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Marin and Sonoma Real Estate, Luxury Property, Short Sale, REO, Bank Owned, Starter Home. Towns include: Beveldere, Corte Madera, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Larkspur, Marinwood, Mill Valley, Novato, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Sausalito, Tiburon; Cotati, Penngrove, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa.

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2007 

category # of Total Units % Active % PendingAll SFD's and CID's 378 90% 10%SFD's 267 92% 8%CID's 111 86.5% 13.5%$0-$500K SFD 4 75% 25%$500,001-$600K 24 83% 17%    $600,001 - $700K 45 87% 13%$700,001 - $800K 49 92% 8%$800,001 - $999,999 51 96% 4%$1M - $1.25M 41 100% 0%$1.25M - $1.5M 24 87.5% 12.5%...
09/22/2007
I served as a docent today at the "Eichler Home Tour and the Exotic Car Show", a fundraiser for Hospice By the Bay (www.hospicebythebay.org).The house I was at is located in Locus Valley.  One of the smallest model but sits on the 2nd largest lot in the area - originally a bit over 1300sf; after ...
09/16/2007
 2004 thru 2007 Mid  September House Percent of PendingThe following shows the comparison of percentage of houses pending in Marin county.  The Data is from Bay Area Real Estate Multiple Listing Service.  Although keep in mind that this is only a snapshot of a point in the year (Mid September), s...
09/14/2007
Novato is famous for it's small town feel and low crime rate. Although Novato officially has a population of over 50,000, but because of the appeal of different areas (such as San Marin, Country Club, Pacheco Valley, Pleasant Valley, Hamilton, Indian Valley, ..,etc); each area has it's own charas...
09/11/2007
Fabulous Custom Home in Pleasant Valley.  Great for EntertainmentRare Combination - Pleasant Valley Modern Home on 1/3 plus acre tastefully landscaped level lot, awaits discriminating ownerThis gorgeous 4 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, 2819sf custom home sits on an over 1/3 acre lovely Japanese-inspired la...
09/03/2007
My clients often asked me about the commute situation from Novato to the City (San Francisco)?I live and work in Novato, so I pretty much try to avoid the traffic when I go into the city. If I go to the city outside of the heavy traffic hours, I can be in Outer Sunset (where my sister lives) with...
09/03/2007
Novato is an amazing town, located at the foothill of Mt. Burdell, there are lots of dedicated open space and many treasured parks. Hiking and biking trails lace throughout the town, parks and hills.Stafford Lake is a local lake which hosts annual Labor Day firework with a gorgeous golf course ne...
09/02/2007
We just came back from the Labor Day by the Lake, a tradition in Novato, CA (north most town in Marin). The place is surrounded by gorgeous hills, sparkling lake, marsh, open space, and just wonderful, wonderful people all around. The kids runs free, the adults greet friends, the teachers work ha...
09/02/2007
Ofttimes I turn around, I hear people ask if this is still a good time to buy.  They read and heard so much about the troubles in Lending Institutions and how quite a few large companies have either shut down or been bought out; how lenders have tighten their lending practices and how interest ra...
09/01/2007
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