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

What a Buyer's Agent Does (and What to Look for When Choosing One)

The National Association of Realtors settlement that took effect in August 2024 changed one visible thing about how buyer representation works in California: buyers are now required to sign a written buyer representation agreement before touring a property with an agent. The agreement specifies the