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May 30, 2012

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1065 Saint Helena Ave Sebastopol Ca 95472 $729k

Landscaped for privacy with great views, it feels more “Country” than quite a few places miles from town. The place has character, good light, a good floorplan that is not standard and it is close to town. It’s a 3/2 of 2476 sq ft on .910 acres and while I noticed minor flaws ( The [...]

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May 30, 2012

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3120 Bloomfield rd sebastopol ca 95472, a fine horse property

MLS # 21212955. $849k. I have lived in this part of Sonoma County for 8 years and this is the best and best priced small horse property I have seen to date. It’s a first rate piece of land (3.540 acres) in an excellent location. Every improvement is properly placed and oriented. The house is [...]

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May 30, 2012

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The weekly broker’s tour, the WTF and the ok stuff

Seven places on the tour today. Two were contiguos lots in Graton that are delusionally priced ( reduce the price 75% and a contractor might break even), one was a 1962 built 3/2 on blank rd close to hwy 116 for $529k that should be priced about $425k. Two of the others are worth mentioning [...]

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May 28, 2012

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Median prices up 218% in Jenner YoY for april, 33% in sebastopol,113% in Monte Rio and 38% in Sea Ranch!!!!

Median price. and down a tad more than 50% in Glen Ellen. A friend is quite fond of saying “figures don’t lie, but liars do figure”. Those numbers are quite likely accurate but they are meaningless unless looked at more closely. The mix of homes sold changed and that skewed the median. In sebastopol last [...]

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May 24, 2012

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Bad pricing and REO’s

Checking the MLS a few minutes ago I ran across a place that was just listed. A 1282 SqFt 3/2 that has been partially remodelled. It sits on 5 acres, 5 very nice acres in a very nice neighborhood. The price? $389k. Two years ago the land would have brought $500k. 9175 Barnett Valley Rd [...]

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