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Green Building in Marin

Leslie Green Home in Mill Valley,

Finally, we are thinking about the resources that we are using and the environmental quality of our Marin homes. Green building is a buzzword in Marin and across the country. You can read a explanation of green building on Wikipedia. Here is what Green Building means: Thoughtful use of resources including water and energy. Reuse of building materials, like lumber. Healthy interior Continue Reading

Keeping Your Property Taxes Low – Senior Exemptions

Marin County Happy Homeowners

How Senior Homeowners Can Lower Their Property Taxes When you sell your home and buy another home anywhere in California, Proposition 19 allows homeowners 55 or older to save on property taxes. You can continue to pay the amount of your existing property taxes if you sell your home and buy a replacement house of equal or less value. If your replacement home has a higher value, you can still save Continue Reading

Madeline Schaider Again Voted as Best in Marin!

Madeline Schaider was voted the Best Realtor and the Best Real Estate Office in Marin for 2023, for the 4th year. The Marin Independent Journal Readers' Choice award recognized Madeline's effectiveness and dedication to her clients for 34 years.  Thanks Marin! We owe this recognition to our many clients and friends who believe in us. Thanks to all! What it takes to be an exceptional Continue Reading

Hiking with Madeline on Christmas Tree Hill

Hike in Marin, view of San Francisco and Bay

 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

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

Madeline Schaider Real Estate – Neighborhood Favorite and Readers’ Choice!

Madeline Schaider Real Estate office Corte Madera, CA

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

Private boat docks Paradise Cay, Tiburon CA

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

Selling Your Marin Home: Smart Pricing

San Anselmo CA with view of Mt Tamalpais

Smart Pricing results in a higher final sale price Correct pricing provides a quick and stress-free sale. We work with you to set your price based on: Comparable sales in your neighborhood The condition of your house The upgrades that you have made The location in your neighborhood The profiles of your potential buyers The number of competing listings on the market The Continue Reading

Living with Redwoods in Marin

House in a redwood grove

The coastal canyons on Mount Tamalpais are home to verdant redwood forests. The mild Mediterranean climate and the summer fog in Marin County are ideal for these majestic trees. Many homeowners live with and protect their redwood trees, the remnants of ancient forests. A Little History of California Redwoods The coastal redwood, Sequoia semperviens, grows well from south of Monterey to Continue Reading

Selling your Marin Home: Make the Best First Impression

Staged living room Marin County, CA White is in in for 2018 and 2019..

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 enter the house, the first impression starts on the street and continues through the first rooms. To excite buyers, it is important to communicate the “WOW” factor immediately. Continue Reading

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Happy December!🎄

Kick off the Holiday season with some family fun! See below for a few events happening this weekend! 

🎅🏻 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 🎅🏻
▪️Reserve your spot for Breakfast with Santa at the Sausalito Yacht Club with 2 seating times: 8:30am and 10:30am.

▪️Enjoy a festive breakfast buffet with Santa at the Tilden Park Merry Go Round in Berkeley, Saturday, 8:30–10:30am.

▪️Find unique holiday gifts at Novato's Holiday Crafts Faire, Saturday, 10 am–4pm.

▪️Shop for handmade crafts, enjoy authentic German food, and visit Santa at Petaluma's Christkindlmarkt Holiday Market and Crafts Fair, Saturday, 10 am–3pm.

▪️Santa arrives by fire truck for free photos and visits at Bon Air Center in Greenbrae, Saturday, noon–3pm.

▪️Bring the family to this year's WinterFest and Pixie Park Bake Sale, Marin Art and Garden Center, 3–6pm.

▪️Gather in Imagination Park for San Anselmo's holiday tree lighting, Saturday, 4pm.

🎅🏻 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 🎅🏻
▪️Santa sails into Nick's Cove in Marshall for holiday treats and complimentary photos, Sunday, 3–5pm.

▪️Enjoy a tree lighting and live music at Mill Valley's Downtown Plaza, Sunday, 5–6pm.

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