Marin’s population is growing older, and as Marin realtors we are assisting more clients 65 year and older to find the best living situations. Here the statistics on age from the US Census. Median Age of Marin Residents Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Median Age In years 29.8 33.7 38.2 41.3 44.5 47.1 In 2020 the median age for California was 36.7 years and for Continue Reading
Hiking with Madeline on Christmas Tree Hill
Christmas Tree Hill Walk A walk up Christmas Tree Hill starts at the Old Town Square (Menke Park) in the oldest part of Corte Madera. Like many of the older neighborhoods in Mill Valley and Sausalito, there are stairs that were installed to take visitors from nearby train stations up the hills to the good life and spectacular views. One of Madeline’s favorite hikes proceeds Continue Reading
What is an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)?
An Accessory Dwelling Unit (aka second unit, backyard cottage, or granny unit) is an independent living facility for one or more persons, located on the same lot as a single-family or multi-family home. ADUs can be attached to the primary residence, detached from the primary residence, or within the walls of an existing home. An ADU must have a full, separate kitchen (including stove, Continue Reading
Living Near Water in Marin: Risks and Solutions
Is Your Marin Home in a Flood Zone? In Marin, heavy rains and runoff into our creeks can cause flooding in nearby neighborhoods. If the bay tides are high, the streams drain slower and flooding can be more severe. Areas that are prone to flooding in Marin are areas along creeks and low areas along the bay. There have been only a few years of serious flooding in Marin. However, the increase in Continue Reading
Easements: What Do They Mean for Your Property?
When you buy or sell a property, you may have to understand the easements on the property and how they affect your ownership. Easements have an effect on the title to a property. What are Easements? An easement on a property gives an adjacent property, individuals, a business like a utility company, or a town the right to use part of your property. An easement can also restrict the use of your Continue Reading
Olompali State Historic Park: A Window into Marin’s Past
Olompali State Historic Park is located in northern Marin County. The name of the park comes from the Coast Miwok people who lived here from about 6,000 BC until the 1850's. This peaceful park of 700 acres looks east over the Petaluma River and San Pablo Bay, at the northern end of San Francisco Bay. Looking out to the tidal flats and the bay, you can imagine what Mill Valley and Corte Madera Continue Reading
China Camp State Park: Escape to Nature in East San Rafael
China Camp State Park is in east San Rafael, CA along the shores of San Pablo Bay, at the north end of San Francisco Bay. The park spans 1,514 acres of grass-covered gentle hills and beaches. China Camp offers many opportunities for hiking, camping, mountain biking, picnics, and running. The park is maintained and managed by the friends of China Camp, which also provides an informative Continue Reading
Madeline Hikes to Carson Falls
Carson Falls on the north side of Mount Tamalpais is at its best after the winter rains with good flow through early spring. The walk is fairly strenuous, but worth the trip on a sunny day. The stream feeding the falls flows through a meadow at the top, then down a rocky canyon into three pools. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVAc-lsUqPg Finding Carson Falls From downtown Fairfax, Continue Reading
Madeline Schaider Real Estate – Neighborhood Favorite and Readers’ Choice!
For the second year, our neighbors have voted Madeline Schaider Real Estate the Neighborhood Favorite Realtor on Nextdoor.com. We took first place over four other larger real estate companies. We are honored that our neighbors recognize our quality of service. Madeline Schaider founded her company 30 years ago with the intention of providing outstanding personal service to home buyers and Continue Reading
Selling Your Marin Home: Effective Marketing
Advertise where your buyers are looking Most buyers first see your house on the internet. Print advertising, important a decade ago, is of minor importance. You can see that the Marin Independent Journal has perhaps four pages of real estate ads on Sunday, where there used to be a dozen. The glossy, free real estate magazines are gone. Some monthly publications, like Marin Magazine, have Continue Reading
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