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After working on numerious short sales I am rarely amazed by the twists and turns but end up learning something from each one. Currently I am working with a large bank that is servicing a loan and will not consider postponing the foreclosure sale date ...[Read More]
This is a great time to refinance or buy a home. Current conforming loan limits recently raised to $729,750 which allows borrowers to put down 3.5% of the purchase price. Also allows for higher loan amounts to benefit from lower interest rates. Currently ...[Read More]
We went to dinner the other night with a group of friends to
celebrate a birthday. We ate at the Drunk Monkey, a new place that is
sort of an Asian fusion place I guess you would call it. We had a
variety of dishes and about 4 different appetizers. A couple ...[Read More]
GM is a behemoth that the congressional leaders are wrestling what
to do. Once again GM and the other automakers keep missing clues. As
Toyota with its Prius and Honda with its erstwhile Civic hybrids have
steadily been gaining ground, GM has been asleep ...[Read More]
The Spare the air day idea is fairly simple. If you burn wood based
products, you produce smoke. With many areas this smoke gets trapped
under the cloud layer and creates smoky conditions with high levels of
particulates.The San Joaquin Valley is notorious ...[Read More]
This is the time of year where we get together with family and
friends. Often we give thanks for what we have, and reflection on the
world. We are a nation that is reeling at the moment and many have lost
their jobs. This is the time where we are most ...[Read More]
The holiday always bring an extra dose of work to those in the
service industries. For some it is where they may their money for the
year, for others it is where they work overtime to take care of us
consumers. As we gorge our selves on Thanksgiving or ...[Read More]
The Santa Cruz Yacht Club is hosting it's annual lighted boat parade in the Santa Cruz, Ca harbor . This event is fun for all and it a free event. As it is done at night, be sure to dress warmly,mittens and scarves. I find that unless you bike there, ...[Read More]
Santa Cruz is a place that seems to make it on many peoples vacation
radars. Mostly we have vacationers from California, though we have many
from out of the the country. When I travel and I mention where I am
from, often people know of Santa Cruz California. ...[Read More]
As a Santa Cruz real estate broker for 20 years I have often had the
privilege of working for people that have lovely gardens. Sometimes
these are homes have nice old fruit trees. When I have these Santa Cruz homes to sell, they are often vacant, it comes ...[Read More]
For the second year in a row, little Pacific Collegiate School ,
a private charter school is in the top 5 of all high schools in the
nation. Following up on their last year being rated second with a third
is not bad. Kudos to the kids, parents and staff ...[Read More]
That Detroit has it's hand out once again, surprisingly not. Detroit
has been making good cars, great cars and crappy cars for a long time.
Their recent failures have been in part due to management not having a
diversified view. The top management ...[Read More]
Santa Cruz home prices have changed again for October 2008 We are seeing a similar pattern and a volumes that we have been seeing for the past year. The trend for more sales of the Watsonville short sales and foreclosures ,
has created a lot of buying ...[Read More]
The Sea Breeze tavern is a nice local bar. It has a great location across from Rio Del Mar beach and is within easy walking distance if you are vacationing. No need to drink and drive. It is one of those local hole in a wall places where people are
friendly. ...[Read More]
The Santa Cruz real estate market has started to be active and I
think we have turned the corner. I also believe the stock market has
hit it's bottom and will be choppy, but up trending this year. With the
new president, there is a sense of hope. With ...[Read More]
I drive around a lot as a Santa Cruz real estate broker .
Since I am out a lot, I get to see many people driving. The cell phone
laws changed in Santa Cruz California, as they did across the state.
The first portion of the cell phone law went into effect ...[Read More]
Capitola, the venerable seaside coastal community that has been the summer beach choice for generations is celebrating it's 60th birthday. With a history influenced by some of the county's most influential and wealthy citizens, this little beach ...[Read More]
I was out showing a client a cute little bungalow earlier in Seabright. As I was driving over there I saw many cute older homes. It made me reflect on the beauty of architecture that we possess here in Santa Cruz. Many for one reason or another favor west ...[Read More]
Stem cells have the promise to make our lives and the lives of our seniors better in many ways. The promise is there, like the dreams a kid with a new chemistry set has, of making fantastic things. In the United States embryonic stem cell research has ...[Read More]
Santa Cruz home sales medians for Santa Cruz
County.September 2008 Santa Cruz home buyers, are still buying single family residences and
condos. As investors and first time homebuyers eagerly snap up values
in the south count the total sales in
the Watsonville ...[Read More]
Like many things in life, there is perception and there is fact. Often times they get confused in the media, which likes to tout negativity not positivity.
On a recent interview by Paul Kangas of Nightly Business Report with Richard Bove, a banking analyst, ...[Read More]
Great little building available with a dual zoning that allows for office, retail or residential use. The fabulous location has great frontage for an office. Currently a professional use, this can be a great location for an architect, bookkeeper or attorney. ...[Read More]
Four of the larger lenders promise to help California borrowers avoid default. They will principally maintain the loan rates when the borrower got the loan and not at the reset rate for 5 years. Many of these borrowers had sub prime loans. Our governor ...[Read More]
According to the Fall 2007 issue of the Healthcare Journal of Northern California, UC Davis will receive more than $21 million from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to find treatments that may reverse the common cause of dementia in Alzheimer patients. ...[Read More]
A recent article in Forbes Traveler spoke of Highway 1 being one of the top 10 scenic drives of the world. Pretty heady stuff. Living in Santa Cruz one traverses it often, on the way to Monterey or even at times up to San Francisco. It is sure is pretty ...[Read More]
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