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Santa Cruz Home Sales - October, 2008

Santa Cruz Home Sales - October, 2008

OK, this data is about a week old, but I bet you haven't seen too much of it,…

Santa Cruz Conforming Loan Limit 2009

Santa Cruz Conforming Loan Limit 2009

Of course, the reverse was true on the way up - ridiculously easy credit , liar loans ,…

Competence and Ethics of Santa Cruz Realtors

Competence and Ethics of Santa Cruz Realtors

However, the Preamble does says Realtor® members should: eliminate practices which may damage the public or which might…

Downtown Santa Cruz on Halloween

Downtown Santa Cruz on Halloween

Perhaps it was from stories I'd seen in the Santa Cruz Sentinel about people getting stabbed downtown on…

Real Estate Auction in Monterey: November 13, 2008

Real Estate Auction in Monterey: November 13, 2008

The auction is being held at the Hilton Garden Inn and they will be auctioning off properties from…

Santa Cruz is #6 Foreclosure Capital Nationwide

Santa Cruz is #6 Foreclosure Capital Nationwide

The smell of freshly brewed coffee wafts through the house, as I peruse my trusty RSS News Reader,…

Blue Light Special Turns Red!

Blue Light Special Turns Red!

A month ago, I wrote a blog entry about a homeowner in Soquel who was having a blue…

Santa Cruz Median Home Price: $475,000 in Sept. …

Santa Cruz Median Home Price: $475,000 in Sept. …

Still, though - if you have a house in Santa Cruz, you're looking at it being worth about…

Redman House Apple Annual 2008

Redman House Apple Annual 2008

There's a property I've long been fascinated with - the so-called Redman House, just off Highway 1 outside…

Billions, Trillions and a House in Santa Cruz

Billions, Trillions and a House in Santa Cruz

I should have just sat there and watched as my hard-earned dollars evaporated, sucked it up, been a…

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