One of my favorite hang-outs is Sonoma's Sunflower Caffe, a popular Sonoma restaurant for locals and visitors alike. That's because it's typical laid-back Sonoma scene --- very low-key. The Sunflower offers great lattes, mochas, teas, and a menu featuring healthy breakfast items, sandwiches, a
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01/30/2010
Sonoma County Economic Indicators - Some Good News for Real Estate! The Sonoma County Economic Development Board has just released a 16 page report looking ahead at our local economy and, among other things, it cites good news about housing affordability. The report says declining Sonoma County
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01/30/2010
When you come to Sonoma Valley you've got to stop to smell the roses in Sonoma Plaza. When they are in bloom...and it's often...it's just one of the things I love to do in Slow-noma. I'm posting today to share the latest news in our local paper, the Sonoma Index Tribune, about Sonoma's official
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01/29/2010
I hit the road this morning to check out our broker tour for Sonoma real estate listings. Sixteen properties made the Sonoma tour this week. Asking prices start at $289,000 for condos - two of which are located in the Spanish-style complex known as La Mancha on the western side of Sonoma. The
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01/28/2010
Sonoma Winter Weather has its good, its bad, and its beautiful aspects. January is the wettest month in Sonoma. The past two weeks have brought us torrential rainfall. The immediate good news is we may be spared a fourth consecutive year of drought conditions. Our ten days of rain made the f
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01/26/2010
Changes are coming for the Sonoma Farmer's Market but not without great controversy. Beginning each year in early April and running through October, local fans of the Sonoma Farmer's Market combine produce shopping with socializing in the center of town on Sonoma Plaza. It's a charming, yet rel
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01/22/2010
Thursday of each week we have our broker tour of Sonoma real estate listings. Today the tour of Sonoma real estate listings was short with five properties ranging in price from $189,000 to $799,000. Here's a quick run-down: $189,000 - Attached Single Family Home. 4bed/2ba, approx 1300 sq.ft.,
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01/21/2010
I've often heard people say, "I want to retire in Sonoma." Lots of folks do. The median age here in Sonoma is 47, according to officials at City Hall. That fact may have had something to do with a t.v. commercial that was shot in town today. It could just be a co-incidence but I found the
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01/20/2010
Since the start of 2010, I've counted 30 "new" Sonoma Valley Real Estate Listings. They're priced from $297,500 to $3,895,000. There's absolutely no way this last estate property offering can be considered new. It's been a real estate listing for sale on and off since November of 2007 when i
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01/15/2010
I've never made an appeal like this but I'm asking every member of the Active Rain community to ACT NOW to help save lives the lives of children in Haiti. The devastation is beyond anything most of us will ever see, let alone experience. CNN has reported that over half of Haiti's citizens ar
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01/13/2010
