Sonoma County Real Estate News

People on the move at the Nelson Family of Companies, Atech Logistics and more ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
She previously owned a medical corporation and has held a real estate license since 1996. Brett Martinez, president and chief executive officer of Redwood Credit Union, has been re-elected to the board of directors of the Credit Union National ...

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Home sales up in parts of county
Sonoma Index-Tribune
... in the Wine Country boosted home sales in many parts of Sonoma County during the final quarter of 2011, according to a report by the research division of Wine Country Group by Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate based on an analysis of MLS data.

Cuclis leads fundraising in Sonoma Valley supervisor's race
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
By BRETT WILKISON Candidates vying to replace retiring Sonoma County Supervisor Valerie Brown are off to a relatively slow start in the fundraising race. Gina Cuclis topped the list of five candidates in the contest for the 1st District supervisorial ...

Sonoma County dissolves redevelopment agency
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday formally dissolved its redevelopment agency to meet a state-ordered shutdown effective today. The deadline affects about 400 redevelopment agencies statewide. The abolishment was included under ...

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PR Web (press release)
Sonoma County Home Loans Specialist, HP Investments Inc. Recognized as a ...
PR Web (press release)
North Bay Realty and Loans knows the Sonoma County real estate listings market as no other, and proudly features experts in Sonoma County home loans, Sonoma County foreclosures and keeps updated county real estate listings.

Sonoma County rejects new limits on vacation rentals
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
All but 66 are in Supervisor Mike McGuire's 4th District, encompassing much northern Sonoma County, or Supervisor Valerie Brown's 1st District, which includes Sonoma Valley. Real estate interests had opposed a cap and called for rules that would allow ...

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Sonoma County dissolves redevelopment agency
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
By BRETT WILKISON The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday formally dissolved its redevelopment agency to meet a state-ordered shutdown effective today. The deadline affects about 400 redevelopment agencies statewide.

Limits on agriculture processing facilities, vacation rentals go before county ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
By BRETT WILKISON Sonoma County officials Tuesday are set to return to a pair of disputed land use issues involving parcels zoned for agriculture. In the first of two afternoon hearings, the Board of Supervisors is set to take up a slate of zoning code ...

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RisMedia.com (press release)
Investors with Cash Fuel Uptick in Home Sales
RisMedia.com (press release)
Average days on market ranged from a low of 47 in San Francisco to a high of 106 in Sonoma County. For the quarter, Contra Costa County reported the greatest number of home sales (2564), followed by Alameda County, with 2503 homes sold, and Santa Clara ...

On the move
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
A certified luxury property specialist with Coldwell Banker, Borrall and business partner Sheela Hodes sold more than $31 million in Sonoma County real estate over the past three years. Kelley Cosgrove, general manager at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission ...

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Petaluma deserves more from SMART
Petaluma Argus Courier
Taxpayers in Sonoma County's second largest city were promised and are paying for two train stations, but get only one without adequate parking. Maybe it's because Novato government representatives were more vocal in demanding a second station in the ...

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Summit State Bank's annual profits jump 23%
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
“We continue to attract new full banking relationships including core deposits that are reducing our cost of funds, enabling us to provide new loans to small businesses and nonprofits that are strengthening our local Sonoma County community,” Thomas ...

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Summit State Bank Reports 23% Increase in 2011 Net Income and Declaration of ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Nonperforming assets at December 31, 2011 included $12292000 in loans on non-accrual or past due 90 days or more, and $1074000 in foreclosed real estate. This compares to nonperforming assets of $13958000 at September 30, 2011 and $13472000 at December ...

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American River Bankshares Reports Fourth Quarter 2011 Results and a 41 ...
MarketWatch (press release)
In Sacramento, overall absorption of commercial real estate has been positive in each of the last two quarters and Sonoma County has had positive absorption for four consecutive quarters. Residential Real Estate. Reporting primarily on defaults and ...

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Los Angeles Times
Sonoma County Foreclosures Decrease to Lowest Level Since 2007
LoanSafe
by Evan Bedard on January 25, 2012 in Real Estate (Source: By Robert Digitale, The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, Calif.) - Foreclosure activity dropped markedly in Sonoma County late last year, but experts remain skeptical the change signals better times ...
Sonoma County foreclosures hit lowest level since 2007Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Sonoma County shows drop in foreclosure activityPetaluma Argus Courier

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Los Angeles Times
Sonoma County foreclosures hit lowest level since 2007
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
In the fourth quarter, lenders sent county homeowners 815 default notices, the lowest number in three years, according to DataQuick, a San Diego real estate information service. The notices, the first step in the foreclosure process, totaled 3333 for ...
Sonoma County shows drop in foreclosure activityPetaluma Argus Courier

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New generation winemaker turns to beer
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
In keeping with the local flavor of the project, we plan to use as many Sonoma County products and ingredients as we can. “We're building tanks and other equipment locally. We're also presently sourcing honey from some local beekeepers and trying to ...

Ex-Hells Angels leader sentenced in mortgage fraud
San Francisco Chronicle
A former leader of a Hells Angels chapter in Sonoma County has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for his role in a $10 million mortgage fraud scheme. Federal prosecutors say Raymond Foakes fraudulently obtained mortgage loans for real estate ...

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Ex-Hells Angels leader sentenced in mortgage fraud
San Jose Mercury News
AP SAN FRANCISCO—A former leader of a Hells Angels chapter in Sonoma County has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for his role in a $10 million mortgage fraud scheme. Federal prosecutors say Raymond Foakes fraudulently obtained mortgage ...

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North Bay Business Journal
Schaffner to leave Sonoma County Alliance
North Bay Business Journal
By Jeff Quackenbush, Business Journal Staff Reporter SANTA ROSA — Lisa Wittke Schaffner plans to step down after seven years as top executive of the Sonoma County Alliance, a 380-member political action group. Effective March 1, Ms. Schaffner, 42, ...