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Helping buyers and sellers navigate real estate in Grass Valley, Nevada City & the Sierra Foothills. DRE # 02293192

10/29/2026

Trick-or-treating is Friday this year in both downtowns, so you can hit both if your kids have the stamina.

Grass Valley's Safe Trick-or-Treat for preschoolers runs 10am to 1pm downtown. Then Nevada City's Halloween Spooktacular goes 3 to 5pm. It starts at the Eric Rood Government Center on Maidu Ave, and there's a free shuttle downtown where the shops hand out candy. All free. Park at the Government Center, it's a lot easier than fighting for a spot downtown.

On Halloween night the Victorian neighborhoods in Nevada City are still the classic spot after 5. Even the sky out at our place has been getting into the orange and purple.

And don't forget the clocks fall back Sunday.

Max Cutler, Century 21 Cornerstone
DRE # 02293192

10/28/2026

This one closed in September. 10 acres off Beitler Rd in Nevada City, and I was lucky enough to help my buyers land it. Their plan is to build a permaculture homestead, which is close to my heart since my wife and I have done the same to our own property.

Buying land up here is a different process than buying a house. Water, access, septic, and what you can actually build all come first. If you're looking for acreage in Nevada County, I'm happy to walk properties with you and help figure out what will work.

Max Cutler, Century 21 Cornerstone
DRE # 02293192

10/26/2026

Picking strawberries today really made me grateful for our land and the life our son gets to have out here.

He's growing up around animals and food we grow ourselves, and there's so much to learn. Where food actually comes from, showing up for chores every day, being patient when something doesn't work, and the simple joy of feeding yourself.

Max Cutler, Century 21 Cornerstone
DRE # 02293192

10/24/2026

I'm hosting an open house today at 145 Ginger Dr in Auburn, 12 to 3.

3 bed, 2 bath, 1,125 sq ft, with wood floors, a fireplace in the living room, and a big backyard. Come walk through it, or just stop in and say hi if you're in the neighborhood.

Max Cutler, Century 21 Cornerstone
DRE # 02293192

10/21/2026

Heads up for anyone with a dog: the 12th annual Howl-o-ween Dog Mob Parade is this Sunday, October 25 in downtown Grass Valley. It runs 3 to 4:30pm, kicks off at El Barrio Market on Neal St, and it's free. It started in 2014 with 14 dogs and this year they're aiming for 1,000.

If you want your dog in the costume contest, today is the last day to register. Chico is all in on the bandana. Babu is still deciding whether he'll tolerate the witch hat.

Max Cutler, Century 21 Cornerstone
DRE # 02293192

10/19/2026

This one sold back in July, but I never shared it. 11550 Sky Pines Ridge Road in Nevada City, 3 bed, 2 bath, about 2,400 sq ft under the tall pines, and it never hit the MLS.

Not every sale goes on the open market. I represented the buyers on this one, and we found it through a conversation instead of a listing. Sometimes a quiet off-market deal works out best for everyone.

If you're looking and not finding the right place on the MLS, let's talk. Some of the best fits never get listed.

Max Cutler, Century 21 Cornerstone
DRE # 02293192

10/16/2026

Fall is one of the best times to move plants around here in the foothills. The soil is still warm, the air is cooling off, and the rains do a lot of the watering for you, so roots can settle in over winter before they have to deal with summer heat.

A few things I've learned moving perennials, shrubs and young trees on our place:

1. Timing. Aim for October into November, once the heat breaks and ideally after deciduous plants start dropping their leaves. Pick a cloudy day or late afternoon.
2. Water the day before. A well watered plant holds its root ball together and handles the move better.
3. Dig wide, not just deep. Most feeder roots are near the surface, so take as big a root ball as you can carry.
4. Loosen the roots. If a plant is root bound, with roots circling the pot or the root ball, gently tease them apart or make a few shallow cuts down the sides so they grow out into the soil instead of in circles.
5. Plant at the same depth it was growing. Burying the trunk or crown deeper is a common mistake that can rot it.
6. Water it in well and mulch, but keep the mulch a few inches off the trunk.
7. Hold off on fertilizer. Let it focus on roots, and save the feeding for spring.
8. Think about gophers. They're no joke around here. Wire baskets are worth experimenting with, but they can restrict roots as the plant grows, so weigh that before you commit.

Spring is when you'll see if it worked, so fall is a good time to fix that tree you planted in the wrong spot.

Max Cutler, Century 21 Cornerstone
DRE # 02293192

10/14/2026

Babu has officially claimed the potato bed now that the fall potatoes are dug, so here's a quick fall check-in on the Nevada County market while he supervises. I pulled the summer numbers from the MLS for single family homes that went under contract July through August and have since closed.

Countywide, 197 homes sold, about the same as last summer's 211. The median price came in around $535,000, down a little from $550,000. The big change was speed. Median days on market dropped from 48 to 26, so homes that were priced right didn't sit long.

Right now there are 378 single family homes for sale in the county. Last week we saw 37 new listings and 26 new pendings, both up from the week before. Nearly 3 in 4 active homes have been on the market 30+ days, so buyers have some room to negotiate. If you're thinking about selling this winter or spring, now's a good time to figure out the sweet spot on pricing. Happy to run the numbers for your place, no pressure.

Sources: MetroList MLS and Century 21 Select's weekly activity report, Nevada County single family homes.

Max Cutler, Century 21 Cornerstone
DRE # 02293192

07/18/2026

I love seeing happy clients!

05/21/2026

Showing off our biggest radish to date.

Permaculture at work as well as years of trial and error on the homestead are helping to yield the biggest radish I've ever grown.

Address

901 La Barr Meadows
Grass Valley, CA
95949

Telephone

+15309555209

Website

http://Max-cutler.c21cornerstone.com/

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