Entering Q4: What the 2026 Real Estate Market Data Means for Monterey Peninsula Sellers

Three quarters of 2026 are behind us. If you follow national real estate coverage, the story has been consistent and not particularly encouraging: sales volume near generational lows, affordability at historic stress levels, a new Federal Reserve chair whose approach to interest rates is less predic

The Big Sur Corridor: Land, Views, and What Buyers Need to Know

The stretch of Highway 1 south of Carmel is one of the most recognizable coastlines in the world. The road drops from the Carmel Highlands bluffs, threads past Point Lobos, and opens onto the cliffs and canyons of the Big Sur coast — forty miles of coastline between the southern edge of the Monterey

Buyer Closing Costs on the Monterey Peninsula

The purchase price is what buyers negotiate. The closing costs are what buyers are sometimes surprised by. On a Monterey Peninsula purchase, closing costs for a financed buyer typically run between 1.5 and 3 percent of the purchase price, with cash buyers paying somewhat less. On a $2 million transa