Santa Cruz Real Estate's Blog: Technology and You- affecting some things you might do in Santa Cruz,Ca

The other day I was reading about some commercial insurance company that is using more than the usual means for evaluating property. I found it interesting that they were doing things we as agents have to deal with, and sometimes resolve. When we find mold or mildew in a home, depending on the quantity and locations of it, will have the area tested. Most times things are killed off with bleach, but at times they can cause serious health concerns.

Appraisers usually measure a home, take photos, do some research on the size and permitted square footage, and that is often the extent of their home investigation. As an agent we do some of the above, and then some. Oftentimes when we suspect things may be amiss we suggest a home inspection. If the home…

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Santa Cruz, water when you want it…but a transcontinental water pipeline?

  Santa Cruz has just started the pilot desalinization plant to provide water when you want it. So many places have had water problems in the past few years. In 2007, Georgia was gripped in a devastating drought. The Georgia drought was unexpected and seemingly unprecedented, leading to threats of lawsuits. These cycles of too much rain or water and not enough, have plagued mankind for millenniums; even Noah had the problem.   In Santa Cruz County we had the devastating effects of too much water in too short a time period, several times, with the most startling being the mountain sliding down in Love Creek, Ben Lomond in 1982. The county had bridges and roads collapse with a… Read Full Post

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz  are working on a multi-layer thin film deposition material for solar panels. The creation of this new material is being built one nano layer at a time, with different layers having different properties. The material is a custom composition that does not exist in nature.

While solar is the natural application that is hot at the moment, this process has the potential of a 3 times increase of efficiency. While this potentially has a great green effect on housing, there are other applications that show promise as well in the formation of hydrogen wherever there is sunlight.

As the real estate in Santa Cruz and other high cost areas is unlikely to significantly change, this could potentially open up for real estate development…

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