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TOWN # CURRENT # LISTINGS AVERAGE AVERAGE  ABSORB   ACTIVE SOLD IN  SQ FT LIST SQ FT SOLD RATE   LISTINGS SEPT. 09 PRICE PRICE               Belvedere 0 0       Corte Madera 4 0 451.17   ~ Fairfax 2 0 386.3   ~ Greenbrae 13 2 437.52 379.15 6.5 Mths Kentfield 0 0       Larkspur 7 0 494.5   ~ Mill...

TOWN # CURRENT # LISTINGS AVERAGE AVERAGE ABSORB   ACTIVE SOLD IN SQ FT LIST SQ FT SOLD RATE   LISTINGS SEPT. 09 PRICE PRICE               Belvedere 34 1 $1,610 804.22 34 Mths Corte Madera 23 5 564.19 448.75 4.6 Mths Fairfax 29 6 419.5 419.34 4.8 Mths Greenbrae 19 4 564.13 547.53 4.75 Mths Kentf...

Once again our banks are working against providing any assistance to homeowners whether it be in the form of loan modifcation or short sales. They simply refuse to comply. Check out this NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/11/business/11nocera.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper It seems to me...

Check out latest sales statistics for Marin County at: http://www.marinrealtygroup.com/category/insight-to-marin-real-estate/

Back in February I wrote a blog about how the credit card companies are killing their golden goose - us. Here's a link to that article: http://www.marinrealtygroup.com/insight-to-marin-real-estate/hey-credit-card-companies-ever-hear-of-the-golden-goose/?preview=true&preview_id=161&preview_nonce=e...

US Banks - America's domestic terrorists. Ah, you say. What a bold statement. As we approach the 4th of July holiday and honor the founding of America I contend that we have a new threat to America's economic safety and recovery. That threat is the US banking system. Being in real estate and work...

Below is a table of average square foot prices of Single Family Homes sold in Marin County - calculated for both county as a whole and town-by-town. These prices are based on sales prices divided by the square footage of home. 2005 - 2008 reflect year-end prices and 2009 reflects prices through M...

Yearly Volume of Single Family Home Sales since 2005 (Covering Sales from January 1st through April 30 of each year)                     Saus        MV       Belv      Tib   CMadera    Lark       SR        2005               22        115         14        39        31         26        149      ...

It sure is interesting to watch Marin's monthly real estate sales in  different price ranges. I break our market into 4 price ranges and calculate statistics for Single Family homes and Condos/Townhomes separately. The price ranges I use are $0 - $499,999, $500k - $999,999, $1M - 1,999,999, and o...