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About Emily Raaka

Emily Raaka is a publisher, web designer, computer geek, 15+ year resident of Sonoma and accidental real estate fanatic. Writing from a buyer's point of view, she explores what you want to see in Sonoma County real estate.

Peek Inside One of Sonoma County’s Most Unusual Homes

The tunnel leading to the wine tasting room at 3777 Skyfarm Drive in Santa Rosa. Never mind the Flintstone house in San Mateo - Sonoma County has its own unusual and noteworthy home, complete with two pools, a swim up bar and a medieval stone tunnel.  3777 Skyfarm [...]

By | October 13th, 2015|8 Comments

What $1 Million Can Buy You in Sonoma County

16471 Watson Road in Guerneville, listed at $988,000. Back in the day, a million dollars was the ultimate amount of money to many people (even Dr. Evil).  It is still quite a hefty sum, and today we are checking out what a million dollars can buy you in [...]

By | October 6th, 2015|5 Comments

What You Can Rent for $2,500 in Sonoma County

1707 Saint Anthony Way in Santa Rosa for $2,500. According to Zillow, the median rent throughout Sonoma County is $2,250, so today we are looking at our favorite homes in the $2,000 to $2,500 price range. Looking for homes to rent is not an easy task, and many [...]

By | October 2nd, 2015|14 Comments

Full Price Offer? It Might Not Be Enough.

Buyers in Sonoma County are faced with lots of challenges when trying to purchase a home, including the fact that they are often competing against multiple offers that go well above asking.  People are finding that they have to remove contingencies, pay all cash, offer a short close and pay [...]

By | September 29th, 2015|18 Comments

Sonoma County’s most expensive home – $22 million

Today we explore Sonoma County’s most expensive listing, “La Vid” which is actually a cluster of properties on approximately 159 acres at 730-760 Adobe Canyon Road in Kenwood.  Sonoma and Napa share a $22,900,000 listing at 100 Wall Road, the 20,000 square-foot Villa Sorriso, famous for having been owned by the late [...]

By | September 25th, 2015|2 Comments

What can you buy in Sonoma County for $550,000?

When people say that they are moving to Sonoma, they can mean a variety of things…Are they looking to buy a “Wine Country” cottage in the town of Sonoma or are they shopping for an affordable suburban North Bay home? Our criteria was the latter, to find the most appealing [...]

By | September 21st, 2015|11 Comments