Lauren Spencer

Finding the Best Family Neighborhoods in Santa Cruz

Searching for a place to live in Santa Cruz can be difficult, especially if you are looking for a place that is going to suitable for not just yourself, but your family as well. Santa Cruz offers a variety of neighborhoods and communities. When looking... Read >

View Your Home as a Buyer to Help You Sell

When putting your house on the market, careful consideration must be taken to ensure that the chances of a sale are maximized. Today's buyer has many homes to choose from, all with competitive prices. Your home must be set apart and show like a house... Read >

Tips on Securing Your First Mortgage

Owning that first home can sometimes seem like an impossible goal. There are often many obstacles between a person and achieving that goal that they may end up losing sight of it. Many first-time homebuyers experience the same difficulties and challe... Read >

Top 6 Tips When Preparing to Sell your Home

Preparing to sell your home can sometimes feel like a daunting task. But rather than overwhelming yourself with looking at the job as a whole, it is much more manageable to break it down into bite-size chunks. Here are a few tips, tricks and best practic... Read >

How to Improve Curb Appeal

When it comes time to sell a home, buyers sometimes get complacent and make the mistake of incorrectly assuming the matter is out of their hands entirely. Selling a house is not simply a matter of calling a real estate professional and handing the job off... Read >

Santa Cruz Style: Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival

History and architecture are intrinsically related and the architecture of Santa Cruz, California, is no exception to this statement. Santa Cruz' architectural landscape is shaped by multiple historical influences, making for a wide variety of designs for... Read >

The Purchasing Power of Produce : Four Tips to Growing a Small Garden for Fun and Sales

As the home of the organic agriculture movement, Santa Cruz and the surrounding areas boast many large-scale farm operations. Human and plant residents alike enjoy a Mediterranean climate perfect for growing produce; some veggies will even grow well year-... Read >

Building Business and Community

Talk to someone about Santa Cruz and the first conversation topics that come up are typical for Northern California: beaches, blondes and, sometimes, birkenstocks. Dig a little deeper, though, and you'll find a vibrant community of people dedicated ... Read >

Make Your Yard A Haven For Wildlife

Wherever we may live, be it a high-rise condo or a spacious family home surrounded my lush, mature gardens we can always attract a little bit of the great outdoors to our own backyard. What can be more rewarding than gazing out of a window and being met w... Read >

Surfing Santa Cruz

What single thing best symbolizes California's beach lifestyle? Is the laid-back, casual approach of the natives? Or how about the Baywatch-esque lifeguards that keep our residents and visitors safe from harm? For many people, the one iconic image that s... Read >

Declutter Your Home With A Garage Sale

Every now and then, it's good therapy to have a clear out. What's the point in hanging on to those old things cluttering up your lovely home? Make some space, and make some money at the same time. Almost everyone has a few books, CDs, clothes, lamps, ite... Read >

Lots To See And Do In Santa Cruz

As any resident of Santa Cruz, California will testify, there is far more to the beautiful city than surfing or relaxing on the beach. But as appealing as those two things may be, the wealth of things to do and see in this exciting coastal community far o... Read >

Going Coastal: Oceanside Living

There is something quite magical about coastal living. Whether you are in Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia or the Americas, owning waterfront property is something that most of us seem to aspire to. When we go on vacation, we often choose hotels, villas a... Read >

Santa Cruz's Artful Appeal

There are countless reasons why people love to live in the California city of Santa Cruz. Residents and visitors alike, simply adore the great climate, astounding beaches, world-famous surf, amazing nightlife and of course, the innovative Public Art Prog... Read >

Planning Water Conservation in Your Landscaping

Are you one of those home owners who spends all winter long looking forward to the spring when you can get back to grooming your expansive lawn into its trademark velvety green state of being? Well, if you live in certain areas across the country ther... Read >