First time home buyers face tough times. Prices and interest rates are both high. So are property taxes. When even good wages aren’t enough to qualify for a median home, it’s time to follow the path of previous generations and start small. It would have been very common for GIs returning after the Second World […]
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Rising home prices are a popular topic for homeowners. Not so much for renters and others trying to buy property in a challenging market. This century witnessed prices plummet in 2008 after the financial crisis. Since the market bottom in 2011 prices have shown a steady rise year over year. Covid helped shape a new
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Sonoma County continues to be a favorite destination of smart buyers willing to pay a premium price for the wine country lifestyle. Many are successful and financially prudent Bay Area residents looking for second homes that will turn into their primary residence when they retire. Other highly-qualified buyers are looking for an additional residence or
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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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My housing trends post from a year ago was so spot-on that I didn’t want to write anything else about the market. It just couldn’t have been as prescient. Still, a year is a long time to spend helping people buy and sell property without writing about it. If you missed out on the 15%
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