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SLV Homes: Real Estate Update

February 1, 2021September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer Low interest rates and the paradigm shift caused by covid-19 continue to drive home sales. 2020 ended with an average 30-year fixed residential owner occupied mortgage interest rate of about 2.75%. In January, rates crept up, but remain below 3%. In the chart below, you can see single family home prices rose in December by nearly 17%… Read More

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Real Estate News

January 3, 2021September 28, 2023 slvpost.comreal estate0 comment

Real estate news from the Santa Cruz Mountains Read More

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Real Estate: COVID and Wildfires

December 1, 2020September 28, 2023 slvpost.comreal estate0 comment

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Real Estate News San Lorenzo Valley Santa Cruz Mountains

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Real Estate: Moving into Recovery

November 1, 2020September 28, 2023 slvpost.comreal estate0 comment

Market Review: 3rd Quarter 2020 By M.C. Dwyer Average home prices rose again across our region during the third quarter (July 1st to September 30th). Several communities recorded all-time highs, including Boulder Creek, Felton, and the City of Santa Cruz. There simply aren’t enough homes for sale compared to the number of people who want to buy. Fueled by historically… Read More

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An Impossible Reality

October 15, 2020September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer On August 16th, we woke up at 3:00 am and went outside to watch a bizarre dry summer lightning storm. As lightning zig zagged across the skies overhead, booming thunder quickly followed. We went back to sleep. By Tuesday afternoon, Boulder Creek was shrouded in smoke and stifling hot. The evacuation warning for our home came at 8:00… Read More

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Real Estate: 2nd Q 2020 Market Review

August 1, 2020September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

SLV Homes By “M.C.” Dwyer Market Review: 2nd Quarter 2020 During the second quarter of 2020, average home prices rose across most of our region. San Lorenzo Valley 2nd quarter average single family home prices rose about 6% compared to the 1st quarter, and when compared to this time in 2019, stayed nearly flat while the number of sales rose… Read More

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Real Estate News You Can Use

June 1, 2020May 17, 2025 M.C. Dwyerreal estate0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer In a time when so much is uncertain, one thing has become clear. Many people who have been staying home over the past two and a half months are realizing they would rather live somewhere else. For those whose work and earnings remained stable, buying a different home could be a real possibility. Some, who live in… Read More