because, even though I have Charter Cable with the HD package and a couple of hi-def flat…

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…

Affordable Housing Resources in Santa Cruz County

It seems that every year, starting in December and ending sometime in January, I get to cleaning up the ol' computer system, spiffin' up the…

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,…

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…

How Low can it Go?

To me, that's a bit silly - Boulder Creek is all very well and good, but home prices are lower in Watsonville than they are…

Welcome to 2008!

There are a lot of opportunities out there for buyers this year - and for sellers, too, if you've got the kind of property that's…