Where to look, what to know, and who to call.
Matthew Smith · Luxe Places International Realty
From the first showing to the closing table, you get one person whose only job is to protect your interests, your money, and your time.
Honest counsel on price, condition, and timing. If a house is wrong for you, I will tell you.
Block-by-block knowledge across six counties, backed by live market numbers and my own tools.
You text me, not a call center. The same advocate from the first tour through the keys in your hand.
Plain language works. A town, a county, a price, or all three. This opens the live MLS, current homes only.
Opens the live BoldTrail MLS search on matthewsmithrealty.com.
Bayside villages, redwood ridgelines, top-rated schools, and the Golden Gate twenty minutes south. Marin is where most of my buyers start, and where many never want to leave.
Each county opens into its towns, neighborhoods, schools, and the street-level details that change block to block. Start anywhere.
Specific beats vague. Here is where the six counties actually sit right now.
From Lake near $340K to Marin above $1.8M, NorCal spans an enormous range, and the right county depends entirely on what you want.
Figures are the C.A.R. median price of existing single-family homes, May 2026. Monthly county medians can be volatile, especially in smaller counties. Not an appraisal or a guarantee of value.
Drag to move from morning fog to golden hour over the Marin bay. The light here is half the reason people fall for it.
It's the fog line, the school boundary, the 30-minute circle around the ferry. The things that change one street to the next.
Matt is your Northern California real estate advocate with Luxe Places International Realty, working for buyers and sellers across Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Lake, Mendocino, and Sacramento counties.
Search every active MLS listing across the region on the Find Homes page, or open a county above to explore its towns, schools, and neighborhoods.
Get a current estimate on the Home Value page, or reach out for a detailed comparative market analysis built around your specific property.
Call or text 707-893-7374, email matt@matthewsmithrealty.com, or use the contact page. You will get a fast, real reply.
Drop a real client testimonial here, ideally with the town and a specific detail (“sold our Kelseyville home in 11 days, over ask”).
A second genuine review goes here. Real, attributable quotes only, since specific results read far stronger than generic praise.
A third review here. Pull these straight from your Google reviews so they stay truthful and compliant.
Northern California is home, and I bring the same care to every county, whether you're after a lakefront morning, a vineyard estate, or a place near the ferry. I built this site so you can explore at your own pace, learn the local details that actually matter, and reach me the moment you have a question.
No pressure, no popups. Just real local knowledge and a fast reply.