Jane Hansen

Please come by if you're in the area. I am hosting a Buyers Seminar on the Plaza in Sonoma from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the Coldwell Banker office (9 E Napa). Refreshments will be served. The seminar is free and for informational purposes only. There will be a lender on hand to conduct the seminar and provide useful information about tax credits, available mortgages, interest rates etc. I would love to meet you!

Jane

Reason #10

The terrific coffee shops on the Plaza. Enjoy coffee and a pastry or award winning breads at the Basque Boulangerie or go to the Sunflower Cafe and sit in their awesome garden for breakfast or lunch (bring your dog if you want or your laptop because they have free high speed wireless internet). I have enjoyed many a morning at these 2 spots. You can spend hours chatting with friends in the back garden at the Sunflower Cafe and forget about the world outside or sit outside the Basque and watch the world go by.

Sunflower Cafe

Basque Boulangerie

Next time you come to Sonoma, forgo your Starbucks and try one of these local spots. You'll be glad you did. See you in Sonoma sometime. :)

Isn't it amazing what the sunshine can do to lift the spirits? A couple of sunny days in the 60s and I'm feeling good in Sonoma, CA. What's the weather where you are now?

When I first heard about Active Rain and blogging I thought I would blog right away and on a regular basis. I hit the blocks running and ...then...phew....that was it. So, here is my attempt to get through the blog clog and flow once again. I am sitting in our office on the Plaza in Sonoma, CA watching the cars and people go by. Even though it is somewhat chilly the door is ajar to invite all the home buyers into the office. Any second now they will all come pouring in and I'll have to abruptly end this blog. There are actually some great deals to be had on Sonoma homes, but the buyers have gone underground. I don't blame them for being cautious, but they have so much power right now.

I was on the other side of the equation when I was a buyer in 1998 here in Sonoma. My husband and I started looking for a home in April of 1998. Each time we found something relatively in our price range and acceptable we had to put an offer on it the same day. We lost 3 homes to overbidders and finally ended up getting our house in December of 1998. We were lucky because it had just had a price reduction and fallen out of escrow that day. Wouldn't it be nice to have been a Realtor back then. ...Pause for daydreaming...

So anyway. buyers who would like to live in Sonoma, come have a look now. Once things start rolling again you won't have the power that you do now.