What $700,000 Actually Buys You in Nevada County Right Now
I get a version of this question almost every week: what does $700,000 actually buy in Nevada County right now? It is a smart question to ask before you start touring homes, because $700,000 lands you in a completely different spot depending on which town you are shopping in. After 20+ years selling
Why Sacramento Families Are Choosing Lake of the Pines Over the Suburbs
A lot of the families I meet from Sacramento are tired of the same thing: a 45 minute commute that gets them nowhere, a tract home three feet from the neighbor's fence, and a summer that feels like it never cools down after dark. That's usually the moment Lake of the Pines comes up in conversation
ARM vs. Fixed Rate: Which Mortgage Wins in Nevada County Right Now
If you're getting ready to buy in Nevada County, you've probably run into the ARM vs. fixed rate mortgage question at least once in a lender conversation. It used to be an easy call. Fixed rates were the safe, boring choice, and ARMs only made sense if you were saving real money up front. That gap h
What $1 Million Actually Buys You in Nevada County Right Now
I get asked some version of this question almost every month: what does a million dollars actually buy in Nevada County right now? It is a fair question, because the answer looks nothing like it did five years ago, and it looks completely different depending on whether you are shopping in Nevada Cit
Is Fair Week the Best Time to House Hunt in Nevada County?
The Nevada County Fair opened today and runs through Sunday, filling the fairgrounds in Grass Valley with carnival rides, 4-H exhibits, and a crowd bigger than the town sees most other weeks of the year. If you're planning a trip out to look at houses this week, you might be wondering whether fair
How Much Equity Do Nevada County Homeowners Actually Have Right Now?
I get some version of this question almost every week: how much equity do I actually have in my home? With home equity in Nevada County higher than most owners realize, it is worth a real answer instead of a guess. A new report on California housing wealth just put some hard numbers behind what I ha
What Homes Under $400,000 Actually Look Like in Nevada County Right Now
I get asked some version of this question almost every week: what can you actually buy in Nevada County for under $400,000? With our countywide average sale price sitting at $607,801 as of the most recent Metrolist MLS data, it's a fair question, and it's one worth answering honestly. Homes under $4
What the Data Actually Shows About the Nevada County Real Estate Market
If you have read a housing headline this week, you probably saw the word slowing. National existing home sales dropped 1.7% in July, the average 30 year mortgage rate climbed to 6.69%, its highest point in more than a year, and the median home price hit a record in most of the country. It is easy to
7 Mistakes First-Time Homebuyers Make in Nevada City, CA
Nevada City pulls in a lot of first-time buyers who fall for the Gold Rush architecture, the walkable downtown, and the small-town feel the first weekend they visit. I get it. But buying your first home in a historic town like this one comes with a few traps I see trip people up again and again. Aft
