Sonoma County’s generous response to this disaster and support for first responders has been heart warming and life affirming. I am very proud to be a Sonoma County resident. Beyond supporting North Bay Fire Relief, what can the average person do to help? Strangely, for those who had already thought about it, leaving this wonderful […]
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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 County zoning regulations for guest houses and second dwelling units define two distinct dwelling types: A guest house is smaller and has no kitchen. An ADU is a secondary dwelling unit with complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and generally takes three forms: ? Detached: The unit is separated from the primary
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Sonoma County is facing a shortage of readily buildable lots. There’s plenty of raw land, but there is a big difference between undeveloped land and a buildable parcel. If you plan to build, you have to determine whether the parcel you are interested in meets the minimum requirements for building. A simple checklist of the
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If you are looking for an REO or short sale bargain in Sonoma County, you are too late to the party. The getting was good even through the beginning of 2013, but the volume of sales and new listings for distressed property just keeps shrinking. My daily newsletter of new REO properties used to contain
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