The wealthy Silicon Valley suburb of Woodside is trying to block Senate Bill 9, a new state law allowing duplexes on single-family home lots, by declaring itself a mountain lion habitat.
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Are Santa Cruzans dividing up their lots? A look at SB 9 one month in, as new law gets digested
Senate Bill 9, signed into law last fall by Gov. Gavin Newsom, allows California homeowners and property owners to either subdivide their lots or build duplexes. The law officially went into effect Jan. 1 — but how much of an impact has it made locally, if at all?
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From landing pad to uncertainty in six months: Santa Cruz’s housing market swerved on this reporter again
With the future unclear yet again, will Grace have to return to the endless Craigslist and Facebook searches she long ago came to dread? Come along on our affordability correspondent’s latest quixotic journey through the rental market.
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Avoiding real estate FOMO: the benefits of a realtor search engine
This three bedroom Santa Cruz home comes with great light, a spacious backyard and endless potential for growth. Contact…
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Highway 1 closures continue tonight in Aptos as crews repair bridge
Crews will shut the northbound lanes overnight Tuesday and Wednesday and the southbound lanes overnight Thursday for a long-overdue fix on fencing and railings damaged during 2017 winter storms.
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What lies ahead for real estate in 2022
Tom Brezsny of Brezsny Associates looks forward to the future to compile his top predictions for 2022’s booming real estate market.
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2021: The Santa Cruz County real estate market in review
2021 has brought forth another year of crazy activity and record high prices as the paradox of the pandemic continues to stimulate a huge surge of demand for a rapidly shrinking supply of homes.
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More construction coming: Soquel Drive work scheduled for summer
Local motorists will soon face a disruptive rehabilitation project on the Murray Street Bridge. The overhaul includes…
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Get ready to say goodbye to single-family-home zoning in 2022, Santa Cruz — for the most part
As legislation surrounding single-family home zoning in Santa Cruz is constantly changing, read up on everything you need to know about California’s new Housing Opportunity and More Efficiency (HOME) Act, also known as Senate Bill 9.
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California has a new COVID mortgage relief program. Here’s how to get help
The state is launching its long-awaited mortgage relief program to help homeowners facing COVID-related money troubles. Here are the rules.