Sonoma County Real Estate

 Tis the season of lackluster sales data. All this wringing of hands about sales being down--STOP! It's the season for sales to stop!! What? You extend the First Timer tax credit and give a nod to the move-up market and you think they'll beat the doors down? This is the time for many to be hunker...

All Listings-The REO and Short-Sale segments below are NOT in addition to these numbers but are simply what COMPRISES or makes up, these base numbers! Base Numbers:    #      DOM (Days on the market)              Median Home Price Actives:                  1506 DOM: 121                           ...

All Listings-The REO and Short-Sale segments below are NOT in addition to these numbers but are simply what COMPRISES or makes up, these base numbers! Base Numbers:    #      DOM (Days on the market)              Median Home Price Actives:                  1506 DOM: 121                           ...

Sales Data-July 2009 Sonoma County  2009 July Sales: ALL CATEGORIES (Single family,condos,Farms and Ranches ONLY) : Active listings-1574 Continue to show or just in escrow:-1058 Pending-firmed up escrows: 227 Sold: 500   Up 6.5% over last year at this time-not spectacular by any means! However, M...

I taught my training class today at Keller Williams here in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, "The Wine Country"! Now I think we can do a play on words here because I keep hearing Realtors/Agent complaining about the lack of inventory, lack of REO's and now having to "Sell" the dreaded "Short-Sale". Yes...

Ten Pretty Good Rules   These are courtesy of a great attorney,now since retired,C.Ingrid Larsen,Esq who was a superb Landlord Rights advocate while still having empathy for the tenant. Smart Gal--now retired in a sleepy village in Northern California. Thanks Ingrid. Your legacy lives (and that o...

The California Association of Realtors has found their First-time Buyer Housing Affordability Index stood at 69% in the first quarter of 2009!! With a median price of an entry level home at $213,040 the average payment would be $1,270/month! You would need an annual income of $38,090 to afford th...

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Look at the above chart!! Absolutely amazing but WHERE are the REOs?

  The Santa Rosa Chapter of Realtors Presents: Strategies and Questions On Short-Sales--All*Star Panel When: Tuesday July 7th 8:30am to 10:00am--This is taking the place of our regularly held Marketing Breakfast Meeting, however, will we DO Broker's Open Houses!   Cost: $7.00 An unbelievable Deal...