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Florence St in Sebastopol

Sebastopol Residential Sales

Sebastopol recorded 24 residential sales in June which helped bring the first half of 2011 to a close with 102 homes sold.  That matches nearly exactly the figures from the first half of 2010, but without the First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit that drove many buyers into the market in 2010 in search of [...]

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Florence St in Sebastopol

Santa Rosa Dominates Real Estate Sales

Santa Rosa rules the real estate market in Sonoma County. No city is close in population or number of housing units, so any chart either has to have an extended scale or leave Santa Rosa out of the figures. I made two charts to illustrate just how tough Santa Rosa makes it for the rest [...]

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sunset at Wikiup Greens

Senior Communities in Sonoma County

Many people haven’t taken the time to investigate the 55+ age communities in Sonoma County. Singles and couples moving into their empty nest phase or early retirement might want to consider the opportunities that can be found in the varied senior communities in Santa Rosa, Cloverdale, Healdsburg, Sonoma, and especially Oakmont. Limiting market participants to [...]

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Sonoma Lamb

Sonoma County Small Acreage Homes

A place in the country. A hobby vineyard outside Healdsburg. A few acres of vines east of Sonoma. A little ranch near Sebastopol. Sonoma County country real estate is driven by buyers looking for their piece of the American dream. Cities are crowded. Suburbs are less crowded, but a garage or bedroom is what you’re [...]

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Healdsburg Land for Sale

Healdsburg Land Sales

Healdsburg lots and land are selling again.  Based on sales activity in the last six months, it appears that the inventory of lots and land is finally coming into a healthy balance with sales. Beginning in December 2010, and continuing the first five  months of 2011 the steady volume of sales have confirmed a strong [...]

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Russian River Valley Views

Peace and Quiet

Peace and quiet is a request I often hear from home buyers. They want a property that is far enough from traffic and urban noise that they won’t hear the steady drone of traffic or the diesel-fueled dumpster emptying during early morning sleep time. It’s harder than you might expect to find something quiet that [...]

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Healdsburg Fixer

Fixers Seeking Dreamers

Nicely-boned large fixers from the Victorian through Craftsman eras have always attracted me. In the first place, their exterior designs are often beautiful, and almost always handsome. Clearly, that was the goal of their first owners who wanted to live in a home suitable to their station in life. Building plans by mail and in [...]

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Cohousing in Washington

Sonoma Cohousing Project

Cohousing combines traditional neighborhoods and individually owned property with shared decision making and extensive common facilities including open space, courtyards, play spaces, and a common house where people can gather to play games, cook meals, and other neighborly pursuits. Sonoma County is home to several cohousing communities including Petaluma Avenue Homes in Sebastopol and Frogsong [...]

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Mill Creek at Millstone Valley Ranch

Felta and Felta Ridge Rd.

The next time you are taking a drive along the winery filled Westside Rd in the Russian River valley, keep your eye out for Felta Road. The turn into this small side street will take you into what is one of the most quietly beautiful neighborhoods in Healdsburg. Felta Road heads west from Westside Road [...]

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Healdsburg Machine Shop

Healdsburg Machine Shop

It’s not typical to get wine industry history, real estate, and fascinating collectibles in one post. The listing of 452 Healdsburg Avenue in Healdsburg as a commercial real estate investment precedes a mid March auction of the contents of the building, a hub of inventiveness in the wine industry after prohibition ended. Healdsburg Machine Shop [...]

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