North Bay Home Sales
Ten North Bay Residential Properties Sell for a Combined $6.9 Million
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The $590,000 Homewood Avenue property was built in 1941 and sits on a 5,227-square-foot lot; nearby, a three-bedroom home on Arrowwood Avenue sold for $501,000 in December 2024.
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The $750,000 Tamarisk Drive home was built in 1965 and contains 1,702 square feet on an 8,620-square-foot lot; comparable Santa Rosa sales included a $624,000 Neotomas Avenue home and a $650,000 Compadre Drive home.
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The Pebblecreek Drive home, built in 2015, has three bedrooms and three bathrooms despite its relatively compact 1,361-square-foot interior, and includes an attached two-car garage.
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The $870,000 Blue Jay Court sale involved a 1,953-square-foot home on a 14,810-square-foot lot; nearby comparable properties on Blue Jay Way and Skylark Court sold for about $1.15 million to $1.16 million.
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The Fountain Grove Circle condominium’s $519-per-square-foot price exceeded the $456 per-square-foot price of another 1,481-square-foot unit at 80 Fountain Grove Circle, which sold for $675,000 in August.
Ten North Bay homes sold August 27-28 for a combined $6.902 million, with Napa and Santa Rosa markets showing distinct pricing patterns. Fresno Bee reported that Napa sales ranged from $525,000 to $870,000, while Santa Rosa properties moved between $560,000 and $750,000. Price per square foot varied widely: Napa homes sold for $336 to $528 per square foot, compared to $411 to $470 in Santa Rosa.
Land size and lot features emerged as major price drivers alongside traditional metrics like bedrooms and bathrooms. A 2015 Santa Rosa home with three bedrooms in just 1,361 square feet sold for $560,000, while a 1965 home with the same bedroom count but 1,702 square feet commanded $750,000. According to Sacramento Bee, comparable sales often differed by 14% or more despite identical square footage, suggesting condition and location matter enormously.
Napa Market Favors Larger Lots and Outdoor Space
The highest Napa sale, $870,000 at Blue Jay Court, involved a four-bedroom home on a 14,810-square-foot lot built in 1986. Fresno Bee reported the home sold for $445 per square foot across its 1,953 square feet. A lower-priced Napa property at Homewood Avenue—$590,000 for three bedrooms—sat on a 5,227-square-foot lot built in 1941. Both had pools, but the Blue Jay Court home's substantially larger lot and two-car garage justified the $280,000 premium.
Four-bedroom homes in Napa ranged from $525,000 to $870,000 depending on lot size and land value. The most expensive properties packed more outdoor space per dollar than cheaper alternatives, suggesting buyers prioritize usable land over bedroom count alone. A Sacramento Street home sold for $525,000, the lowest Napa price reported, indicating wide variation even within the four-bedroom category.
Santa Rosa: Age and Size Diverge Sharply on Price
Two Santa Rosa three-bedroom homes showed how dramatically price can swing despite similar size. Fresno Bee reported the Tamarisk Drive home—1,702 square feet, built in 1965—sold for $750,000 or $441 per square foot. The Pebblecreek Drive home, built in 2015 with three bedrooms crammed into just 1,361 square feet, sold for only $560,000 or $411 per square foot. The 20-year age difference and neighborhood factors created a $190,000 gap between homes of comparable bedroom count.
Santa Rosa's price-per-square-foot range of $411 to $470 narrowed compared to Napa's $336 to $528, reflecting tighter market consistency. Yet individual sales still varied by substantial margins, indicating that size alone masks critical value drivers like condition, neighborhood reputation, and lot amenities.
Identical Condos Sold for $94,000 Apart in Same Complex
Two Fountain Grove condos, both 1,481 square feet with two bedrooms, revealed the limits of square-footage analysis. One unit sold for $675,000 in August; another sold for $769,000 just days later—a $94,000 or roughly 14% difference. Fresno Bee noted the first unit priced at $456 per square foot, while the second reached $519 per square foot. Since bed and bath counts matched perfectly, differences in renovation, view, condition, or HOA assessments drove the gap.
The condo price spread underscores why real estate comparisons require close inspection beyond raw numbers. Two homes appearing identical on paper can command vastly different prices based on interior finishes, building amenities, or unit-specific features buyers prioritize. Both sales occurred in the same complex, ruling out broad neighborhood differences as the sole driver.
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