The 2013 San Lorenzo Valley real estate market was amazing! The average San Lorenzo Valley home price in 2013 was $417,729, an increase of 23% over 2012 at $338,238. 320 homes sold, an increase of 7% over 2012. The best news is that the percentage of short & bank owned sales declined to 28%
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01/10/2014
Here's a guide I've compiled of Holiday Events in and around Santa Cruz, including Holiday Events in the San Lorenzo Valley and Holiday Events in the Santa Cruz Mountains. If you don't see your event here, please comment so everyone else can see it! Thanks. 11/15-12/8 Theater - UCSC The
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11/26/2013
Fellow real estate agent Paul writes very well about a topic of concern to both buyers and sellers. I've experienced trying to get a transaction open or closed with a few less-than-scrupulous agents and it's very frustrating all around. In our offices, we have a great culture that takes th
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11/26/2013
Here's a great article written by a fellow REALTOR back east - but the situation is the same here in Santa Cruz County. She articulates the reasons not to wait for an open house to review offers quite well. All I can think to add is, waiting to accept offers also puts the seller at risk of
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11/19/2013
Jill from Long Island wrote a nice blog about what it's like to "loose the perfect house." I've seen this happen so many times, yet, once a buyer can recollect their emotions and move on, it seems inevitable they will find another home and end up liking it even more than "the one that got away
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11/14/2013
Santa Cruz Real Estate Prices are still strong! Here's a chart from the MLS showing the results across 5 Counties. Average and Median prices rose 2% and 1% over September 2013, and 16% and 29% over October last year. Inventory - the number of houses for sale - is still very low and falling
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11/07/2013
So often people ask me – how’s the San Lorenzo Valley real estate market? San Lorenzo Valley Real Estate prices rose 6% during the 3rd quarter*, compared to the 2nd quarter. 102 SLV homes sold on the MLS between July 1st and September 30th, at an average price of $459,503. The 87 acre Jo
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10/23/2013
Sold; seller received full price. Thanks for looking!
10/21/2013
Here's a great article written by Peter out of Georgia about property listings that didn't sell. To me, one of the best ways to sell a property is through great photography that gets spread across the internet, and sent from buyers' agents to their clients. There's much much more to the proc
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10/14/2013
Fellow blogger Amy from Texas has written an excellent post worth sharing. In rural areas, boundary issues come up frequently. Unfortunately, few buyers are willing to pay for a survey, even though the possible problems can be huge! I know of at least one home that turned out to be built
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10/03/2013
