Datta KhalsaMay 202 minStay Smart, Stay LocalBy Datta Khalsa I received an unexpected email from a longtime client that she planned to list her beach home for $2.9 Million with an agent from an out-of-t...
Datta KhalsaApr 173 minResist the Urge to PanicBy Datta Khalsa, Broker Last week I received a form letter from one of the big Commercial brokerages over the hill who have been increasingly entering the ar...
Datta KhalsaMar 242 minCOVID-19 and the Local Real Estate MarketBy Datta Khalsa, Broker In the face of what has turned into a global pandemic, our reality has become a surreal experience that could hardly have been envisi...
Datta KhalsaFeb 271 minIMPORTANT UPDATES: Public Safety & Hazard Management - Coastal Informational Meeting Announced: Public Safety & Hazard Management General Plan/Local Coastal Plan & County Code Amendments
Datta KhalsaFeb 172 minInvesting Locally and NationwideBy Datta Khalsa, Broker In a climate where local inventory has dwindled, cap rates have declined, and property values are believed to be near the end of thei...
Datta KhalsaSep 30, 20193 minHow the Quake Changed Real EstateBack when I started out in real estate in Santa Cruz, the effects of the Loma Prieta earthquake were apparent nearly everywhere you looked. Several roads wer...
Datta KhalsaSep 7, 20192 minIs That Really Legal?When you first look at a home for sale, you often don’t get the full picture until you do careful due diligence, which can reveal things the seller or even t...
Datta KhalsaAug 16, 20192 minWhere There’s A Will…In real estate, it is in the nature of our work that we end up participating in our clients’ life transitions: There are the happy moments like getting marri...
Datta KhalsaJun 5, 20192 minInvestment Then, Now and in The FutureGrowing up, I watched my parents pull themselves off the treadmill of living from job to job, with my dad doing construction for others, by transitioning ove...
Datta KhalsaMay 17, 20192 minO The Times They Are a-Changin’Once upon a time, our County was a series of small communities along the coast that offered a quiet environment where you could enjoy living in an ideal clim...
Datta KhalsaMay 14, 20192 minA Past Transaction Comes KnockingI was deliberating on what to write for this month’s article when this message popped up in my inbox from a past transaction I had handled: A couple of years...
Datta KhalsaApr 17, 20192 minSURVEY SAYS…We had found my client, an international recording artist, the perfect cabin up in the Soquel hills where he and his family could host small retreats, build ...
Datta KhalsaApr 15, 20192 minGetting to be a Part of it AllThere are many things I enjoy about what I do for a living, but if I had to identify the main thing that makes it truly fulfilling, it would have to be the w...
Datta KhalsaMar 18, 20192 minThe Case for Listing with a Localby Datta Khalsa, Broker "In spite of all the campaign promises and competition we are getting from over the hill, a solid majority of the high end transactio...
Datta KhalsaJan 10, 20192 minA Tale of $20,000In October of 2013, shortly after I helped open a real estate investment fund, one of my clients invested $20,000 of his family’s savings into it. Since then...
Datta KhalsaDec 17, 20182 minIt’s About the PeopleLooking back on another year in real estate, I have a deep sense of appreciation for the broad range of opportunities and challenges that I am bestowed with ...
Datta KhalsaNov 21, 20182 minOn Balancing Gratitude With Actionby Datta Khalsa, Broker In this time of giving thanks, it is staggering to consider the many lives and homes lost during the past few weeks in the midst of t...
Datta KhalsaOct 8, 20183 minBringing Home Solutions for Housingby Datta Khalsa, Broker In addition to my ongoing efforts to educate people on the multiple dangers of rent control in its unintended impacts on tenants, I h...
Datta KhalsaSep 10, 20183 minA Plea For a Sane Approach to Rent Controlby Datta Khalsa, Broker By the time you read this column, the Santa Cruz City Council will have conducted the First Reading of their proposed Exorbitant Rent...
Datta KhalsaMar 26, 20182 minThe Troubles With Rent ControlSanta Cruz is facing a potential ordinance on the ballot this November that proposes rent control and just-cause eviction measures in the city. Trouble is, t...
