December 2022

- Tom Brezsny

Nothing is more certain than change

December 19, 2022Continuing the conversation … on the nature of home and its intimate relationship with the challenges of aging.  It’s the same conversation everyone over 50 is already having, if not out loud with family and friends, then at least inside their own heads.  It’s officially day 22,153 if you’re in the vicinity of 60 years old.  That’s roughly how long you’ve been on the planet.  It’s also the first day of the rest of the 30 or more years (10,950 + days) you have left...

- Tom Brezsny

Market Shift – What To Watch For

December 13, 2022Resuming the conversation... about a real estate market that managed to defy the odds, rewrite the rules, break all the records and steamroll over any previously held beliefs for more than ten straight years... until suddenly, about eight months ago, things changed.  The market that once seemed like it might just keep going up forever now looks increasingly vulnerable.   Bottom line: These are the beginning stages of a much larger adjustment. One that’s long overdue. If you want to follow along as a new...

- Dax Nollenberger

Dax’s Data: Determining who Santa Cruzans are thru Census Data

December 9, 2022Keep Santa Cruz Weird… a phrase coined by locals to concisely describe our unique community. The “keep” in the phrase can be seen as a protest against change. Change is, of course, inevitable. Santa Cruz has seen an influx of change since its official inception in 1791. Presently, this change is only accelerated as more and more people discover this quiet coastal gem.  What has become increasingly apparent for those that grew up in this community is that it is becoming harder to stay. Not...

- Tom Brezsny

Cyber-Monday Prophecies

December 5, 2022I was in a deep funk last week when I realized there weren’t going to be any big Black Friday Real Estate Sales happening in Santa Cruz this holiday season. No screaming deals. No all night sell-a-thons. No raging discounts on already-slashed home prices.  It’s hard to have a big sale when there’s no inventory on the MLS shelves.   So there I was, all dressed up with nowhere to show to prospective buyers. I canceled the Black Friday house-hunting spree and retreated to the...