The graph below breaks down the current number of homes for sale in Marin County, California, as of February 26, 2007, along with the price ranges of all active listings by town/city:
Marin Single Family Homes For Sale

Town/City

Homes for Sale

Price Range

Sausalito

24

$925,000-$11 million

Belvedere/Tiburon

50

$852,000-$13.95 million

Mill Valley

52

$725,000-$4.295 million

Larkspur

5

$945,000-$1.995 million

Corte Madera

8

$650,000-$27 million

Greenbrae

9

$995,000-$1.675 million

Kentfield

15

$595,000-$18.9 million

Ross

13

$649,000-$22 million

San [...]

The San Rafael market (along with the Marin County market, in general) is fairly strong for this time of year (as of the writing of this report), especially in the under $700K range. It is worth noting that these homes tend to be smaller and/or in poor condition, in less desirable neighborhoods, and/or located on [...]

Novato Overall, the market in Novato seems fairly typical of what we expect this time of year, especially in the bread and butter price ranges (e.g., up to $800,000). Nicely maintained and updated homes located in affordable neighborhoods with good schools (and which are priced correctly) are seeing multiple offers. But, even with multiple offers, [...]

Each week I select one home that was on brokers? tour in Marin County, California, which I feel really stands out (e.g., winning criteria may include value, unique location, desirable or unusual architectural properties, views, or some other striking feature). These are NOT my listings, but rather ones that I truly and objectively think have [...]

Marin County, California sits just north of San Francisco (across the Golden Gate Bridge) and boasts some of the most dramatic and expensive homes in the Bay Area. Homes in Marin (Mill Valley, Sausalito, Tiburon, Belvedere, Ross, Kentfield, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Greenbrae, Corte Madera, Larkspur, and Novato) are not entirely immune to the effects [...]

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, close to $1.5 trillion in adjustable-rate-mortgages are due to have their rates reset this year. Now that it looks like the Fed will not lower interest rates anytime soon, these already-stretched home-owners/borrowers will soon see the 3 & 5 year fixed intermediate ARM loans (they took out during the [...]

The following is a snapshot of the number of homes for sale in Marin County, California, as of January 25, 2007, along with the price ranges for each town:

Mill Valley
52 Homes
$715,000 -$6,000,000

Sausalito
25 Homes
$949,000-$11,000,000

Larkspur
7 Homes
$945,000-$2.699,000

Corte Madera
12 Homes
$650,000-$27,000,000

Kentfield
8 Homes
$1.595,000-$18.900,000

San Anselmo
28 Homes
$699,000-$2,590,000

San Rafael
61 Homes
$519,000-$4,595,000

Novato
113 Homes
$495,000-9,250,000

Despite the seemingly healthy numbers of homes for sale in Mill Valley, [...]

In Marin County, over the past few weeks and back as far as mid-November, more and more buyers have made their move and written offers on homes they feel represent good value. Many of them are bubble sitters who stood back over the past year to see where the chips were going to fall (e.g., [...]

Today I was with clients walking through a bread and butter home in a desirable neighborhood in Mill Valley?average home, some upgrades, decent yard, partial views, all in all, decently priced at $1.1 million (I know this last part sounds crazy to those of you outside of the Bay Area). But, the thing that struck [...]

 Differences Matter
All agents are not the same.  The services related to selling your home are not fungible—each agent brings a different level of skills and experience to the table. 
Hiring the right agent is a serious matter.  And it should be taken seriously.  A home is (for most) one of the biggest assets in their portfolio.  Selling that [...]