ARE YOU EXPLORING HOW TO ENTER THE SANTA CRUZ MARKET?

If you’re considering the Santa Cruz market for either a primary move, vacation home, or investment property, it’s important that you consider the dynamics of the market, but rest assured, there are several ways to make securing your ...

At this point, just about everything that you’re reading or watching is out of date when it comes to real estate since it’s based on last month’s stats. For buyers and sellers, this can GREATLY impact you as to whether you stay in the market. We’re here to ...

Welcome to our May 2022 Up-to-the-Minute Market Watch which I felt compelled to share with you because there’s so much going on right now, with lots of clickbait regarding the supposed, ensuing “crash” along with rising rates. None of this is localized, and in our local market, we live ...

HOW WILL 1031 CHANGES IMPACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROPERTY?

In this special Investor Edition of our monthly Market Watch for May 2022, we lay out the potentially massive impacts that may very well affect your investment property in just about 6 months. As we mention in this video, the limitless ...

WOW-FACTOR FINANCING NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT

As you have probably noticed, the Silicon Valley’s Southbay real estate market is absolutely RED HOT and doesn’t seem to be slowing down. There are a lot of financing myths and options out there that we want to bring to light so ...

6 FINANCING OPTIONS DEFINITELY WORTH EXPLORING

While the real estate market here in Santa Cruz County continues to be heavily influenced by the stock portfolios of those in Silicon Valley and throughout the Bay Area, there are still options for those who are a bit intimidated by the headlines. In ...

Why Is 20% Over Asking No Longer Shocking?

These stats may have you dropping your jaw, but if you look at Q4 of 2021 where prices had risen 20% to the previous year, you’re looking at a 40% average sale price increase in just a matter of months ...

$500K Over Asking? Here’s Why It’s Becoming So Common…

Yeah, if it weren’t for the red hot market that was 2021, we wouldn’t believe it either. There are lots of variables at play with the state of the world, rising interest rates and those wanting to lock in a long ...

Let’s Break Down These Interest Rate Increases

When it comes to the recent headlines on interest rate increases, it might be a bit overwhelming so we’re putting it all in layman's terms. There are a lot of moving parts that determine these rates, but in the end, they will ...

RATES ARE RISING! Let’s Explain In Layman’s Terms

It’s all about the rising interest rates for mortgages and with low inventory and increasing sales prices here in Silicon Valley, you’re probably curious how it will impact your pocket book. There are a lot of moving parts that determine these rates ...