Ginger Martin & Carol Sebastiani have been recognized once again by Sotheby’s International Realty as Top Producers and made the Top 10 Teams of 2012 in the United States by transaction volume! Sotheby’s International Realty’s 2012 closed sales volume was up 26% vs. 2011, as the closed sales sides exceeded the prior year by 23% [...]
Fun for Kids & Families in the Wine Country
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Record Low Mortgage Rates
October 28, 2012 By
Mortgage rates dropped this week to tie the lowest on record– the 30-year fixed loan down to 3.49% with help from the Federal Reserve. Record low rates are giving homebuyers and owners the opportunity to save thousands of dollars on mortgages. Those who can qualify for loans are met with tight lending standards and lengthier [...]
Q3 Report Sonoma Real Estate
October 19, 2012 By
Like most of the Bay Area, Sonoma, Napa, and Glen Ellen, and Kenwood are still lacking inventory. Homes that were priced right in terms of location and condition received multiple offers. Buyers looking for vacation/second homes accounted for an increase in market share. First time buyers were faced with low inventory, multiple offers, and competition [...]
Our Listing 40 Auberge Road, Rutherford was Featured as “House of the Day” in the WSJ
October 12, 2012 By
40 Auberge Road, is a timeless contemporary home designed by renowned Architect Scott Johnson. Robert Lieff, founder of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, purchased 21.5 acres in 1998– he wanted to build a home full of character, not the usual stock. He opted for a corrugated steel and glass home, which over the years has won plaudits [...]
Home Sales Highest Since 2006 – Sonoma Real Estate
September 29, 2012 By
Rising Home Sales and Prices Contribute to Housing Recovery in Sonoma Valley and Bay Area
September 18, 2012 By
Typically real estate slows down in the summertime as families go on vacations, and begin to prepare for the upcoming school year. But this summer has been an exception to the rule. Bay Area home sales and values are continuing to rise, with the strongest sales for the month of August recorded in six years. [...]
Sonoma Q2. 2012 Report
August 7, 2012 By
SONOMA VALLEY The Sonoma Valley communities of Kenwood, Glen Ellen, and Sonoma had an extremely active second quarter, with a greater percentage of properties under contract than we’ve seen in more than a year-– despite low inventory. Homes sold in June 2012 sold in half the time it took in June 2011. Homes selling for less than [...]
Ribolla Gialla Grapes at Our Listing, 4204 Dry Creek Road, Napa
July 31, 2012 By
Some great Information about the Ribolla Gialla Grapes at our listing at 4204 Dry Creek Road in Napa; their wine is only served at the French Laundry in Yountville. Below is an exerpt from the San Francisco Chronicle. The Ribolla Gialla grape is from northern Italy– high in acid and delicate in the vineyard; it has [...]
Martin & Sebastiani in Top Annual Ranking for Sotheby’s
June 22, 2012 By
Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Agents Achieve Another Strong Showing in Prestigious Annual Ranking Real Estate Firm Honored with 27 Spots in the National Ranking, Including Two of the Top Ten in the Country San Francisco, CA – June 22, 2012 – Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc., has announced that the firm had 25 agents [...]
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