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Blu Homes, the luxury modern prefab home leader, was recently purchased by Dvele which is bringing new life to the brand making them smarter, healthier and more sustainable.
David Hargreaves
Recent legislation has relaxed the Sonoma County ADU Rules and regulations. This article explains the ADU zoning requirements, ADU permit fees, costs of ADUs and the options for ADU prefabs.
David Hargreaves
How much does it cost to build a prefab home? What are the best prefab homes? This article highlights some of the myths of prefab home and the differences between companies such as Method Homes and products from Connect Homes
David Hargreaves
This month, I sat down with the Managing Partner of Sonoma Hill Builders, Mario Tamo and Carrie Hunt, Head of Business Development, to get their perspective on everything from understanding the pitfalls, to how to navigate budgeting and how best to run a competitive…
David Hargreaves
Has the cost of lots in Sonoma County changed over the past few years? With the combination of fires and then the pandemic causing people to flee the city, the cost of lots and sales of lots has remained fairly flat.
David Hargreaves
I work with a lot of buyers who are in the process of living out their dream of buying a piece of land and either building a custom home or buying a pre-fab home. On the flip side, I also have a couple of clients who started down the road of building a home and their life…
David Hargreaves
Nearly five years ago my wife and I purchased a house on Chalk Hill Road on a couple of acres of land overlooking a vineyard. Our plan was to design our dream home, rent out the existing property in the meantime. We were then going to knock it down when we were ready to…
David Hargreaves
The market for lots in Sonoma County is still being impacted by the fires in 2017 and to a much smaller extent by the 2019 Kincaid fire. The chart below shows how the number of lots for sale doubled from September 2017 to September 2018 from 192 to 385.With the desire for…
David Hargreaves
I work with a number of buyers helping them to find a piece of property where they can build their dream home either by purchasing a lot or a property with a structure which they will either tear down or designate as a guest house. However, with building costs for a custom…
David Hargreaves
I work with a number of clients who dream of building the home of their dreams in wine country. For some, it is a daunting task, for others it is the logical next step from having undertaken a large remodel. Regardless of experience levels, there is a lot to think about.…
David Hargreaves
