There are almost always items of personal property involved in the sale of a home. It is a very good idea to have those listed on a separate addendum with the price paid for each item listed. You pay property taxes every year on the value of the real property and there’s usually a Real [...]
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Chasing the market down. 1,048 Days and $2.4MM in price reductions.
May 20, 2012
2436 Blucher Valley Rd Sebastopol Ca 95472. MLS # 20915610. 44 acres and change with two houses and 8 acres of fine grapes planted. The big house is 5K sq Ft with 3 BR and 3BA. There’s not much more plantable acreage without some very expensive tree removal so this is a hobby vineyard with [...]
Why curb appeal is important
May 20, 2012
It gets people’s feet on the floor, and that’s what sells a home. When you first list a property and hold it open you will get potential buyers driving by and many will get out of their cars and walk the property whether there is “Curb Appeal” or not. And if the place is priced [...]
Observations and speculation about inventory and prices in Sonoma County
May 17, 2012
Inventory is very low and has been for several months. There have been very few new listings in my office this month and we are the ‘Big Dogs” in Sebastopol. There is always a certain amount of organic or normal turnover in housing, the figure I have seen in textbooks is about 1% per year. [...]
3 homes, 26 acres and a good price. 12500″A” DuPont Rd 95472 MLS# 21211503
May 12, 2012
This is listed by Pam Bernier of Occidental Realty who is a first rate agent. It caught my eye for several reasons. I like the location, the price is significantly below most “Comparable” properties and the quality is high. I really like the landscaping. This is a late 1990′s price and it is not a [...]

May 23, 2012
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