Today, I want to share with you five important lessons that I learned from the 2007 financial crisis With housing prices as high as they are today in California, there are many communities here where prices are far higher than they were even back in 2007. I spoke to a lot of homeowners back then […]
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Santa Cruz Median Home Price hit $920K in March
The Santa Cruz real estate market is making headlines again. A few weeks ago, the news was that the median home price in Santa Cruz county had dipped below $800,000 for the first time in 15 months. But a fresh look at MLS data reveals that the Santa Cruz median home price hit $920K in March […]
New Podcast for San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area
Great news everyone – there’s a fabulous new podcast for the San Francisco and Monterey Bay area! Do you listen to podcasts, ever? If not, you don’t know what you’re missing. If you’re not familiar with what a podcast is, here’s the scoop: it’s essentially a radio show that you can listen to on demand […]
Just Cause Evictions in Santa Cruz
I recently attended an all-member meeting of the Santa Cruz County Association of Realtors. We have these meetings once or twice a year, to discuss what’s new and changing in the real estate eco system. The headline issue at this meeting was the new rent control measures now in effect in Santa Cruz. Chief among […]
Selling Your Home in 2018 vs. 2019
Today, I’d like to talk with you about next selling your home in 2018 vs. 2019. This is the time of year when a lot of people who are thinking about selling their homes do some soul-searching. They ask themselves, should I put my home on the market this year, or wait until next year? Predicting […]
Hottest U.S. Real Estate Markets in February 2018
The folks at Realtor.com have come out with their list of the top 20 hottest housing markets in the United States…and, no surprise, California dominates the rankings. Not for the first time, our beloved city by the bay, San Francisco, takes the top prize as the hottest housing market in the entire United States. Once […]
Santa Cruz Marching Towards Rent Control
In case you haven’t heard, the city of Santa Cruz is marching towards establishing rent control. Recently, the Santa Cruz City Council voted to adopt two new “emergency” ordinances: a rent freeze, and a new requirement for “just cause evictions.” These ordinances were put in place to freeze current rents while efforts are underway to […]
How You Can Help Solve Our Housing Crisis?
We in California are in the midst of an extreme housing crisis. One way this shows up is as exorbitant prices to both buy and rent homes throughout the state. I’m fine with high prices, so long as they’re affordable. Unfortunately, they’re not: home affordability in our area is absolutely terrible. It’s about 15% […]