What Migration Data Shows About Who's Really Moving to Nevada County
I hear the same assumption almost every week: everyone moving to Nevada County must be coming from the Bay Area, priced out of San Francisco and cashing out for a bigger yard in the Sierra Foothills. It is a good story. It is just not the whole story. When I looked at the actual IRS migration number
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
What Nevada County's 2026 Conforming Loan Limit Actually Costs You
If you're shopping for a home in Nevada County this year, there's one number worth knowing before you fall for a listing: $832,750. That's the 2026 conforming loan limit, the line where a standard conventional loan turns into a jumbo loan with a different set of rules. Most Nevada County buyers neve
5 Hidden Gems Bay Area Transplants Find After Moving to Nevada County
I talk to a lot of people moving to Nevada County from the Bay Area and Sacramento, and almost all of them tell me the same thing after their first few months here. It wasn't the price of a house that sold them, even though that's usually what started the search. It was some small, specific thing th
What the Grass Valley Sidewalk Sale Reveals About Small-Town Living
Every September, Mill Street fills with folding tables, discount racks, and shopkeepers standing in their own doorways instead of behind a register. It is the Downtown Grass Valley Summer Sidewalk Sale, and this year it runs Saturday, September 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you are trying to picture
Should You Use an Escalation Clause on Your Nevada County Offer?
If you have started house hunting in Nevada County this year, you may have noticed something. Good homes are not sitting long. The most recent MLS data shows homes here averaged just 38 days on market last month, down from 87 days a year ago. When a home you love draws more than one offer, an escala
Are There Actually Jobs in Nevada County, or Just a Long Commute?
I hear a version of this question from almost every family looking at a move to Nevada County: are there real jobs in Nevada County, or does everyone just drive to Sacramento? It's a fair question, and I'd rather give you the honest answer than the relocation-brochure version. The truth is a little
Does Selling Your Nevada County Home Reset Your Property Taxes?
I get some version of this question almost every time I sit down with a client who's owned their home for 15, 20, or 30 years: "If I sell and buy something else, does my property tax bill start over?" It's a fair worry. Nevada County home values have climbed a lot since a lot of my clients bought, a
What the Draft Horse Classic Reveals About Living in Nevada County
Every September, something happens at the Nevada County Fairgrounds that tells you more about living in Nevada County than any market report I could hand you. Massive Belgian and Clydesdale draft horses, some weighing close to a ton, pull polished antique wagons around the arena while a few thousand
