August 2020

The Day the Earth Stood Still

August 25, 2020Continuing the conversation… about our daunting, still evolving experience of the coronavirus and the completely unanticipated, shockingly-busy real estate market that has emerged. Here we are trying to figure out whether schools should reopen. Or whether we should close beaches in Santa Cruz. Or whether any of us can go to the office or get a haircut next week. Meanwhile, most listings that came on the MLS this week are in escrow with multiple offers, for prices we’ve never seen before. I’ve been through a...

Who knew?

August 18, 2020Who knew? You can’t make this stuff up. Five months ago, could anyone have predicted the stunning, shockingly crazy-busy real estate market we’re experiencing right now? Or some of the record-setting sale prices we’re seeing in Santa Cruz? If you’ve heard through the grapevine that real estate is busy, then you’ve heard right. And if you’ve already been thinking there’s a huge disconnect between the stock market and the real economy, you might also want to add real estate to the list. At the moment...

Transgenerational living

August 4, 2020Realtors are given intimate access to lots of life lessons by virtue of their work. We are blessed with myriad opportunities to witness the good, the bad and the ironic of human nature when people invite us into their homes and ask us to play a significant role in their transitions. We get to work with all the biggies. Marriage. Birth of twins. Job promotions. Coming of age. Empty nests. Divorces. Health challenges. Assisted living. Death of parents. For better or for worse. Richer or...