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Country Land

Sonoma County Percolation Test and Groundwater Determination

Perc Explained

Country property has a vocabulary all its own. One often confusing term is “perc” or “perc test”.  Perc is real estate jargon for “percolation”, a perfectly good word for the ability of soil to absorb moisture. Still, the word percolation manages to baffle people more accustomed to coffee percolation than  septic systems.  Since percolation is [...]

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Emerald Ridge Views

Emerald Ridge – Healdsburg’s Ready-To-Build Sites

Architects and their clients have to be picky about where they choose to build. The right decision will save significant time and money.  A poorly selected site can cost much more to prepare for building than anyone anticipates. A construction project starting on a raw parcel has a long list of tasks that have to [...]

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Emerald Ridge

Healdsburg Emerald Ridge Estate Lots

Emerald Ridge estate lots outside Healdsburg are finally ready to view in person.  The lot creation process takes time, and the creation of these twenty acre lots has been at least a five year process of planning,  government approvals, and site work.  The asphalt roads and driveways have been completed and each lot now has underground [...]

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Healdsburg Land for Sale

200 Acre Healdsburg Country Property – Views and Vineyard Potential

It’s sometimes easy to forget how beautiful Sonoma County property can be. Our Healdsburg Sotheby’s International Realty office toured a wonderful new 201 acre land listing just south of Healdsburg recently. Most of the staff hadn’t seen this ranch before and weren’t familiar with the dramatic views possible just a few hundred feet above the [...]

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Sonoma Country Home

Sonoma Country Property Fuels Dreams

Country living has a vivid place in the American imagination. You might be toiling in a cubicle today, but in your heart you are already planting the deep, rich beds of asparagus that you’ll be eating in your retirement. While you answer the next call stacked up in the queue, you can just feel the [...]

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Two Rock

The Two Rocks of Two Rock

We often speak place names without thinking about what they mean. For instance, there are four Grand Views in Sonoma County, one each in Sebastopol, Healdsburg, Petaluma, and Camp Meeker. Some of these live up to their name with truly grand views. Others, not so much.  There are oak place names all over  Sonoma County. [...]

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Petaluma Roblar Road Barn

Sonoma County Barns

You can’t go wrong showing a picture of a barn on a Sonoma County real estate listing. People love the look of an aging barn more than almost any other real estate image.  We are mainly urban dwellers these days, but we still like the echoes of how our grandparents and earlier generations lived.  Sadly, [...]

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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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Permaculture Solar Panels and Views

Permaculture Opportunity in Dry Creek

Permaculture can be considered as a systematic way to integrate green and sustainable agriculture ideas. The ideas were fleshed out in Australia in the 1970′s, but much core thinking about permaculture is based on cultures that had long duration ecological success, like rice growers in Bali. One of the key principles is to observe your [...]

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