Falling through Fall
Well, here's a cheery little note from CNNMoney: new home prices have fallen by an average of 10%, the biggest drop since 1970. You can…
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Notes from the Field
Yesterday, I managed to get a big price reduction ($100,000!) on a listing I have out on Tabor Drive in Scotts Valley. I dutifully cranked…
Back in the Saddle
Shiver me timbers, it's been far too long since my last blog post - easily a week and a half! Oh ho what I want…
Scene of the Crime
This past Wednesday I went back to the house I've got in escrow, the one where we released our contingencies last weekend. I was there…
Further Developments
A few months ago I made a posting about the Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks, and I mentioned that I had not yet been…
Let the Good Times Roll
Hey everyone - what about this weather we've been having? Stunning doesn't begin to describe it. OK, well, it begins to describe it, but it…
Mortgage Accelerators
There's a fancy new loan product that's come to town: Mortgage Accelerators. I've heard about them from a couple of different loan brokers now, but…
Sales Plunge 30% in July
Did that headline get your attention? It sure got mine! Just a few days ago, I was telling some colleagues: "It's not that bad -…
Weekend Update
I had a great weekend, so I thought I'd share a little bit about it with you folks. Very little of it was real estate…
Santa Cruz Market Timers
OK, raise your hands - who among you thinks that the prices for Santa Cruz Real Estate are going to be going down over the…