The Watsonville market is teeming with first time homebuyers and investors and their activity has surpassed the sales unit total of Santa Cruz home buyers.The market there is flooded with foreclosures and short sales of bank owned homes,which leads to great Watsonville home buying opportunities. The prices are really great and offers many who can't buy in Santa Cruz, the opportunity to get out from renting and become a home owner.
Some of the other areas are seeing activity as Santa Cruz first time homebuyers start to get over their fears and venture out. The opportunites in the real estate market and stock market are great for those who move past their greater fears, and purchase now. Some things that jumped out from last months price changes were most notable in Aptos, Capitola and Scotts Valley home price averages slid from August of more than $100,000. Time to buy that Rio Del Mar vacation or beach home while the prices are low. Total number of sales were not that dramatically different in those areas.To find more of these great values go to www.propertyinsantacruz.com
| County/City/Area | # Sold | September 2008 | September 2007 | % Change Yr-to-Yr |
| Santa Cruz County | 173 | $432,000 | $600,000 | -28.00% |
| Aptos | 17 | $647,500 | $700,000 | -7.57% |
| Ben Lomond | 4 | $438,000 | $515,000 | -14.95% |
| Boulder Creek | 5 | $399,000 | $430,500 | -7.21% |
| Capitola | 9 | $559,000 | $832,500 | - 32.85% |
| Felton | 4 | $356,000 | $537,00 | -33.77% |
| Freedom | 5 | $350,000 | na | na |
| Santa Cruz | 54 | $582,500 | $697,000 | -4.04% |
| Scotts Valley | 10 | $665,000 | $740,500 | -10.14% |
| Soquel | 3 | $610,000 | $777,000 | -21.49% |
| Watsonville | 61 | $340.000 | $512,500 | -33.66% |
The Santa Cruz California Real Estate market is often investigated seriously once people fall in love with Santa Cruz, which is easy to do. The Monterey Bay area has a vibrant array of communities, from Santa Cruz and Capitola to Carmel and Pebble Beach. The area is home to artisans, beach goers, hi tech types, and college students.There is plenty of natural beauty enjoyed from Santa Cruz ocean view homes , which have commanding views of the bay, to other areas coastal beach towns like Rio Del Mar,to the little mountain communities. Let my 30 years or local knowledge and 20 years of real estate help you find the right home or property in Santa Cruz to Carmel..As a Santa Cruz Seniors Real Estate Specialist,( SRES) let me help you choose from the Carmel real estate for sale that you will love.
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