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2009
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I have read a lot of blogs about the next phase of mortgage delinquencies. Jeff from Lancaster, PA does a great job in illustrating. This is one of those posts where I wish I didn't have to write it, but felt it was so important to my readers that I would be remiss not to at least talk about it...
09/30/2009
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I remember that April morning this past spring when I had other plans and didn't get to partake in my annual ritual of camping in front of the TV to watch the NFL draft. However, though I wasn't watching I was quickly made aware by friends and later by news media that Oakland Raiders owner Al Da...
09/21/2009
A $2,000,000 beautiful Larkspur, Ca home could be yours for just $150. The 3rd Annual Marin Dream House Raffle will be held February 20, 2010, but before then there are three Early Bird Drawings giving away nearly $110,000 cash. The winner of the Grand Prize in February could accept the beautif...
09/17/2009
I saw the most amazing home today on our Marin County Broker Tour. Obviously, not my listing and not one within my brokerage. However, I believe this is one of the best deals in our area. Unfortunately, I can't tell you where it is, how much or why it is so fantastic. The listing agent won't...
09/16/2009
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In a landslide victory, the San Francisco Ferry system demolished the San Francisco Giants on Saturday evening. My buddy, we'll call him Rex, called me Saturday morning with a pair of tickets to the Giants/Dodgers game that evening at AT&T Park. By mid-day I was able to confirm with the family t...
09/14/2009
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Twelve properties closed escrow in Sausalito, CA in August according to Bareis. Of the nine residences sold, 5 were condominiums averaging $683,000 and $411/sf. Four were single-family residences averaging $1,195,000 and $526/sf. Two floating homes closed averaging $940,000 and $619/sf and one m...
09/11/2009
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Another wonderful benefit of living in Marin County and the exceptional Bay Area climate is free food. We are lucky to have a garden and fruit trees bearing: apples, Myers lemons, grapefruit, Kiwi, figs, fava beans, tomatoes, potatoes, squash and rhubarb. Our neighbors also have an abundance o...
09/11/2009
Marin County offers so many recreational opportunities, but I have found there is no better way to start the day than from the top of the Marin Headlands, looking East over the Golden Gate Bridge toward the rising sun. . At an early age I was stricken with ‘wake up early' disease. It is incurable...
09/11/2009
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This is a an old quiz, but it got me today while reading Snap Judgement by David Adler. A baseball bat and ball cost $1.10 in total. The baseball bat costs $1.00 more than the ball, how much does the ball cost? Pretty easy, unh?
09/09/2009
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How do you feel about the 'Take Your Shoes Off Please' sign at open houses? Personally, I'm not a big fan of exposing my socks to the fungi and disease others may be kicking around. It happened to me again today on tour, I approached this $675k home in Mill Valley, CA, (where the median price is...
09/09/2009
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