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Single Family homes under contract in Marin County
April 2008 vs. April 2007

Belvedere
+200%

Corte Madera
+8%

Fairfax
-38%

Greenbrae
+25%

Kentfield
+40%

Larkspur
-75%

Mill Valley
-36%

Novato
-20%

Ross
-50%

San Anselmo
-12%

San Rafael
+7%

Sausalito
+17%

Tiburon
+85%

 
Countywide, the number of Marin homes for sale was up almost 16% from last April. The number of homes under contract was down about 13% while the number of units sold is down about 31%.
While the number of homes sold [...]

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Many cities and towns in Marin County require mandatory re-sale inspections before a seller transfers home ownership to a buyer.
Marin Cities that require resale inspections

Belvedere
Corte Madera
Fairfax
Larkspur
Mill Valley
Novato
San Anselmo
San Rafael
Tiburon

Fees range widely from about $100 to close to $300 in Novato.  Ouch!  In addition, what is inspected [...]

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I am a sucker for a home tour, probably because I have chaired one. I always look forward to the Belvedere-Tiburon Kitchen Tour every February and it is almost here again! This year, six kitchens are featured on the tour. I have never stopped and stayed for the [...]

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Belvedere had four home sales in December 2007, as compared to only one Belvedere home in December 2006, and three Belvedere homes in December 2005.

Address
Listing Price
Sold Date
Sales Price

130 Belvedere Ave
$3,995,000
12/28/2007
$3,600,000

12 Windward Rd
$3,995,000
12/6/2007
$3,850,000

424 Golden Gate
$5,495,000
12/13/2007
$5,400,000

57 West Shore Rd
$5,600,000
12/28/2007
$5,400,000

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Many Marin County home sellers took their homes off the market over the holidays. This helped overall stats. Despite the holidays, we still saw quite a few homes go into contract. Many areas of Marin are considered seller’s markets including Corte Madera, San Anselmo, Sausalito and Mill Valley. The situation in [...]

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Want to explore a new neighborhood? Get a street level view with Google Maps. If you haven’t checked it out, you should. Google has literally hired photographers to take pictures of every street and neighborhood across the country. San Francisco is basically done. Marin County is underway. In [...]

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If you have been waiting for a price reduction to write an offer on Locksley Hall, the Belvedere Mansion , you are out of luck - it appears another buyer snatched it up for a mere $65 million . The historic home owned by mining magnate Robert Friedland has been on the market for [...]

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Five Mill Valley homes sold (closed escrow) last week. 3 of the 5 sold over the list price, 1 sold at the list price, and 1 sold under. Does that sound like a real estate market in the tank?
Are we still seeing multiple offers? Absolutely! The best cities in Marin to [...]

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Looking at the Marin County median home prices for August is pretty depressing. The percentage change for many cities is down. Tiburon is down 38.23% since August of 2006. Does this mean home prices have dropped almost 40%??
No, they haven’t. Many Marin County areas only have a handful of sales each [...]

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Initial numbers are in for August Marin real estate sales!

According to initial numbers, the median price is $1,045,000 for single family residential homes. The median price for all residential (including condos) is $947,000. This represents a 6.4% change over last year, and a 12.81% change over August 2005.
Initial sales numbers by Marin County [...]

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