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Beach Home Word Cloud

Sunday, April 15th, 2012 at 12:02pm. 88 Views, 0 Comments.

What's a word cloud, you might ask? It's a clever arrangement of words where the size of each word varies with its frequency in a given amount of text. For example, if you take all the words in the property descriptions of the beach homes that sold in the first quarter of 2012, certain words will appear with greater frequency than others. The more frequent the word, the larger its size. 

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Vacation Rental Ordinance Deadline

Sunday, October 16th, 2011 at 12:47pm. 214 Views, 0 Comments.

Spotlight On: County of Santa Cruz Vacation Rental Ordinance

The County’s enforcement of their recent Vacation Rental Ordinance (Ord. No. 5092) which became effective in July is causing quite a stir in Santa Cruz County. The County has opened up the application process for those applying for existing Vacation Rental Permits for a 90-day window ending on November 28, 2011, after which the application process will change and all vacation rental applications will be considered as new. The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported on the ordinance in their October 8 issue, explaining that the recent changes are leaving many property owners confused and concerned. The process of obtaining a land use permit from the County can be cumbersome, especially for those…

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