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Napa County looks at tweaking microwinery law to aid small family-run wineries
Napa Valley RegisterNapa County’s microwinery law, designed to help mom-and-pop grape growers host wine tastings, hasn’t been as big a hit as some had hoped. The county has approved two microwineries during a three-year pilot program. Some who advocated for the law...
A small but growing minority think it’s a good time to buy a home
InmanWhile only 1 in 4 Americans surveyed last month by mortgage giant Fannie Mae said its was a good time to buy a home, that's up from an all-time low of 14% last springThe vast majority of Americans still think it’s a bad time to buy a home, but the share of those...
Homebuyers and homeowners jump on big drop in mortgage rates
InmanRequests to refinance surged 37% last week and were up 83% from a year ago after the biggest 1-week decline in mortgage rates since November, the MBA's latest weekly lender survey showsA flight to safety into mortgage bonds that fund most home loans is bringing...
Rocket Companies to purchase Redfin in $1.75B all-stock deal
InmanThis acquisition will integrate Redfin's home search platform, which features over 1M listings and a network of 2,200 agents, with Rocket Companies' mortgage origination and servicingRocket Companies announced Monday its plans to acquire Redfin in an all-stock...
Local vintners test autonomous wildfire suppression system
North Bay Business JournalNapa Valley and Sonoma County vintners are helping with design of an autonomous fire defense system that would launch fire retardant capsules and suppress airborne embers to protect vineyards from deadly wildfires.Inspired by Israel’s...
Cliff Lede winery buys neighboring Napa Valley vineyard
North Bay Business JournalCliff Lede Vineyards expands its Yountville estate with purchase of 7.5-acre vineyard contiguous to existing property in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District and has plans for replanting.Poetry Vineyard, seen here on Oct. 17, 2011, on Yountville...