Posted in Living in Marin, Marin Real Estate, Parenting on Jul 14th, 2008
Marin County makes the list of “America’s Best Places to Raise A Family” according to a June 30, 2008 article on www.forbes.com. Marin ranked #15 on the list of 20 best places.
Forbes used 10 data points for their ranking. Among the areas under consideration were education, housing, cost of living, crime, air quality and [...]
Posted in Marin Real Estate on Jul 11th, 2008
I keep seeing emails flying about saying- motivated sellers, make an offer. Unfortunately, most sellers don’t realize (or won’t admit to themselves) that this tactic doesn’t generally work. There are a number of flaws with this strategy:
How many people truly get the “memo” that the seller is motivated? A few real estate agents? Certainly not [...]
Posted in Marin Market Trends, Marin Real Estate on Jul 8th, 2008
An uphill climb and it all looks good. The chart below reflects all Marin County residential real estate. As you can see detailed in the chart, January sales stats county wide were dismal- down 45% from the previous year. Since March, the number of Marin homes and condos going into contract over the same month [...]
Posted in Marin Real Estate on Jul 8th, 2008
The number of single family Marin homes for sale increased by almost 10% over June of 2007. The number of Marin County homes sold was down over 20% from June 2007. Despite the number of sold properties being down, the bright light continues to be strong sale pending numbers. The number of Marin homes under [...]
Posted in Marin Real Estate, Mortgage on May 25th, 2008
Have a home equity line of credit you were planning on taking money out of for an upcoming remodel, home purchase, or other need? It may not be there when you need it!
Sofia Nadjibi, Mortgage Broker at Union Trust Mortgage in Marin County gave me some words of wisdom to pass on to my [...]
Posted in Belvedere, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Larkspur, Marin Market Trends, Marin Real Estate, Mill Valley, Novato, Ross, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Sausalito, Tiburon on May 24th, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Marin Real Estate, Mortgage on May 10th, 2008
Starting to think about buying a house in beautiful Marin? You probably start your search on the internet. You start looking at what homes are selling for, doing your initial research to see what you can afford, you might even call a realtor.
You aren’t really ready to look seriously for a home, just [...]
Posted in Marin Real Estate, Novato on May 5th, 2008
You might have seen an article in your latest water bill from the Marin Municipal Water District about Bay-Friendly Landscaping. To make it easier for Marin Municipal Water District customers to adopt bay friendly gardening practices, the district is introducing a new rebate program on efficient irrigation equipment and supplies.
If you’re planning an irrigation [...]
Posted in Marin Market Trends, Marin Real Estate on May 4th, 2008
This chart makes me happy. It shows the real estate stats for Marin County single family homes for April 2008. The number of homes for sale increased 11.24% over last year. The number of Marin homes actually closing escrow is down almost 40% from last year.
I know, I know. This number sounds TERRIBLE. [...]
Posted in Marin Real Estate on Apr 27th, 2008
Buying your new Marin home can be very exciting. You find a house your really like and you want to tell everyone you know about it. Do yourself a favor and wait until you get into contract. We know you want to get the advice of everyone you know… is it a good deal? [...]
