Regional News

Sonoma County Luxury Homes Sales to Get Boost from Tech Money

Luxury homes and estates in Sonoma County are poised for buyers from San Francisco or Silicon Valley...buyers looking for a second home or vacation home who are seeing the perfect Wine Country residence. The latest wave of Bay Area tech ...

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Why Developers Are Eyeing Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa is in desperate need of homes and apartments, and city officials are pulling out all the stops to make it happen, including waiving development fees and relaxing rules on a scale not yet seen in the area. In March, the Bay Are...

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Is This a Good Time to Buy a Home in Sonoma County?

Sonoma County sales are off to a slow start this year as many sellers sit tight and buyers wait for further price declines.  The usual winter dip in sales as well as the record rainfall that led to the worst flooding in decades has contrib...

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November Saw a Continued Slowdown in Sonoma County Housing

November saw a steep decline in home sales and a dramatic jump in available homes...all good news for buyers.  The median home price fell to $615,000 from its $700,000 peak in August of this year, representing a 9% decline.  Home sales fe...

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Sonoma County Cancels Real Estate Deal to Build More Housing

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors unanimously decided to scrap a plan to sell the former Sutter Hospital Campus in Santa Rosa to a developer that was planning to build 867 housing units on the site. The vote last month puts ...

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How will the Sonoma County Fires Affect the Housing Market?

October's wildfires left behind much destruction, with many victims now faced with the process of rebuilding.  Prior to the wildfires, home prices were already steadily increasing and inventory shortages had been the norm for quite some ti...

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Sonoma County Ranked 19th Among “Hot” Housting Markets

Realtor.com ranked Sonoma County 19th among housing markets where affordable homes get snapped up quickly. In February, the average days on the market remained at 67 days, compared to the now top-ranked Vallejo-Fairfield area with 33 day...

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Year in Review: Sonoma County Homebuyers, Renters Strained as Housing Costs Soar

An interesting look at the challenges faced by potential homeowners during the last several years in Sonoma County, as well as a look at the future of the housing market.  Sonoma County has been plagued with high demand and low inventory....

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