Should You Buy a Nevada County Home With a Friend?
More buyers are choosing to buy a home with a friend or family member in Nevada County these days, and it is not hard to see why. The average sale price across the county was $607,801 in July, and in Nevada City it was closer to $699,243. Splitting a down payment and a mortgage payment two ways can
How Long Does Escrow Actually Take on a Nevada County Home?
One of the most common questions I get from both buyers and sellers is how long escrow actually takes once an offer is accepted. It is a fair question, because a lot rides on that date, from moving trucks to mortgage rate locks. In Nevada County, the honest answer is that the Nevada County escrow ti
Do You Actually Need Title Insurance When Buying in Nevada County?
I get asked about title insurance in Nevada County almost every time I sit down with a first-time buyer, usually right after they see it as a line item on their closing cost estimate. Nobody explains what it actually is, so buyers either skip it without understanding the risk or overpay for coverage
7 Mistakes First-Time Homebuyers Make in Lake Wildwood, CA
I've walked a lot of first-time buyers through their first offer in Lake Wildwood, and the same few mistakes show up again and again. It's a beautiful gated community in Penn Valley, and it's different enough from a typical Grass Valley or Nevada City purchase that buyers who don't know what to expe
What the Fed's September Meeting Means for Nevada County Mortgage Rates
I hear the same line from buyers almost every week right now: "I'll wait until rates come down." It is a reasonable instinct, but it is worth looking at the actual data before you build a plan around it. Nevada County mortgage rates are tied to national policy, and the next real signal comes on Sept
7 Mistakes First-Time Buyers Make in Lake of the Pines, CA
Lake of the Pines homes for sale get a lot of interest from first-time buyers, and I understand why. A gated community with a lake, an 18-hole golf course, a pool, and tennis and pickleball courts sounds like a resort, not a starter home. But a gated golf and lake community is a different kind of pu
7 Mistakes First-Time Homebuyers Make in Penn Valley, CA
Penn Valley is one of the most overlooked parts of Nevada County, and that is exactly why I like sending first-time buyers there. Bigger lots, real privacy, and prices that still make more sense than Grass Valley or Nevada City. But I have watched more than one first-time buyer get surprised by some
7 Mistakes First-Time Homebuyers Make in Alta Sierra, CA
I've helped a lot of first-time buyers find their way into Alta Sierra, and I'll tell you the same thing I tell every one of them at our first meeting: this neighborhood is not one thing. It looks like a golf course community from the entrance on Highway 49, but once you're inside it stretches into
Why Nobody Can Agree on Nevada County Days on Market Numbers
If you have searched "days on market Nevada County" lately, you have probably noticed the numbers do not match. Zillow might tell you a home sat for two weeks. Redfin might say six. And if you ask me, I will give you a third number, pulled straight from the MLS. All three of us are telling the truth
