The number of home sales in the Mill Valley, California real estate market slipped to 16 listings sold, compared with 27 in December 2009. Based on last month’s total, we currently have an overall inventory of homes sufficient to last 3.7 months (note that several homes came on the market very recently). This is a big reduction from the [...]

After a strong run of 6 months with $5 million and up sales, Tiburon and Belvedere had none in January 2010. There are currently 65 listings in the 94920 zip code, which covers Tiburon and Belvedere, CA. It was quite a slow month, with just 3 sales. While the sales totals remain similar to that of late 2007 (well [...]

San Rafael, California real estate sales slowed in January 2010, with 25 trades, down about 20% from December. The entry level price band (under $600K) remains active, with 59% of homes now in escrow. Meanwhile, the $600K to $800K price band (a mix of entry level and move-up homes) has risen to about 36% of homes in escrow. The [...]

The frenetic Novato, California real estate market slowed (at least in terms of closed sales) in January 2010. We had 25 sales, compared with 42 sales in December. The average sales price of Novato homes in January 2010 was $525,440. These homes averaged 97 days on market, were about 1,763 sq. ft., and averaged roughly $309 sq. ft. Novato’s absorption rate [...]

When Will Marin County Real Estate Markets Return To Normal?
We are approached daily by our clients with requests to predict what will happen in our local real estate markets in the near future. To shape our perspective, Morgan Lane researched Marin County single family home (SFH) sales and indexed them (on a units-sold basis) to [...]

Tiburon and Belvedere have posted $5 million and up sales every month for the past six months. While overall sales and activity remain choppy, anecdotally, we are seeing that interest in these tony nieghborhods rise, along with interest in high-end luxury homes. There are currently 71 listings in the 94920 zip code (compared with 72 last month), which covers Tiburon and Belvedere, CA. 
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