If you are a first-time home buyer or are otherwise limited by your budget, you have affordable alternatives for a home in Marin County: condos and townhouses. There are lots of advantages to consider. Prices of Single Family Homes in Marin, 2023 Prices of Condos and Townhouses in Marin, 2023 Why Consider a Townhome or Condo? Price You get more for your investment: townhomes and Continue Reading
Free Structural Evaluations for All Madeline Schaider Real Estate Clients
Interview with Robert Ross, Our Structural and Design Consultant Robert Ross, who has many years of experience designing and building homes in Marin County, has worked with Madeline Schaider Real Estate for over 30 years as a structural consultant. In this role, Robert (who is not a Realtor) acts as a trusted advisor, collaborating closely with us to provide advice benefiting both our buyers and Continue Reading
Which Repairs Should I Make Before Listing My Home for Sale?
Inspect Your Home First Most Marin property owners have their homes inspected prior to listing them for sale. Pre-sale inspections are important for these reasons: Inspection reports alert sellers and buyers to issues that could impact the value of the property. All homes, whether newly constructed or older, will have defects. Some defects are relatively easy to correct while others may Continue Reading
How Long Will It Take to Sell My Home?
The length of time it takes to sell a home in Marin County depends on these factors: List Price Homes in Marin are in high demand, due in large part to low inventory. Well-priced homes sell quickly, within weeks. Overpriced homes may remain unsold for months. See more about how to price your home. Price Bracket In Marin, most homes sell on average within 30 days. Homes priced above $4.4 Continue Reading
Can I Live in My Home While It’s on the Market?
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. The Best Advice Our best advice to sellers is to move out before listing their home for sale. That allows for efficient cosmetic improvements, upgrades, and professional staging. All of these steps are important for obtaining the best price and the highest 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 may 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 tell 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 California 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 Continue Reading
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