Jeff Schween

3 weeks ago | pressdemocrat.com | Jeff Schween

Home sellers continue to show up in the North Bay marketplace delivering options to buyers who haven’t had much to choose from over the prior two years, while buyers jump in to acquire homes that fit their desires and pocketbooks. That said, both sides are exercising caution amid economic worries and mortgage rates that don’t seem to be slipping enough to put the proverbial pedal to the floor. This week, we’re diving deep into the markets in Sonoma County’s largest city: Santa Rosa.

1 month ago | pressdemocrat.com | Jeff Schween

Coming off two years of essentially flat sales volumes akin to where they stood more than three decades ago, when our North Bay population totaled 757,000, our local real estate markets see behaviors changing and an appetite to get back to normal ... but that takes time, consistent affirming data points and an understanding that as market conditions improve there will be setbacks or misses along the way.

1 month ago | petaluma360.com | Jeff Schween

Coming off two years of essentially flat sales volumes akin to where they stood more than three decades ago, when our North Bay population totaled 757,000, our local real estate markets see behaviors changing and an appetite to get back to normal ... but that takes time, consistent affirming data points and an understanding that as market conditions improve there will be setbacks or misses along the way.

1 month ago | pressdemocrat.com | Jeff Schween

Opening thought: Could rightsizing the government while instituting tariffs on global trading partners be what the real estate market really wants in the end? It may, though it will take months – if not years – to truly find out how this will shake out. In the meantime, President Donald Trump’s actions will be putting pressure on interest rates to come down to offset fears of worsening economic factors that could impact our housing markets.

2 months ago | pressdemocrat.com | Jeff Schween

Check out previous columns by Jeff Schween here. Go to The Press Democrat’s Real Estate page here. As 2025 continues to unfold, shoppers throughout the North Bay have reignited the home-buying process and will continue assessing current offerings, as well as new ones, to determine whether to purchase now. This will show up in a common market measure: the absorption rate.