May 2023

Market Musings

May 22, 2023Heading towards the halfway mark of 2023… must be time to catch up on the meanderings of the market to see if there’s anything useful we can glean. But first a quick show of hands…. Is anyone else surprised at how high home prices still are, despite all the rumors about the market’s imminent demise? Median price for single family homes in April at $1,350,000?! Median price for condos at an all-time high of $950,000 in April?! That wasn’t supposed to happen. Let’s look...

New Most Interesting

May 8, 2023Sad but true...Dos Equis beer recently retired Jonathan Goldsmith, the American actor famous for his role as The Most Interesting Man in the World. His ads were memes that spawned a flood of internet take-offs until the character was replaced by a new, younger most interesting man for the next generation.. Unfortunately that new most interesting millennial met a quick demise because he just wasn’t very interesting. There’s good news though, Goldsmith is starting a new career as The Most Interesting Realtor in the World....

- Natasha Mingay

We Believe in Supporting the Changing Health Care Needs Within Our Community

May 4, 2023Sereno 1% For Good Charitable Foundation Believes in Supporting the Changing Health Care Needs Within Our Community. That’s why our Coastal team is supporting Dominican Hospital Foundation with a Community Impact Grant. Dominican Hospital Foundation provides life support for premature babies, emergency heart attack care, neurosurgery, certified stroke care, in-patient cancer treatments, and a mobile wellness clinic. A vibrant health care system known for service and chosen for clinical excellence. Where will these funds be used? The Katz Cancer Resource Center at Dominican Hospital is...

Dax Nollenberger

- Dax Nollenberger

Monterey County Short-Term Rental Regulations

May 4, 2023Short term rental, Airbnb, and vacation rental are all words to describe homes that are rented for a period of less than 30-days. Whatever you want to call it, if you’ve explored Monterey County, you’ve probably thought about the idea of owning one of these rentals. For many though, that’s where it stops. If you read my article “What about a Short Term Rental?” then you know just how complicated short term rental ordinances can be. Well, Santa Cruz County makes Monterey County feel like...

Crazy is all relative of course Part 2

May 1, 2023Continuing the conversation about the relative nature of craziness. If you are coming from Iowa or most other areas of the country then real estate prices in Santa Cruz probably seem crazy. As in: “Californians have lost their minds! Why would anyone pay $1.2m for a 1 bedroom, 440 sq ft house like the one that just sold on the Eastside of Santa Cruz? That’s completely crazy!” By the same token. I went to Oregon in the early 1990s to look at houses. I had...