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DOWNSIZING FROM

MARIN TO THE WINE COUNTRY?

Julie Leitzell and the Golden Gate Sotheby’s Team: Your Marin to Sonoma Real Estate Connection May 2018

The Wine Country Market

As in the rest of the Bay Area, the Sonoma Valley has experi-
enced a slower than usual fall real estate market. On the follow-
ing page, I compare this fall to the fall of 2016, because the

2017 numbers were impacted by the fires. Looking at a price
range of $650K to $1.5, you can see that this year, the number In This Issue
of homes for sale rose dramatically in October (light green bars)  Market charts
and the number of closed sales is half the number of 2016
sales. (dark green) A sneak peek of November numbers shows  Deals of the Season
that the average price per square foot is almost back down to  EVENTS!
where it was 2 years ago in the wine country. Buyers may see it  Contact Information

as a buying opportunity, or perhaps a long-awaited correction in
the market. Whether buying or selling, my advice to my non-
investment clients is the same. It’s a home, not a commodity.

Sonoma Great Deal #2 “After looking in Marin
Sonoma Great Deal #1 for a suitable one-level
Sonoma Great Deal #1:
home with no luck we
A close-to-the-plaza 3800 sq ft Sonoma beauty.
Suffering from stale listing syndrome, finally started looking in
the price is down to $1.65 Sonoma. We found

lovely tree-lined streets,

vibrant food-and-wine-
oriented events and a

welcoming community.
We’re enjoying every

minute of our new life-

style and we’ve never
looked back!”

- Recent buyers