Steve's Blog

Apparently the FED wasn't listening to our prayers. They only reduced the rate by a quarter-percent. These are more symbolic than anything else. From all the mortgage brokers that I have spoken with, rates have remained unchanged as a result of this cut. Had the FED reduced it rate a full half-pe...

I have been getting a lot of calls from clients looking for rentals lately. As you know there are really only three ways a landlord can rent a property. The first is with a property management company. The other, is to do it yourself and place ad in the newspaper or craigslist. The last, is using...

Saturday, December 15th    6:30pm Each year, San Rafael unofficially celebrates the beginning of the holiday season with its annual lighted boat parade in the San Rafael Canal.  Boaters throughout Marin County devote many hours and days preparing their vessels for what has become one of the large...

If so, will it be a half-point? Will we, here in Marin, see any changes in rates, or are they already "worked-in" as they have said in the past? By this I mean will the new purchase money buyer see any drop in rates? My gut tell me that we will not see a drop in mortgage money. Rates are historic...

The days of giving a description of the "Marin" Real Estate market are gone! Each town and city is experiencing a different market. San Rafael and Novato are currently having more difficulty than the rest of the towns in Marin. However, within San Rafael there are many diverse neighborhoods, each...