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Santa Cruz County housing market slows amid skyrocketing mortgage rates
Mortgage rates reached a new high in early October, leading to a slow start for the housing market’s typically busy fall season. Some buyers have pulled back, while others are paying…
Can’t afford California? Try living in a tiny sleeping pod. All 4 feet of it
Two young entrepreneurs who themselves struggled to remain housed now run a company that aims to create affordable dwellings in California’s biggest cities.
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Santa Cruz County realtors say housing market to strengthen as pandemic-era buyers rethink remote work, second homes
Santa Cruz County’s housing market had a slow summer, though home buyers still showed plenty of interest in more affordable South County and mountain communities. But with interest rates expected to…
Tenants group crashed Berkeley party for end of eviction moratorium. Then things got ugly
A group of landlords who gathered to celebrate the end of a pandemic eviction moratorium were confronted by an angry tenants group. Fists, chairs and food were thrown.
Even the least expensive areas of California are becoming unaffordable, and more desirable
See which California cities are the most costly to live in. Several studies agree: The premium to live in California might be 40% to 50% over the national average.
Santa Cruz County home sales drop in July as real estate agents hope for a fall resurgence
Area home sales fell in July after a mild June surge, but the market could heat up again sooner rather than later. A late-summer lull before a fall surge is not…
Housing market shifts to communities like Watsonville, Boulder Creek as Santa Cruz County home sales heat up
What has been a fairly cool housing market for the better part of 2023 might be heating up again soon as mortgage interest rates are expected to fall by the end…
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