Marin County Real Estate

On June 17, 2010 the Marin Independent Journal Reported that Marin Housing Sales and Prices were up from last year.
For the whole article go to: Marin Independent Journal Article Marin Housing Sales and Prices Up

Not too long ago this web site ran a post/article titled: Open Houses, Looky Lou’s, and Stinky Poo that addressed [...]

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Today the Marin Independent Journal came out with the headlines: Top Story: Drop in Home Prices Bucks Regional Trend. And once more we’re back to interpreting misleading headlines:
John Rusting, a real estate instructor at College of Marin and certified appraiser in the East Bay, said it’s hard to put much stock in such statistics given [...]

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What does today’s 2009/2010 buyer of real estate look like? Here are some statistics from the National Association of Realtors that you might find very insightful, especially if your thinking of selling your home in today’s real estate market.

NAR has recently released the 2009 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers.  The report [...]

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Chase Bank Incompetent? Or, Deliberately Stalling Housing Recovery?
You’ve seen the massive ad campaign played out on television’s everywhere in California for Chase Bank? “We all shine on” , the John Lennon song plays in the background while a surfer paddle outs to the surf? Not sure who’s suppose to be “shining on”, but it sure [...]

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Hello Everyone,
According to the July 18 Wall Street Journal “The Dow ended the week up 7.3% at 8743.94, taking just five days to recover almost all the 7.4% decline of the previous four weeks—–.”  The article went on to say this was the strongest weekly gain for the Dow since March.  Look for more volatility in stocks in [...]

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Morgan Lane purchases Pacific Union 
SF Gate’s Article: Boutique Morgan Lane Buys Pacific Union
SF Business Times Morgan Lane / Pacific Union Article 
       According to the Daily Pundit/ San Francisco Real Estate Blog:  Morgan Lane has purchased Pacific Union.  And, it appears Avram Goldman – Pacific Union’s CEO will not be going along for the ride.  Many [...]

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Marin Independent Journal Article: Median Home Price DipsMSNBC: Housing Flashes Signs Recession May Be EndingMSNBC: Mortgage Rates Fall Back From 7 Month High

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     Despite the struggling economy, every month more than 5000 people buy a house in the Bay Area.  What do these people know that others may not?  Are these people investing in a declining market? It appears that despite the economy there are plenty of people who’ve decided that it is time to buy.  Many of [...]

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How to become popular in real estate by badmouthing your competition!
    There’s an email circulating around Marin County real estate offices these days from the owners of a local real estate company’s owners pointing out the differences between their company and another  real estate company here in Marin.  What appears to be a comparison between the two [...]

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    Keep an eye on Inman News, and other advocates for large real estate technology corporations.  If you’re not familiar with Inman News visit the Inman News real estate web site.   Bradley Inman, once a real estate journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle ,created Inman News which appears to be a real estate web site that tries to [...]

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Mortgae Rates Fall, Set Yet Another Record

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Real Estate Tales From the Front Line!
D-Day Vet’s Tale Parallels Mortgage Crisis
White House Closes In On Housing Plan
JP Morgan and Citigroup Haulting Foreclosures
Homebuilder Sentiment Up From Historic Low

Dock of the Bay -  Strawberry / Mill Valley looking out at San Francisco

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