marin homes: Photos Count in the Sale of Your House - New Research - 10/08/10 03:35 PM
For years we've credited part of our home selling success to our use of quality, wide-angle photos in the marketing of your home. Now, there's research to back it up.
A new study by Redfin took a data sample of more than 100,000 listings that were listed for sale during 2009. They evaluated the selling price of homes that had pictures taken with a simple digital point and shoot and compared them to properties where the listing photos were taken with a digital SLR (professional quality photos). The result? Homes that had higher quality or professional photos taken got a higher selling … (3 comments)
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marin homes: Marin County Real Estate Market Update - Winter 2010 - 01/31/10 03:01 PM
2010's Potentially Bumpy Road to Recovery in Marin
There's reason to be both optimistic and guarded about the 2010 real estate market. On the one hand, after more than a year of bad news for home prices, we finally are starting to see some steadiness in several Marin market segments. However, excitement about this possible turning point is tempered.
Many analysts are predicting another dip in the market, about mid-year. The reasons? Rising foreclosures, possibly higher mortgage rates and the end of government homebuyer incentives (the scheduled end-some predict there will be an extension).
Still, I say let's focus on some … (0 comments)
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marin homes: Novato Sales Trends - 11/13/08 08:04 PM
I happened to run some numbers for home sales in Novato the other day, comparing October, 2007 to October, 2008. I was astonished at a number I found.
In 2007, Novato's average price for a single-family home was $790,550. This year, that number fell to $739,359, representing a 6.5% decline. Average days on market stayed exactly the same year-over-year at 113.
But the number of homes sold really surprised me. In October, 2007, 20 single-family homes changed hands. This year, it was 36, or an 80% increase over last year!
Of course, the lower end of the market is leading the … (1 comments)
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marin homes: A Tale of Two Marin County Cities - 08/25/08 05:39 PM
If you are familiar with Marin County Real Estate at all, you know that Tiburon and Mill Valley are situated right next to each other. Each is in Southern Marin, close to the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco. Each is highly desirable and each abounds with beauty.
But in this year's changing real estate market, they are both very, very different.
First, Tiburon's average home sales price this year is $1,865,457. Last year-to-date it was $2,084,147, representing a drop this year of 10.5%. Not bad, compared to other parts of the country, but very difficult to believe in Southern Marin. … (0 comments)
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marin homes: A Note to Buyers - 08/20/08 10:20 AM
I'd like to comment on the news out yesterday posted by DataQuick about recent home sales here in the Bay Area and specifically in Marin County.
DataQuick's analysis showed that Bay Area home prices are down more than 30% year-over-year. This is huge news! For Marin County real estate, though, the numbers are a bit different. Our average selling price in July was $1,262,720, down 8.5% from July 2007.
But the real bargain in Marin County real estate is to be found in Novato. Average selling price for July was $769,985, down 15.2% from just a year ago.
Compared to other … (0 comments)
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marin homes: I'm going to write a book about this! - 08/18/08 01:45 PM
As a former television journalist, I cannot watch any newscast without yelling at my TV. That's a fact for most former journalists.
Presently, my biggest pet peeve is the "reporting" done with regard to the present state of the real estate market. Here in Marin County, I see it every day. I read various publications about where the market is locally, statewide and nationally. I feel very strongly that I have an accurate view of what is going on out there.
That's why it is so galling to me to watch and listen to a TV anchor or reporter who has … (0 comments)
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marin homes: Welcome to my Marin County Real Estate Blog... - 08/08/08 07:28 PM
First off, thank you for taking the time to stop here and learn a little bit about me. My name is Kevin McGinnis and I am a Realtor with Frank Howard Allen in Marin County. We are the largest brokerage in this county of 250,000 people and we're located just north of the Golden Gate Bridge in beautiful Northern California.
I am a fifth-generation Northern Californian, and proud to call such an amazing place home. I can remember when I was a little kid growing up here telling my mother how fortunate we were. We live in the best country on … (1 comments)
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