Market Blog

MID AUGUST IN MARIN - posted on: 8/14/2008
One will notice less cars on the road for the first three weeks of August as families grab their last vacation time before the kids head back to...
Housing Market Update - posted on: 8/7/2008
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JULY UPDATE - posted on: 7/15/2008
The summer is considered the golden months in Marin with the hot days being tempered by the shoreline fog. The beaches and parks are full and the...
MID-JUNE REPORT - posted on: 6/20/2008
Here we are into the summer and the best of Marin's weather and activities are upon us. A client of ours who recently moved from out of town...
Marin High End Market - posted on: 5/27/2008
The Independent Journal recently reported the recent increase in international interest in Marin in the luxury home market. With U.S. dollar now...
Early Summer Report - posted on: 5/20/2008
Here we are almost through May with perfect Marin weather conditions and as we keep an eye on the market, there are some facts well noting. We have...
It is April! - posted on: 4/4/2008
We are well into the spring and here we go with our predictions that the Marin market is not like the markets you have been reading about....
Spring has Sprung! - posted on: 3/7/2008
Here we are into March and we are experiencing an increased awareness that this Marin market is not your typical market. There are currently 844...
Love is in the Air! - posted on: 2/5/2008
We are now into February and have seen a flurry of activity as the interest rates are dipping to levels that are causing buyers to wake up and take...
IT'S JANUARY! - posted on: 1/4/2008
Here we are starting the New Year and once again the media is buzzing with their tired speculations of housing woes, recession, and the economy in...
Outlook for 2008... - posted on: 12/21/2007
The headlines today announced a recent $65 million sale in Belvedere which is the record for northern California! Now that is a great Christmas...
December Market - posted on: 12/4/2007
As December opens up and temperatures dip and we find ourselves counting the cars with trees on their roofs, we suddenly realize the excitement of...
Realtor Association Starts Online Publication - posted on: 11/28/2007
Marin Independent Journal Jennifer Upshaw jupshaw@marinij.com Article Launched: 11/24/2007 09:23:22 PM PST Aiming to ease understanding of the...
MID NOVEMBER UPDATE - posted on: 11/19/2007
Here we are into Thanksgiving and the latest reports show the median price has jumped 7% to $978,000, up from $915,000 this time last year....
The Fall Update - posted on: 11/6/2007
Here we are into November with the holidays ahead of us and an overdue "correction" in the real estate market behind us. The prediction is that...
Halloween is upon us - but there is no reason to be spooked!! - posted on: 10/22/2007
Halloween is upon us and as spooky as that may be, it is not a time to be spooked by all the media hype of the terrible condition of the real...
Mortgage Frenzy!! - posted on: 9/21/2007
Here we are almost into October and the mortgage-media frenzy has somewhat subsided with the recent Feds rate cut. Their action has not had an...
Mortgage Shakeup! - posted on: 8/9/2007
It is almost mid August and the country is humming with news of a lending institution meltdown. We have two blogs below- a letter from a mortgage...
Letter from Stan Hook - - Reality as of Aug 3 in the loan Market - posted on: 8/9/2007
What is the reality, as of August 3, 2007, in the real estate loan markets? Dear Friend, I have been in the real estate lending arena since 1991...
What does the market in Marin look like today? - posted on: 7/5/2007
It's July and warm and we just had a holiday. Buyers are jumping on new listings which they perceive to offer "value" which means that they are...
Summer is Here!! - posted on: 6/19/2007
Summer is upon us and with the surge of warmer days comes the surge of real estate activity throughout the county. 30% of the 1363 available homes...
You may be spending more on insurance than necessary! - posted on: 4/30/2007
Recently, we decided to review and perhaps upgrade all of our insurance policies. In the process we were able to save about $6,000 a year in...
Need Insurance? What you need to know! - posted on: 4/30/2007
Recently, we decided to review and perhaps upgrade all of our insurance policies. In the process we were able to save about $6,000 a year in...
Spring has sprung! - posted on: 4/30/2007
The weather is warming up and so is the real estate market. In the last few months inventory has been low and buyers have been quite aggressive...
Mid April 2007 Update - posted on: 4/6/2007
MARIN MARKET UPDATE The upsurge in the housing market continues in Marin as the weather turns beautiful and buyers come over the bridges to...
Mid March 2007 Update - posted on: 3/19/2007
It is mid-March and we are seeing a huge increase in activity here in Marin which had the largest jump in sales volume-nearly 25 percent-among...
What's Happening in Marin County!! - posted on: 2/21/2007
MARIN COUNTY It's February and the New Year is off to a great start with optimism on the sides of both buyers and sellers. With 2006 behind us...
Update on Sleepy Hollow-San Anselmo - posted on: 2/21/2007
SLEEPY HOLLOW Currently there are nine homes on the market in the Hollow with an average asking price of $1.74 million. Seven homes were taken off...
The market is looking up in December in Marin. - posted on: 11/30/2006
As often happen in the winter months, inventory is dropping in Marin quickly. Fewer homes are coming on the market and the ones being withdrawn are...
Marin Real Estate Market Update - posted on: 11/17/2006
The market is exhibiting a healthy turn as we approach the end of the year. Sales are up 10% from the middle of September and the median price for...
Kathy Schlegel: The housing sky is not falling - posted on: 11/3/2006
Kathy Schlegel Marin Independent Journal Article Launched:10/30/2006 04:48:15 AM PST RECENT NEWSPAPER headlines such as "housing prices fall" and...
What is going on in Sleepy Hollow-San Anselmo? - posted on: 10/20/2006
Currently there are 15 homes on the market in the Hollow which is a record for us considering only 16 homes have sold so far this year. Last year...
So what is going on with Marin Real Estate? - posted on: 10/20/2006
Contrary to the IJ reporting we are still seeing sales with the normal slowdown in August and some pick up in September. The market is certainly...
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Sleepy Hollow-San Anselmo - posted on: 10/20/2006
SLEEPY HOLLOW Currently there are 15 homes on the market in the Hollow which is a record for us considering only 16 homes have sold so far this...
Update on Marin County - posted on: 10/20/2006
MARIN COUNTY So what is going on with Marin Real Estate? Contrary to the IJ reporting we are still seeing sales with the normal slowdown in August...
So what's going on now in Real Estate in the Marin-Bay Area - posted on: 6/30/2006
After a minor flurry in May and June we are seeing a slowdown for the 4th of July holiday. What we are noticing is that the high end in Marin is...
BUYING & SELLING HOMES IN MARIN - posted on: 3/30/2006
The median price of single family homes in Marin dropped 1.6% in August to $984,500, an annual gain of 14.6%. Although homes sales rose 9.2% from...
Market Update! - posted on: 3/30/2006
There are a lot of house selling...