It means you are working with the team that has closed more Healdsburg transactions than anyone else. That volume translates into something practical: we are specialists in what we do compared to an agent doing 2 or 3 deals a year. For a buyer, we know which properties are overpriced before you make an offer, which neighbourhoods are moving and which are sitting, and which agents in town will negotiate honestly and which will not. Local rank is not a vanity metric — it reflects who is actually working this market every day.

Since the NAR settlement in 2024, buyer agent compensation is negotiated separately rather than being built into the seller's listing agreement. We charge buyers 2.5% — which is the norm, although some agents try to charge 3%. For sellers, we charge a flat fee of 2.5%. We keep it simple.

It depends on the price point and your flexibility. Under $1M, homes that are priced correctly are moving in 30–60 days and you should be prepared to move quickly. Above $1.5M, the market is slower — average days on market in 2026 is around 70 days — which means you have more time to be selective. From accepted offer to close typically takes 30 days. Most buyers are in their new home within 60–120 days of starting a serious search.

details. We know the difference a single block can make — it can impact value by as much as 20%. If you do not live here, you do not know the nuances of downtown neighbourhoods or where to find homes that match your criteria. Rural properties are a different game entirely: understanding the value of land and vineyards — even hobby ones — is something out-of-area agents simply do not have. A Bay Area agent will know how to run a transaction. A local agent will know about properties for sale that other agents do not. It pays to work with someone local.

National brokerages give you brand recognition and the promise of visibility in New York or SF. The reality is buyers find homes on online portals which have combined traffic of nearly 200 million viewers. Any brokerage site is a rounding error in comparison. We give you two partners who answer their own phones, know every active listing in Healdsburg, and have relationships with every agent in the market. When a property comes up before it hits the MLS — which happens regularly in a small market like this — you hear about it because we do. That access does not come from a franchise.