Outlook Positive for Sonoma County

The Economic Development Board and Moody's put together a quarterly report on the state of the couny and things are looking quite positive overall.

•Sonoma County’s economy has improved considerably in the past six months. Job growth is now approaching 2.5% over the year, its fastest rate since the 2001 recession.
•Sonoma County’s unemployment rate is falling to a point where the risk of a labor shortage is rising.
•Sonoma County’s housing market appears to be easing. Improved housing affordability, however, would generate improved long-term economic conditions.
•Sonoma County’s economy is proving itself to be resilient, as its industries, including technology, restructure and remain competititve.
•Brad Zigler reports on growth in local stocks. Brad Zigler is a Santa Rosa-based financial writer and editor, and is the creator of the North Bay Stock Index.

Click here for the full report in PDF format.

Second-Home Owner Survey Shows Solid Market, Appetite for More

With a majority of Sonoma Coast homeowners being multi-home owners, this article will certainly offer lots of support for your investment decisions. There's a LOT of data in the report, but all of it points to a steady growth in vacation and investment property purchases for years to come.

Second-Home Owner Survey Shows Solid Market, Appetite for More

1031 Exchange Myths

Doing a 1031 Exchange is not always straightforward, so you have to expect a lot of myths to exist. This article addresses a few of them and helps clarify the more important aspects of successfully deferring tax gains on investment properties.

1031 Exchange Myths