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January 2021 Aptos Real Estate Update

January 19, 2021 by Seb Frey

763 Las Olas Drive in Aptos sold for $9,255,000 in December of 2020

If you ask around, you’ll find very few people who are sad to see 2020 in the rearview mirror. In so many respects, it was an absolutely awful year, for our community and the country as a whole. At the time of this writing, the nation records its 400,000th death attributed to COVID – with 113 of those deaths occurring in Santa Cruz County. Ironically, despite all the turmoil and tumult of 2020, the Aptos real estate market turned in a remarkably good year.

Of course, real estate markets the world over have thrived during the pandemic. In the United States at least, this has been driven by large numbers of people now looking for better and larger accommodations, since they are spending so much more time at home. This, coupled with record-low interest rates, have created a market with a voracious appetite for real estate, across the state, across the country – and right here in Aptos, too.

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A Look Back at 2020

The numbers for 2020 bear this story out. All the numbers used in this article are for single-family home sales; multi-family, condominium, and mobile home sales are excluded. These numbers are striking.

To begin: the median single-family home price in Aptos in 2020 was $1,175,000 – a 17.5% jump over all of 2019, when the median Aptos home price was an even $1,000,000. The average price in 2020 was $1,409,351 and in 2019 $1,198,532 – up 17.5% in a year.

The median price however is influenced by the kinds of homes which are selling in any particular time period. It is perhaps more helpful to look at the price per square foot: in 2020, the median price per square foot in Aptos was $630 – compared to $555 in 2019, an increase of over 13% on a per-square-foot basis. Likewise the average price square foot in 2020 was $745, vs. $613 in 2019 – a jump of nearly 22%. The price-per-square-foot is often a better barometer of values than median or single family home price.

No matter how you slice it, home sale prices were up sharply in 2020 compared to 2019. But there are some other numbers which illustrate just how incredible 2020 was in Aptos. For example, 301 homes sold in Aptos in 2020 – vs. 237 in 2019, a jump of 27%. What’s even more telling than this though is the ratio of listings to sales. 337 homes were listed for sale in Aptos in 2020 – which means that 88% of listed homes were sold in 2020. In 2019, that ratio was markedly lower – with 323 listings and only 237 sales, that works out to just 64% of listed homes selling.

There’s one last set of numbers I’ll toss in: homes sold in Aptos in just 28 days on average in 2020, compared to an average of 52 days in 2019, a decrease of 46% in time on market. Not only did homes sell much more quickly in 2020, they also sold much closer to list price. In 2020, homes sold on average for 99.7% of asking price; in 2019, the average was 96.7%, a whopping 3% lower.

505 Los Arboles sold for the median price of $1,175,000 in February of 2020

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What to Expect in 2021

Forecasting the future is a risky business, because anything could happen. At this point however it does seem clear that the Trump presidency has ended, and President Biden is seeking to inject extraordinary levels of stimulus into the economy, to ward off a long and deep recession, such as the Obama/Biden administration inherited in 2009 when they took office. This stimulus should help to achieve a high level of GDP growth in 2021; Goldman Sachs is predicting a 6.6% increase in GDP.

As mentioned in the beginning of this article, one factor driving consumer demand for real estate is the record-low mortgage interest rate. The California Association of REALTORS is forecasting that for all of 2021, the mortgage interest rate will average 3.1%, a historically very low number. 30 year fixed are mortgage rates today are around 2.5%, so it can be expected that rates will rise in the coming months, especially if the GDP does in fact grow at anything close to the 6.6% that Goldman Sachs is forecasting.

A rebounding economy and cheap money should be exactly the fuel that’s needed to keep buyers writing generous offers on homes for sale in Aptos. The demand for Aptos homes is therefore expected to remain strong; what’s more of a question is the supply of homes for buyers to choose from in 2021.

The short supply of homes has been a considerable factor driving the price increases in 2020. With so few homes available relative to the number of sales, buyers have engaged in merciless bidding wars for homes, driving prices higher. The question for 2021 is: will supply finally open up enough to tip the market balance in favor of buyers?

There are two prominent reasons this might happen. The first is that Biden may not be able to get enough stimulus through congress. GDP may not rise; it could in fact shrink. Likewise, unemployment – already up sharply due to the pandemic – could rise as well. So far, those who have lost their jobs are not primarily in the category of jobs which support home-buying, but if these higher paying jobs are lost, it would have the effect of both driving more homes onto the market while removing buyers from the market at the same time.

Another big wildcard is California Proposition 19, which was passed by voters 2020. This allows homeowners aged 55 or older to move their property tax basis to another county in the state. Many homeowners have been reluctant to sell their homes for fear of losing their low tax basis, trapping owners in homes which no longer meet their needs.

Proposition 19 will come into full effect on April 1, just in time for the spring market. The California Association of REALTORS is projecting that Prop 19 will lead to 10% more real estate sales. The question for the Aptos real estate market is: will Prop 19 mean more people will be leaving, or more will be coming? Or will there be a roughly equal number of those coming and going, resulting in negligible effect on supply, demand, and sale price?

815 Encino Drive sold for $470,000 in June of 2020, the lowest sale price in Aptos in 2020

The Bottom Line

One important thing to keep in mind about real estate markets is that they generally do not change overnight. People plan for months, or even years, to buy or sell a home. Markets maintain a certain momentum, and right now, there is considerable wind in the sails of the Aptos real estate market. Barring any major unforeseen events, the Aptos real estate market should be expected to perform well, at least for the first half of the year.

However, it’s quite likely that the market will remain strong throughout all of 2021. Indeed, Zillow is forecasting that the Aptos real estate market will see price increases of 11.4% in the coming year. If you’re thinking of selling your Aptos home in 2021, it looks as though you couldn’t have lucked upon a better year to do so.

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Filed Under: News, Real Estate Tagged With: real estate

Write to the RTC on the Rail Corridor

April 27, 2020 by Seb Frey

The Coastal Rail Trail
Tell the RTC Your Thoughts on the Future of our Rail Corridor

The Regional Transportation Commission will soon decide if the Santa Cruz Rail Corridor will be used for passenger rail, or some kind of bus service. They are working on a Transit Corridor Alternatives Analysis – but they are only looking at two alternatives – fixed rail and bus.

This web site has frequently made the case that the best use of the corridor isn’t for passenger rail. Many (most!) Aptos residents are likely also opposed to any capital-intensive, low-use projects envisioned in the corridor. Please write to the RTC today at transitcorridoraa@sccrtc.org or info@sccrtc.org or via their Contact Us web page.

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Suggested Talking Points for a Message to the RTC

I’m writing to let you know that I OPPOSE the rail transit options and the bus option on the rail corridor. The rail options however are far worse than bus, because…

  • Rail transit will not move more people faster nor for less money than bus transit.
  • Rail transit is more NOT accessible, less comfortable, and louder for riders and neighbors. It also does not go where people need to go.
  • Rail transit will operate in a corridor creating additional traffic congestion in residential neighborhoods, so provides the least reliable service: NEVER on time any time.
  • Rail transit CANNOT be implemented sooner than bus transit, it will have NO IMPACT to be able to travel car-free, it WILL NOT lower our emissions, it WILL NOT fight global warming, and will have NO IMPACT to escape traffic congestion sooner.
  • Rail banking WORKS and absolutely protects 100% of the existing 32 mile rail corridor from easement threats. The Great Redwood Trail in Northern California is using rail banking for a distance 10 times longer than the Santa Cruz Corridor with not easement threats. The only threat here is from the extremists at the Friend of the Rail Trail.

Choosing rail transit means construction of the Coastal Rail Trail is ALREADY delayed and WILL NOT be completed within 10 years. Plans for the rail trail are shoddy and ridiculously expensive.

Bus Rapid Transit/Bus on Shoulder along Highway 1 offers South County riders the same access to improved public transportation as North County riders, RAIL transit does not. It would also clearly show single occupant vehicle drivers that there isa faster way to Santa Cruz.

Rail transit WILL NEVER double the use of public transportation county-wide. Please use SMART as an excellent example of Rail Transit Failure. You cannot get an entire county to accept the burden of financing public tranportation for 2% of the population.

Rail transit is THE MOST expensive to operate and maintain so, over time, rail transit will BANKRUPT SANTA CRUZ METRO.

Funding to implement passenger rail service is NOT REALISTICALLY identified in the State Rail Plan. With COVID-19, we will also be taking a massive hit to revenue in the county, making paying for such capital intensive projects even less feasible.

Tearing up the existing tracks to replace them with a road for buses or commuter rail would create environmental trauma such as TOXIC CLEANUP FROM DECADES OF PESTICIDES, GREASES and OTHER WASTER along with demolition waste, grading, miles of new pavement, and digging for storm drainage systems. This is minimized by replacing the tracks with an active transportation trail and keeping mass transit on the Highway 1 corridor where it belongs.

Rail provides the LEAST easiest access and minimal amount of bike storage per vehicle (rail 20 or more, most buses can only carry around 3). WE DON’T WANT A PLACE TO STORE OUR BIKES, WE WANT A PLACE TO SAFELY RIDE OUR BIKES!

It doesn’t matter if rail provides the access for wheelchairs if it is difficult to get to the locations to ride the train and to get to a final destination as the centuries old rail line does not pass through any current day employment area, government center or higher learning campus. Rail on a signle track cannot accommodate more people with personal mobility devices.

STOP WASTING OUR TIME WITH THESE STUDIES! STOP THE MADNESS OF RAIL AND THEIR SPECIAL INTERESTS AND BUILD A TRAIL ON THE CORRIDOR NOW!

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, News, Parks, Parks and Recreation, Real Estate, Sports/Fitness Tagged With: Rail Trail

Ultra-Premium Affordable Home Debuts in Aptos

January 29, 2020 by Seb Frey

Affordable New Home in Aptos Pines

The future of affordable housing is here, and it’s at the Aptos Pines Mobile Home Park. Local company Joy Line Homes is offering the home for sale, and it’s unlike anything you’ve likely ever seen in a mobile home park, anywhere. The home consists of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,640 square feet and is currently listed at $639,000.

$639,000 might not sound very affordable, but for a brand new home of this size in Aptos, it would be almost impossible to imagine something like this selling for anything less than $900,000. Of course, Aptos Pines Mobile Home Park isn’t in a prime bay bluff neighborhood like, say, Rio del Mar – but it is a park where the you own the land, too. That keeps the HOA fee low (about $165/month) and provides significant appreciation in value over time.

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Even at the asking price, many people prospective Aptos home buyers would consider it to be at least a relatively affordable home – but it is nothing like any affordable home most people have ever seen. It has a stunning design and feels almost like a luxury home – more so than all but some of the finest in Aptos.

The home boasts:

  • 3,250sf deeded lot
  • Clean lines, high ceilings, open floor plan, and custom features throughout
  • Chef’s dream kitchen with quartz-slab waterfall countertops, expansive island with sink and eat-in bar, built-in gas cooktop, stainless steel appliances
  •  Courtyard-style front deck
  • Generously sized master suite with a glass-walled bathroom, walk-in shower, and large walk-in closet
  • Office/Den/3rd bedroom with distinctive glass partition wall! 

Catch Episode 50 of the Bay to Bay Podcast with special guest Ben West, founder of Joy Line Homes! Click here to have a listen

While $639,000 is obviously out of reach for many buyers, the price is due in large part to the cost of the land. Ben West, the home’s designer and founder of Joy Line Homes, says most homes he delivers end up costing around $150 per square foot, delivered, installed, and finished on-site. This is a dramatically lower cost than for “stick-built” homes, which often end up costing $350-$450 per square foot (excluding land, permitting, and other soft costs).

Santa Cruz County has recently relaxed restrictions on the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), and in fact they have waived permit fees for accessory dwelling units. Many Aptos and Santa Cruz home owners are considering constructing a “granny flat” in the back yard. At $150 per square foot, a 640sf ADU should be able to be built for just over $100,000.

The way we build housing in California is changing, and it is exciting to see that a local company is out in the forefront, bringing innovative solutions to our address our acute housing crisis.

Click the Image Below to see the Listing Details

21 Eugenia Avenue, Aptos, CA 95003

Joy Line Homes – The Pines Video Tour

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21 Eugenia Ave – Photo Slideshow Gallery

Filed Under: News, Real Estate Tagged With: affordable housing, real estate

County Supervisor Candidates Forum to be held in Aptos

January 8, 2020 by Seb Frey

Santa Cruz County Seal
Santa Cruz County Seal

Come out and join your community at Cabrillo College on Wednesday, January 29th from 6:30-8:30pm to hear from candidates running for Santa Cruz County Supervisor. This will be your chance to ask and hear from them directly about the issues that matter most to our community.

All candidates running for County Supervisor in the 1st, 2nd, and 5th Districts are invited to attend and offer their perspective about how we can make Santa Cruz County a better place to live and work.

The forum will be moderated by Aptos resident and man-about-town Steve Bennet, the Santa Cruz Sentinel Advertising Director. Each candidate will be given the opportunity to make a brief opening statement before being asked about the most important issues facing our community. These include homelessness and housing, transportation and traffic, environmental protection, and the County’s budget. Members of the audience will also be given the chance to submit questions via 3×5 cards, which will be curated by the moderator.

This event is free and open for all to attend, and parking will be available on site at Cabrillo College. You do not need to RSVP to attend, but you are invited to register so they organizers can plan for seating. Use this link to register.

This is a great opportunity to hear from candidates who, if elected, will be able to positively impact the direction of our county. There is little disagreement in the community that we face many and growing challenges, very few of which are being successfully managed by the current Board of Supervisors. Your vote counts, and participating in our democracy by attending this event is something you can do to lend your will toward making a positive change.

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Filed Under: Events, Government, News Tagged With: elections, government

Cabrillo College Measure R on March 2020 Ballot

January 8, 2020 by Seb Frey

Vote Yes on Measure R for Cabrillo College

The Board of Trustees of Cabrillo College has put together a new bond measure to appear on the March 3, 2020 primary ballot. Ballot Measure R will seek to raise $274.1 million dollars to improve facilities at both the Aptos and Watsonville campuses.

County residents may recall that there was a larger, $310 million bond measure for Cabrillo in 2016 (Measure Q). This effort failed to win the minimum necessary 55% “Yes” to pass – it fell about 1% short. This time around, the Trustees have put together a plan that has better support among students and faculty, and it is hoped that in 2020, the community will lend enough to support to get the measure passed.

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Specifically, this money will be spent on the following projects:

  • $84 Million: New Science Building
  • $72.9 Million: Library Renovation and Secondary Effects
  • $60.7 Million: Major Renovation of 200 Building to Co-Locate All Student Services
  • $23 Million: Watsonville Public Safety Center
  • $17 Million: IT and Facilities Allocation
  • $11 Million: Building 350 – Reconfigure Instructional Classrooms for Larger Lecture Halls
  • $3 Million: Building 500, 600, 1600 Modernization – CA State Match –
  • $2.5 Million: Critical Needs (emergency fixes)

Less specifically, the money will be used to:

  • Upgrade training classrooms to prepare students for 21st-century careers
  • Prepare more students to transfer to four-year colleges and universities
  • Improve educational resources for returning veterans
  • Update classroom technology and science, engineering and math labs
  • Expand access to college classrooms for people with disabilities
  • Upgrade aging classrooms and replace outdated wiring and sewer lines
  • Establish a public safety training center in Watsonville to train local firefighters and police to serve our community

If it passes, Measure R would impose a district-wide, 30-year property tax of $19 per $100,000 of assessed value. It is important to note that because of Proposition 13, assessed value is often much less than market value. Property owners that purchased years ago may have an assessed value of, say, $300,000 but a market value of $850,000 – in this case, those property owners would be looking at a $57/year increase in property taxes. If, however, you paid $1,000,000 for a home last year in the district, the assessed value will be roughly the same – meaning you’d be paying an additional $190/year in taxes in that case.

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The Board of Trustees is optimistic that the 2020 Measure R will be successful when 2016 Measure Q failed. The 2016 effort was not well planned, whereas boosters of the 2020 measure say the plan for how the money will be spent has been very carefully considered to closely align with the needs of the student body and the community.

Cabrillo College has put together a dedicated Yes on R web site, and has additional information on the bond measure on their main site.

In the most recent episode of the Bay to Bay Podcast, host Seb Frey discusses what’s going on at Cabrillo College, and spends about half the episode discussing the ins and outs, whys and wherefores of the 2020 Bond Measure R. You can listen to that below:

https://baytobaypodcast.com/2020/01/08/episode-49-cabrillo-college-in-2020

See also:

  • Good Times Article on 2020 Bond Measure
  • Santa Cruz Sentinel on 2020 Bond Measure R
  • 2016 Cabrillo Bond Measure Q Fails

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Filed Under: Developments, News, Schools Tagged With: cabrillo college

Hosted Taco Bar Sunday 10/6 in Aptos

October 3, 2019 by Seb Frey

Taco Bar and Open House 10/6/19 in Aptos

I’ve hosted a number of taco bars over the years – often for housewarming parties and the like. But this is my first public taco bar open house. I wanted to open it up to anyone and everyone, to show my appreciation for my community (while also, hopefully, getting some good exposure for my listing).

Do you love tacos? Who doesn’t? That’s why I’m hosting a free taco bar this coming Sunday, October 6th @ 4 PM at my new listing in Rio del Mar, at 175 Tamarack Drive (just a few blocks from Rio del Mar Elementary). This is the first open house I’m holding for the property – it’s a beautiful home, right along the 14th fairway of the Seascape Golf Course. I figured a beautiful home like this really deserves a fun and festive first open house – so what could be better than a taco bar?

As I often do at open houses, I’m encouraging people to register to win a $100 Amazon gift card. To register, you need to tell me how much you think the final sale price of the home will be – and whoever guesses closest wins a $100 Amazon gift card at close of escrow. After all, everyone who loves tacos also loves Amazon.com, right? Chocolate and peanut butter!

Please come to 175 Tamarack Drive on Sunday, October 6th at 4 PM. The tacos are free, and all-you-can-eat while the tacos last! It would be lovely to meet more members of our Aptos Community. I hope to see you there!

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Supervisory Academy at Cabrillo

September 24, 2019 by Seb Frey

Being a successful supervisor can be a challenge: you have a lot of responsibility, and usually, very little supervisory training. The Cabrillo College Supervisory Academy is designed to deliver results in a 12-week program that helps participants develop skills and become a better supervisor. Participants may choose which modules are best for them, or attend all 12!

The Supervisory Academy develops competencies and skills that are critical to effective, clear and positive communication which build the trust that is the foundation to all successful organizations. This program will teach you how to turn those challenging and uncomfortable conversations into empowering interactions.  You will learn to become resourceful and solutions oriented so that you and your team make your greatest contribution and get extraordinary results. The Supervisory Academy is dedicated to anyone who is seeking excellence on their professional path!  You do not need to be a supervisor to receive value from this program, you simply need the desire to perform at your best.

In these weekly meetings, participants will…

  • Use essential skills that will make their jobs easier and teams more efficient
  • Self-assess and make effective choices about their leadership development
  • Build, sustain and repair trust with their teams
  • Set clear performance expectations
  • Improve communication with all levels of their organizations
  • Delegate, coach and develop teams
  • Motivate employees
  • Make better decisions and solve the right problems
  • And so much more!

“The size, industry, and profitability of an organization do not necessarily deem it successful. Successful organizations have people who feel valued and engaged in what they are creating through the organization.” – Jennifer Mount

Tuesday Morning Series:
October 1 – December 17, 2019
9:00 am – 12:00 Noon
Aptos Campus, room 1522

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Learn More on Cabrillo’s Web Site

Filed Under: News, Schools Tagged With: cabrillo college, education

Save a Little Girl’s Life, Be a Match

August 22, 2019 by Seb Frey

Today, there’s a family in Aptos that needs your help. The youngest child, Ziva, has been diagnosed with leukemia, and is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment. She’s a fighter, and has an army of family and friends behind her, praying for her and the family and doing all they can to support them in this unimaginably difficult time.

Ziva’s doctors have determined that Ziva needs a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately, nobody in the family is a match, and so the search is on for a compatible bone marrow donor.

Don’t wait! BE THE MATCH at Join.BeTheMatch.org

Aptos, Ziva Mitnick needs your help finding a bone marrow donor. Fortunately, there’s an easy way to see if you might be a candidate. Simply point your web browser to join.bethematch.org. From that web site, you can register to be sent a swab kit. It’s easy: stick a cotton swab in your mouth, swish it around, and return it to the laboratory. Your results will be entered into a national database, and if you’re a match for Ziva, you’ll be contacted. If you’re not a match for Ziva, you may be a match for someone else someday – you could help a family somewhere else in the world in their hour of need.

Take a moment and sign up to be the match. If you’re aged 18 to 44, the swab kit is free. If you’re 45 to 60 years old, they charge a $100 donation fee.

Please don’t wait – act now. Your swab kit will take a couple of weeks to process, and Ziva needs as many of us as possible to send in their swab kits, stat.

Filed Under: Lifestyle, News Tagged With: bone marrow, leukemia

World’s Shortest Parade in 47 Seconds

July 4, 2019 by Seb Frey

Filed Under: Events, Lifestyle, News Tagged With: 4th of july parade, video

Mar Vista Students Raise Funds for Paradise Elementary

February 22, 2019 by Seb Frey

The students at Mar Vista Elementary School recently held a special Winter Benefit Concert to raise funds to help the children and families of Paradise Elementary School, which burned to the ground in 2018 during the devastating Camp fire.

Students in grades TK (Transitional Kindergarten) through 4th performed a wide range of songs, starting with It’s a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong and finishing up with I’ll be There by Bruno Mars.  The first of two performances  was held on a Thursday morning at 8:30 AM, but the hall was packed with parents excited to see their kids perform.

Students from the 5th and 6th grades ran the coffee and bake sale, which was the fundraising portion of the event.  They had an ambitious goal of raising $4,000-$5,000 for the victims of the fire.  The students of Mar Vista Elementary School ask you to please donate to the Camp Fire Relief Fund!

Schools is all about learning, and by putting on this benefit concert, the students have learned a very important lesson.  They’ve learned that we’re all in this together, and that when people need help it’s important to step up and lend a hand to those in need.

Mar Vista Elementary Winter Benefit Concert Video

Mar Vista Elementary Winter Benefit Concert Photo Gallery

 

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The school also put together a video showing how the idea of this special benefit concert came about, and can be seen below:

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