The Marin luxury home market continues to flourish with homes bringing record high prices. 147 Marin homes sold in 2022 for more than $4.6M and are considered luxury homes. Most of these homes reside in Belvedere, Mill Valley, Ross, and Tiburon. Here are the five most expensive homes of the 147 sold. This information is courtesy of the Marin Multiple Listing Services (MLS). Ross Continue Reading
Transforming Fireplaces Helps Optimize Home Sales
Five homeowners planning to sell their Marin County properties had this in common: fireplaces that were were 40-60 years old and needed an update. Fireplaces are often a focal point of a room, so their appearance counts. Madeline Schaider Real Estate and her design team transformed these fireplaces as part of their strategy to maximize the sale price of the homes. See the dramatic results Continue Reading
What Do Easements 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
Effective Marketing Sells Your Marin Home:
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 have pages of real estate ads, but Continue Reading
Make the Best First Impression When Selling your Marin Home
You have only one chance to make the best first impression Most buyers see your home for the first time on the Internet. If you make a good first impression through attractive photos, they visit in person. When they walk up to the house, the first impression starts on the street and then through the interior and gardens. To excite buyers, it is important to communicate the “WOW” factor Continue Reading
Challenges for Seniors Buying and Selling Marin County Homes
Many seniors are looking for Marin homes that are easier for living: usually single level, smaller, and with less upkeep. They may be moving to be closer to family and convenient to shopping and services. It’s important to understand the challenges seniors may have in buying their next home. Selling your current home It’s important that seniors have qualified help in selling their homes, Continue Reading
Walking and Biking Safely to School in Marin
Marin has been a national leader in promoting students walking and biking to school Walking, cycling, and commuting on school buses were once an American tradition and an important part of free public education. By year 2000, most parents drove their children to and from school--many one student per car. The most common reasons for driving children to school have been longer distances to schools Continue Reading
Are Eichler Homes Popular in the Marin Real Estate Market?
Eichler homes are a perfect fit to the Marin County, California climate and lifestyle. They merge the indoors with the outdoors, allowing us to live out of doors even when are inside. Walls of glass to the rear and central courtyards provide light, views, and easy access to nature. Flexible floor plans adapt easily to changing family needs. Marin has about 1,600 Eichler-built homes, Continue Reading