Posts Tagged ‘Marin’
Fast Facts About Marin County
- Marin County Population= 248,742*
- In 2006, there were approximately 107,986 housing units
- Marin covers a land area of just under 520 square miles
*per 2000 U.S.Census
More Marin County Resources:
I am very excited to report that my office’s efforts to go green are working. Pacific Union has reduced it’s garbage by more than 50% over the last couple of months. The reduction is due in large part to the elimination of paper plates, napkins, plastic cutlery, and plastic bottles.
We now use recycled copy paper, and I often find paper being reused. I truly appreciate the efforts of our green police, although the motion sensors on the lights can be a little disturbing, especially if the lights go off and you get caught chatting with someone in the kitchen in the dark!
Way to go green, Pacific Union Marin!
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 doing a little initial research and then you see it- your perfect dream home. It is “the one” and you HAVE to have it. You call your favorite Marin county realtor and say Ginger, “I want to put an offer on that home.”
“Great Joe,” I say, “did you call the mortgage broker I referred you to and get pre-approved?”
……
……
“Joe, are you there?” 
A year ago, you could almost get an approval in a hour or so. It wasn’t a good one, but nobody really cared. Right now, pre-approvals are taking about two weeks for Marin home buyers. Why so long? Well, there are a lot fewer places where you can go to get a jumbo loan in California, and even fewer lenders with reasonable rates.
What we have here is called a roadblock.
Fewer lenders available = a serious back log of buyers all going down the same single lane. The road isn’t closed, but traffic is pretty slow. The mortgage brokers I work with say it takes about two weeks for a pre-approval and suggest 60 days for a close of escrow.
I have a secret for you. (There is a way around the roadblock!) Listen close…
Get pre-approved BEFORE you find your perfect Marin County dream home!