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2008
The table below shows the sales activity for Marin County and Southern Sonoma County for the month of December 2007, sorted alphabetically by the name of the City. As you will see, the number of homes selling is decreasing as is the number homes being sold at, or over, the original asking price....
01/09/2008
Before my dog died, I used to go to Stinson Beach every year on New Year's Day, regardless of the weather. Being the good dog that he was, my dog always came along gladly and braved the weather with me.This year, without my beloved four legged companion, I traveled with my two legged companion--...
01/06/2008
This historical chart shows that Marin County Real Estate remains a solid investment. But don't get me wrong... it is still a long term investment. While the average sales price is up substantially this year, the volume is the lowest that it has been in 12 years. 2007 (at least as of this wri...
01/06/2008
The chart below shows clearly that property values in Marin County continue to defy gravity. What the chart doesn't show is that the high property values are primarily in Southern Marin County, with Northern Marin (Novato and Northern San Rafael) really taking a beating. Novato, in particular, ...
01/06/2008
The chart below shows that average sales prices in Sonoma have been flat since 2005. This is actually pretty impressive given all the bank-owned and short sale properties that have come on the market recently. The high end remains strong, with lower and middle range homes moving slowly. Althou...
01/06/2008
The chart below shows the month by month activity, from 2001 to present, the average sales price and the humber of homes sold in the beautiful town of Sonoma. As you will see on this chart and again on the historical chart, prices are flat in the town of Sonoma. Volume, on the other hand, is do...
01/06/2008
As of January 5, 2008 17% of the available listings in Tiburon are in escrow, which some sources say indicates a Buyer's Market.For the month of December 2007 10 homes sold in Tiburon for an average final selling price of $2,328,690.The average original asking price of these homes was $2,744,800....
01/06/2008
As of January 5, 2008 17% of available listings in Sausalito are in escrow, which some sources say indicates a Buyer's Market.For the month of December 2007 9 homes sold in Sausalito for an average final selling price of $1,574,444.The average original asking price of these homes was $1,933,822.I...
01/06/2008
As of January 5, 2008 17% of available listings in San Rafael are in escrow which some sources say indicates a Buyer's Market.For the month of December 2007 31 homes sold in San Rafael for an average final selling price of $913,452.The average original asking price of these homes was $973,787.It ...
01/06/2008
As of January 5, 2008 37% of available listings in San Anselmo are in escrow.For the month of December 2007 12 homes sold in San Anselmo for an average final selling price of $1,182,125.The average original asking price of these homes was $1,236,667.It took these homes an average of 59 days to se...
01/06/2008
