April prices remained stable in the city of Santa Cruz, at $1.34 million, but rose everywhere else in the county. Aptos recorded the highest median price of $1,555,000, while homes in Watsonville went for a median of $795,000.
Maria Gaura / Lookout Contributor
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Not bid-ness as usual: Current climate for home-buying in Santa Cruz County ‘hard to wrap your head around’
Real estate prices have soared to record heights in 2021 as bidding wars with all-cash, no-contingency offers hundreds of thousands of dollars over asking have suddenly become the norm. Year-over-year prices are up between 30% and 40% in the county.