The Bay Area real estate market in 2026 is producing numbers that would have seemed impossible a few years ago. A San Francisco fixer closing at $3.5 million. A Berkeley home going $1.3 million over asking. If you own a Bay Area home right now, you are sitting on serious equity. The question is what to do with it.

In this episode, Sonoma County real estate agent Stephanie Johnson runs two real scenarios to show exactly what Bay Area home equity buys in wine country right now. She walks through the math on selling a Bay Area condo for $1.8 million, the math on selling a San Francisco single family home for $3 million, and what each of those equity positions buys across Sebastopol, Petaluma, Healdsburg, Santa Rosa, Dry Creek Valley, and the Sonoma Valley real estate market.

She also explains why the luxury market in Sonoma County is currently one of the most favorable buyer environments in years, why cash buyers from the Bay Area have leverage they have not had in a long time, and what it actually feels like to buy a home here compared to competing in the San Francisco market.

If you are a Bay Area homeowner who has been doing the math on a move to wine country, this episode gives you real numbers to work with.

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I'm Stephanie Johnson, a Sonoma County real estate agent helping buyers make the move to wine country. If you're seriously considering relocating from the Bay Area or beyond to Sonoma County, I'd love to help you explore what that could look like. Let's talk about your goals — reach out anytime.

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You can also watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBvu-HDLCvU&t=48s

Host: Stephanie Johnson, RealWise Properties

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