Sellers often want to know whether they can continue to live in their homes while they are being marketed or whether they need to move out. Sellers can stay as long as they follow some simple guidance. All of these precautions invite buyers to relax and appreciate your home: Clean and ready to present – The first week or two will be the busiest for showings. Your home should be clean and tidy Continue Reading
Strong Luxury Home Sales in Marin County
Seven to eight percent of Marin homes sold each year are considered luxury properties. This chart shows that luxury home prices have surged since 2019 (up 18-20% each year in 2020 and 2021), leveling in 2022 and 2023. Since statistics can be misleading and misinterpreted, we checked two indicators of sale price: Median sale price. The median price peaked at $6.6M in 2021 and decreased Continue Reading
How to Present the Winning Offer on a Marin County Home When There are Multiple Offers
The Marin County real estate market has favored sellers for the last 10 years. This means that buyers usually face bidding on desirable homes, typically those in good school districts, a walk to town, close to San Francisco, and remodeled/in good condition. In multiple offer situations, these houses may sell between 2 to 10% over the asking price. How to win? An experienced, successful agent will Continue Reading
How to Choose a Mortgage Advisor in Marin County and Get the Best Deal
An Experienced Mortgage Advisor Shares Her Tips We sat down with Susan Willis, a Senior Mortgage Advisor at All California Mortgage, who we’ve been happily recommending (along with her business partner Lisa Fonarow) to our clients for three decades. Susan has been in the loan business since 1988 and a mortgage consultant since 2001. We asked her about choosing a mortgage advisor and tips for Continue Reading
History and Prevention of Wildfires in Marin
Marin’s natural beauty can be attributed in part to its wooded slopes and valleys. Given the recent increase in California wildfires, clients often ask us about wildfire hazards in Marin. Although insurance companies have become cautious about insuring homes in the county because of the large fires further north in the state, wildfires have not often occurred in Marin. Most fires were in Continue Reading
Splitting Lots in Marin County Under SB9 – What you Need to Know
SB9 allows lot splitting in single-family zones with only ministerial review Senate Bill 9 (SB9) allows a property owner – if certain conditions are met – to subdivide a parcel in a single-family zone into two lots that can be smaller than the required minimum size (usually 7,500 square feet). SB9 is meant to help ease the state’s critical shortage of affordable housing by encouraging the Continue Reading
Why You Use a Title & Escrow Company when Buying Home
Title and Escrow Services In Marin County, title companies handle title and escrow services needed for buying a home. The company, chosen by the home buyer, provides two essential services: Escrow: Escrow is a service which handles the funds and documents involved in a property transaction. An escrow company is licensed and regulated by the State of California. Escrow begins when a seller Continue Reading
Accessory Units (ADUs) in Marin County
Solving the Lack of Housing in Marin: Implementing Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) The California Housing Opportunity and More Efficiency (“HOME”) Act, also known as SB 9, paves the way to increased housing in residential Marin neighborhoods. California needs more affordable housing, estimated to be 2-3 million new homes by 2025. The law focuses on more housing in single-family neighborhoods. Almost 66% Continue Reading
Are You Buying a Condo or a PUD – Why Does this Matter?
Condominiums and Planned Unit Developments (PUDs) are both Common Interest Developments, which refer to types of land ownership. These forms of ownership share certain characteristics: Common ownership of private residential property; for example, building structures, landscaping, and recreational facilities. Mandatory membership of all owners in a homeowners’ association (HOA) which Continue Reading
Where are the best home values in Marin?
Over the years the answer has remained the same: the further north from the Golden Gate Bridge, the more you can buy for your dollars. Median home prices decrease with the distance north from San Francisco, with homes in Novato selling at about half the cost of homes in Mill Valley. Here are prices in 2023: Notable difference in home values as you go north! San Rafael and Novato are on Continue Reading
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