Picture a cozy cottage nestled among the rolling hills–welcome to Pointe Marin’s Hideaway neighborhood. Secluded, yet conveniently located within easy walking distance to today’s necessities and a 2 minute drive to HWY 101 and the highly sought-after Southern Novato commute. 

This immaculate Craftsman Style home with a Great Room configuration (3 Bedrooms + Office, 3.5 Baths), [...]

Overall, Mill Valley’s real estate market is cruising into the Fall with good bit of momentum (although sales are down from last year). It remains a market that favors buyers who are flexible and willing to make sacrifices in order to obtain value. Meanwhile, many sellers have decided to wait for the real estate market to improve. [...]

The number of homes for sale in the $2 million to $4 million luxury home market in Marin County, California rose over the past to 109, compared to 106 homes in August 2008. The slight rise in inventory coincided with a respectable month of sales with 16 homes sold in August 2008 (down by 4 from July).  
 
Mill Valley [...]

Looking outside last night, my wife commented that it was "dark already" (it was about 7:15 p.m.). I personally confirmed her observation–it looks like the seasons are changing. Predictably, after the annual slowdown of sales in Marin County during the Summer months, it seems as though activity has really picked up over the past couple [...]

As Summer closes out and we enter the Autumn buying season, the entry level market in San Rafael continues performing well, despite a jump in listings. I referred to July 2008 as the "warm water month" because it seemed everyone jumped in–and that trend continues with about 36% of homes in the under $800,000 price range in escrow! That is strong. Despite stricter underwriting [...]

 While the past few evenings have brought a chill to the air, the Northern Marin (e.g., Novato) real estate market continues to show some heat. Buyers are focused and seemingly undeterred when it comes to writing offers below asking price–sometime significantly so. Sellers with a need to sell are embracing aggressive pricing. As I have said before, Novato is the [...]