Blog By The Bay

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 [...]

Read Full Post »

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 [...]

Read Full Post »

Many people are surprised to find out I live in Larkspur when they thought I lived in Greenbrae but I have a Kentfield zip code. Did I confuse you?
Our little cities in Marin County are so close together, I think it is confusing to everyone. So how does this whole city/town/county thing [...]

Read Full Post »

The city of Larkspur celebrates 100 years on Saturday.  Festivities kick off at 1pm with a parade in downtown Larkspur. 
The City of Larkspur was founded on March 1, 1908.
Get the scoop on Larkspur’s birthday here or visit Larkspur’s centennial calendar.
Larkspur’s centennial theme is "Meet me in Larkspur".  I will meet you anytime in [...]

Read Full Post »

The median home sale price in Larkspur was $1,929,500 in January 2008.  The stats look very similar to January of 2007, with two fewer homes sold.

Larkspur Homes
Jan 2007
Jan 2008

∆

% ∆

For Sale
11
10
-1
-9.09

Under Contract
1
1
0
0.00

Sold
4
2
-2
-50.00

*Single family homes only

Read Full Post »

This just in… the Marin IJ reported late this afternoon that Trader Joes is planning to add a third Marin location. According to the IJ, Trader Joes is set to take over a 10,000 square foot spot at Cost Plus Plaza, just off the 101 freeway at Lucky Drive in Larkspur (in the old [...]

Read Full Post »

There are many child friendly restaurants in Marin.  Here are just a few of my favorites:
Fish
350 Harbor Dr, Sausalito - (415) 331-3474
This Sausalito restaurant is pricey, but I love it. Order at the counter and sit inside or out (but bring a coat). The fish tacos are great, the setting is fantastic. The [...]

Read Full Post »

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 [...]

Read Full Post »

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 [...]

Read Full Post »

October 3, 2007 is International Walk & Roll to School Day! Children and adults around the globe will be walking & biking to school.
Why?

Reduce traffic
Get some physical activity
Create less pollution

Teams of parents & students will have staging areas where students who live far from school can meet to join neighborhood children as they [...]

Read Full Post »