Selling Your Sonoma County: Your 2026 Guide

Name: Sonoma County Real Estate Experts
Telephone: 707 238 2112
Rating: 4

$77.2M

Sold in 2025

No.2

Team in Sonoma County

100.4%

Of List Price (W Real Estate)

$232M

Sold Over 3 Years

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ZILLOW PREMIER AGENTS

SELLING IN SONOMA COUNTY

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What Sellers Need to Know About the 2026 Market.

There is no single Sonoma County market, and pricing your home as if there were is the most common mistake sellers make. A home in Healdsburg, a river cottage in Guerneville, and a family house in Santa Rosa are selling into three different sets of buyers, at three different speeds, against three different sets of comparables. The agents who get full price are the ones who price to the last three months of real sales in your specific town and price tier, not to a countywide headline.

Right now the backdrop favours you. Demand across the county is running about 19% ahead of last year, supply is tight at just 3.1 months against the six that marks a balanced market, and the typical home is selling at 101% of list, which means over asking. The median sold price is up about 3% year over year to $785K. But a county this varied is priced town by town: the sellers who get full price are the ones aligned with the last three months of sales in their own market, not a countywide average.

At BruingtonHargreaves, we are the No. 2 ranked team in Sonoma County (RealTrends 2025), and No. 1 in Healdsburg, with $232 million sold across the county over the last three years. With a background in digital marketing, David Hargreaves brings a unique skill to the table when it comes to getting our listings in front of buyers. Jonathan Bruington grew up in Sonoma County real estate and has been involved in dozens of local renovation and construction projects. Between them, there is very little about pricing and preparing a Sonoma County home they have not done.

THE MARKET . 2026

Demand Is Accelerating Across the County.

The countywide market has strengthened over the past year: demand is running about 19% ahead of where it was, inventory sits at just 3.1 months against the six that marks a balanced market, and homes are closing at 101% of list, over asking, with the median sold price up about 3% year over year. For sellers, that is a strong backdrop. The one discipline it still rewards is accurate pricing to your own town and price tier, because a county this varied does not move at one speed.

Headline stat With demand up about 19% year over year and homes selling at 101% of list, the countywide backdrop is firmly in sellers' favour. The catch is that a market this varied is won town by town, so the sellers who come out ahead price to their own market's last three months, not a countywide headline.

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WHY US

What Makes the Difference When You Sell

No.2 Ranked Team in Sonoma County

RealTrends 2025 ranks BruingtonHargreaves the No. 2 team in Sonoma County, and No. 1 in Healdsburg. That standing is earned through transaction volume, not marketing spend.

$232M Sold Over 3 Years.

From Russian River cottages to Healdsburg vineyard estates, we sell across every town and every price point in the county, part of $232 million sold over the last three years. If your home is in one of the county's luxury pockets, our guide to where the wealthy live in Sonoma County (/where-the-wealthy-live-in-sonoma-county-a-local-real-estate-agents-guide-to-luxury-neighborhoods/) shows the buyer we market to.

5,000 Subscribers. Every Friday.

The Sonoma County Insider reaches nearly 5,000 active readers each week: buyers, investors, and relocators who follow this market closely. Your listing goes in that conversation.

350,000+ Views. Local Authority.

Our YouTube channel, editorial presence, and digital-marketing background mean buyers find us before they find anyone else. That reach matters when it is your home on the market.

Priced Right. From Day One.

We pull fresh market data every month and track absorption rates by price tier. You get an honest, defensible list price - not a number designed to win your listing.

W Real Estate. 100.4% of List.

Across the brokerage, W Real Estate sellers achieve 100.4% of list price, 2.5% higher than any other brokerage in the county. Better marketing and better pricing show up in the final number.

WHAT WE'VE SOLD

Recent Sales Across Every Town and Price Point.

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1521 Mary Place, Rohnert Park

Sold: $800,000

A 3-bed, 2-bath, 1,442 sq ft home built in 1991. Listed at $775,000 and sold at $800,000, over asking, in just 18 days. The entry-to-mid tier, where correct pricing and strong presentation get you multiple buyers fast.

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1127 Highland Ranch Road, Cloverdale

Sold: $1,650,000

A 3-bed, 2-bath, 2,525 sq ft home on 6.34 acres, built in 2006. Listed at $1,699,000 and sold at $1,650,000, an acreage-and-views property in the county's north.

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554 Shady Acres Lane, Santa Rosa

Sold: $2,950,000

A brand-new 2025-built 3-bed estate, 4,055 sq ft on 2.79 acres off Highway 12. Listed at $2,995,000 and sold at $2,950,000 in 70 days, the top of the market, where active buyer outreach matters more than an MLS listing.

HOW WE WORK

Simple Process. No Surprises.

Step 1 · Consultation

A phone call first, then we visit your home. We share our honest thoughts on how to present it, what the market is telling us right now, and what we think it's worth. A follow-up visit to walk through the plan, the price, and everything that needs to happen before launch.

Step 2 · Pricing Strategy and Marketing Plan

We present a detailed, data-driven pricing analysis, not a number pulled from thin air. Then we walk you through a marketing plan that is unlike anything you will see from another agent in this market. We do not waste your time talking about open houses and the websites everyone else lists on. Our approach is different, and we will show you exactly why.

Step 3 · Preparation and Launch

We handle everything needed to get your home ready, even if you are not local. Staging direction, contractor coordination, photography, video. And throughout the whole process, you work directly with David and Jonathan. You will not be handed off to a junior agent.

SEE OUR WORK

Properties We've Brought to Market

VACATION RENTALS

Selling a Vacation Rental Is a Different Conversation.

A short-term rental property is not just a home — it is an operating business with a permit, a track record, and an income story. Buyers pay for all three. Most agents do not know how to present that, which means most STR sellers leave money on the table. We do not.

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Packaging It Properly.

The difference between a vacation rental that sells quickly and one that sits is presentation. That means having your permit documentation in order, a clean handoff from your property manager, a furniture and inventory list, and a trailing income summary that buyers and their lenders can actually use. We help you assemble all of it before the listing goes live — so buyers see a turnkey business, not a project.

Marketing to an Active Buyer Base

We maintain a private website listing every vacation-rental-eligible property for sale across Sonoma County — and a weekly investor email that goes to approximately 200 active STR buyers. When you list an eligible property with us, it goes in front of that audience immediately. These are buyers who have already told us they are looking. They are not browsing Zillow; they are waiting for us to call.

Sonoma County's No.1 Vacation Rental Team.

We transact approximately $25 million a year in vacation rental properties across Sonoma County — more than any other team. That volume means we understand STR valuations, cap rates, permit transfer rules, and what buyers in this category need to see before they write an offer. If your property is a short-term rental, there is no team in the county better positioned to sell it.

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