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SPECIAL REPORT: The State of The Scotts Valley Real Estate Market…
The real estate market has shifted some, and in this 20 minute video I break down what happened this year, what is happening now and what to expect moving forward…
Recent Scotts Valley Home Closing Sets Historical Record for Pric…
The housing market has caught on fire over the last 18 months with an approximate 20% appreciation in 2021 alone. That in itself is an astounding figure that many thought we would never see, but this …
Skypark Home Sells For $1.4 Million: How We Did It Step-By-Step, …
Angles are very important when you want to highlight important features of a home. In this shot, my photographer captured the fact that the home was beautifully landscaped, was adjacent to a greenbelt…
Amazing 7 Day Transformation Nets Home Sellers Over $200,000 Abov…
https://vimeo.com/651356777 When a family came to me after finding their dream home, they needed to put their house on the market within 7 days as they were buying their new home contingent upon selli…
2019, The Continued Normalization And Stabilization Of The Scotts…
The 2019 Scotts Valley real estate market delivered as many predicted including yours truly. Single family homes saw an increase of $45,431 in average sales price which was pretty much in line with wh…
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Holding out house keys on a house shaped keychain "Having never purchased a home we had no idea how to navigate the tricky waters of purchasing a home, especially in this market. Robert redefined t…
2018 Scotts Valley Real Estate Market in Review and Predictions f…
Just released is a comprehensive report detailing the 2018 Scotts Valley real estate market along with predictions and analysis for 2019. Click here to read FULL STORY and listen to podcast …
Scotts Valley Real Estate Market Report: More Inventory, Longer D…
As the Scotts Valley real estate market continues its cooling off compared to earlier this year and versus the past couple of years, there are some signs that this area could be experiencing more of a…
Scotts Valley Area Home Average Price Up $180,142 in One Year, Da…
FYI: The comparisons being made in this report are from 01/01/2018 to 07/18/2018 versus the same dates in 2017. SINGLE FAMILY HOMES The Scotts Valley area real estate market kept its expected torrid p…
Neighborhood by Neighborhood Discussion of the Scotts Valley Real…
In this first edition of Real Estate Roundtable, REALTORS® Robert Aldana, Robert Cornejo, and Jonathan Rossi discuss the local market, price trends, and what to expect in each Scotts Valley neighborh…
2 Bedroom Home in Felton Sells for $61,000 Over Asking in 7 Days,…
In late August of this year, homeowners Jason and Holly Zapala ran into an opportunity that they could not pass up, and that was buying a home next to Jason's parents and being neighbors to them in Sc…
Robert Aldana Assesses the Current Scotts Valley Real Estate Mark…
In this short video, Robert Aldana gives an assessment of the current Scotts Valley area real estate market and gives information on how it compares to the same time last year, and what we should expe…
Robert Aldana Awarded 2016 & 2017 BEST REALTOR® in SCOTTS VA…
Robert Aldana Awarded Scotts Valley Man of the Year for his contributions to the community. UPDATE TO STORY: Robert Aldana was awarded The Reader's Choice for 2017 BEST REALTOR® in SCOTTS VALLEY for …
Appreciating and Looking Back on Scotts Valley…
In this short video, I take a drive down Scotts Valley Drive as I reminisce and appreciate our little city…
One Of Today’s Home Buyer Mistakes – Not Having the Agent Wor…
“Robert, I have been looking for a home for some time now and we just can’t seem to have any luck finding either finding a place, or getting our offers accepted. We look and look and when we find …
2015 Scotts Valley SF Home Average Sales Price Up $54,865 YTD Ver…
The Scotts Valley real estate market continues to thrive with a wave of buyers from Silicon Valley and beyond snatching up available homes at a pace that could lead a record breaking year in home appr…
The Silicon Valley Invasion: First Quarter of 2015 Scotts Valley …
If you were able to purchase a home this first quarter, you no doubt experienced a flurry of activity between home buyers as you tried to get your foot into the door of home-ownership in Scotts Valley…