By MC Dwyer Real Estate Market Update: 4th Quarter 2018 As you look at the price chart, remember some of these micro markets (unincorporated areas like Lompico and Brookdale) have so few home sales, that percentage changes aren’t statistically significant and average prices can be dramatically skewed when one ofRead More →
Real estate market update 3rd Quarter 2018 SUMMARY: Our first article this year focused on the housing shortage. There are more than double the number of homes for sale now compared to this spring, so homes are taking about a week longer to sell across Santa Cruz County. Home pricesRead More →
By MC Dwyer * Regardless whether you rent or own your home, these tips can save you money, keep you warmer, help you breathe cleaner air and even keep you safe. Even though today it’s a warm late summer day, the first day of fall is right around the cornerRead More →
By Mc Dwyer In an effort to provide safer, affordable housing, Santa Cruz County Building and Planning Department just released a new program called the Safe Structures Program. This program lets property owners who have unpermitted housing structures work with County officials to add health, habitability, and safetyRead More →
The Benefits of Staging Your Home – Even When You’re Not Selling! By MC Dwyer The secret is out: Staged homes often sell faster, and for more money, than those that aren’t. Due to popular home and garden television shows and the internet, home buyers practically expect houses to beRead More →