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Cabin in the forest Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate 

March Real Estate Update: Mortgage Rates

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By M.C. Dwyer One of the biggest changes in the housing market over the past month is rising mortgage rates. Even though home mortgage rates are set independently by each lender, the impact of the Federal Reserve’s announcement that they plan to to fight inflation by raising the rates they charge banks, caused a reaction in the bond market. Conditions… Read More
seedlings in terracotta pots Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening 

March Gardening: Propagating, Planting, and Pruning

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By Josh Reilly Might as well call it “March Madness.”  You will be busy this month if you want: Spring vegetables in your garden Healthy soil Copious Spring flowers A tidy landscape, with carefully pruned plants, clean paths, raked beds and fewer weeds Persephone is venturing out from Hades. This month, higher temperatures and longer days make your garden more… Read More
Dark Chocolate Column Alison Steele Columns Food & Drink 

Valentine’s Treat: Dark Chocolate Canvases

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By Alison Steele When I peek into the pantry, I try to imagine ways to use the stockpiles of dried fruits, jams, chutneys, and other delicacies preserved from summer’s bounty. The dried fruits seem to disappear first as they need no enticing off the pantry shelves. These little works of art require no fork or plate and instantly satiate the… Read More
Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening 

Love Never Fades in February’s Garden

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By Josh Reilly February, the month of love and of Saint Valentine. We know little of Valentine, except that he lived in the 2nd century CE and lost his head after insisting on performing Christian rites in then pagan Rome. For his trouble (and accounts are gruesome), he was sainted about 300 years later, possibly on February 14. Valentine’s story… Read More
heart stone path Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate 

SLV Home Sales in an Evolving Market

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By M.C. Dwyer The California Association of REALTORS® just presented their 2022 economic outlook, expecting home prices to appreciate around 5%. It’s possible California peaked in August 2021 with a median home price of $830,000. 20% of homes for sale in SLV & SV have dropped their asking prices – but 80% of those price reductions occurred on homes in… Read More