What’s With All the Name Plaques on PG Houses? What to Know Before Buying a Historic Home in Pacific Grove

What’s With All the Name Plaques on PG Houses? What to Know Before Buying a Historic Home in Pacific Grove Walk the streets of Pacific Grove and you’ll start to notice that nearly every block has at least one cottage with a small rectangular plaque by the front door, engraved with a name and a year:

How to Read a Preliminary Title Report

How to Read a Preliminary Title Report When you’re buying a home in Monterey County, the preliminary title report rarely gets the attention it deserves. It’s not flashy. It doesn’t tell you what the house smells like in the morning or how the light hits the kitchen tile at 4 p.m. But it’s the docume

Title vs. Escrow: What’s the Difference?

Title vs. Escrow: What’s the Difference — and Why It Matters When Buying a Home on the Monterey Peninsula Picture this: your offer has been accepted on a home in Pacific Grove. You’ve celebrated, texted your friends, maybe even started browsing furniture. Then your agent calls and says, “Escrow is o