RE Market Pulse – October 2025

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Each week, we monitor the changing dynamics of the real estate market across Nevada County, including Grass Valley, Nevada City, Penn Valley, Lake Wildwood, and Lake of the Pines. Understanding local and national trends helps both homebuyers and sellers make confident decisions in a shifting housing landscape. The latest Q3 2025 U.S. Home Sales Report [...]

Job Growth Slows, Mortgage Rates Drop – What This Means for Nevada County Real Estate

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The U.S. economy showed signs of slowing in August, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting only 22,000 new non-farm payroll jobs. While July’s numbers were revised slightly upward, June was adjusted to reflect a net loss of 13,000 jobs — the first decline since late 2020. The unemployment rate now sits at 4.3%, the [...]

Lake of the Pines, CA: Where Gated Community Living Meets Everyday Convenience

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Lake of the Pines, CA: Where Gated Community Living Meets Everyday Convenience Tucked in the scenic Sierra Foothills of Nevada County, Lake of the Pines is one of Northern California’s hidden gems. This private, gated community offers residents a unique lifestyle—combining the serenity of lakeside living with the convenience of being just a short [...]

Selling Your Home In The Late Summer

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Listing your home in the late summer might sound daunting. But selling a home in August can be a good strategy, as the market is typically active with buyers motivated to move for the new school year or to settle in before the holidays. Make your property stand out with these easy-to-implement strategies. Leverage the [...]

The Best of the Best!

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It's nice to be separated out as the top 10-15% of Realtors® by the Nevada County Association of Realtors®. The Nevada County Association of REALTORS®’ Masters Club was founded in 1999 and in 2020 celebrated its 21st year. Masters Club members qualify based on sales production in the calendar year and represent the top 10-15% [...]

May 2020 Tops

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Congratulations to our tops for May 2020! Charlie Brock is our top producing agent, Lore Reynolds-Hamilton and Tim Fahey are our top listing agents, and Tim Fahey is also our top selling agent. The Sharps are our top producing and selling couple, and the Bulantis are our top listing and selling couple. The Congdon Group [...]

Pantone’s Color of the Year: It’s a Blue 2020

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It’s a color that has been immortalized in song (Blue oh, so lonesome for you…) and represents a low period personally (but fantastically inspired, artistically) of one of the most revered masters of all time—a time in which Picasso himself was admittedly, well, blue, over the death of a friend. But while blue has, in [...]

April 2020 Tops

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Congratulations to our tops for April 2020!  Lore Reynolds-Hamilton is our top producing and listing agent, and Tim Fahey, Debbie Krogman, Emily Menesini, and Barbara Parrott are our top selling agents. The Sharps are our top producing and selling couple, and Jon Blinder and Tyson Tucker are our top selling commercial agents. Thank you all [...]

March 2020 Tops

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Congratulations to our tops for March 2020!  Tim Fahey and Debbie Krogman are our top producing agents, Tim Fahey and Paul Smith are our top listing agents, and Tim Fahey is our top selling agent. The Sharps are our top producing and selling couple, and the Williams are our top listing couple. The Congdon Group [...]

THANK YOU FOR VOTING US BEST REAL ESTATE COMPANY 2019

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We want to thank The Union's readers once again for naming Coldwell Banker Grass Roots Realty as Nevada County's "Best Real Estate Agency"- and for the 13th time in the last 16 years! We also want to thank you for voting: Coldwell Banker Grass Roots Realty Commercial Division for "Best Commercial Real Estate Broker” Grass [...]

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