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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 Scotts Valley. It was a dream to them that they were not sure how they would be able to pull off. What happened next was just the beginning. Their first step... (more)

In 2008, I was on an HGTV television show called “Sleep On It”, a show where I would show a family a property and they would get to sleep in the home they were interested in for a night to see if they still liked it the next day enough to buy it. Although the show was on HGTV, and I was given a copy of the program, the producers of the network will... (more)

November 8th, 2014 – Robert Aldana, a resident of Scotts Valley since 1996 and REALTOR® since 1986 was recently awarded the Scotts Valley Man of the Year for 2014 for his contributions to the community. “I’m feeling honored and humbled by this award, and feeling inspired to do even more for my commUNITY. There is a sense of responsibility when... (more)

Less Homes For Sale The month of August was a month with less listings per day, with .87 per day, then just two months prior when June showed an average of 1.19 per day. This represents a drop in new listings on the market of 27% in just two months. Single-Family Homes Of the 27 new listings, 22 were single-family homes. 8 of the new single-family home listings... (more)

Click to see spreadsheet in full screen 2014 Shows Similarities to 2013 2014 has been a banner year for the real estate market in and around Scotts Valley. Pretty much what was predicted by numerous real estate experts, including yours truly. You heard and read about the low inventory and how it was driving prices upwards as the supply just could not meet the... (more)

The numbers are out for February 2014 and the figures show the Northern California real estate market continues it’s unprecedented roll of strong demand with very little supply causing many closed sales for the month many times to come in above asking price for many single family homes. Condo-townhouses, which were in very short supply, are also coming in strong... (more)

“Hi Robert, My parents would like to transfer ownership of their home to either me or one of my siblings.  They’ve asked me to look into this.  I’m not sure where to start.  The home has been paid in full.  Can you point me in the right direction?” Ricardo – San Jose, CA. Ricardo, in regards to transferring ownership of your parent’s... (more)

Despite laws that have been put into place in California which prohibits the collection of Advanced Fees for loan modification services by real estate agents, their offices and attorneys, they continue to collect Advanced Fees. Click here to read my article for DeadlineNews Group… (more)

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