I rarely re-blog. Most of the time other AR members have already re-blogged the posts I like the most. This post by Marte Cliff is one I have to call attention to. It's got some very practical and helpful tools in it---introductory letters---that may help many agents expand their business. Th
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10/24/2011
~ Why I Love Sonoma Apples ~ Apples have a special place in my heart. Years ago, when my mom was working toward her master's degree, she held a night job at an apple processing plant in Sebastopol. She peeled Gravensteins on a production line to pay her tuition. Those apples---later sliced
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10/23/2011
Bargain Hunters Drive Sonoma Home Sales Simple charts are a blessing but they are time consuming to create. So, I thank my friends at the Sonoma County Real Estate Trends Report for their monthly graphics. Take a look at the columns in this chart below. This is a fascinating big-picture persp
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10/20/2011
Sonoma Summer Color Lingers On - Wordless Wednesday One of the most wonderful things about living in Sonoma is the year-round blooming of plants. Even on the rainest days of winter you'll see displays of blossoming plants at the entrance to grocery stores. pharmacies, and nurseries. This gerani
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10/19/2011
A Nutty Home - Speechless Sunday Have you ever seen where a chestnut grows up? It's a prickly place naturally designed to protect what's inside. The nuts are nurtured in what's called a cupule. (I read that somewhere.) The shell is also called a burr and that I remember more easily because I'
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10/16/2011
Just Horsin' Around at Home in Glen Ellen Friday Photos Willie and Sonny (the one who's goofing around) are two Clydesdales that belong to my dear friend Neil Shepard. Neil, who happens to be a descendant of author Jack London and has lived on the London Ranch his whole life, has a herd of these
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10/14/2011
~ The "Local Agent" Whose Office is 3000 Miles Away ~ I'm not naming names here but I've got a story to share with other Realtors and with consumers who might be looking for local agents online. It's a story about an agent who is advertising his services to sellers and buyers in the Sonoma real
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10/04/2011
Sonoma REOs Hit 30% of September Sales What a difference a year makes in home sales in Sonoma! An analysis of September residential sales in Sonoma Valley, based on data provided by BAREIS---The Bay Area Real Estate Information Service---shows what I would call a dramatic increase year-over-year
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09/30/2011
Sonoma Short Sales & REOs Steady at 20% of Listings Throughout most of 2011 the number of distressed Sonoma homes for sale has hovered around 20% of our total inventory. As of September 29th, that 20% "rule" is holding true. Our inventory over-all has been declining. Last July there were aroun
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09/29/2011
~ Broadway Comes to Jack London State Park ~ This weekend an unusual gathering nature's critters...in the flesh and on the silver screen...will converge on Jack London State Park for two benefit perfomances to raise money to keep the park from being shut down. Saturday night some very talente
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09/27/2011
